HIND, Henry Youle; Explorations in the Interior of the Labrador Peninsula, the Country of the Montagnais and Nasquapee Indians. London, Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green, 1863, First edition, 8vo [22 x 15 cm]; 2 volumes bound in one, xvi, 351; xv, 304 pp, 12 fine color lithographed (chromolithographs) plates including frontis's, wood engraved plate, other engraved illus in text, 2 partly colored maps including one folding, index, later half calf and cloth covered boards, gilt title lettering on red leather spine labels, a fresh, clean and fine set with excellent impressions of the plates, this copy also has the half title pages in each volume.

Lande 442. Sabin 31933. TPL 4069. Watters p. 966. Arctic Bibliog 7105. Field 700: 'All that Mr. Hind undertakes is done so thoroughly that little more could be indicated to complete the exhaustion of his subject'. Hind's account of his expedition of 1861 with his artist brother (William George Richardson Hind), who did the paintings for the fine and vivid plates, was the standard work on the area for many years. It reports on the topography and geography but especially of the Indians of the area including the Montagnais, Nasquapee, Abenabis, Esquimaux, who are the main subjects of the colored plates. With much on the geography and topography of the area, from the north shore of the St. Lawrence to Hamilton Inlet on the Labrador Coast, together with the history and significance of the area, fisheries, etc.

US$2400. bookID # 12612

HOOKER, Joseph Dalton; Himalayan Journals; or, Notes of a Naturalist in Bengal, the Sikkim and Nepal Himalayas, the Khasia Mountains, etc. London, John Murray, 1854, First edition, first issue with the earliest date of the ads, 8vo [23 x 15 cm]; 2 volumes, xxviii, [i, errata], 408, 32 [ads dated Jan 1854]; xii, [i, errata], 487 pp, 13 colored lithographed plates, folding panorama, seal, frontis in each volume, 2 folding colored maps, 80 engraved illus, many full-page, orig pictorial gilt cloth, rebacked with new matching spines, gilt spine title lettering, corners worn, short tear to map, very good complete set with the half titles and errata in each volume.

Hooker's career as a botanist began in 1839 when he sailed with James Clark Ross to the Antarctic. He wrote the botanical results which led to his friendship with Charles Darwin and became one of the promoters of the theory of evolution. He travelled to the Himalayas in 1847, and returned in 1851 with about 7,000 plants, many new to Europe, including rhododendrons. His journal of Himalayan travels was first published in 1854 and is dedicated to his friend Charles Darwin. It became a classic travel account. Hooker later became Director of Kew. Mason (Abode of Snow): "To Hooker we owe a debt for opening the delights of travel in Sikkim, for he spent most of the years 1848 and 1849 there and left a charming and vivid account of his travels in his Himalayan Journals." Hooker describes his attempt to penetrate Tibet and his later arrest, although he was able to spend time there describing the botany and people. Yakushi H399a. Neate H108: 'Hooker was the first to make an almost complete circuit of Kanchenjunga in the years 1848-50. A classic of early Himalayan travel and exploration'. Abbey Travel 502.

US$1600. bookID # 13014

HUISH, Robert; The Last Voyage of Capt. Sir John Ross, To The Arctic Regions; for the Discovery of a North West Passage; performed in the years 1829-30-31-32- and 33. To which is prefixed An Abridgement of the former Voyages of Captns, Ross, Parry & Others, etc. London, John Saunders, 1835, First edition, first printing, with title stating 'printed for the proprietors, published by John Saunders', 8vo [21.5 x 14 cm]; [ii], ii, 716 pp, frontis portrait of Ross and signed in the plate by him, 7 engraved plates including engraved map, with the dictionary of Eskimo language and letters, without the supplement, later contemporary style leather spine, marbled boards, blind ruled bands, gilt spine title lettering, some foxing on first few leaves, else clean, near fine in fine sound binding.

Arctic Bibliography 7529: 'An unofficial narrative of the second Ross voyage in search of the Northwest Passage. . . It includes many small incidents and details, particularly concerning the meals of the expedition and the contacts between the crew and the Eskimos, and the customs of the Eskimos, with extensive derogatory references to Captain Ross. Vocabulary of about 700 Eskimo words, presumably Netsilik'.

US$280. bookID # 12670

JACKSON, Frederick George, edited from his journals by Arthur Montefiore; The Great Frozen Land (Bolshaia Zemelskija Tundra); Narrative of a Winter Journey Across the Tundras and a Sojourn Among the Samoyads. London, Macmillan and Co., 1895, First edition, 8vo [23.5 x 16 cm]; xviii, 297, [ii, ads] pp, frontis with tissue guard, numerous illus from photos and drawings including full-page, 3 foldout colored maps, showing author's route, index, orig blue pictorial gilt cloth, gilt ruled and with gilt spine title lettering, edges a little rubbed, signature and bookplate on endpaper, light foxing, very good sound copy.

Arctic Bibliography 7940: 'In the fall of 1893 the author went to Vaygack Island, explored it and spent a year living among the Samoyeds using reindeer and ponies for sledge hauls. He travelled the arctic coast from Vaygach to the Pachora, ascended that river to Ust Tsilma, traveled westward to the Mezen via the Pinega to Archangel, thence eastward around the White Sea and north across the Kola to Varanger Fiord. This journey was undertaken to learn winter travel methods and gather information from the natives in preparation for the author's Franz Josef Land Expedition begun later in the year 1894'. The work describes the Samoyed's appearance, way of life, language, folktales, character, food, travel, beliefs and diseases, as well as natural history, geography, weather, the Lapps, scurvy and frostbite. Nerhood 416.

US$200. bookID # 8053

JACKSON, Frederick George, edited from his journals by Arthur Montefiore; The Great Frozen Land (Bolshaia Zemelskija Tundra); Narrative of a Winter Journey Across the Tundras and a Sojourn Among the Samoyads. London, Macmillan and Co., 1895, First edition, 8vo [23.5 x 16 cm]; xviii, 297, [ii, ads] pp, frontis with tissue guard, numerous illus from photos and drawings including full-page, 3 foldout colored maps, showing author's route, index, orig blue pictorial gilt cloth, gilt ruled and with gilt spine title lettering, edges a little rubbed, signature and bookplate on endpaper, light foxing, very good sound copy, with a 'presentation copy' blind-stamp on title from the publisher.

Arctic Bibliography 7940: 'In the fall of 1893 the author went to Vaygack Island, explored it and spent a year living among the Samoyeds using reindeer and ponies for sledge hauls. He travelled the arctic coast from Vaygach to the Pachora, ascended that river to Ust Tsilma, traveled westward to the Mezen via the Pinega to Archangel, thence eastward around the White Sea and north across the Kola to Varanger Fiord. This journey was undertaken to learn winter travel methods and gather information from the natives in preparation for the author's Franz Josef Land Expedition begun later in the year 1894'. The work describes the Samoyed's appearance, way of life, language, folktales, character, food, travel, beliefs and diseases, as well as natural history, geography, weather, the Lapps, scurvy and frostbite. Nerhood 416.

US$240. bookID # 12447

JAMES, Bushrod W.; Alaskana or Alaska in Descriptive and Legendary Poems. Philadelphia, Porter & Coates, 1893, second edition, expanded with additional legends, 12mo [19.5 x 13 cm]; [ii], 402 pp, frontis, plates from photos, appendix, orig pictorial gilt decorated cloth, all edges gilted, spine bit darkened, fine.

Nicely illustrated. Ricks p. 130. Wickersham 5337. Smith 5103.

US$35. bookID # 5052

KANE, E. K.; Report of Dr. E. K. Kane in relation to results of second expedition in search of Sir John Franklin [and other reports including that of Lieutenant H. J. Harstene on Kane expedition]. Washington, Senate document, 34th Congress, 1st session, ex. doc. #1, 1855, First edition, 8vo [23 x 15 cm]; 316 pp, tables, disbound (no covers), light foxing on title page but overall clean, sound and very good.

The book, under the title "Message from the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress", dated 1855, contains a number of reports. The report by Kane is 17 pages and gives his first report which was later followed by his book published in 1856. Besides the report by Kane, there is a related report entitled, 'Instructions to, and report of Lieutenant H. J. Hartstene, in command of expedition to Arctic seas in search of Dr. E. K. Kane, United States Navy, and his companions', which lists the names of officers and crew of the two rescue ships, and the list of passengers, which included Kane and members of his party. Other reports related to Navy business are included in the work, such as 'List of deaths, resignations and dismissals in the navy', tables of contracts for equipment, etc.

US$130. bookID # 7774

KANE, Elisha Kent; The U. S. Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin; a Personal Narrative. New York, Harper & Brothers, 1854, First edition, second issue (the first issue was largely destroyed in a fire at the publishers), 8vo [24 x 16 cm]; xi, 13-552 pp, engraved frontis, engraved plates, illus, maps (1 fldg), tables, orig blind-ruled and gilt stamped cloth, gilt vignette and lettering on spine, cloth rubbed and edge worn, interior with only light foxing on some leaves but overall clean, very good copy.

Arctic Bibliog 8381: 'Narrative (by the surgeon) of the First Grinnell Expedition under Lt. DeHaven, on the Advance and the Rescue, to Lancaster Sound - Wellington Channel region, 1850-51. Contains account based mainly on Kane's day-to-day journal of the organization and course of the expedition to Lancaster Sound, Barrow Strait, Wellington Channel. It also includes the drift in ice in that region, Sept. 1850 to June 1851, with comments on the Eskimos, animal life, hunting, ice conditions'. Kane was the surgeon on this Franklin search expedition, and describes the voyage, the Eskimos, animal life, ice conditions, hunting. Detailed appendices, including meteorological and lecture on access to open polar sea and plans for second Grinnell Expedition.

US$100. bookID # 12207

KEELY, Robert N.; G. G. Davis; In Arctic Seas, the Voyage of the "Kite" with the Peary Expedition together with a Transcript of the Log of the "Kite". Philadelphia, Rufus C. Hartranft, 1893, , 8vo [23 x 17 cm]; vii, 524 pp, frontis, many illus & plates, fldg map of Greenland, orig pict red cloth with silver scene on cover, gilt lettering, rubbed, front hinge strengthened, very good copy.

AB 8484: "The expedition of 1891-2, sponsored by the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, was under command of Peary until he left the ship, then under Prof. A. Heilprin. The personnel included zoologists and botanists." Much on the West Greenland coast, natives, ice, etc.

US$110. bookID # 2542

KLUTSCHAK, Heinrich; Overland to Starvation Cove; with the Inuit in Search of Franklin 1878-1880, translated and edited by William Barr. Toronto, University of Toronto Press, [1993], , 8vo [23 x 15 cm]; xxxi, 261 pp, numerous illustrations from early sources, maps, index, original heavy paper pictorial wraps, title lettering on cover and spine, near fine, clean.

The first English translation of Klutschak's classic account. Klutschak was artist and surveyor on Schwatka's 1880 search expedition for Franklin, who disappeared in 1845 while searching for the northwest passage. An important contribution to history and anthropology, providing some of the earliest reliable descriptions of the Aivilingmiut, Utkuhikhalingmiut and the Netsilingmiut, and a fascinating arctic adventure. "Undoubtedly one of the best of the hundreds of books which have been written on the fate of Franklin" (Peter Ward).

US$10. bookID # 13444

LADA-MOCARSKI, Valerian; Bibliography of Books on Alaska Published Before 1868. New Haven and London, Yale University Press, 1969, First edition, 4to [28.5 x 21.5 cm]; vii, 567 pp, frontis is title in Russian with illus, 161 plates are reproductions of title pages, indexes in English and Russian, bibliog, orig red blind-stamped cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (not price clipped), fine, clean and unmarked.

The best and most useful reference on the subject with an introduction by Archibald Hanna Jr. Each of the books cited has a detailed description and full collation, includes English translations of Russian titles.

US$150. bookID # 12831

LINDSAY, Martin; Sledge; The British Trans-Greenland Expedition of 1934. London, Cassell and Company, [1935], First edition, 8vo [24 x 16 cm]; xi, 342 pp, 49 photo plates by Andrew Croft, including folding panoramas and frontis, 5 maps including large colored folding map at end, plus line drwgs by Frank Wilson, tables, index, orig blue cloth with gilt spine title lettering, some light foxing on edge and some leaves, very good solid and sound, clean copy, signature, signed by author on endpaper, dated March 4th, 1936.

A fascinating account of the 1,200-mile journey across Greenland from west to east with description of hardships and accomplishments including some scientific discoveries. Arctic Bibliography 10171: 'Based on the diaries of Lindsay, A. Croft and D. Godfrey; account of a three-man trip by sledge and skis under Lindsay's leadership May-Sept. 1934, across Greenland icecap in the region Jakabshavn-Kangerdlugassuaq; carrying out a survey exploring Watkins Mts. from the west and making measurements. Describes organization, finance, equipment, travel methods, dog-driving, weather, icecap, mountains, with a chapter on Croft's wintering 1933-34 on west coast.' Appendices include Geology by Gilbert Wilson, appendices on equipment, photography, rations, topography, measurements, etc.

US$190. bookID # 11437

LINKLATER, Eric; The Voyage of the Challenger. Garden City, NY, Doubleday, [1972], First American Edition, 4to [25.5 x 19 cm]; 288pp, numerous illus, incl full-page, many color plates, incl from orig sources, Orig cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (slightly rubbed at spine head, not price clipped), fine, clean and unmarked.

The author of over 50 books gives a very readable account of the important scientific voyage of the Challenger that began in 1872. The purpose was to investigate marine life, chart the sea depths and collect scientific data. The naturalists aboard (Henry Moseley, John Murray) also made many observations and drawings at the many places the ship landed. The voyage included Atlantic islands, West Indies, Patagonia, Pacific islands, Tahiti, New Guinea, Fiji, Tonga, Japan, Antarctic, etc. An interesting and well-produced book, beautifully illustrated with many historical pictures.

US$8. bookID # 12278

LINKLATER, Eric; The Voyage of the Challenger. Garden City, NY, Doubleday, [1972], First American Edition, 4to [25.5 x 19 cm]; 288pp, numerous illus, incl full-page, many color plates, incl from orig sources, Orig cloth, gilt spine title lettering, in slightly worn dj, fine..

The author of over 50 books gives a very readable account of the important scientific voyage of the Challenger that began in 1872. The purpose was to investigate marine life, chart the sea depths and collect scientific data. The naturalists aboard (Henry Moseley, John Murray) also made many observations and drawings at the many places the ship landed. The voyage included Atlantic islands, West Indies, Patagonia, Pacific islands, Tahiti, New Guinea, Fiji, Tonga, Japan, Antarctic, etc. An interesting and well-produced book.

US$2. bookID # 3094

LLOYD, Clare; The Travelling Naturalists. Seattle, University of Washington Press, [1985], First American edition, 4to [25 x 20 cm]; 156 pp, color plates and many other illustrations, from early sources, maps, bibliog, index, orig cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj, fine, clean, unmarked.

The author traces the travels of eight naturalists of the 19th century, including Waterton, Speke, Seebohm, Mary Kingsley, Saunders, Green, Murchison, Bates in the Arctic, Amazon, Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, and describes their discoveries, adventures and impact. Beautifully illustrated and fascinating text showing the transformation of natural history.

US$10. bookID # 12685

LLOYD, Clare; The Travelling Naturalists. Seattle, University of Washington Press, [1985], First American edition, 4to [25 x 20 cm]; 156 pp, color plates and many other illustrations, from early sources, maps, bibliog, index, orig cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj, fine, fresh, bright, clean, unmarked.

The author traces the travels of eight naturalists of the 19th century, including Waterton, Speke, Seebohm, Mary Kingsley, Saunders, Green, Murchison, Bates in the Arctic, Amazon, Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, and describes their discoveries, adventures and impact. Beautifully illustrated and fascinating text showing the transformation of natural history.

US$7. bookID # 12279

LYON, Captain G. F.; The Private Journal of Captain G. F. Lyon of H. M. S. Hecla. London, John Murray, 1824, First edition, 8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; xiii, [i, plate list], 468 pp, large folding map, 7 engraved plates including frontis, musical notations, with the half title page, later half calf and marbled boards, marbled edges, gilt title lettering on red leather spine label, light offsetting of plates to opposite page, a fine and clean copy, handsomely bound.

The book is considered one the best on the Eskimos [Inuit] and the north, recording an expedition to discover the northwest passage. The journal sets forth details of the expedition, especially concerning Eskimo life, which were not included in Parry's official account, The Journal of a Second Voyage. Hill 186: 'The author, accompanying Parry's second Arctic expedition in 1821-23, observed with great attention the habits of life and traits of character of the different tribes of the "Esquimaux". The Fury and Hecla sailed in 1821 in search of a northwest passage and succeeded in examining Repulse Bay and the Fury and Hecla Strait'. The fine plates are by Finden after drawings by Lyon. Lande 1291. Field 961. Sabin 42583. Arctic Bibliography 10531. TPL 1289.

US$500. bookID # 12651

LYON, Captain G. F.; The Private Journal of Captain G. F. Lyon of H. M. S. Hecla. London, John Murray, 1824, First edition, 8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; xiii, [i, plate list], 468 pp, large folding map, 7 engraved plates including frontis, musical notations, later cloth with title lettering on paper spine labels, endpaper with tear, signature of John Stephens, 1839, on endpaper, light stains in outer margin of few leaves, minor foxing, interior very good, clean.

The book is considered one the best on the Eskimos [Inuit] and the north, recording an expedition to discover the northwest passage. The journal sets forth details of the expedition, especially concerning Eskimo life, which were not included in Parry's official account, The Journal of a Second Voyage. Hill 186: 'The author, accompanying Parry's second Arctic expedition in 1821-23, observed with great attention the habits of life and traits of character of the different tribes of the "Esquimaux". The Fury and Hecla sailed in 1821 in search of a northwest passage and succeeded in examining Repulse Bay and the Fury and Hecla Strait'. The fine plates are by Finden after drawings by Lyon. Lande 1291. Field 961. Sabin 42583. Arctic Bibliography 10531. TPL 1289.

US$300. bookID # 13336

LYON, Captain G. F., RN; A Brief Narrative Of An Unsuccessful Attempt To Reach Repulse Bay, Through Sir Thomas Rowe's "Welcome", In His Majesty's Ship Griper, In The Year MDCCCXXIV. London, John Murray, 1825, First edition, 8vo [22 x 13.5 cm]; xvi, 198, [i, plate list] pp, folding engraved map as frontis, 7 engraved plates, tissue guards, tables, later half calf and marbled boards, marbled edges, gilt title lettering on red leather spine label, slight offsetting of plates to opposite page, minor foxing on a few pages, a fine and clean copy, handsomely bound.

Hill 186: 'Another attempt at the northwest passage, this one through Hudson Bay. Interesting accounts are given of the Eskimos of the Southampton Islands, immediately north of Hundson Bay. Also contained are an appendix by Barlow concerning magnetic anomalies in the polar region, an abstract of each day's work and a botanical appendix by Professor J. D. Hooker'. Bad weather drove back the expedition. Sabin 42851. Arctic Bibliography 10534. Field 962. TPL 1324. Lande 1292. An important and classic work on arctic exploration.

US$460. bookID # 12652

MACKENZIE, Alexander; Voyages from Montreal on the River St. Lawrence through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in the years 1789 and 1793. London, Cadell, Jun. and W. Davies, Cobbett and Morgan, and W. Creech, 1801, First edition, 4to [28 x 22 cm]; [i], viii, cxxxii, 412, [ii, errata leaf], engraved frontis portrait, 3 large folding maps, one with route hand colored in red (one map loose, tear), original elaborately blind-stamped leather boards, rebacked with leather spine, raised bands, gilt title lettering on red leather spine label, cover lightly worn, light offsetting on title page, very light foxing on some pages, very good+ sound copy.

Howes M133: 'First crossing of the continent from ocean to ocean by a white man'. Hill 187: 'One of the most important of Canadian books'. Sabin 43414: 'Remarkable for its accuracy'. Wheat Transmississippi 251: 'a milestone'. Field 967: 'Filled with accounts of the tribes of Indians who inhabited the regions traversed by him. . . a minute, careful and interesting relation of them. . . his investigations were remarkable for their accuracy; Sir John Franklin expressed his surprise at being able to corroborate their correctness in his own explorations'. Lande 1317. Streeter Sale 3653. Wagner-Camp 1:1. TPL 658. The work includes accounts of two expeditions: the first in 1789 from Fort Chipeway to the Arctic Sea, the author being only the second white person the reach the Arctic by land, and the second in 1792 across North America to the Pacific, including details on the fur trade and the discovery of the Mackenzie River. The first edition of the first account of a North American transcontinental crossing, a cornerstone work of exploration.

US$7000. bookID # 13057

MACMILLAN, Donald Baxter; Etah and Beyond, or Life Within Twelve Degrees of the Pole. Boston and New York, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1927, First edition, 8vo [21 x 14 cm]; xix, 289 pp, frontis (port), numerous illus from photos, maps, index, tables, orig gilt decorated cloth, gilt title lettering on front cover and spine, spine bit faded but title clearly visible, edge rubbed, internally near fine and clean in a very good cover.

Macmillan led the expedition in the Bowdoin to Smith Sound on the northwest coast of Greenland in 1923-24 to observe magnetic fields and the atmospheric electricity, and provides good description of the Inuit people in the area. It was partly sponsored by the National Geographic Society. The foreword is by Gilbert Grosvenor. The author was with Peary in the 1908-9 North Pole attempt.

US$45. bookID # 6647

MANNICHE, A. L. V.; The Terrestrial Mammals and Birds of North-East Greenland; Biological Observations. Kobenhavn, Bianco Lunos Biogtrykkeri, 1910, First edition, text in English, 8vo [26 x 18 cm]; 199, [i, index] pp, 7 plates including foldout colored map, other plates all colored but one from drwgs, numerous other illus from photos, tables, contemporary half calf with textured boards and endpapers, gilt spine title lettering, a little rubbed, signature on endpaper, else clean near fine sound copy.

Not in Wood, Zimmer, Nissen or Ripley. Arctic Bibliography 10873 cites only the Danish edition of 1911. The Danish Expedition of 1906-8 explored the unknown coast of Northeastern Greenland from Cape Bismark to farthest point reach by Peary, to investigate the climate, flora and fauna, all of which are reported here including a fully annotated list of the 38 species of birds found with notes on nests, eggs, coloration, songs, food and habits. Four of the color plates are of birds, and one of eggs.

US$200. bookID # 8052

MARKHAM, Captain Albert Hastings; The Great Frozen Sea; A Personal Narrative of the Voyage of the 'Alert' During the Arctic Expedition of 1875-6. London, Daldy, Isbister & Co., 1878, First edition, 8vo [21.5 x 14 cm]; xx, 440 pp, 8 plates including 2 double-page colored plates of flags, frontis, 2 maps including one folding and tinted, other illus, index, contemporary half maroon morocco, marbled boards, gilt spine title lettering, spine faded but lettering clear, lightly foxing on few leaves, else clean, very good copy.

This edition includes the appendices of the programs of entertainment of the crews, the table of game, etc, but was omitted in later editions. This copy includes the two double page color plates of crews and flags of the spring and autumn sledges, not included with all copies. Arctic Bibliog 10926: 'The author commanded the Alert during the British Arctic Expedition under Nares to the North Polar Sea, wintering at Cape Sheridan, North Ellesmer Island. . . His narrative contains detailed account of the passage through the ice from Smith Sound northward, wintering the ship, entertaining the crew, itineraries'.

US$450. bookID # 9988

MARKHAM, Sir Clements R.; The Lands of Silence; A History of Arctic and Antarctic Exploration. Mansfield (Center `Cambridge), Martino Fine Books (Cambridge University Press), nd [1998], this edition is limited edition of 150 copies, reprinted from the 1921 first edition, 8vo [22 x 15 cm]; xii, 539 pp, 52 plates and other illus, maps, chronology of exploration, bibliog, index, original pictorial gilt cloth, gilt spine title lettering, fine, unmarked and clean, as new.

A useful description of all of the explorations written by the British admiralty's most important thinker of the time, and as a geographer and writer on travel and exploration topics was highly respected. The first part, up to page 386 covers the Arctic, the remainder an important contribution on the Antarctic, from Captain Cook and Bellinghausen to Captain Robert Scott and all the voyages in between. Arctic Bibliography 10939. Spence 755.

US$30. bookID # 13093

MAWSON, Sir Douglas; The Home of the Blizzard, Being the Story of the Australian Antarctic Expedition, 1911 - 1914. Philadelphia, London, J. B. Lippincott Company; William Heinemann, [1915], First American edition, from English sheets, 8vo [25 x 18 cm]; 2 volumes, xxx, 349; xiii, 338 pp, 2 photogravure frontispieces, numerous plates of which 18 are in color, maps including 3 fldg in rear pocket, one page includes the facsimile signatures of all party members, index, orig blue cloth, edges lightly rubbed, internal hinge of volume II repaired, very minor foxing on few leaves but a near fine set, interior clean, this set contains the errata slip that is often lacking.

Spence 773. Mawson lead and organized the Australian Antarctic Expedition, exploring thousands of miles of coast and hinterlands gaining much of scientific value. On one inland sledging expedition, Mawson lost both his companions, all but a tiny amount of his food and his dogs, and only survived by iron will and great courage. His return to base was so delayed that the party was forced to stay another winter. A classic account. Conrad 208: "A novelist would not dare pen such an incredibly unbelievable story. One of the most gripping Antarctic stories".

US$600. bookID # 7644

MAWSON, Sir Douglas; The Home of the Blizzard, Being the Story of the Australian Antarctic Expedition, 1911 - 1914. Philadelphia, London, J. B. Lippincott Company; William Heinemann, [1915], First American edition, from English sheets and identical to London edition, 8vo [25 x 18 cm]; 2 volumes, xxx, 349; xiii, 338 pp, 2 photogravure frontispieces, numerous plates of which 18 are in color, maps including 3 fldg in rear pocket, orig orange cloth, slight shelf wear, hinge cracking but firm, very good sound set, internally fine and clean, includes the errata slip, often lacking.

Spence 773. Mawson lead and organized the Australian Antarctic Expedition, exploring thousands of miles of coast and hinterlands gaining much of scientific value. On one inland sledging expedition, Mawson lost both his companions and only survived by iron will and great courage. His return to base was so delayed that the party was forced to stay another winter. A classic account.

US$500. bookID # 3402

M'CLINTOCK, Captain; A Voyage of the 'Fox' in the Arctic Seas; A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and His Companions. Philadelphia, J. T. Lloyd, 1860, , 8vo [19 x 13.5 cm]; [i, ad], 317, [+publisher's ads and extracts - see below] pp, frontis, illus, plates, fldg maps, including large fldg map [tear], folding record found of Franklin's expedition, list of subscribers, orig brown cloth, joints rubbed and repaired, spine ends chipped, minor foxing on few leaves, but good sound and clean copy.

Arctic Bibliog 10556. Ricks 157. This is the narrative of Lady Franklin's final searching expedition for her husband, under M'Clintock's command based on his journals. It found the first proof of Franklin's fate, with an appendix listing relics of the Franklin Expedition. The voyage also made useful geographical and geological discoveries. Included is letter to Viscount Palmerston by Lady Franklin, list of relics of Franklin expedition brought to England by M'Clintock, geological account of Arctic by Professor Haughton. Nicely illustrated. The first London edition was 1859. This copy also includes some interesting ads at the end including an extract from Wm. C. Godfrey's Narrative of the Last Grinnell Arctic Exploring Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin, from the Philadelphia 1857 edition, including frontis, portraits, plates, the text to page 57, ie the first five chapters.

US$80. bookID # 11133

M'CORMICK [MCCORMICK], R.; Voyages of Discovery in the Arctic and Antarctic Seas, and Round the World; Being Personal Narratives of Attempts to Reach the North and South Poles; and of an Open-boat Expedition up the Wellington Channel in Search of Sir John Franklin. . .. London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, 1884, First edition, large 8vo [26 x 18 cm]; 2 volumes complete, xx, 432, [xvi, prospectus of this book, ads]; xii, 412 pp, 66 plates & maps, mostly tinted lithographs, including folding, panoramas, 3 colored maps, 1 folding, 3 portraits, many other illus, index, original pictorial blue cloth with pictures in black & gilt, gilt title lettering on spines & cover, spines slightly faded, light wear at spine ends, slightly foxed on some leaves, endpaper bookplate, inscribed by author on endpaper, near fine sound set.

The bookplate is of Andrew Taylor, polar archivist and important collector. The author, who was chief medical officer, naturalist and geologist to the expeditions, published this work when he was 84 based on his diaries and notes and covers three expeditions: Ross' expedition to the Antarctic, 1839-42, on which the author was surgeon with the botanist Joseph Hooker as assistant surgeon; Parry's 1827 north pole expedition; and the voyage to Wellington Channel in search of Franklin in 1852-52, including the boat expedition under the author's command. His account of the Ross Antarctic expedition is the only one other than that of Ross. The work is detailed and notable for its breadth of content including much on natural history including of Spitsbergen based on the Parry expedition. The numerous plates are excellent and include views, scenery, icebergs, sea, birds, plants, etc. Spence 747. Arctic Bibliog 10582. An superb copy of one of the scarcest polar book in first edition and inscribed by the author to W. H. K. Wright, honorable secretary of the Tercentenary Commemoration Exhibition. The set was published in an edition of only 750 copies many of which were later lost.

US$6500. bookID # 13056

M'DOUGALL (MCDOUGALL), George F.; The Eventful Voyage of H. M. Discovery Ship "Resolute" to the Arctic Regions in Search of Sir John Franklin and the Missing Crews of H.M. Discovery Ships "Erebus" and "Terror" 1852, 1853, 1854.. London, Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts, 1857, First Edition, 8vo [22.5 x 15 cm]; xl, 530, [i, ads] pp, illus, 8 color plates, some from author's paintings, folding color map as frontis, tables, with the half title page, later green leather, marbled boards, raised bands and gilt rules, gilt title lettering on black leather label, lightly foxed, fine copy in attractive binding.

Arctic Bibliography 10603: 'The Resolute under Captain Henry Kellet, with the author as master, was a member of five ship expedition under Sir Edward Belcher to continue the Franklin search via Barrow Strait'. A complete copy, valuable for its description and attractive plates, including many of the ship, icebergs, etc. The author describes how the crew was kept entertained during their wintering in the Arctic, the sledge journeys, encounters with musk oxen, polar bears, etc. Hill 187. Sabin 43183. TPL 3452.

US$2000. bookID # 12733

MEAR, Roger and Robert Swan; In the Footsteps of Scott. London, Jonathan Cape, [1987], First Edition, 8vo [25 x 17 cm]; xiii, 306 pp, numerous color illus and plates, map endpapers, tables, orig cloth, dj (not price clipped), clean and fine.

A well illustrated and interesting account of the first attempt at the south pole on foot since Scott in 1912. Swan later went on to the north pole, becoming the first man to reach both poles on foot. This work won the 1987 Boardman Tasker Award. 'Deserves to be widely read' (Richard Adams).

US$12. bookID # 8821

MEAR, Roger and Robert Swan, additional material by Lindsay Fulcher; A Walk to the Pole; To the Heart of Antarctica In the Footsteps of Scott. London, Jonathan Cape, [1987], First American edition, 8vo [25.5 x 17 cm]; xiii, 306 pp, numerous color illus and plates, map endpapers, tables, index, orig cloth, silver spine title lettering, dj (not price clipped), clean and fine,.

A well illustrated and interesting account of the first attempt at the south pole on foot since Scott in 1912, following Scott's original route. Swan later went on to the north pole, becoming the first man to reach both poles on foot. This work won the 1987 Boardman Tasker Award. 'Deserves to be widely read' (Richard Adams). This copy has the National Geographic articles 'In the Footsteps of Scott' by Robert Swan, 'The Antarctic Challenge' by Peter Scott, and 'Antarctica' by Priit Vesiland each with color illustrations from photos, published April 1987.

US$10. bookID # 10345

MELVILLE, George W.; In the Lena Delta; a Narrative of the Search for Lieut.-Commander DeLong and His Companions followed by an Account of the Greeley Relief Expedition and a Proposed Method of Reaching the North Pole. Boston, Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1885, First Edition, 8vo [22.5 x 16 cm]; xiii, [ii], 497, [viii, publishers cat] pp, frontis (port), plus 15 other plates from drwgs, plus text illus, 4 double page maps, index, orig pict cloth, gilt lettering and decoration on spine, lightly rubbed at edges, few pages lightly foxed, a very good or better copy, clean and tight.

Arctic Bibliog 11239. A classic arctic voyage, reprinted in 1886. It contains a sketch of the voyage of the Jeannette, of which Melville was the chief engineer, the drift and loss of the ship in June 1881 in East Siberian Sea. The crew travelled by sledge and boat to the Siberian coast. Melville searched for De Long in the Lena River area. The book describes the country and the native peoples and includes a description of the 1884 expedition to relieve Greely's Lady Franklin Bay expedition and a proposed method to reach the North Pole.

US$160. bookID # 8739

MIKKELSEN, Ejnar; Lost in the Arctic; Being the Story of the 'Alabama' Expedition, 1909-1912. London, William Heinemann, 1913, First edition in English, large 8vo [25 x 18.5 cm]; xviii, 395 pp, frontis (port), numerous photo plates, colored folding map, index, orig cloth boards with new cloth spine & paper title label, lettering on front cover is faded, edges a little shelfworn, lightly foxed on some leaves, quite a good solid copy.

Arctic Bibliography 11428. The author lead an expedition to the north-west coast of Greenland where the earlier Danish expedition of 1906-08 had succeeded in mapping and exploring the area but resulted in the loss of three lives and the diaries and journals. The author recovered these and describes the area in detail.

US$110. bookID # 7296

MUIR, John; Travels in Alaska. Boston and New York, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1915, First Edition, 8vo [21 x 14.5 cm]; [x], [ii], 3 - 327, [ii] pp, frontis, 11 plates from photos by Herbert W. Gleason incl 2 photos by Muir, glossary, orig cloth, white lettering, t. e. g., spine slightly faded, color print tipped in on front cover, book plate of Roger K. Larson, corners slightly rubbed, near fine condition.

AB 11841, Kimes 334. This is a narrative of author's first and second journey to Alaska in 1979 and 1880, and part of his third trip in 1890; on the remainder of his last trip, his notes have not been found. Describes his life in Wrangell, his explorations in the coastal glaciers of Southeast Alaska and the British Columbia region of the Strikine River with notes on various native tribes.

US$160. bookID # 1539

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, Archibald Constable and Company, 1897, First edition in English, large 8vo [25 x 17 cm]; 2 volumes, xiii, 587; xi, 729, [iv, ads] pp, 2 frontispieces (one etched, one photogravure), 16 color lithographed plates from Nansen's paintings, numerous other plates, illus, all 4 folding color maps (1 with tear), orig pictorial gilt cloth, gilt lettering, lightly rubbed at edges, signature on endpaper, very good+, sound and complete set.

Arctic Bibliography 11983: "Narrative of the First Fram Expedition, 1893-96, led by Nansen, with the object of investigating the polar basin north of Eurasia by drifting in the ice with the currents northwest from the New Siberian Islands across or near the Pole." Nansen, on this expedition, was the first to adopt the kayak to aid travel, which he learned from the Inuit. He was also the first to use the Primus stove which vastly extended the range of unsupported travel. In addition, Nansen was the first to realize the value of skis in polar exploration. He used them in conjunction with dogs pulling sleds while the parties skied. This technique, pioneered on this expedition, was adopted by Amundsen, and is credited as a major reason for his beating Scott in the race for the South Pole. Nansen achieved the closest approach to the North Pole at that time in this expedition. He later won the Nobel Peace Prize for mediating the Greek-Turkish dispute. There were a number of later printings of this book without all of the illustrations and maps. Printing and the Mind of Man 384 (Norwegian edition, same year).

US$470. bookID # 10727

NANTON, Paul, introduction by Trevor Lloyd; Arctic Breakthrough; Franklin's Expeditions 1819 - 1847. London, William Kimber, [1971], First British edition, 8vo [24 x 16 cm]; xi, [i], 270 pp, photo plates, maps, endpaper maps, bibliog, index, orig cloth, dj (chipped with small tears at upper edge), fine in good dj.

A detailed description of Franklin's expeditions in search of the northwest passage and of his mapping the Arctic coast, based on first-hand accounts. The appendix has considerable useful information, including evaluation of Franklin's expeditions, its scientific achievements, and a list of the various search expeditions for Franklin.

US$12. bookID # 7241

NARES, G. S.; Narrative of A Voyage To The Polar Sea, during 1875-6, in H.M. Ships 'Alert' and 'Discovery'; By Capt. Sir G.S. Nares, commander of the expedition; With notes on the Natural History, edited by H.W. Feilden. London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1878, First edition, 8vo [22.5 x 15 cm]; 2 volumes, xl, 395; viii, 378 pp, 14 plates including 6 plates with mounted real woodbury photos, 3 natural history plates including one colored of bird eggs, 2 folding maps (one with repair on verso), with both half title pages, orig green cloth, with borders in black, gilt spine title lettering, professionally rebacked preserving covers and spines, May Fluhmann's bookplate, slight foxing on few leaves, edges bit rubbed, outer margins of few plates lightly rippled, very good set.

The book describes an attempt to reach the north pole, via Smith Sound and Robeson Channel exploring the northern parts of Ellesmere Island as well as Northwest Greenland, by boat and sledge, and were the first to sail between Greenland and Ellesmere Island reaching the Lincoln Sea. A farthest North at 83 degrees, 20 minutes was reached by a sledging party lead by Albert Markham. Arctic Bibliog 12026.

US$1150. bookID # 12862

NELSON, Edward W.; Report upon Natural History Collections Made in Alaska Between the Years 1877 and 1881. Washington, Government Printing Office, 1887, First Edition, 4to [30 x 23.5 cm]; 337 pp, 21 plates, including 12 color lithographs (chromolithographs) of birds, 9 plates of fish; the color bird plates are from Ridgway's paintings, orig cloth, light wear to extremities, repair to corner of front free endpaper, slight adhesion to one plate, very good copy with bright chromolithograph plates.

Arctic Bibliography 12183. In four parts including birds with a bibliography of Alaskan ornithology, mammals of northern Alaska, field notes on Alaskan fishes, report on diurnal Lepidoptera collected in Alaska, plus author's narrative. H. W. Henshaw revised the part on birds and T. H. Bean, W. H. Edwards and F. W. True also contributed. Arctic Bibliography 12183. Nissen 673. Hasse p. 55. Ricks 161. Wood 489.

US$290. bookID # 2782

NELSON, Edward W.; Report upon Natural History Collections Made in Alaska Between the Years 1877 and 1881. Washington, Government Printing Office, 1887, First Edition, 4to [30 x 23.5 cm]; 337 pp, 21 plates, including 12 color lithographs (chromolithographs) of birds, 9 plates of fish; the color bird plates are from Ridgway's paintings, orig cloth, outer joint split, small hold in one text page (with loss of few letters), some plates damp stained in margin, else clean copy, overall very good.

Arctic Bibliography 12183. In four parts including birds with a bibliography of Alaskan ornithology, mammals of northern Alaska, field notes on Alaskan fishes, report on diurnal Lepidoptera collected in Alaska, plus author's narrative. H. W. Henshaw revised the part on birds and T. H. Bean, W. H. Edwards and F. W. True also contributed. Arctic Bibliography 12183. Nissen 673. Hasse p. 55. Ricks 161. Wood 489.

US$170. bookID # 8475

NOBLE, Louis L.; After Icebergs with a Painter: Summer Voyage to Labrador and Around Newfoundland. London, Sampson Low, Son & Co., 1862, , 12mo [19.5 x 13.5 cm]; xv, 336 pp, 6 tinted lithographed plates (complete) on heavier paper, the first plate acting as an extra title page, later cloth with gilt title lettering on leather spine label, some light staining mostly in a few margins, verso of title page foxed, very good sound copy.

Arctic Bibliog 12352: 'Narrative of a trip in the summer of 1859 to waters around Battle Harbour, with an unnamed artist who painted iceberg forms, examples in six lithographs included'. The unnamed artist was F. E. Church apparently and his career lead to the painting of some famous works on icebergs, etc. T.P.L. 3926. Sabin 55380. Smith N18.

US$260. bookID # 10875

OMMANNEY, F. D.; South Latitude. London, Longmans, Green and Co, 1938, First Edition, 8vo; xi, 308 pp, frontis, full-page illus from photos, ep maps, orig cloth, faded, scattered foxing, very good.

Spence 873. The author was a lecturer in zoology.

US$15. bookID # 1145

OSBORN, Lieut. Sherard; Stray Leaves from an Arctic Journal; or, eighteen months in the Polar Regions, in Search of Sir John Franklin's Expedition, in the Years 1850-51. London, Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1852, First edition, 12mo [19.5 x 12.5 cm]; ix, 320 pp, 4 colored lithographed plates including frontis, folding partly hand colored map, with the appendix, contemporary full calf, gilt title lettering on leather spine label, gilt ruled, marbled boards and edges, endpaper inscription, endpaper bookplate of polar researcher Andrew Taylor, front joint partly cracked but firm, edge rubbed, clean & fine.

Sabin 57760. Abbey Travel 640. Arctic Bibliography 12899: "the voyage by Baffin Bay, Lancaster Sound, Barrow Strait, the wintering at Griffith Island, and return. Includes informative notes on West Greenland Eskimos, negotiating the ice of northern Baffin Bay, ice conditions in the Canadian Arctic waters, hunting adventures, clothing, food and equipment , carrier pigeons, the sledge journeys, arctic nature and winter recreations". "As a surveying expedition, it was eminently successful. . . due to the steam- tenders, which, during the summers of 1850 and 1851, held out new prospects for arctic navigation. The way in which the Pioneer or Intrepid cut through rotten ice, or steamed through the loose pack in a calm, was an object-lesson to the whalers, and led directly to the employment of powerful screw-steamers in the whaling fleet" [DNB]. One of the important Franklin search expedition and dedicated to Lady Franklin, the fine and attractive colored view plates, the appendix nor the map, were not included in the US edition.

US$1900. bookID # 12663

OXENHORN, Harvey; Tuning the Rig; a Journey to the Arctic. New York, Harper & Row, Publishers, [1990], First Edition, 8vo [24 x 16 cm]; xviii, 281 pp, maps, map endpapers, orig cloth with silver spine title lettering, dj (not clipped), small remainder mark on lower edge, fine and clean.

The search for humpback whales in a tall ship with comments on natural history, ecology, human drama, by poet.

US$7. bookID # 8538

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, First edition, 4to [30 x 23.5 cm]; [viii], xxx,571, [i, errata], [iv, ads dated 1824] pp, 39 plates, maps and charts, 8 folding (complete) including frontis, 9 engraved and lithographed maps, other illus, tables, later half calf & marbled boards, raised bands, gilt title lettering on red leather spine label, old signature on title page, small endpaper bookplate, a fine, clean copy in handsome binding, nice wide margins, plates with tissue guards.

Lande 1385. Sabin 58864. Smith 7963. TPL 1295. Arctic Bibliog. 13142. National Maritime Museum I, 836. Hill 226:'Parry was twice frozen in for several months, but made many explorations and discoveries by sea and land. . . This work deals with the characteristics of the Eskimos (Inuit) and is a treatise on aboriginal life as well as a narrative of scientific discoveries'. Field 1184: 'Splendid work'. Of the fine plates, many from drawings by Captain Lyon, 22 are of the Inuit, their domestic life, fishing, hunting, villages, modes of travel, boats, tools, portraits, etc.

US$1500. bookID # 12760

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 Griper. With an Appendix, Containing Scientific and Other Observations. London, John Murray, 1821, First edition, 4to [29 x 23.5 cm]; [viii], [i, errata], xxix, 310, clxxix pp, 20 plates, maps and charts (complete) including folding, frontis, landfalls, other illus, tables, later half calf & marbled boards, raised bands, gilt title lettering on red leather spine labels, decorated in compartments, very light foxing to few leaves, old small repair to stub of map, a fine, clean & unmarked copy in handsome binding, wide margins.

TPL 1206. Sabin 58860. Lande 1751. National Maritime Museum 822. Arctic Bibliography 13145. Hill 225: 'Parry reached Lancaster Sound in July, sailed through and explored and named Barrow Strait, Prince Regent Inlet and Wellington Channel. . . He reached 110 degrees west, earning a reward offered by parliament to the first ship's company that should attain that meridian. He also discovered Melville Island and other of the Parry Islands. After being frozen in for ten months, the ships were released on August 20, 1820. . . on his arrival in England he was commissioned commander and elected to Royal Society. . . he charted hundreds of miles of coastline in the Canadian Arctic and collected valuable data on Arctic natural history. Many of the fine plates are from sketches by Frederick William Beechey.

US$1300. bookID # 12759

PENNANT, Thomas; Arctic Zoology. London, printed by Henry Hughes, 1784-5-7, First edition with the supplement, 4to [24 x 19 cm]; 3 volumes, bound in 2, [x], cc, [v]; 185; [186]-586, [xiii, index], [viii], 163, [i, ad] pp, 2 titles with engraved oval vignettes, engraved copper plate frontis, plus 23 fine copper engraved plates, 2 engraved folding maps, index, contemporary full calf, expertly rebacked preserving the orig spines and boards, gilt title lettering on red leather spine labels, light wear at corners, lightly foxed endpapers, interiors quite clean, unmarked, near fine set.

This is the author's most important and famous work on natural history, covering quadrupeds, birds, reptiles, fish, insects, and covers not only the Arctic but the northern part of North America and Alaska, northern Scandinavia, northern Asia. The areas covered include the Kurile Islands, Alaska, British America, California, the Polar Seas, Greenland, Baffin's Bay, Hudson Bay, Canada, and Nova Scotia, with over 70 pages on Kamchatka, the Aleutian Islands, California, Nootka Sound, and Alaska The attractive plates were engraved by P. Mazell after George Stubbs, Moses Griffiths, P. Brown and others. One of the plates is on the Passenger Pigeon, now extinct. Sabin 59757. Nissen 713. Lada-Mocarski 38. Arctic Bibliog. 13291. Anker 397. Wood p. 516. Wickersham 6822. Freeman 2963. This copy is complete with the supplement, which was published separately in 1787, and is often lacking in the first edition.

US$3000. bookID # 12115

PIM, Bedford [Clapperton Trevelyan]; The Gate of the Pacific. London, Lovell Reeve & Co., 1863, First edition, 8vo [23 x 15 cm]; xiv, 432 pp, complete with 9 plates of which 8 are colored lithographs with tissue guards, 7 maps including 2 folding and 1 colored, a folding map with small old repair on verso, orig pictorial cloth, gilt spine title lettering, light wear at spine edges and corners, very good+ copy.

Sabin 62872. Palau 225979. Welch 63. Pim had been an Arctic explorer and sailed with Belcher in search of Franklin and later commanded the Banterer off the coast of China and commanded the Gorgon off the coast of Central America. Hill 539: 'He originated and surveyed the Nicaraguan Canal route across the Isthmus, through the Mosquito Coast and Nicaragua.' Grieb 526: 'includes analysis of the various canal and railroad schemes in the isthmus and denunciation of the British government for failure to stand up to the Yankee bullies who seek to control the region. He demonstrates the importance of a canal to world commerce'. This work provides good descriptions of Nicaragua and Panama and some on Honduras based on his extensive travels. The excellent colored plates are views and scenes including San Juan del Sur, Gorgon villa, port of Realejo, railway bridge over Chagres, eastern suburb of Panama, etc.

US$420. bookID # 12889

PIM, Bedford [Clapperton Trevelyan]; The Gate of the Pacific. London, Lovell Reeve & Co., 1863, First edition, 8vo [23 x 15 cm]; xiv, 432 pp, 9 plates of which 8 are colored lithographs with tissue guards, 7 maps including 2 folding and 1 colored, folding map with split at folds, orig pictorial cloth rebacked with new cloth spine preserving most of orig spine and gilt spine title lettering, cover wear, hinge cracked but firm, rear endpaper lacking, light blind-stamp to title page, interior good in fair cover.

Sabin 62872. Palau 225979. Welch 63. Pim had been an Arctic explorer and sailed with Belcher in search of Franklin and later commanded the Banterer off the coast of China and commanded the Gorgon off the coast of Central America. Hill 539: 'He originated and surveyed the Nicaraguan Canal route across the Isthmus, through the Mosquito Coast and Nicaragua.' Grieb 526: 'includes analysis of the various canal and railroad schemes in the isthmus and denunciation of the British government for failure to stand up to the Yankee bullies who seek to control the region. He demonstrates the importance of a canal to world commerce'. This work provides good descriptions of Nicaragua and Panama and some on Honduras based on his extensive travels. The excellent colored plates are views and scenes including San Juan del Sur, Gorgon villa, port of Realejo, railway bridge over Chagres, eastern suburb of Panama, etc.

US$210. bookID # 12728

PORTER, Eliot, forward by Walter Sullivan; Antarctica. New York, E. P. Dutton, [1978], First Edition, large 4to [31 x 32 cm]; 168 pp, col frontis, 87 color plates & illus, ep maps, orig cloth, dj (short tear), fine.

A superb production with very fine photographs by one of the best nature photographers, with much on nature, bird life, scenery, Shakleton's base, etc. Spence 932. One of the finest photographic works on the Antarctic.

US$29. bookID # 5787

PRIESTLEY, Sir Raymond (editor) with a foreword by H. R. H. The Duke of Edinburgh; Antarctic Research; A Review of British Scientific Achievement in Antarctica. London, Butterworths, 1964, First Edition, 4to [28.5 x 23 cm]; xi, 369 pp, 36 color plates, numerous illus in text, including tables, charts, maps including 2 folding color maps in pocket at rear (loose as issued), orig cloth, silver lettering, slight rubbing on lower spine, else fine.

Spence 942. The 31 chapters are by various experts in their field including Priestley, Vivian Fuchs, Morley, Orr, Wiggins, G. de Q. Robin, Raymond Adie, H. H. Lamb, etc and covers all aspects such as polar travel, navigation, dogs, ice cover, seals, whales, fish and bird life, plants, climate, atmosphere, pack ice, aurorae, ionosphere, etc.

US$110. bookID # 2838

RAND MCNALLY & CO., ; The Rand McNally & Co. New Family Atlas, containing Maps of the Continents, The States and Dependencies of the United States, The Provinces of Canada, and all other Countries of the World, etc. Chicago, New York, Rand, McNally & Company, 1913, , folio [35 x 26.5 cm]; [iv], 156 pp, 100 colored and detailed maps, 4 colored full-page charts, portraits, double-page US declaration of independence, index, original cloth, title lettering on cover, spine ends and corners worn and chipped, internal hinge cracked but firm, ink marks on few maps, one with marginal tear, else all maps very good or better.

The maps include full-page maps of US and each US state, world, Canada, Canadian provinces, Porto Rico, Cuba, West Indies, Latin American countries, European countries, Asian countries, polar, Africa, Oceania, etc. The text at the rear is mainly related to US history with portraits.

US$20. bookID # 13158

RICHARDSON, Sir John; Arctic Searching Expedition: A Journal of a Boat-Voyage Through Ruperts Land and the Arctic Sea, in Search of the Discovery Ships Under Command of Sir John Franklin with an Appendix on the Physical Geography of North America. London, Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1851, First edition, 8vo [23 x 15 cm]; 2 volumes, viii, 413, 32 [ads]; vii, 426 pp, 10 color lithographed (chromolithograph) plates, 8 wood engravings, folding hand colored map (short tear), tables, later half calf bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, raised bands, gilt spine title lettering on spines, a few margins with barely perceptible foxing, interior is clean and near fine in fine and handsome binding.

AB 14489: "Contains the journal of Richardson's and Dr John Rae's expedition in the summer and fall of 1848 down the Mackenzie River and eastward along the coast to Coppermine River, returning overland to Fort Confidence; with chapters on Eskimos, Kutchin, Cree and Chiewyan Indians and on Dr Rae's summer journey in 1849, down the Coppermine River." The appendices are on physical geography, climatology, the geographical distribution of plants, list of insects, vocabularies of natives. According to the Arctic Bibliography, the first American edition of 1852 were issued with no plates or map. Eight of the color plates are of aboriginals in views or activities. Lande 1411. Field 1300. Sabin 71025. TPL 3029. Graff 3493. Peel 266.

US$2500. bookID # 12887

RICKS, Melvin; edited by Stephen W. and Betty J. Haycox; Mevlin Ricks' Alaska Bibliography: An Introductory Guide to Alaskan Historical Literature. Portland, Binford & Mort, [1977], First edition, large 8vo [27 x 18 cm]; xvi, 270 pp, frontis portrait, orig cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, fine, clean and unmarked.

An annotated and encyclopedic bibliography covering thousands of books, papers, articles, pamphlets based on over 25 years of study, preceded by an introduction and guide. A very useful reference.

US$25. bookID # 12829

ROSS, Sir John; Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-West Passage, and of a Residence in the Arctic Regions During the Years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833 [with] Appendix volume. London, A. W. Webster, 1835, First Edition, 4to [33 x 25.5 cm]; 2 volumes, [viii, dedication, ad, errata leaf], xxxiv, 740; xii, 120, cxliv, cii, [i. errata] pp, 50 plates & charts on 51 sheets, including fldg hand-colored map, many plates are finely hand-colored, one of the plates on 2 sheets, orig cloth, gilt spine title lettering in gilt border, chipped at spine ends, covers worn at joints and edges, spine repairs, lightly foxed on some leaves, but mostly clean, overall a very good copy with nice large margins, good impressions of plates.

TPL 1808. Lande 1462. Abbey Travel 636. Sabin 73381 Hill 261. Arctic Bibliography 14866. Ross redeemed himself after his failed first arctic voyage in 1829 with this second expedition. He explored Prince Regent Inlet and along the shores of Boothia Felix. One of his ships was trapped in the ice and abandoned in the winter of 1832, the party being picked up by a whaler in 1833, after spending four winters in the Arctic. Ross's nephew, James Clark Ross, was second-in-command, and reached the then location of the north magnetic pole. He later made an important voyage to the Antarctic. The rare appendix volume on scientific results is included here with an additional 20 plates most hand-colored including the famous colored plate of the Arctic Fox, the engraved portrait of Ross, 10 hand colored plates of native people, etc. The errata leaf is present in both volumes. Field 1322: 'The appendix contains, besides the illustrations of Esquimaux life, 44 pages of a vocabulary of the language of that people, their general habits of life'. Referring to the plates, Field 1321 describes them as 'so excellent as to worthy of preservation as gems of art'.

US$2200. bookID # 12371

ROSS, Sir John; Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-West Passage, and of a Residence in the Arctic Regions During the Years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833.. London, A. W. Webster, 1835, First Edition, 4to [31 x 25.5 cm]; xxxiv, [vi, dedication, ad, errata leaf] 740pp, 31 plates and charts, including a fldg hand-colored map, 9 of the plates are finely hand-colored, one of the plates on list of plates is on two sheets, contemp half morocco, raised bands, gilt lettering & vignettes on spine, marbled endpapers & edges, light wear, light foxing on some leaves, dampstain on few margins, title soiled & repaired, map with old repairs, few margins repaired, else quite good.

TPL 1808. Abbey Travel 636. Hill 261. Sabin 73381. Arctic Bibliography 14866. Ross redeemed himself after his failed first arctic voyage in 1829 with this second expedition. He explored Prince Regent Inlet and along the shores of Boothia Felix. One of his ships was trapped in the ice and abandoned in the winter of 1832, the party being picked up by a whaler in 1833, after spending four winters in the Arctic. Ross's nephew, James Clark Ross, was second-in-command, and reached the then location of the north magnetic pole. He later made an important voyage to the Antarctic. The appendix volume on scientific results is not included here. This copy has an additional hand colored plate of Kemig, a partly nude native woman sitting in an igloo from a drawing by Ross, which is usually found in the appendix volume, instead of one of the plain plates of a ship at page 32. Many copies don't have the errata leaf, present here. Referring to the plates, Field 1321 describes them as 'so excellent as to worthy of preservation as gems of art'.

US$600. bookID # 6646

SCHWATKA, Frederick; A Summer in Alaska; A Popular Account of the Travels of an Alaska Exploring Expedition Along the Great Yukon River, From its Source to its Mouth, in the British North-West Territory, and in the Territory of Alaska. Philadelphia, John Y. Huber Company, 1891, First edition, 8vo [23.5 x 16 cm]; 418 pp, frontis, well-illustrated with numerous plates and other illus from drwgs and paintings by author, Mr Homan, Gloster and others, index, orig pictorial blue cloth with picture in black and gilt, gilt title lettering, spine vignettes, lightly rubbed at edges, short tear of endpaper, else near fine and clean.

Arctic Bibliography 15604 cites only the 1893 edition. Wickersham 2798. Ricks 193. Smith S30: 'Schwatka's fame and this book did much to acquaint Americans with this area in the 1890's'.

US$120. bookID # 8527

SCHWATKA, Frederick; Along Alaska's Great River; A Popular Account of the Travels of the Alaska Exploring Expedition of 1883, Along the Great Yukon River, From its Source to its Mouth, in the British North-west Territory and in the Territory of Alaska. New York, Cassell & Company, [1885], First Edition, 8vo [23 x 16 cm]; 360 pp, frontis, numerous illus, plates, 3 maps (2 fldg including one in pocket), appendix on flora of upper Yukon, appendix on itinerary, index, orig decorated cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, spine edges trifle rubbed, small light stain on cover, else a fine and clean copy, unmarked, hinges not cracked.

Arctic Bibliog. 15598: "A detailed narrative for general readers of the Alaska Military Reconnaissance of 1883". Includes a raft journey on the Yukon River for 1300 miles, much on native life and customs. Wickersham 2793: 'exploring expedition along the great Yukon river, from its source to its mouth'. Ricks p 193. Tourville 4019. Smith 9127. Schwatka, a well published and well regarded author, did a great deal of polar exploring, including a Franklin search expedition in 1878-80.

US$200. bookID # 11285

SCORESBY, William, edited by C. Ian Jackson; The Arctic Whaling Journals of William Scoresby The Younger; Volume III The Voyages of 1817, 1818 and 1820. London, The Hakluyt Society, 2009, First edition thus, large 8vo [25 x 17.5 cm]; xlii, 245 pp, frontis, illustrations, maps, bibliog, index, index of whaling voyages, original pictorial gilt cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj, fine and clean (unused).

After an extensive and detailed historical introduction by Jackson which contains a major reappraisal of Scoresby's role, especially in regard to his alleged mistreatment of John Barrow, the rest of the work is the unpublished accounts of Scoresby's three voyages 1817-20 which combine scientific records and social and religious comment as well as detailed descriptions of navigation and whaling. The appendix on the building of Arctic whalers with illustrations is by Fred M. Walker.

US$55. bookID # 13410

SCORESBY, William, Junior; Journal of a Voyage to the Northern Whale-Fishery; Including Researches and Discoveries on the Eastern Coast of West Greenland Made in the Summer of 1822 in the Ship Baffin of Liverpool. Edinburgh, Archibald Constable and Co., 1823, First edition, 8vo [22 x 14 cm]; xlii, 472 pp, 8 plates and maps including the two folding engraved maps (one with old repair on verso), the plan of a deserted hamlet on Jameson's Land, 2 large folding panoramas, view plates, tables, later morocco-backed marbled boards, gilt spine title lettering, spine a little faded but lettering clear, some minor foxing on few leaves, near fine, tight and sound.

Sabin 78171. Arctic Bibliog 15614. Hill p. 566: "an account of his voyage. . . whaling and exploration of the Scoresby Sound region in search for Eskimo settlements and for magnetic and other observations, including descriptions of ice conditions, physical features, ocean currents, ruins of Eskimo dwellings. . . . [his] discoveries were greater in importance and number than those of any other single navigator in northern waters." The appendices include list of plants by W. J. Hooker and extracts of two other whalers of 1822, lists of rocks and minerals and of animals found on the coast of Greenland.

US$900. bookID # 12517

SCOTT, Captain R. F.; arranged by Leonard Huxley, preface by Sir Clements R. Markham; Scott's Last Expedition, in two volumes, Volume I being the journals of Captain R. F. Scott, RN, Volume II being the Reports of the Journeys & Scientific Work Undertaken by Dr E. A. Wilson and the Surviving Members of the Expedition. New York, Dodd, Mead and Company, 1913, First American edition, first issue, thick 8vo [24 x 17 cm]; 2 volumes, xxiv, 443; xiv, [i], 376 pp, 2 engraved frontispieces (port), 8 fldg maps, including one in color, 4 fldg panorama, large number of plates, 18 color (incl from Wilson's watercolours), 8 photogravures, 100+ other illus, orig cloth, gilt spine title lettering, t. e. g., rear cover of volume II is stained, minor foxing on few leaves, endpaper bookplate, interior is quite clean, overall a very good set, tight and sound.

Antarctic Bibliog 23-6320 (Amer edition), Spence 1058. Conrad, 188: 'This is the place to begin for this expedition. Read this first, then supplement, compare and decide'. There were three issues of the American edition in 1913, this being the first issue (one of the issues had no illustrations). The London edition was also published in 1913. The tragic story with considerable detail, especially scientific, of the second expedition to reach the South Pole, arriving a month after Amundsen, but perishing before completing their return trip to base camp. Six of the photogravures and 16 of the color plates are from sketches by Edward A. Wilson. The photos were taken by Herbert G. Ponting and other members of the expedition. A classic of polar travel, very well-illustrated.

US$290. bookID # 12024

SCOTT, Captain R. F.; arranged by Leonard Huxley, preface by Sir Clements R. Markham; Scott's Last Expedition, in two volumes, Volume I being the journals of Captain R. F. Scott, RN, Volume II being the Reports of the Journeys & Scientific Work Undertaken by Dr E. A. Wilson and the Surviving Members of the Expedition. New York, Dodd, Mead and Company, 1913, First American edition, first issue, thick 8vo [24 x 17 cm]; 2 volumes, xxiv, 443; xiv, [i], 376 pp, 2 engraved frontispieces (port), 8 fldg maps, including one in color, 4 fldg panorama, large number of plates, 18 color (incl from Wilson's watercolours), 8 photogravures, 100+ other illus, orig cloth, gilt spine title lettering, t. e. g., spine is lightly faded with few small scratches, interior is quite clean and near fine, bookplate on endpaper, overall a very good+ set, tight and sound.

Antarctic Bibliog 23-6320 (Amer edition), Spence 1058. Conrad, 188: 'This is the place to begin for this expedition. Read this first, then supplement, compare and decide'. There were three issues of the American edition in 1913, this being the first issue (one of the issues had no illustrations). The London edition was also published in 1913. The tragic story with considerable detail, especially scientific, of the second expedition to reach the South Pole, arriving a month after Amundsen, but perishing before completing their return trip to base camp. Six of the photogravures and 16 of the color plates are from sketches by Edward A. Wilson. The photos were taken by Herbert G. Ponting and other members of the expedition. A classic of polar travel, very well-illustrated.

US$500. bookID # 12023

SCOTT, Captain R. F.; arranged by Leonard Huxley, preface by Sir Clements R. Markham; Scott's Last Expedition, in two volumes, Volume I being the journals of Captain R. F. Scott, RN, Volume II being the Reports of the Journeys & Scientific Work Undertaken by Dr E. A. Wilson and the Surviving Members of the Expedition. New York, Dodd, Mead and Company, 1913, First American edition, first issue, thick 8vo [24 x 17 cm]; 2 volumes, xxiv, 443; xiv, [i], 376 pp, 2 engraved frontispieces (port), 8 fldg maps, including one in color, 4 fldg panorama, large number of plates, 18 color (incl from Wilson's watercolours), 8 photogravures, 100+ other illus, orig cloth, gilt spine title lettering, t. e. g., discoloration stains at edges of covers, especially rear of volume II, minor foxing, interior is quite clean, overall a very good set, tight and sound.

Antarctic Bibliog 23-6320 (Amer edition), Spence 1058. Conrad, 188: 'This is the place to begin for this expedition. Read this first, then supplement, compare and decide'. There were three issues of the American edition in 1913, this being the first issue (one of the issues had no illustrations). The London edition was also published in 1913. The tragic story with considerable detail, especially scientific, of the second expedition to reach the South Pole, arriving a month after Amundsen, but perishing before completing their return trip to base camp. Six of the photogravures and 16 of the color plates are from sketches by Edward A. Wilson. The photos were taken by Herbert G. Ponting and other members of the expedition. A classic of polar travel, very well-illustrated.

US$450. bookID # 11764

SCOTT, Captain Robert F.; The Voyage of the 'Discovery'. Toronto, London, The Copp Clark Co; Macmillan and Co, 1905, First Canadian edition, 12mo [19.5 x 13 cm]; 2 volumes, [xvi], 410; x, 387 pp, 2 frontis's, plates, 2 folding maps, appendices, index, orig pict cloth, gilt title lettering on front cover and spine, corners rubbed, but a clean near fine set.

Spence 1052. Conrad p. 121. The first Canadian edition, printed the same year as the first London edition (of which there were only 1,000 copies printed), but in smaller format. The classic account which made Scott famous and was a precursor to his attempt at the South Pole.

US$200. bookID # 7645

SCOTT, Captain Robert F.; The Voyage of the 'Discovery'. London, Smith, Elder & Co., 1905, First edition, large 8vo [24.5 x 17 cm]; 2 volumes, xx, 556; xii, 508 pp, 2 photogravure frontispieces, 13 color plates from watercolors by Edward Wilson, maps (incl 2 fldg colored in pockets, numerous other plates, incl double-page, illus in text, index, orig cloth, top edge gilted, with gilt medallions on each cover, edges lightly rubbed, corner wear, a very good set, clean, with the tipped in leaf from the publisher.

Spence 1051. Renard 1369. AntBibl 23-53.61 With 260 full-page and other illustrations by Dr E. A. Wilson and other members of the expedition and the color plates from Wilson's paintings. The Discovery was the first British ship built for scientific purposes. A very detailed account of this important expedition (British National Antarctic Expedition of 1901-4), which was the first in-depth exploration of the continent. Conrad 121: 'A classic of expedition literature as Scott mixes geographical, scientific and metaphysical observations with the sure hand of an Edwardian gentleman'. Only 1,000 copies of the first edition were reportedly issued.

US$950. bookID # 12101

SCOTT, J. M.; Portrait of an Ice Cap with Human Figures. London, Chatto & Windus, 1953, First edition, 8vo [20.5 x 14 cm]; 173 pp, frontis, photo plates, drwgs, orig cloth, dj (chipped, tear), near fine in very good dj.

The author, who was part of the Watkins expedition of 1930, describes life and survival on the Greenland ice cap based on his own experiences and the previously unpublished diaries of his companions.

US$15. bookID # 5946

SIMPSON, Thomas; Narrative of the Discoveries on the North Coast of America; effected by the Officers of the Hudson's Bay Company During the Years 1836-39. London, Richard Bentley, 1843, First edition, 8vo [23 x 15 cm]; xix, 419 pp 3 folding maps on two sheets, two maps hand colored in outline, half red morocco and matching red boards, raised bands, gilt spine title lettering, front joint cracked & repaired, bookplates of Francis Hagner and Andrew Taylor, polar archivist, interior clean and near fine.

TPL 2315. Streeter 3709. Hill p274. Field 1411. Wagner-Camp 101. Arctic Bibliography 16124: 'Contains biographical sketch of the author with comment on the mystery of his death by his brother, narrative of expedition of Peter Dease and Thomas Simpson with party of twelve men to explore the northern coast of America from Mackenzie River westward and from Coppermine River eastward to Back River. Contains the journey from Fort Garry (Winnipeg) to Fort Chipewyan; descent of the Slave and Mackenzie [Rivers], etc.; discovering Boothia (now Simpson) Strait; exploration of the southern coast of Boothia Peninsula and Victoria Island. Includes detailed remarks on geographic features along the routes, weather and travel conditions; the Indians and Eskimos of the Mackenzie, northern Alaska and Coppermine regions'. An appendix lists about 150 plants collected along the coast between Coppermine River and Point Turn again, 1838, with reference to literature by Sir W. J. Hooker, eminent botanist, magnetic variation and dip observed by Simpson. Besides the maps called for in the book there are several contemporary maps, mounted on rear endpapers, including two maps taken from the Times of November 1st and 2nd, 1876 relating to the Nares Arctic expedition in the Alert and Discovery with two pages of text on same; and a folding map of the Arctic regions showing the route of the

US$3400. bookID # 12732