An account of the Artic regions, with a history and description of the Northern Whalefishery

An account of the Artic regions, with a history and description of the Northern Whalefishery

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal:	Scoresby, William 1760-1829
Formato:	Libro
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Edinburgh 1820
Materias:	Historia civil
Colección:	Banco de datos
Acervo:	Biblioteca Pública Central del Estado de Durango. Lic. José Ignacio Gallegos Caballero. Colección José Fernando Ramírez
Descripción Física:	2 t. il. 4°
Tema general:	Historia civil
Notas:	Portada con plecas en grabado xilográfico. Título de la anteportada: An account of the Artic regions, and of the Whale-Fishery. Cada tomo con portada y numeración propias. Año de los t. 1-2 publicados en 1820. Incluye frontispicio en grabado calcográfico. Encuadernación en piel sobre cartón (5181, 5182). Ex libris manuscrito en la guarda anterior: "J. H. Buchan" (5181, 5182). Sello en tinta de José Fernando Ramírez (5181, 5182). Sello en tinta de la Biblioteca Pública del Estado de Durango (5181, 5182)

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