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Price: US$63.58 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1835. Paperback. E. scarce. Good clean copy showing a little age and shelfwear. Covers toned with small nicks and partial missing to spine. With fold out map. Most uncut pages. Page edges uneven. With light spotting, text is crisp and clear and remains a very nice copy. . . . .
Seller: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, Ireland
Price: US$121.68 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Including the reports of Commander, now Captain, James Clark Ross and The Discovery of the Northern Magnetic Pole. Cream vellum boards with gilt lettering to spine. Boards are generally in good order, just a little grubby. Slight bumping to corners. Slight wear to board edges. Spine has bumping to ends. Top edge gilt. Fold out map of Arctic Regions to frontispiece. Some slight foxing to the textblock. 542 pp. 4 maps. When securely packed this item will weigh in the region of 699g. Postage within the UK remains at £3. For international orders ABE use an estimate based on a 1kg book. Where a book is lighter/heavier, we will reduce/request additional postage accordingly. We make no profit on postal charges. We expect a parcel of this weight to cost between £13.05 (Europe) and £22.45 (USA) to ship using Royal Mail's International Tracked Service. All our books are photographed so you can see what you are buying. ABE may, however, display a stock image whilst processing ours. (YBP Ref: 025810:15(3a)) Size: 8vo - over 73/4" - 93/4" Tall 699 G
Seller: YattonBookShop PBFA, Bristol, United Kingdom
Price: US$198.51 + shipping
Description: 1st Ed. (6), (2 errata), XXXIV, 740 PP, plus pages *688 and *689 inserted between pages 688 and 689, and 21 plates (13 b/w & 8 colour). Rebound copy, cloth cover. Lacks frontispiece and 8 plates (3, 9, 11, 12, 13, 21, 23, 24). Foxing, o/wise very good. 31.7 x 25. . including the reports of Commander, now Captain, James Clark Ross, R.N., F.R.S., F.L.S., &c. and the Discovery of the Northern Magnetic Pole.
Seller: Jean-Louis Boglio Maritime Books, CYGNET, TAS, Australia
Price: US$364.64 + shipping
Description: 4to, 28.5cm, xxxiii,[1],740p., complete with 6 maps (1 folding coloured), and 25 engraved plates (including 8 coloured lithographs, 3 mezzotints, & 16 steel engraved), rebound in blue cloth with gilt titles, some foxing, a very good copy. (Ar) T.P.L. 1808. A.B. 14866 & 14863. Lande 1426. Sabin 73381. Waterston p61. The magnetic pole was discovered during Ross's 1829 voyage, and important geological and zoological data collected. Ross reports in careful detail the means of surviving Arctic winters; he was intent on salvaging his reputation, damaged by his failure to recognize, in 1818, the possibility of moving through Lancaster Sound. Although the long period when his ships were out of touch with home necessitated the dispatch of search parties, this later voyage did bring him fame. (Waterson).
Seller: J. Patrick McGahern Books Inc. (ABAC), Ottawa, ON, Canada
Price: US$373.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1st printing. 8pp. 4to. Bound in old plain green wrappers. Contents are clean and crisp. very good Arctic Biblio. 14863. This example is missing the original printed wrappers which had the title printed on the front. This is just the contents of the wrappers and the price has been heavily discounted from an example complete with them. Complete with a photocopy of the title as it appears on the wrapper.
Seller: Aquila Books(Cameron Treleaven) ABAC, Calgary, AB, Canada
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Half-leather. Complete with 30 charts and plates, including three color lithographs. Leather spine is chipped, plates are moderately foxed.
Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$486.19 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 4to. Rebound in one-half brown leather with the original cloth to the boards. Raised bands and gilt decoration to the spine. Contemporary endpages. Though this copy lacks three of the coloured plates, it does retain the folding map to the rear which has been repaired where the folds had split. Usual browning with the occasional stain to the outer page edges.
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Volume 1 only (of two). 33 cm; [8], xxiv, 740 [i.e., 742] pages, folding engraved map, hand-colored in outline, 5 engraved charts, 16 copper-engraved plates in black and white, 6 hand-colored lithographs, and 3 color-printed mezzotint plates of the polar night. Bound in original cloth and rebacked in 20th-century buckram with leather title-label laid down. Some ink migration of text through the paper, showing through behind plates. References: Arctic Bibliography 14866; Lande 1426; Sabin 73381. One of the fundamental volumes in the literature of polar exploration. Ross's second voyage is more significant from a historical perspective than his more famous first voyage. He pioneered the use of a shallow-draft paddle-wheel steamer that featured experimental technology, but which was largely unsuccessful. He charted fresh polar territory at Boothia that he named for his financial patron, Felix Booth. During a winter layover, Ross's nephew James Clark Ross became the first European to chart the North Magnetic Pole. The book is a sumptuous production, featuring vivid mezzotint plates showing scenes of the polar night.
Seller: Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio, ABAA, Tuxedo, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$512.35 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 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. Including the Reports of Commander, now Captain James Clark Ross and The Discovery of the Northern Magnetic Pole. 1st Edition. xxxiii, (1), 740pp, iilustrated with 31 plates, including 6 maps and charts, some outlined in colour and 2 folding, 24 views, some hand coloured. Rebound in blue cloth with gilt titling to spine. After the embarrassment of Ross's first voyage in which he claimed to see the mountains in Lancaster Sound, it took him a decade to source private backing (he had lost the confidence of the British Admiralty) for a second trip. Ross travelled through Lancaster Sound into Prince Regent inlet and onto Boothia Peninsula, while on the way finding remnants of Parry's ship "Fury" which had been wecked on North Somerset Island. For three consecutive winters Ross and his men were stuck in ice, but used the time wisely to learn mapping, hunting, sewing, transportation and language from the local inuit. Ross also organized lectures, lessons, and scientific inquiries, one of which discovered the North Magnetic Pole. In 1832 Ross finally abandoned the ship, and managed to live on supplies found at Parry's wreck. A whaler rescued Ross and his crew in 1833, and remarkably, it was the same vessel which Ross had commanded on his first voyage. Arctic Bib 14866; Chavanne 1450; Sabin 73381.Browning, foxing and marking to plates, especially to the frontispiece and title pages, damp staining to some pages, the frontispiece and title page have been strengthened when the book was rebound. Part of Comparative chart missing, interestingly many of the plates are duplicated, so some are in monotone and colour. Very large folding map fragile with small tear but complete. Some old minor worm damage to margins, mainly to Addenda and the odd plate. Overall in Good Condition. This work was issued with or without an appendix volume of scientific reports; it is not present here. PLEASE NOTE: This book will incur extra postage and insurance charges. Please contact us for a quote. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 5 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2750. This book is extra heavy or expensive, and as such may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.
Seller: Polar Books, Llandudno, CONWY, United Kingdom
Price: US$564.57 + shipping
Description: 284 x 224 mm, (1) f. blanc, frontispice gravé, (4) ff. : titre, dédicace, advertissement, Errata, XXXIII-(1)-740 pp., 1 carte dépl. n/b, Reliure demi-chagrin moderne, carte : 1 déchirure (30 cm) restaurée sans perte de papier, rousseurs sur le frontispice et les planches, rares rousseurs dans le texte, une trace de mouillure en pied de quelques feuillets. Bon exemplaire. Première édition. Sans le volume Appendice.
Seller: Librairie Ancienne Richard (SLAM-ILAB), NANTES, France
Price: US$634.03 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 4to, large paper. Pp xxxiii, 740. 30 plates and maps - all as called for, 9 hand coloured. Original cloth re-backed, original spine relaid and preserving original patterned endpapers. New fly leaves. Frontispiece newly backed. Foxing throughout. Tight and sound.
Seller: Leakey's Bookshop Ltd., Inverness, United Kingdom
Price: US$640.43 + shipping
Description: First edition, 4to, (viii), xxxiii, (i), 740 pp. 25 plates, 8 hand coloured, plus 5 maps and charts and a large folding map hand coloured in outline, final leaf torn across and repaired without loss. Recent half blue morocco, spine sunned, gilt title from the original binding laid onto the upper cover.
Seller: Bow Windows Bookshop (ABA, ILAB), Lewes, United Kingdom
Price: US$720.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: USO ARTII-This large hardcover is in fair condition. Spine repairs. Pages have foxed. NO overseas shipments on this title, insurance is required. ORIGINAL, NOT a reprint or ex-lib etc. plain tan spine 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall 0.0
Seller: Aamstar Bookshop / Hooked On Books, Colorado Springs, CO, U.S.A.
Price: US$753.15 + shipping
Description: 220mm x 140mm (9" x 6"). xxxiv, 740pp + plates. 30 plates (9 hand-coloured) + fold-out coloured map. . Including the Reports of Commander now Capt J C Ross and the Discovery of the Northern Magnetic Pole. Heavy book extra shipping needed for overseas. G : in good condition. Hinges strengthened. Some foxing. Archival repair to fold-out map Black hardback half-leather cover with marbled boards in marbled slipcase
Seller: Barter Books Ltd, Alnwick, NORTH, United Kingdom
Price: US$877.01 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: ROSS (SIR JOHN) : NARRATIVE OF A SECOND VOYAGE IN SEARCH OF A NORTH-WEST PASSAGE, AND OF A RESIDENCE IN THE ARTIC REGIONS DURING THE YEARS 1829.1833. INCLUDING THE REPORTS OF JAMES CLARK ROSS AND THE DISCOVERY OF THE NORTHERN MAGNETIC POLE. LONDON, A.W. WEBSTER, 1835. GRAND IN-4° (320x260mm) RELIÉ TOILE ÉDITEUR. DOS ORNÉ. ÉDITION SUR GRAND PAPIER, 4ff. n.ch. - XXXIII - 740pp. EXEMPLAIRE NON ROGNÉ. ÉDITION ORIGINALE COMPLÈTE DE SES 31 GRAVURES H.T. DONT 1 FRONTISPICE, 6 CARTES DONT 1 DÉPLIANTE ET 9 EN COULEURS. RARES ROUSSEURS, BON EXEMPLAIRE. EX LIBRIS ROWLAND HILL, PIONNIER DE LA POSTE MODERNE. TRÈS RARE, SANS LE SUPPLÉMENT D'APPENDICE.
Seller: Librairie Voyage et Exploration, Cerny, France
Price: US$895.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Volume I only. xxxiv, 740 pages. 25 plates - some in colour, 5 maps including 1 fold-out. Library binding. Nine-inch opening to fold-out map now bound opposite page 1. Minimal library markings. Gift greetings - dated 1866. Faint signature atop title page. Above-average external wear. Contents and binding sound. Arctic Bibliography 14866.
Seller: RareNonFiction, IOBA, Ladysmith, BC, Canada
Price: US$896.60 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: (Viii); 740 Pages. Aeg, Original Half Morocco Extra Gilt On The Spine Marbled Sides A Little Rubbed. Spotting (As Usual) Throughout Mainly To Plates, Large Stout 4To, 1835. This Is The Large-Paper Edition Complete As The List Of Plates For The Binder. Large Folding Chart With Vignette Views Repaired Now Intact. 5 Other Charts, 9 Hand-Coloured Lithographs, 16 Steel And Mezzotint Plates. An Ordinary Trade Edition Was Also Published Smaller In Size With Fewer Plates. Abbey Travel, 636
Seller: Roger Collicott Books, Widecombe in the Moor, DEVON, United Kingdom
Price: US$900.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, royal quarto (12 1/2" x 10"), pp. xxxiv (1), (1), 2-740, 30 engraved plates & charts, many hand colored including the large folding hand colored map (bound in at the plate list). Three-quarter red morocco & original blue cloth covered boards, back in six compartments, gilt lettered in the second & third, gilt center ornaments in the rest. Attractive binding in very good condition preserving the original blue cloth on the upper & lower sides. Sheets plates & maps clean, unmarked, complete with all plates & maps as called for in plates list. H9135
Seller: J & J House Booksellers, ABAA, Kennett Square, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$934.97 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Original publisher's blue patterned cloth hard covers, with gilt decorative titling to spine. Patterned endpapers, with Binder's notice stubbed in at front. Gatherings mostly unopened. Minor expert repairs to head and tail of spine. Slight handling and shelf-wear to boards. Foxing to plates, though coloured folding map is very clean and bright. Otherwise clean, tight and unmarked. Very neat -- a sound and handsome copy, very much in its original state. Collates complete. Large quarto. xxxiv,740pp.
Seller: CARDINAL BOOKS ~~ ABAC/ILAB, London -- Birr, ON, Canada
Price: US$935.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 4to. [7], ii-xxxiii, [2], 2-740 pp. Recent half blue buckram over marbled boards with a recent black morocco label lettered and ruled in silver on the spine. Recent endpapers and pastedowns. Illustrated with a frontispiece, a folding chart at the beginning and one at the end of the volume, and with 27 plates. Our copy's plates, titles, imprints, and contents correspond with Abbey's entry except Abbey calls out a few plates as colour lithographs, and ours are done in black and white (Andrewross Island, Ikmalick and Apelagliu, Shulanina, Umingmak, Somerset House, and Ground Plan of Somerset House all in black and white). The three mezzotints and two colored charts in our copy correspond to Abbey's entry. Without the separately printed appendix volume. With all plates called-for present. Abbey 636. Arctic Bibliography 14866. Hill 1490. With descriptions of the Inuit peoples living on the Boothia Peninsula. In this volume Ross discusses the effects of the cold on his men and the crew's supplies. With the record of James Clark Ross' arrival at the North Magnetic Pole. The binding is Fine, the leaves show some foxing but remain sharp.
Seller: Evening Star Books, ABAA/ILAB, Madison, WI, U.S.A.
Price: US$1137.41 + shipping
Description: xxxiii + 740pp +24 plates (three of which are colour printed mezzotints), 6 maps (two folding) 1st ed., mostly clean in original dark-blue moirà cloth, rebacked but retaining original end papers.
Seller: Pennymead Books PBFA, Knaresborough, United Kingdom
Price: US$1216.82 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: London: A. W. Webster, 156 Regent Street, 1835, First Edition. Half leather binding with new spine attached to the old boards, gilt titles to a faded leather red label, marbled boards, sound and tightly bound. Large hand coloured map (repaired), plus 30 plates and charts (9 of which are hand-coloured), the contents only list 30 plates including the map. Single volume. First edition of the official account of Ross's privately-funded second Arctic voyage, resulting in the most extensive exploration of the Boothia Peninsula to date, during which Ross's nephew James Clark Ross became the first to reach the North Magnetic Pole. Two issues of this work are known, a regular issue and a "royal" issue; the latter sometimes referred to as an "Admiralty" or large paper issue. Besides being in slightly larger format, this deluxe issue, which was more expensive when published, contains more colour plates than the regular. This is a regular issue copy. [8], xxxiii, [1], 740pp (actually 742pp with the addition of pages 688* and 689*). Thick 4to (12 x 9-1/2 inches). Provenance: no inscriptions or bookplates. Approximately 12 inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine good condition gilt titles to a faded red label, new spine, sound. Joints good condition repaired, rubbed and worn. Corners good condition bumped and worn. Boards good condition half leather and marbled boards, rubbed and worn. Page edges good condition top edges slightly darkened. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition sound, repaired. Paste downs good condition tanned. End papers good condition tanned and foxed. Title good condition tanned and foxed. Pages good condition tanned and foxed throughout. Binding good condition attractive. See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1835 Binding: Hardback
Seller: Louis88Books (Members of the PBFA), Andover, United Kingdom
Price: US$1234.16 + shipping
Description: Folio., 31.5cm., The First Edition, xxxiii,[1].740p., & [xii,120, cxliv,cii, [1]p., with 30 engraved and lithographed plates, charts and plans (inc. 3 coloured); 1 large folding, engraved map, [appendices; inc.: list of subscribers, 40 pages in triple columns) & (errata leaf), with engraved frontis portrait and 19 engraved and lithographed plates (13 coloured). Both volumes in original dark blue cloth and uncut, with the Appendix mostly unopened; gilt block titles in gilt decorated borders, expertly backed with most of the original spines relayed, some slight foxing on the fore edge of some plates but generally less than usual, a very good to fine set. (cgc). T.P.L. 1808. Sabin 73381 and 73384. Arctic Biblio. 14866. Lande 1426. Hill (2nd ed, 2004) #1493. Abbey Travel II-636. Waterston p61. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross in a second. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross as second-in-command." - (Hill) This second expedition spent four winters in the Arctic, and during this time James Clark Ross discovered the Northern Magnetic Pole. The younger Ross also edited the natural history section of the appendix, while John Ross was responsible for the sections on meteorology, navigation and ethnology. Vol. I bears the signature of J[ohn] Fletcher, Esq., Shiffnal, who was a subscriber and is on the Subscribers' List of the Appendix; the Appendix is inscribed "To J. Fisher McMichael from his friend - Andrew Ross.", very possibly John Ross' nephew, the son of his brother Robert. "In mid-September 1834, he was called to London to help his uncle [i.e. John Ross] with the preparation of his Narrative, and he computed the meteorological table for the Appendix."- (Ross, M.J. "Polar Pioneers. John Ross and James Clark Ross", 1994). "The magnetic pole was discovered during Ross's 1829 voyage, and important geological and zoological data collected. Ross reports in careful detail the means of surviving Arctic winters; he was intent of salvaging his reputation, damaged by his failure to recognize, in 1818, the possibility of moving through Lancaster Sound. Although the long period when his ships were out touch with home necessitated the dispatch of search parties, this later voyage did bring him fame". (Waterston). - The book was a huge success although copies including the appendix much less so. JpMc.
Seller: J. Patrick McGahern Books Inc. (ABAC), Ottawa, ON, Canada
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: xxiv+740 pages with frontispiece, 24 plates (three of which are color printed mezzotints), 6 maps (two folding), errata leaf at front, without half-title, ads and addenda. Quarto (10 3/4" x 8 1/2") Early half purple morocco over pebbled cloth, the spine tooled and lettered in gilt with raised bands, the edges marbled. (Abbey Travel 636; Arctic Bibliography 14866; Sabin 73381) First edition. Admiral Sir John Ross was a British naval officer and Arctic explorer. He was the uncle of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, RN who explored the Arctic with him, and later led expeditions to Antarctica. In 1819, William Parry, his lieutenant on the previous expedition, returned to the Arctic, and sailed 600 miles west beyond the "Crocker Hills", thereby discovering the main axis of the Northwest Passage. Partly to redeem his reputation Ross proposed to use a shallow-draft steam ship to break through the ice. The Admiralty was not interested, but he was able to convince the gin-magnate Felix Booth to finance a second expedition. His ship was Victory, a side-wheel steamer with paddles that could be lifted away from the ice and an experimental high-pressure boiler built by John Ericsson. (The engine caused trouble and during the first winter it was dumped on the shore.) It carried four officers (Ross, James Clark Ross, William Thom and surgeon George McDairmid) and 19 men. The goal was Prince Regent Inlet at the west end of Baffin Island where Parry had lost his ship in 1825. Ross was frozen in southwest of the tip of the arrow and walked almost all the way north to escape. Ross left the Thames on 23 May 1829. Baffin Bay was unusually ice free and on 6 August 1829 he passed the point where he had turned back 10 years before. On 11 August 1829 he turned south into Prince Regent Inlet and on 13 August 1829 reached Fury Beach where Parry had abandoned his ship. The hulk was gone but there were heaps of stores on the beach, some of which he took. Continuing south he became the first European in the Gulf of Boothia, but by the end of September 1829 he was blocked by ice 200 miles south of Fury Beach. He took winter quarters at Felix Harbour at the eastern tip of the Boothia Peninsula (1st winter). In January 1830 a group of Netsilik Inuit arrived and provided food and information. In the spring of 1830 James Clark Ross made several trips west into the interior. On 9 April 1830 he reached the west side of the Boothia Peninsula and in May 1830 crossed over ice to the northwest shore of King William Island, assuming it was part of the mainland. It was mid-September 1830 before the ice broke part of its grip. The crew sawed through the shore ice and warped the ship into open water, but it was soon caught in ice. October 1830 was spent warping and sawing the ship into Sheriff Bay where they spent the 2nd winter only 3 miles from Felix Harbor. ames Clark Ross crossed the Boothia Peninsula and on 1 June 1831 became the first European to reach the North Magnetic Pole. In August 1831 the ship began to move but only got four miles before being trapped in Victoria Harbour (3rd winter). By January 1832 it was clear that the ship would never get out. Ross's plan was to drag the ship's boats north to Fury Beach, collect provisions there, find open water and hope to be rescued by a whaler. They left Victory on 29 May 1832. Ten days later James Clark Ross returned from Fury Beach and reported that Fury's boats were repairable, which spared them the labor of dragging the boats. They reached Fury Beach on 1 July 1832, left in three boats on 1 August 1832 and reached Barrow Strait at the end of August 1832. Finding an unbroken field of ice, they waited four weeks for the ice to melt, gave up, returned south, left their boats at Batty Bay and walked to Fury Beach (4th winter). On 8 July 1833 they left for Batty Bay and on 14 August 1833 saw open water for the first time. They left the next day and reached the head of Prince Regent Inlet. On 26 August 1833 they spotted a s
Seller: The Book Collector, Inc. ABAA, ILAB, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition. Illustrated. [8], xxxiii, [1], 740 pp. 1 vols. Thick 4to. "In 1829, frustrated by the lack of progress [in search of a northwest passage], a philanthropic gin distiller, Felix Booth, sponsored John Ross's second expedition. With his nephew James Clark Ross as second-in-command, Ross sailed down Prince Regent Sound in search of an opening to the west. The two Rosses mapped James Ross Strait and parts of King William Island and in 1831 James located the Magnetic North Pole. The Ross expedition then disappeared in the ice-bound Gulf of Boothia until 1833" (Goetzman & Williams, 186). A "wonderfully interesting narrative of human endurance, triumphing over the most awful peril and suffering. The sumptuous printing which makes every page a picture has even its luxury enhanced by the splendid steel engravings and lithographs. The former are so excellent as to be worthy of preservation as gems of art" (Field 1321). "Let no man imagine that he knows what a present is worth," Ross wrote, "until he has found what happiness can be produced by a blue bead, a yellow button, a needle, or a piece of an old iron hoop" (Lehane, 113). Without the supplementary appendix volume. Arctic Bibliography 14866; Stam 2.6.; Abbey Travel II:636; Sabin 73381; Staton & Tremaine 1808. Hill I:261; Lande 1426; Smith 8792 Half modern green morocco and cloth sides. Fine Illustrated. [8], xxxiii, [1], 740 pp. 1 vols. Thick 4to
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$1323.39 + shipping
Description: Including the Reports of Commander now Captain James Clark Ross . and the Discovery of the North Magnetic Pole. London: A. W. Webster 1835. Large 4to. Orig. dark blue patterned cloth with gilt titles on spines (slightly marked). (8 XXXIV 740 & XII 120 CXLIV CIVpp.). With 2 frontispieces 48 plates and charts of which 22 are and-coloured aquatint plates. Complete with Appendix in Vol. 2 and errata-pages in both vols. 1st edition. Large-paper copy partly unopened. Apart from some offsetting / foxing of the b/w plates a very good complete copy. The coloured plates are remarkably clean. Hill pp. 261. NOTE: In Jan. 1818 Ross was appointed to the 'Isabella' a hired whaler as commander of an expedition which with the 'Alexander' commanded by Parry sailed in April to endeavour to make the N. W. Passage through Davis Strait. It was the renewal of the search which had been laid on one side during the long war and resulted in the rediscovery of Baffin's Bay and the identification of the several points named in Baffin's map. Ross then attempted to proceed westward through Lancaster Sound but being deceived presumably by a mirage he described the passage as barred by a range of mountains which he named the Croker Mountains and returned to England. The report was in the first instance accepted as conclusive and Ross was promoted to Post rank on 7 Dec. 1818. Owing to the mistake however Ross was not employed again until 1829 when he was offered the command of the 'Victory' a small vessel fitted out mainly at the expense of Felix Booth and Ross himself. He was stopped by the ice south of Regent's Inlet and wintered there. The next summer he worked further south and in May 1832 had to abandon his ship trapped in the ice. Fortunately he and his crew reached the point where Parry's ship 'Fury' had been lost in 1825 and wintered in a hut built from the wreckage. In the summer of 1833 they were rescued by his old ship the whaler 'Isabella' in Lancaster Sound and returned to England. The voyage was remarkable for the length of time spent in the ice the survey of Boothia and the discovery of the N. Magnetic Pole by Ross' nephew James Clark Ross during an extensive sledge journey.
Seller: Berkelouw Rare Books, Berrima, NSW, Australia
Price: US$1488.81 + shipping
Description: First Editions; Roy. 4to; Vol. I. pp. [x], xxxi, [1], 740 (with the added leaf 688-699); Vol. II. pp. xii,120, cxliv, cii, [1] errata; engraved frontispieces in each volume, in total 50 engraved and lithographed plates, charts, and plans (9 hand-coloured in volume one and 12 hand-coloured in volume two, one large folding coloured map at rear of volume I.) both uniformly bound in publishers original blue patterned cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, loosely inserted binders advertisement, bindings are worn and damaged, hinges starting to split, some light spotting, fair set only would reward rebinding.
Seller: Time Booksellers, Somerville, VIC, Australia
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition. Large quarto, modern three-quarter diced calf, elaborately gilt-decorated spines. First edition, with 30 full-page charts and plates (eight with vivid full original hand-coloring), and a large colored folding map of the region. With rare Appendix volume, issued separately, which includes an additional 20 full-page plates and charts, 12 of which are beautifully hand-colored (in all, 20 hand-colored plates). Exceptional large copies. Occasional light offsetting, a few minor repairs, and one closed tear to sub of folding hand-colored map, reinforcement to plate at 175, paint stain to plate at A113, plate at 194 misbound at 196. Binding fine and handsome. A most desirable copy with the scarce Appendix.
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$1550.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Tall, thick 4to, first edition published by A. W. Webster in 1835, rebound in three quarters contemporary calf with muted red, green, cream and brown marbled boards. Six spine panels with raised bands between, author and date stamped in gilt and title gilt stamped on a red leather label. Scattered foxing throughout, which mostly affects the perimeters of the plates. 6 maps, of which 2 are folding, 3 color plates, and 20 additional engraved plates. Some foxing on plates with small chipped and creased section at inner border of rear folding map. "Includes the reports of Commander, now Captain, James Clark Ross, R.N., F.R.S., F.L.S., &c.and The Discovery of the Northern Magnetic Pole". xxxiii, 740 pp. Travel, Exploration, Arctic, History, Antiquarian.
Seller: Sea Chest Books, Tucumcari, NM, U.S.A.
Price: US$1601.08 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: FIRST EDITION, Royal Quarto, large paper (31 x 26 cm.) xxxiii, [1] 740 pp. [light occasional spotting] Complete copy with 30 engraved plates and charts, including hand-coloured, large folding map of discoveries made in the Arctic region. Half calf, rebacked. Excellent.
Seller: HALEWOOD : ABA:ILAB : Booksellers :1867, PRESTON, United Kingdom
Price: US$1800.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 4to. pp. 4 p.l. (inc. errata leaf], xxxiii, [1]list of plates, 740[ie.742]. without tipped-in binder s slip. large folding engraved map with partial colour, 5 charts & plans (1 folding) & 25 plates (incl. 6 hand-coloured lithographs, 3 hand-coloured mezzotints & 16 steel engravings). large copy, with 9 rather than 3 of the 25 plates in colour. contemporary diced calf, rebacked (rubbed, corners worn, some scattered marginal foxing). First Edition. Owing to his mistaken contention after his first voyage in 1818, that Lancaster Sound was landlocked, Ross was not offered command of another Arctic expedition until 1829. Although this expedition failed in its primary objective, it resulted in the discovery of King William Island and the extensive survey of Boothia Peninsula, as well as the discovery of the magnetic pole by Ross' nephew James Clark Ross. A large collection of minerals was gathered and the dietary importance of fresh meat and oil in the arctic climate was ascertained. All but three men managed to survive four arctic winters and the loss of their ship. Upon their return to England, Ross was knighted and awarded gold medals by the Geographical Societies of London and Paris. Abbey, Travel, 636. Arctic Bib. 14866. Hill p. 261. Lande 1426. Sabin 73381. Smith 8792. TPL 1808.
Seller: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB), Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$1800.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: [London]: A. W. Webster, [1835]. 1st edition. 4to. 8pp. Original brown wrappers, printed title. Near Fine. John Ross's privately funded expedition to find a Northwest Passage, embarking in 1829 on the Victory, a paddle-steamer with boilers fitted by John Braithwaite (an engineer whose locomotive engine Novelty was the first one ever to run a mile within a minute, and was entered into the Rainhill trials). The expedition foundered in ice in 1832. Ross, in his Narrative of a Second Voyage, put the blame on the inadequacy of the boilers, Braithwaite immediately responded in print in his misleadingly titled "Supplement." In the 8-page "Explanation and Answer" Ross replies with"feelings of contempt. because it is lamentable to perceive a tradesman, even of the second class, descending to such unbecoming language as Mr. Braithwaite has made use of ." outlining eight major defects of the engines. Ross outlines a list of the engine's failings, justifies his actions, and defends his character. [AB 14862]
Seller: Bjarne Tokerud Bookseller, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Price: US$1869.94 + shipping
Description: Second Edition. 8pp. Quarto. Original printed brown wrappers with black lettering. Foxing on pages. Slight tear on the bottom right corner. Creased upper left corner. Small tear (1cm) on the right edge of the pamphlet. Otherwise in very good condition. A.B. 14862. This pamphlet is part of the pamphlet war between Ross and Braithwaite concerning the boilers on the Victory. The failure of Ross's Second Arctic Expedition was attributed to the boilers in Ross's "Narrative of a Second Voyage". Braithwaite defended his machinery in "Supplement to Captain Sir John Ross". Thus, in this particular pamphlet, Ross refutes Braithwaite's defense of the reliability of his boilers. There are two issues of this pamphlet. This example, with a blank verso on the outer wrapper, states in a letter to the editor of The Times, that Ross would provide gratis a copy of his pamphlet to any of just about anyone that would want a copy. This perhaps explains why Ross's pamphlet is much more common than Braithwaite's. The second issue has an extra advertisement on the rear of the front wrapper for Ross's Narrative and the Appendix which appeared much later. At the bottom of the page Ross indicates he will include a free copy of the pamphlet with every supplement. An interesting and rare arctic pamphlet.
Seller: Aquila Books(Cameron Treleaven) ABAC, Calgary, AB, Canada
Price: US$1889.27 + shipping
Description: First edition. Quarto. Publisher's original moire blue cloth with titles in gilt to the spine. Page edges untrimmed. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece, large folding map (coloured in outline) and 30 plates (8 of which are hand-coloured) and charts. viii, xxxiv, 740pp. Original Remnant & Edmonds binder's notice tipped-in at the front free endpaper. A very good copy, the binding square and firm with a little wear to the head of the spine, some scattered marking to the boards and minor bumping to the corners. The contents with a little looseness at the gutter of the frontispiece, some occasional light scattered foxing (a little heavier to a few of the black and white plates) and a touch of offsetting to the map, are otherwise in very good order, clean throughout and remain free from any previous owners' inscriptions or stamps. An attractive copy in entirely original condition. The first edition of Sir John Ross's wonderfully illustrated account of his second Arctic expedition. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer 'Victory' with his nephew James Clark Ross as second-in-command. The expedition survived four winters in the Arctic, during which James Clark Ross discovered the North Magnetic Pole" (Hill, p.261). The plates include many of Eskimo costume and life, as well as the justly praised colour mezzotints showing the polar night sky. An appealing copy of this key work from the Golden age of Arctic Exploration. (Abbey Travel, 636; Hill, 1490; Sabin, 73381). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
Seller: LUCIUS BOOKS (ABA, ILAB, PBFA), York, United Kingdom
Price: US$2056.94 + shipping
Description: First Edition. 8pp. Quarto. Original printed brown wrappers. Black lettering. Reviews of Captain Sir John Ross's Second Voyage printed on the back of the cover page. Some browning around the edges of the cover. Foxed pages. Small tears on the bottom right corner. Fine condition. This pamphlet is part of the pamphlet war between Ross and Braithwaite about the boilers on the Victory. The failure of Ross' Second Arctic Expedition was attributed to the boilers in Ross' "Narrative of a Second Voyage. Braithwaite defended his machinery in "Supplement to Captain Sir John Ross." Thus, in this particular pamphlet, Ross refutes Braithwaite's defense of the reliability of his boilers. There are two issues of the pamphlet. This example, has a printed advertisement on the verso of the outer wrapper, states in a letter to the editor of the Times, that Ross would provide gratis a copy of his pamphlet to any of just about anyone that would want a copy. This perhaps explains why Ross's pamphlet is much more common than Braithwaite's. The second issue has an extra advertisement on the rear of the front wrapper for Ross's Narrative and the Appendix which appeared much later. At the bottom of the page Ross indicates he will include a free copy of the pamphlet with every supplement. An interesting and rare arctic pamphlet.
Seller: Aquila Books(Cameron Treleaven) ABAC, Calgary, AB, Canada
Price: US$2305.55 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 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. Including the Reports of Commander, now Captain James Clark Ross and The Discovery of the Northern Magnetic Pole. 1st Edition. xxxiii, (1), 740pp, illustrated with 31 plates, including 6 maps and charts, some outlined in colour and 2 folding, 24 views, some hand coloured. Appendix: xii, 120pp, cxliv, ciii. Half cream leather with dark brown leather boards, spine ruled with black leather spine labels, titled in gilt. After the embarrassment of Ross's first voyage in which he claimed to see the mountains in Lancaster Sound, it took him a decade to source private backing (he had lost the confidence of the British Admiralty) for a second trip. Ross travelled through Lancaster Sound into Prince Regent inlet and onto Boothia Peninsula, while on the way finding remnants of Parry's ship "Fury" which had been wrecked on North Somerset Island. For three consecutive winters Ross and his men were stuck in ice, but used the time wisely to learn mapping, hunting, sewing, transportation and language from the local inuit. Ross also organized lectures, lessons, and scientific inquiries, one of which discovered the North Magnetic Pole. In 1832 Ross finally abandoned the ship, and managed to live on supplies found at Parry's wreck. A whaler rescued Ross and his crew in 1833, and remarkably, it was the same vessel which Ross had commanded on his first voyage. Arctic Bib 14866; Chavanne 1450; Sabin 73381. Narrative; Browning, foxing and marking to plates and some pages, previous owners (George Broadrick) signature to title page the frontispiece, the large folding map has been mounted on canvas and very nicely coloured by the previous owner. The appendix has the frontispiece and one plate missing (1 of 3 plates of diagrams of the class hymenoptera so not too much of a loss), some pages still uncut, page lx has a tear across but is complete. Overall in Very Good Condition. Although produced to accompany the Narrative, the Appendix is much less common and may have been printed in a smaller number. [AB 14866] The price is for the set. The lengthy appendix adds significantly to the work and includes additional color plates of Eskimos and a vocabulary of the Eskimo language, as well as a report about the natural history of the Arctic. PLEASE NOTE: This book will incur extra postage and insurance charges. Please contact us for a quote. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 5 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Arctic; 19th century; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2752. This book is extra heavy or expensive, and as such may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.
Seller: Polar Books, Llandudno, CONWY, United Kingdom
Price: US$2850.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition. Large hand colored map, 30 plates and charts (9 hand-colored). [8], xxxiii, [1], 740 pp. 1 vols. Thick 4to (12 x 9-1/2 inches). First edition of the official account of Ross's privately-funded second Arctic voyage, resulting in the most extensive exploration of the Boothia Peninsula to date, during which Ross's nephew James Clark Ross became the first to reach the North Magnetic Pole. Two issues of the work are noted, a regular issue and a "royal" issue; the latter sometimes referred to as an "Admiralty" or large paper issue. Besides being in slightly larger format, this deluxe issue, which was more expensive when published, contains more color plates than the regular. Arctic Bibliography 14866; Stam Books on Ice 2.6.; Abbey Travel II:636; Sabin 73381; Staton & Tremaine 1808; Hill I:261; Lande 1426; Smith 8792 Later full tree calf gilt, spine gilt with russet morocco labels, marbled endpapers and edges, wear at corners, covers a bit bowed. Provenance: armorial bookplate; Michael Sharpe (morocco booklabel) Large hand colored map, 30 plates and charts (9 hand-colored). [8], xxxiii, [1], 740 pp. 1 vols. Thick 4to (12 x 9-1/2 inches)
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$3000.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 2 vols.: xxxiii, [1], 740 p. interspersed with plates and maps; xii, 120, cxliv, cii, [1] p. 30 cm. Vol. 1 has 30 plates and maps, 3 in colour. Vol. 2 has 20 plates,12 in colour. Original blue cloth binding. Covers reattached. Respined with original spines overlaid. Ink stamps on title pages. Occasional thumbing. Dampstain to lower corner of frontispiece and tissue guard in vol. 2. Severe foxing in vol. 2 pp. x-xii and rear of plate opposite xii, also to first pages of Meteorology Appendix at rear. Title continues: "and of a Residence in the Arctic Regions During the Years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833. By Sir John Ross, C.B., K.S.A., K.C.S., &c. &c. Captain in the Royal Navy. Including the Reports of Commander, now Captain, James Clark Ross, R.N., F.R.S., F.L.S., &c. and The Discover of the Northern Magnetic Pole; Appendix". After his expedition for the Admiralty in 1818, John Ross reported that both Smith Sound and Lancaster Sound were enclosed by mountains, a mistake for which he was later severely criticised. When the Admiralty rejected his plan to use a steamship to explore Prince Regent Inlet, Ross gained the private sponsorship of the gin merchant Sir Felix Booth for his second expedition from 1829 to 1833. With his nephew James Clark Ross as second-in-command, Ross crossed Boothia Isthmus (named after his new patron) and reached the magnetic pole but was forced to abandon ship because of scurvy and because the ship was beset by ice. The Rosses and their crew spent four harrowing winters in the Arctic before the whaler Isabella eventually picked them up in Lancaster Sound.
Seller: Attic Books (ABAC, ILAB), London, ON, Canada
Price: US$3000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: xxxiii, [1], 740; xii, 120, cxliv, cii, [1] pages; complete with all maps, illustrations, and the errata leaf in each. Volume I is the large paper issue with 9 coloured plates (instead of 3); the large folding map is bound in at front (instead of rear). Peripheral foxing to some b&w plates - a few of the ones in colour with offsetting but generally fine and vibrant, some retaining the tissue guard. Rebacked, with spines and endpapers repaired. Volume I: 12.75 x 10.4 inches; Volume II: 11.5 x 9.4 inches.
Seller: The Odd Book (ABAC, ILAB), Wolfville, NS, Canada
Price: US$3093.29 + shipping
Description: 330mm x 260mm (13" x 10"). xxxiv, 740pp; xii, 120pp, cxliv, cii, errata. 50 plates and charts, steel engraved, lithographic or mezzotint, many hand coloured; folding coloured map. '.Including the Reports of James Clark Ross and the Discovery of the Northern Magnetic Pole.' N.B.: Heavy volumes- extra shipping needed for overseas. VG : in very good condition. Modern rebind with new eps. Errata leaf to main volume discarded. Variable spotting to steel engraved plates and offsetting, and some occasional spotting to lithographic plates. Repaired close tear to rear folding map Blue half calf marbled board cover with gilt nautical motifs to spines
Seller: Barter Books Ltd, Alnwick, NORTH, United Kingdom
Price: US$3739.89 + shipping
Description: xxxiii,(1)740;xii,120,cxliv,cii,(1) pp. Quarto.(26 X 33.5 cm.) Large paper copy. Bound in the original moire patterned blue cloth. Gilt title on spine. Top edge dust soiled. Corners renewed. Top of spine a bit bumped. Original patterned endpapers with bookplate removed from front pastedown. Narrative volume: 25 plates (9 handcoloured) and five charts (2 folding including large folding coloured map at end) Appendix volume: steel engraved portrait of Ross (frontispiece) and 19 plates (12 handcoloured). Bound in blue moire boards. Gilt title on spine to match first volume. A bit bumped and rubbed. Overall a nice clean untrimmed copy in original binding, with only occasional minor foxing and with the original plate tissues. AB 14866. Narrative and scientific results of a private expedition sponsored by Felix Booth under Sir John Ross to discover a northwest passage by way of Baffin Bay, Lancaster Sound and Prince Regent Inlet. He made his way to Boothia Peninsula in the 'Victory' and returned by sledge, boat and the 'Isabella.' The appendix has an extensive list of subscribers. A nice matched set with Appendix volume being a slightly different shade of blue. Very difficult to get a matched set in the original cloth and in large paper. Ross's narrative certainly was a best seller in its day and is probably the most common title one can find from the Golden age of Arctic Exploration.
Seller: Aquila Books(Cameron Treleaven) ABAC, Calgary, AB, Canada
Price: US$3750.00 + shipping
Description: Edition : First, Contemporary half calf with marbled boards. Spine has 6 compartments of raised gilt bands, gilt morocco title in second compartment. Appendix in Large 4to, in recent calf expertly matching main work. , ?As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross as second in command. The expedition survived four winters in the Arctic, during which James Clark Ross discovered the North Magnetic Pole. James Clark Ross edited the natural history section of the appendix, and John Ross the remaining sections, comprising meteorology, navigation, and ethnology.? (Hill), Size : 4to, 6 maps, charts and plans, 2 of which are hand coloured. 25 plates depicting various scenes and people discovered on the voyage, 9 of which are hand coloured. Appendix with 20 plates, including frontis, 11 of which are hand coloured. , Volume : 2 Volumes , References : Hill 1490; Abbey Travel 636; Sabin 73381; Arctic Bibliography 14866, P. Frontis, title, printer?s imprint, (1), blank, (1), blank, (1), blank, i-xxxiii, (1), 1-740, (4). Very good condition, mild uniform toning in main work. Appendix is clean and crisp.
Seller: Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books, Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$3800.00 + shipping
Description: 2 volumes. 4to., (11 x 8 6/8; 12 4/8 x 10 inches). Engraved frontispiece, and 21 plates, 3 coloured mezzotints, 6 maps, including one large folding (some occasionally heavy spotting, a few pale stains); "Appendix" volume, engraved frontispiece, 19 engraved plates, including 14 hand-colored (some occasional light spotting). Uniformly bound in original blue cloth, gilt (rebacked preserving the original spine). Provenance: Early ownership inscription of Ja.s Moore of Manchester on the front paste-down of the "Appendix" volume; 20th-century bookplates of the Mark Ostelin library at Northwestern Michigan College on the front paste-down of each volume. First edition. After the notorious failure of Ross's first expedition in 1818, "the Admiralty refused to support John Ross in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross as second-in-command. The expedition survived four winters in the Arctic, during which James Clark Ross discovered the North Magnetic Pole. James Clark Ross edited the natural history section of the appendix, and John Ross the remaining sections, comprising meteorology, navigation, and ethnology" (Hill). In addition the "Appendix" contains illustrations and a detailed description of the Esquimaux culture and a large vocabulary of their language. Abbey "Travel" 636; Hill 1490; Sabin 73381.
Seller: Arader Galleries - AraderNYC, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$3850.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition, presented here in its large paper format, untrimmed. With 30 engraved plates and charts, a third of which are hand-coloured, including the large folding map of discoveries made in the Arctic region. Royal 4to, in the publisher's original binding of blue patterned muslin cloth, the spine lettered in gilt within a gilt framework label of maritime motif, binder's ad slip tipped in at front free-fly, edges untrimmed. xxxiii, 740 pp. A truly exceptional copy, as pristine and unrestored and as printed, bound and published with little evidence of wear and no evidence of any repairwork whatsoever. Several quires remain unopened, the textblock is extremely fresh, the inevitable foxing being only very occasionally evident and even then very light though a bit more prevalent at the prelims as usual, the hinges are strong and firm and the binding shows only light evidence of age, especially so for such a delicate cloth used on such a large and heavy text. A TRULY EXTRAORDINARY COPY, VERY SCARCE UNRESTORED IN THIS LARGE FORMAT AND IN THE ORIGINAL DELICATE MUSLIN CLOTH. The book is normally encountered extensively repaired at the joints and hinges, while this wonderful, large-margined copy is in excellent condition showing almost no evidence of age or wear at all. "Another of those wonderfully interesting narratives of human endurance, triumphing over the most awful peril and suffering. The sumptuous printing which makes every page a picture, has even its luxury enhanced by the splendid steel engravings and lithographs. The former are so excellent as to be worthy of preservation as gems of art." (Field/Lesser) "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross in a second. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross as second-in-command. The expedition survived four winters in the Arctic during which James Clark Ross discovered the North Magnetic Pole." (Hill p. 261) "Despite the failure of his trip in 1818, Ross set out in 1829 in the small ship, Victory, to find a northwest passage, but the vessel had to be abandoned in 1832. Ross and his party were rescued in the summer of 1833 in Lancaster Sound. In the meantime, Capt. George Back had set out in search of Ross. Back's account of his explorations was published the year after this volume appeared. The greatest scientific yield of the trip was the discovery of the North Magnetic Pole. The many attractive plates are listed in detail in Abbey. A number of them depict the natives and events during the voyage." (Reese)
Seller: Buddenbrooks, Inc., Newburyport, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$4000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 4to. pp. 8. A very good copy in original printed wrs. First Edition. Rosss reply to Braithwaites defence of the reliability of his boilers. Ross maintained that Braithewaite and Ericsson, the patentees of the boilers, were largely responsible for the failure of his second expedition to the Arctic, 1829-1833. Ross wrote to the editor of The Times (this is printed below the title) that he wished this response to Braithwaite to be made available gratis to all who might ask for it from his publishers, who on the verso say the work was to be enclosed free of charge with every copy of the appendix to Rosss narrative of his second voyage. Arctic Bib. 14862. TPL 7385. Lande 1427. Sabin 73370 (citing incorrect date: 1849). Smith 8791. Not in Casey.
Seller: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB), Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$4375.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, 2 volumes, 4to; pp. [8], xxxiii, [1], 740 (with the added leaf *688-*689); xii, 120, cxliv, cii, [1] errata; frontispiece in each volume, and 49 engraved and lithographed plates, charts, and plans (15 hand-colored, 2 folding), both volumes in original blue cloth, gilt-stamped spines; small hole in front joint of volume II, sporadic foxing, especially on the frontispiece in volume II, 2 plates, and several text leaves; generally, a very good to near fine set. With the armorial bookplate of James Whatman, Jr. "Narrative and scientific results of expedition to Boothia Peninsula in the Victory, and return by sledge, boat, and the Isabella" (Arctic Bibliography). The Victory was iced in at the Boothia Peninsula; the expedition team spent three winters on board ship and two summers trying to free the ship. The remaining party eventually escaped, travelling northward along the Boothia coast, wintering on Somerset Island, and reached Captain Ross' former ship, the Isabella. His nephew, James Clark Ross, made a series of sledge trips across the Boothia peninsula and discovered the North Magnetic Pole. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross in a second. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross as second-in-command" (Hill). The younger Ross also edited the natural history section of the appendix, while John Ross was responsible for the sections on meteorology and ethnology. Volume I contains the narrative; volume II is the appendix and includes material on the Eskimos and natural history. Many of the colored plates are portraits of Eskimos. Abbey, Travel, 636; Arctic Bibliography 14866; Field 1322; Hill, p. 261; Lande 1426; Sabin 73381 (vol. I) and 73384 (vol. II); TPL 1808.
Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
Price: US$4500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 2 Volumes. 4to. pp. 3 p.l., xxxiii, [1]list of plates, 740[ie.742]; pp. xii, 120, cxliv, CII, [1 leaf]errata. without errata leaf & tipped-in binders slip. large folding engraved map with partial colour, 5 charts & plans (1 folding) & 25 plates (incl. 6 hand-coloured lithographs, 3 hand-coloured mezzotints & 16 steel engravings). appendix with 20 engraved & lithographed plates (12 in colour). untrimmed & partly unopened in original cloth, Vol. II rebacked with spine mounted (corners little frayed, some moderate to significant foxing throughout Vol. I). First Edition. Owing to his mistaken contention after his first voyage in 1818, that Lancaster Sound was landlocked, Ross was not offered command of another Arctic expedition until 1829. Although this expedition failed in its primary objective, it resulted in the discovery of King William Island and the extensive survey of Boothia Peninsula, as well as the discovery of the magnetic pole by Ross' nephew James Clark Ross. A large collection of minerals was gathered and the dietary importance of fresh meat and oil in the arctic climate was ascertained. All but three men managed to survive four arctic winters and the loss of their ship. Upon their return to England, Ross was knighted and awarded gold medals by the Geographical Societies of London and Paris. Abbey, Travel, 636. Arctic Bib. 14866. Hill p. 261. Lande 1426. Sabin 73381. Smith 8792. TPL 1808.
Seller: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB), Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$5091.43 + shipping
Description: First edition. Author's presentation copy. Quarto. Publisher's original moire blue cloth with titles in gilt to the spine. Page edges untrimmed. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece, large folding map (coloured in outline) and 30 plates (eight of which are hand-coloured) and charts. viii, xxxiv, 740pp. Contained within a custom made matching blue cloth slipcase. A very good copy, the binding square and firm with two small dents to the upper board. Recased, with the original spine neatly relaid; the corners strengthened and repaired. The contents, with some occasional light scattered foxing, are otherwise in very good order, clean throughout and remain free from any previous owner's inscriptions or stamps. Inscribed in black ink to the head of the title page "To Ralph Abercrombie Esquire with the author's compliments". "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer 'Victory' with his nephew James Clark Ross as second-in-command. The expedition survived four winters in the Arctic, during which James Clark Ross discovered the North Magnetic Pole" (Hill, p.261). The plates include many of Eskimo costume and life, as well as the justly praised colour mezzotints showing the polar night sky. A most uncommon author's presentation copy of this key work from the Golden age of Arctic Exploration. (Abbey Travel, 636; Hill, 1490; Sabin, 73381). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
Seller: LUCIUS BOOKS (ABA, ILAB, PBFA), York, United Kingdom