Offering this wonderful book titled The Voyage of the Narwhal, written by Andrea Barrett, published by W W Norton & Co, 1998, First Edition. Andrea was the 1996 winner of the National Book Award. In this intriguing chronicle, she mixes myth and history to create a story of adventure and love. The people who travelled to the Artic in search of an open sea, how their lives intertwined, and the ladies left behind. Colorful dust jacket with raised print, good++ condition, no tears; blue hardboard covers with silver lettering; clean. Endpapers are maps of Greenland and the islands to the west. There are sixteen steel engravings and several illustrations throughout the book. Pages are clean and crisp, no scribbling, tears, or stains - previous owner has a personal library seal impression on top corner of first three pages. Great reading for a snowy evening!