(ARCTIC) Scoresby William An Account of the Arctic Regions w

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(ARCTIC.) Scoresby, William. An Account of the Arctic Regions, with a History and Description of the Northern Whale-Fishery. 4 maps, 20 plates. xx, 551, 82; [iii]-viii, 574 pages. 2 volumes. 8vo, modern 1/2 calf; minor foxing, lacking Volume II half-title, some plates slightly cropped; inked cancelled library stamps on Volume II frontispiece and title, Edinger bookplates. Edinburgh, 1820

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first edition. "Using vivid and detailed descriptions of equipment and hunting methods, he gave an account of early Arctic whale fishery and, using detailed statistics, described its economics. He reviewed the history of Arctic exploration and made far-sighted suggestions as to how it might be further advanced" (Oxford Dictionary of National Biography). Arctic Bibliography 15610; Books on Ice 2.2; Sabin 78167.