PALMER, JAMES CROXALL. 1811-1883.

PALMER, JAMES CROXALL. 1811-1883.
Thulia. A Tale of the Antarctic. New York: Samuel Colman, 1843.
8vo (230 x 150 mm). Half-title, pictorial frontispiece and 11 woodcut illustrations in text. Publisher's dark brown cloth gilt with image of ship at sail, all edges gilt. Shelfwear, a few stains and light foxing.

FIRST EDITION. The Wilkes Expedition of 1828-1842 took the U.S. Navy ship Flying Fish to the highest Southern latitude recorded at the time. The book contains poetry, song lyrics, and sheet music for The Arctic Mariner's Song. Rosove 246.A2c; Spence 890; Taurus 7.