WRANGEL (Ferdinand Petrovitch von). The North of Siberia. A journey among the peoples of Asiatic Russia and in the icy sea undertaken by order of the Russian government and carried out by Messrs de Wrangell, Matiushkine and Kozmine. Paris, Librairie d'Amyot, 1843. 2 volumes in-8, half blond basane, smooth spine, initials A. LC. at tail, spotted edges (later binding). First French edition, translated from Russian by Prince Emmanuel Galitzine and decorated with two lithographed frontispieces and a fold-out map. The expedition brought back valuable scientific observations on the ice and the native populations. Covers worn, minor spotting, some foxing.