M'CLURE, Capt. R. and Commander Sherard Osborn.
The Discovery Of The North-West Passage By H.M.S. "Investigator," Capt. R. M'Clure, 1850, 1851, 1852, 1853, 1854. Edited by... From Logs And Journals Of Capt. Robert Le M. M'Clure.
London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans & Roberts, 1856. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth, xx, 405, (2), 24pp. ads. With four tinted lithographs and a map. Bookplate, spine slightly cocked o/w a fine copy.
TPL 3451.
London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans & Roberts, 1856. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth, xx, 405, (2), 24pp. ads. With four tinted lithographs and a map. Bookplate, spine slightly cocked o/w a fine copy.
TPL 3451.
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M'CLURE, Capt. R. and Commander Sherard Osborn.
The Discovery Of The North-West Passage By H.M.S. "Investigator," Capt. R. M'Clure, 1850, 1851, 1852, 1853, 1854. Edited by.....From Logs And Journals Of Capt. Robert Le M. M'Clure.
London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans & Roberts, 1856. First edition. Tall 8vo., cont. dark blue half calf, marble boards, raised bands, gilt compartments, leather labels, xx, 405pp. With four tinted lithographs and a map. Upper hinge a bit tender o/w a near fine copy.
TPL 3451.
London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans & Roberts, 1856. First edition. Tall 8vo., cont. dark blue half calf, marble boards, raised bands, gilt compartments, leather labels, xx, 405pp. With four tinted lithographs and a map. Upper hinge a bit tender o/w a near fine copy.
TPL 3451.
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MAWSON, Sir Douglas.
The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914; ..... Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, nd (1915). In two volumes. First U.S. edition. Sm.4to., orig. dark blue cloth lettered in silver, xxx, (349); (xii), (338)pp. With errata slip. A few leaves carelessly opened, inner front hinge of volume one cracked, covers mottled around the perimeter but still a better than very good copy wihtout fading or wear.
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MURRAY, Hugh.
Historical Account Of Discoveries and Travels In North America; Including The United States, Canada, The Shores of the Polar Sea, and the Voyages In Search of A North-West Passage; WIth Observations on Emigration.
London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green.... 1829. In two volumes. First edition. Tall 8vo., cont. half calf, marble boards, raised bands, gilt compartments, leather spine labels, (xii), 530; (x), 556pp. Bookplate, some rubbing but o/w a near fine set.
London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green.... 1829. In two volumes. First edition. Tall 8vo., cont. half calf, marble boards, raised bands, gilt compartments, leather spine labels, (xii), 530; (x), 556pp. Bookplate, some rubbing but o/w a near fine set.
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NANSEN, Fridtjof.
"Farthest North" Being The Record Of A Voyage Of Exploration Of The Ship Fram 1893-96 And Of A Fifteen Months' Sleigh Journey By Dr. Nansen And Lieut. Johansen With An Appendix By Otto Sverdrup Captain Of The Fram.
Westminster: Archibald And Company, 1897. In two volumes. First edition. Sm.4to., orig. blue green cloth with a small pictorial decoration on the upper board, (xvi), 510; (xvi), 671pp. A slight trace of rubbing to spine ends o/w a fine, bright copy.
Westminster: Archibald And Company, 1897. In two volumes. First edition. Sm.4to., orig. blue green cloth with a small pictorial decoration on the upper board, (xvi), 510; (xvi), 671pp. A slight trace of rubbing to spine ends o/w a fine, bright copy.
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NANSEN, Fridtjof.
"Farthest North" Being The Record Of A Voyage Of Exploration Of The Ship Fram 1893-96 And Of A Fifteen Months' Sleigh Journey By Dr. Nansen And Lieut. Johansen With An Appendix By Otto Sverdrup Captain Of The Fram.
London: George Newnes, 1898. In two volumes. Sm.4to., contemporary half calf, cloth, raised bands, leather spine labels, (xvi), 510; (xvi), 671pp. With one plate in colour, several full page plates and illustrations in the text. With a folding map at the rear of volume one. Short tear to the map which is also foxed, some foxing to the colour plate o/w a near fine copy.
London: George Newnes, 1898. In two volumes. Sm.4to., contemporary half calf, cloth, raised bands, leather spine labels, (xvi), 510; (xvi), 671pp. With one plate in colour, several full page plates and illustrations in the text. With a folding map at the rear of volume one. Short tear to the map which is also foxed, some foxing to the colour plate o/w a near fine copy.
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NANSEN, Fridtjof.
Fram Over Polhavet Den Horske Polarfaerd 1893-1896 Af.......
Kristina: H. Aschenhoug & Co.s Forlag, 1897. In two volumes. First edition. Tall 8vo., rebound in 20th century full dark green morocco, with an inlaid border of lighter green morocco on the covers, raised bands, compartments also have the inlaid border, gilt lettering, A.E.G., (2), (14), 526pp.; (2), (10), (554), (2)pp. Bookplate in each volume o/w a fine copy in a very attractive binding.
" 'Farthest North' (the title given to the English translation of this book) is Nansen's own account of a remarkable achievement in polar exploration, every detail of which was worked out by Nansen himself and went absolutely according to plan. Early whaling experience, and the traverse of Greenland on snow-shoes and sleighs in 1888-9, convinced him that arctic exploration was feasible on revolutionary lines. He convinced himself, against accepted opinion, that there was a regular ice-drift from Alaska to Greenland. He set himself to design a ship that, by its shape, would evade the crushing pressure of the ice. His idea was deliberately to allow the ship to be frozen into the ice-pack and then to drift across the Arctic regions. This ship, Fram, four hundred tons and immensely strong, was built in a Scottish yard to Nansen's design, sailed from Norway in June 1893 and in the following September rode triumphantly above the ice at the appointed spot. In August 1896 she reached Norway once more. Nansen, with one companion and three sledges drawn by huskies, had left the ship in March 1895 and within a few weeks reached the farthest north latitude yet attained by man. Nansen had hoped to reach the Pole, but the condition of the dogs warned him to turn back. Wintering in Franz Josef Land from August 1895 to May 1896, in June they fell in with an expedition headed by Frederick Jackson, after whom Nansen named his winter quarters--and returned to Norway. His great journey received world wide acclaim and brought him many international honours. In his native land he was made professor of oceanography at Christiania where he concentrated on his favourite subject, the study of ocean currents. He became involved in politics and played a very active part in the movement for Norwegian independence from Swedish rule, subsequently becoming his government's first plenipotentiary in London. After the first World War Nansen entered international politics and under the League of Nations handled the complicated problems associated with the vast numbers of Russian refugees. .....He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1922." (PMM-384).
Kristina: H. Aschenhoug & Co.s Forlag, 1897. In two volumes. First edition. Tall 8vo., rebound in 20th century full dark green morocco, with an inlaid border of lighter green morocco on the covers, raised bands, compartments also have the inlaid border, gilt lettering, A.E.G., (2), (14), 526pp.; (2), (10), (554), (2)pp. Bookplate in each volume o/w a fine copy in a very attractive binding.
" 'Farthest North' (the title given to the English translation of this book) is Nansen's own account of a remarkable achievement in polar exploration, every detail of which was worked out by Nansen himself and went absolutely according to plan. Early whaling experience, and the traverse of Greenland on snow-shoes and sleighs in 1888-9, convinced him that arctic exploration was feasible on revolutionary lines. He convinced himself, against accepted opinion, that there was a regular ice-drift from Alaska to Greenland. He set himself to design a ship that, by its shape, would evade the crushing pressure of the ice. His idea was deliberately to allow the ship to be frozen into the ice-pack and then to drift across the Arctic regions. This ship, Fram, four hundred tons and immensely strong, was built in a Scottish yard to Nansen's design, sailed from Norway in June 1893 and in the following September rode triumphantly above the ice at the appointed spot. In August 1896 she reached Norway once more. Nansen, with one companion and three sledges drawn by huskies, had left the ship in March 1895 and within a few weeks reached the farthest north latitude yet attained by man. Nansen had hoped to reach the Pole, but the condition of the dogs warned him to turn back. Wintering in Franz Josef Land from August 1895 to May 1896, in June they fell in with an expedition headed by Frederick Jackson, after whom Nansen named his winter quarters--and returned to Norway. His great journey received world wide acclaim and brought him many international honours. In his native land he was made professor of oceanography at Christiania where he concentrated on his favourite subject, the study of ocean currents. He became involved in politics and played a very active part in the movement for Norwegian independence from Swedish rule, subsequently becoming his government's first plenipotentiary in London. After the first World War Nansen entered international politics and under the League of Nations handled the complicated problems associated with the vast numbers of Russian refugees. .....He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1922." (PMM-384).
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PARRY, William Edward.
Journal of a Second Voyage For The Discovery of a North-West Passage From The Atlantic to The Pacific; Performed in the Years 1821- 22-23, In His Majesty's Ships Fury and Hecla. London: John Murray, 1824. 4to., recently rebound with a brown calf spine, marble boards, raised bands, gilt compartments, leather spine label, [8],xxx,[2],571,[1]pp. With thirty plates (some folding) and nine maps (four folding). Foxing to the plates with offsetting on the facing page, some scattered foxing throughout o/w a very nice copy.
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PARRY, William Edward.
Journal of a Voyage For The Discovery of a North-West Passage From The Atlantic to The Pacific; Performed in the Years 1819--20, In His Majesty's Ships Hecla and Gripper, Under the Orders of.....With an Appendix, Containing the Scientific and Other Observations.
London: John Murray, 1821. 4to., recently rebound with a brown calf spine, marble boards, raised bands, gilt compartments, leather spine label, [8],xxix,[3],310,[2],clxxix,[1],[1, Errata] With six maps and fourteen plates . Some occasional foxing (mostly marginal), some offsetting on the pages facing the plates, which also have some foxing in the margins o/w a near fine copy.
London: John Murray, 1821. 4to., recently rebound with a brown calf spine, marble boards, raised bands, gilt compartments, leather spine label, [8],xxix,[3],310,[2],clxxix,[1],[1, Errata] With six maps and fourteen plates . Some occasional foxing (mostly marginal), some offsetting on the pages facing the plates, which also have some foxing in the margins o/w a near fine copy.
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PHIPPS, Constantine John.
A Voyage Towards The North Pole Undertaken By His Majesty's Command 1773.
London: Printed by W. Bowyer and J. Nichols for J .Nourse... 1774. First edition. 4to., full contemporary calf, this copy has been rebacked with a new spine after the period, raised bands, gilt decoration in the compartments, leather label, viii, 253, (254 blank), (255) "Instructions to the Binder." With 15 folding or double page plates and maps (12 plates and 3 maps) and 11 tables (some folding). Rebacked as noted above, small dampstain (approx 1") on the lower corner of pp.70-76 which is also present in the corner of 2 of the plates appearing in that range but does not affect or even approach the image, o/w a fine copy.
Constantine John Phipps, later Baron Mulgrave [1744-1792] officer in the British Navy and explorer. In 1773 Constantine set off on a voyage of exploration towards the North Pole, with two ships, the 'Racehorse' and the 'Carcass'. Also part of the group was Dr Irving as naturalist and doctor, and Israel Lyons (1739-1775) as astronomer. The 'Carcass' was commanded by Skeffington Lutwidge and one of her midshipmen was a young Horatio Nelson. "This work is an important addition to early nautical science in the polar regions. Besides a journal of the voyage, it contains a descriptive catalogue of the natural history and resources of Spitsbergen. This is the official account written by Phipps himself, who later became the 2nd Baron Mulgrave." (Hill).
London: Printed by W. Bowyer and J. Nichols for J .Nourse... 1774. First edition. 4to., full contemporary calf, this copy has been rebacked with a new spine after the period, raised bands, gilt decoration in the compartments, leather label, viii, 253, (254 blank), (255) "Instructions to the Binder." With 15 folding or double page plates and maps (12 plates and 3 maps) and 11 tables (some folding). Rebacked as noted above, small dampstain (approx 1") on the lower corner of pp.70-76 which is also present in the corner of 2 of the plates appearing in that range but does not affect or even approach the image, o/w a fine copy.
Constantine John Phipps, later Baron Mulgrave [1744-1792] officer in the British Navy and explorer. In 1773 Constantine set off on a voyage of exploration towards the North Pole, with two ships, the 'Racehorse' and the 'Carcass'. Also part of the group was Dr Irving as naturalist and doctor, and Israel Lyons (1739-1775) as astronomer. The 'Carcass' was commanded by Skeffington Lutwidge and one of her midshipmen was a young Horatio Nelson. "This work is an important addition to early nautical science in the polar regions. Besides a journal of the voyage, it contains a descriptive catalogue of the natural history and resources of Spitsbergen. This is the official account written by Phipps himself, who later became the 2nd Baron Mulgrave." (Hill).
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RAE, Edward.
The Land of the North Wind Or Travels Among the Laplanders and the Samoyedes. London: John Murray, 1875. First edition. 8vo., orig. blue/green cloth with pictorial dec. in gilt on upper cover, (xviii), 352pp. Rubber stamp on dedication and first page of text, inner hinges cracked o/w a near fine copy. "......two pleasant journeys to unfrequented regions, and all who read his interesting book will follow him from beginning to end with unmixed pleasure..."
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RICHARDSON, John.
The Polar Regions.
Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1861. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. brown cloth, (xii), 400, 12pp.ads. Name, Spine faded with wear to the ends and in the gutters, a very good copy.
A history of arctic exploration through the Franklin expeditions.
Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1861. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. brown cloth, (xii), 400, 12pp.ads. Name, Spine faded with wear to the ends and in the gutters, a very good copy.
A history of arctic exploration through the Franklin expeditions.
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SCOTT, Robert F.
The Voyage of the "Discovery." With Illustrations and Maps.
Toronto: Copp, Clark Co., 1905. In two volumes. First Canadian edition. Tall 8vo., orig. tan cloth stamped in black, (xvi), 410; (x), 387pp. With illustrations and a folding map at the rear of volume one. A fine, bright set.
Toronto: Copp, Clark Co., 1905. In two volumes. First Canadian edition. Tall 8vo., orig. tan cloth stamped in black, (xvi), 410; (x), 387pp. With illustrations and a folding map at the rear of volume one. A fine, bright set.
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STEFANSSON, Vilhjalmur.
Adventures In Error.
New York: Robert M. McBride, (1936). First edition. With a presentation inscription from the author to D.M. LeBourdai. Tall 8vo., cloth, viii, 299pp. Spine faded o/w near fine.
New York: Robert M. McBride, (1936). First edition. With a presentation inscription from the author to D.M. LeBourdai. Tall 8vo., cloth, viii, 299pp. Spine faded o/w near fine.
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STEFANSSON, Vilhjalmur.
Hunters of The Great North.
New York: Harcourt Brace and Company, (1922). First edition. With a signed presentation inscription from the author. Cloth, vii, 301pp. White lettering on spine completely gone, damp stain to lower portion of spine and upper cover, but an acceptable copy.
New York: Harcourt Brace and Company, (1922). First edition. With a signed presentation inscription from the author. Cloth, vii, 301pp. White lettering on spine completely gone, damp stain to lower portion of spine and upper cover, but an acceptable copy.
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STEFANSSON, Vilhjalmur.
The Northward Course of Empire. With an Introduction by Dr. Edward Nelson.
London: George Harrap, nd. (1924?) From Stefansson's library with a rubber stamp reading "Vilhjalmur Stefansson, The Stefansson Library 4 St. Luke's Place, New York, 14, NY." Cloth, xx, 274pp. Bookplate, inner rear hinge cracked, cloth rubbed o/w a very good copy.
London: George Harrap, nd. (1924?) From Stefansson's library with a rubber stamp reading "Vilhjalmur Stefansson, The Stefansson Library 4 St. Luke's Place, New York, 14, NY." Cloth, xx, 274pp. Bookplate, inner rear hinge cracked, cloth rubbed o/w a very good copy.
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WAWN, Andrew. (editor).
The Iceland Journal Of Henry Holland 1810. Edited by.....
London: Printed for the Hakluyt Society, 1987. Second Series, Vol.168. Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth with a pictorial decoration in gilt on the upper board, (xviii), 342pp. Fine in d/w.
London: Printed for the Hakluyt Society, 1987. Second Series, Vol.168. Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth with a pictorial decoration in gilt on the upper board, (xviii), 342pp. Fine in d/w.
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(WILKES EXPEDITION).
Centenary Celebration The Wilkes Exploring Expedition of the United States Navy 1838-1842 And Symposium on American Polar Exploration February 23-24 1940.
Philadelphia: The American Philosophical Society, 1940. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society.....Vol. 82, No. 5 June 29th, 1940. Inscribed on the upper wrapper by Bartlett, author of the paper "Reports of the Wilkes Expedition." 4to., rebound in modern cloth with original wrappers bound in, pp. 517-950, vpp. A nice copy.
The Symposium on American Polar Exploration includes papers on animal life of the Antarctic; the Glaciers of Antarctica, the drift of the Jeannette; Arctic Study; Peary's Transacations of North Greenland by Lee; and Peary's extended Exploration of Arctic Lands by Robert Bartlett.
Philadelphia: The American Philosophical Society, 1940. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society.....Vol. 82, No. 5 June 29th, 1940. Inscribed on the upper wrapper by Bartlett, author of the paper "Reports of the Wilkes Expedition." 4to., rebound in modern cloth with original wrappers bound in, pp. 517-950, vpp. A nice copy.
The Symposium on American Polar Exploration includes papers on animal life of the Antarctic; the Glaciers of Antarctica, the drift of the Jeannette; Arctic Study; Peary's Transacations of North Greenland by Lee; and Peary's extended Exploration of Arctic Lands by Robert Bartlett.
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WYMPER, Edward.
Travel And Adventure In The Territory of Alaska, Formerly Russian America Now Ceded to the United States and various other parts of the North Pacific.
London: John Murray, 1868. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. rust cloth with a pictorial decoration in gilt on the upper cover, xix, (i), 331, 32pp.ads dated "April 1868." Outer edge of frontispiece a bit ragged, spine a bit rubbed but o/w a near fine copy.
London: John Murray, 1868. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. rust cloth with a pictorial decoration in gilt on the upper cover, xix, (i), 331, 32pp.ads dated "April 1868." Outer edge of frontispiece a bit ragged, spine a bit rubbed but o/w a near fine copy.
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