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1855 Notes on a Yacht Voyage to Hardanger Fjord
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Description
Colour Plates, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, Scarce
A delightful mid nineteenth century travelogue detailing the author's extended voyage through the Hardanger Fjord and other nearby estuaries. This fascinating work includes vivid descriptions of Norway's natural scenery, local culture, and sites of cultural importance.
Written by 'A Yachting Dabbler', a penname for author and avid traveller Charles William Rothery.
Beautifully illustrated by the author with a frontispiece in colour, sixteen lithographic plates (one of which is folding), one steel engraving, and eight woodcuts.
Collated and complete.
A scarce to find work.
Containing the bookplate of a previous owner (George McKerrow) and a few small ink notations to the front pastedown.
Bound in the original cloth, with loss to the cloth on the spine, some of which is detached but present and loosely inserted in the volume.
Condition
In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, some shelf wear and fading to the cloth on the boards, and bumping to the extremities. Loss to the cloth on the spine, some of which is detached but present and loosely inserted in the book. A previous owner's bookplate and a few small ink notations to the front pastedown. Internally, generally firmly bound. A few spots to the pages, which are otherwise bright and clean.
Good
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