Francis Egerton. Barrow on the Arctic voyages. An uncommon original article from The Quarterly Review, 1846.. Quarterly Review, John Murray, London, 1846.

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Condition: Very Good

Description: 3 pages. Note; this is an original article separated from the volume, not a reprint or copy. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Quantity Available: 1. Category: Quarterly Review; Polar Exploration; Inventory No: 128671. Cosmo Books : 26 years selling on ABE; 26 years of taking care of customers on ABE; A seller you can rely on.

Seller: Cosmo Books, Shropshire., United Kingdom

Gleig, Rev. G. R.. Sale's Brigade in Afghanistan, with an Account of the Seizure and Defense of Jellalabad -- with -- The Life, Voyages and Exploits of Sir Francis Drake by John Barrow. London: John Murray, 1846, 1846.

Price: US$175.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 12mo. Two volumes in one, the first being Gleig's account of Sale's battles with Afghan forces, the siege of Jellalabad, and the breakout of British forces in 1841-42. Gleig was the principal chaplain to Sale's forces and provides a stirring account. The second book is Barrow's famous biography of Sir Francis Drake. Bound in half leather with wide gilt decorated spine hubs and contrasting spine labels, marbled boards and endpapers. Leather lightly rubbed, otherwise quite nice. A tight copy.

Seller: Classic Arms Books, St. Cloud, MN, U.S.A.

Barrow, John. VOYAGES OF DISCOVERY AND RESEARCH WITHIN THE ARCTIC REGIONS, FROM THE YEAR 1818 TO THE PRESENT TIME: UNDER THE COMMAND OF THE SEVERAL NAVAL OFFICERS EMPLOYED BY SEA AND LAND IN SEARCH OF A NORTH-WEST PASSAGE FROM THE ATLANTIC TO THE PACIFIC; WITH TWO ATTEMPTS TO REACH THE NORTH POLE. ABRIDGED AND ARRANGED FROM THE OFFICIAL NARRATIVES, WITH OCCASIONAL REMARKS. John Murray, London, 1846.

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Description: xiv,530pp. plus two maps (one folding) and sixteen pages of advertisements. Frontispiece portrait. Original decorated blue cloth, spine gilt. Slightly cocked, cloth rubbed, corners bumped and worn. Bookplate on front pastedown, light offsetting from frontispiece to titlepage. Text block cracked, one signature sprung. Good. First edition of this study of early 19th- century Arctic explorations. "Contains a detailed account of the principal British expeditions into the North American Arctic (also to Svalbard), from that of Ross in 1818 to those of Back and Simpson, 1836-39; their scientific achievements, and contribution towards a discovery of a Northwest Passage. The final chapter includes criticism of Sir John Ross' second voyage 1829-33, to which Ross replied in his OBSERVATIONS ON A WORK.BY SIR JOHN BARROW (1846)" - ARCTIC BIBLIOGRAPHY. This copy has ads at the rear dated 1850, but is in the regular publisher's binding. ARCTIC BIBLIOGRAPHY 1096. TPL 7825. SABIN 3669.

Seller: William Reese Company - Americana, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.

BARROW, John. Voyages of Discovery and Research within the Arctic Regions, from the Year 1818 to the Present Time. John Murray, London, 1846.

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Condition: Very Good

Description: 530pp, folding map to rear, octavo beautifully bound in leather boards, raised bands and gilt decor to spine, marbled page edges and endpapers. light foxing to top rear board, minor wear to leather edges, corners sharp, light wear to spine ends yet gilt and title block clean and clear, tight binding, bookplate to front pdep, minor foxing to first and last few prelims, text and images remain clean and legible, Very Good+ condition for its age!

Seller: COLLINS BOOKS, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.