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 by Ross, Sir John

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Hardback. New.

Hardback. New.

Hardback. New.

E. L. Carey & A. Hart, 1835. Hardcover. Acceptable. Poor condition. Reading copy only. Philadelphia and Baltimore, 1835. Paper covered boards with cloth spine; external hinges split; front board has pulled away from spine and rear board nearly detached; heavy wear to covers; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; bookplate on front pastedown; school library stamp on free front endpaper; pages toned and foxed; uneven edges; no maps or plates; no internal markings; 456 pages.

Carey, Hart & Company. Hardcover. Acceptable. Rebound Hardcover. 456 pp. Corner, edge and cover wear/bumping. Shelf wear. Interior pages are age tanned/stained, but clean. Map in front of book, has tearing and creasing.

E-176: E. L. Carey. Good. 1835. Hardcover. Leather. 8vo. E. L. Carey & A. Hart, Philadelphia, PA. 1835. Xxii, 456 pgs. Illustrated with a hand-colored folding map. Bound in 19th century full calf leather with gilt titles present to the spine. Boards have wear present to the extremities of the boards (boards are chipped and worn). Ex-library item with bookplate present to the reverse of the front board, previous owner's name present to the FFEP. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. 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… Read More

Paris: Baudry’s European Library…, 1835. 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. Smith 8793. Sabin 73381 (calling for map & 1 plate). TPL 7388 (calling for only 1 plate plus map). cfArctic Bib. 14866. cfHill p. 261. cfLande 1426. 8vo. pp. 1 p.l., vi, [1 leaf], xvi, [17]-475. 2 engraved… Read More

London: A. W. Webster, 1835. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Half-leather. Complete with 30 charts and plates, including three color lithographs. Leather spine is chipped, plates are moderately foxed.