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Hardcover with dust jacket edition of The Voyage of the Narwhal by Andrea Barrett, published by W. W. Norton & Company in 1998. Stated First Edition with full number line present. A literary historical novel from the National Book Award-winning author of Ship Fever. Attractive jacket artwork with Arctic expedition imagery and author photo on rear panel. Synopsis: Set during a 19th-century Arctic expedition, The Voyage of the Narwhal follows a group of explorers driven by scientific ambition, personal rivalry, discovery, and survival. Andrea Barrett blends historical fiction, natural science, and psychological drama in a richly atmospheric novel about exploration and the cost of obsession.