Nobu Shirase and the Japanese Antarctic Expedition: the Collection of Chet Ross
Thu, Oct 12, 2023 12:00PM EDT
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Lot 126
DU CHAILLU, Paul B. (1831-1903). The Land of the Midnight S...
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DU CHAILLU, Paul B. (1831-1903). The Land of the Midnight Sun. Summer and Winter Journeys through Sweden, Norway, Lapland and Northern Finland. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1882. 2 volumes, 8vo. Numerous wood-engraved plates including a double-page bird?s-eye in vol. I, large folding map in rear pocket of vol. I. Original pictorial greenish-blue cloth stamped in red and gilt (spines a bit darkened, some light spotting to rear covers). FIRST EDITION. Du Chaillu was a French-American traveler, zoologist, and anthropologist who confirmed the existence of gorillas and researched the prehistory of Scandinavia. Not in Arctic Bib.
