A Chapter in the Exploration of Arctic Europe to Which is Added a Record of the Natural History of the Island.

By Aubyn Trevor-Battye

Westminster: Constable,1895. First Edition. 8vo, [XXVIII], 458 pp., Preface, Contents and Introduction. 25 full page plates, numerous illustrations in text, 3 fold-out maps at rear of volume. Index. Publisher’s green cloth boards, dark green spine with gilt title. A Very Good copy showing slight wear to spine head and light soiling on light green cover edge, front hinge cracking but very strong, internally with no prior ownership markings and only the beginning stages of intermittent foxing.

“Narrative of the expedition to Kolguyev Island, where the author and an assistant lived June to September 1894, studying the bird life, botany, and Samoyeds. Brief history of explorations of island; description of ice conditions in the sea to the west of Kolguyev in June 1894; detailed notes of bird life, distribution of vegetation types and topographic features; and first-hand account of the native Samoyeds and their culture, including numbers, travel by reindeer sleighs, food habits, hunting and fishing, trading with Russian traders, utensils and tools, and religious beliefs.” —Arctic Bibliography 17973

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