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Captain Scoresby's Monthly Series (Arctic, Whaling, Tahtar Tribes) - Three Books housed in Green Slip Case - This is the complete text in three volumes for Captain Scoresby's Monthly Series . Included are the three works titled The Arctic Regions - The Tahtar Tribes - The Northern Whale-Fishery . The work was published in 1799 in London by The Religious Tract Society. The works are bound in paper but within a hard green slip case. There are no images as this was published but complete text to each. William Scoresby (1789–1857) was an English whaler, scientist, clergyman, and Arctic explorer. He completed many of his whaling trips alongside his father, beginning from the age of 11. In 1806, he traversed to the highest northern latitude in the Eastern hemisphere. Paper Size: ~ 6 1/4” by 3 3/4” Paper Type or Special Features: Three Books housed in Green Slip Case