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a red book sitting on top of a table next to a white wallan old book with a picture of a man in a suit and glasses
Maître Paul PASTAUD

1672 - Polar Regions – NORDENSKIÖLD (Adolf Erik). Letters from A. E…
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Polar Regions – NORDENSKIÖLD (Adolf Erik). Letters from A. E. Nordenskiöld recounting the discovery of the North-East Passage from the North Pole. 1878–1879. With a preface by M. Daubrée. Illustrated edition featuring a portrait, an autograph and a map drawn by Nordenskiöld. Paris, Maurice Dreyfous, 1880. In-12, with 1 half-title page, 1 frontispiece, 1 illustrated title page, 276-(1) pp., 2 folded documents, contemporary red half-chagrin, decorated ribbed spine, percaline covers with embossed borders and corner motifs, gilt edges (contemporary binding). First French edition of these letters concerning the voyage of discovery aboard La Vega. Preceded by Nordenskiöld’s autobiography. A few scattered foxing spots.
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About the sale MONTIGNAC – 31st BOOK SALE – Day 4 of 4 – Nos. 1643 to 1970
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Auction time 08/22/2026 at 11:00 AM
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