Captain Lyon (47 results)
Language: English
Published by Coles Publishing, 1971
- Softcover
Seller: Booked Experiences Bookstore, Burlington, ON, CanadaBooked Experiences Bookstore
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. pgs.198 clean tight copy with former owner name and stamp on flyleaf slight tanning to edges.
Language: English
Published by Imprint Society, Barre, MA, 1970
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: J. F. Whyland Books, Jeffersonville, IN, U.S.A.J. F. Whyland Books
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Limited. Limited edition (#178 of 1,950 issued) signed by the illustrator. 297 pages. A fine copy in heavy clear glassine wrapper enclosed in near fine illustrated slipcase. BR4. James A. Houston (illustrator). Signed by Illustrator(s).
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Published by Imprint Society, 1952
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Court Street Books LLC, Florence, AL, U.S.A.Court Street Books LLC
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Book is near fine with only flaw being very minimally sunned spine. Slipcase is very sturdy, no cracked joints, mild soiling and sunning but very nice. Number 316 of 1950 copies signed by the illustrator on the limitation page. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Coles Publishing, Toronto, 1971
- Softcover
Seller: Quickhatch Books, Ottawa, ON, CanadaQuickhatch Books
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Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Facsimile. xvi, 199pp., folding map. Coles facsimile edition of Lyon's 1825 A Brief Narrative of an Unsuccessful Attempt to Reach Repulse Bay through Sir Thomas Rowe's Welcome, in His Majesty's Ship Griper. Previous owner's name on title page, minimal wear, sound clean copy. Size: 8vo - ove…r 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.
Published by Coles Publishing Co., 1971
- Hardcover
Seller: Tacoma Book Center, Tacoma, WA, U.S.A.Tacoma Book Center
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. No Dustjacket. Later Edition. ISBN . Hardback. No Dust jacket. Facsimile Reprint edition. Good Condition. Tight sound unmarked copy with evidence of glue repair neatly done, minor rubs to edges and corners of covers. No Signature.
Published by Toronto: Coles, 1971, 1971
- Softcover
Seller: Books on the Web, Winnipeg, MB, CanadaBooks on the Web
Contact seller5-star sellerPaper bound, facsimile edition of the original published in London in 1825 by John Murray. Illustrated, fold-out map as frontispiece, Pp198. Includes appendix and list of plates at back. Modest name label to front fold-out and old price sticker inside front cover. Near fine. 280 grams. All books in stock and available for immedi…ate shipment from Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Published by Toronto: Coles, 1971, 1971
- Softcover
Seller: Jeffrey H. Dixon Books, Riverview, NB, CanadaJeffrey H. Dixon Books
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. Good - VG.
Published by Coles Canadiana Collection - Coles Publishing, Toronto, 1971
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: WF Sandercombe, Burlington, ON, CanadaWF Sandercombe
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Printing - First Thus. (xvi) 198 pp. Trade paperback format. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Illustrated with line drawings and a fold-out map. Originally published in 1825, the full title is: 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 1824. Size: 8vo. Book.
- Hardcover
Seller: Russell Books, Victoria, BC, CanadaRussell Books
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Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Illus. By James Houston (illustrator).
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, CanadaKarol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
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Cloth-backed Bds. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. First Edition. 4to. xvii, 297 pp., illus., 1 folding map. No jacket as issued. Illustrations and Introduction by James Houston. One of 1950 copies this being #1704, signed by Houston. Fine in original slipcase. Illus. By James Houston (illustrator). S…igned by Author(s).
Published by Imprint Society, Barre, MA, 1970
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: MARK POST, BOOKSELLER, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.MARK POST, BOOKSELLER
Contact seller5-star sellerHard Cover. Signed, Limited Edition. #26 of 1950 copies signed by the illustrator. FINE BOOK IN NEAR-FINE DUST JACKET WITH LIGHT EDGE SUNNING. Inroduction and illustrations by James A. Houston.
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Published by John Murray, London, 1825
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS, PORTLAND, OR, U.S.A.JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1825 FIRST EDITION. EX-LIBRARY rebound in tan diced calf covers and smooth calf spine lettered in gilt, gilt borders covers, marbled edges. The book has edge rubbing and a few marks/scuffs to covers, gilt spine number, small gilt library stamp top of front cover, library stamp…on title page, small library stamp in margin of plate opposite page 55 otherwise all plates not marked, several pages with marginal small library stamps. Armorial bookplate of M. J. Ross on front pastedown. Text free of writing and underlining. Heavy foxing on plates and adjacent pages but other pages mostly free of foxing. LACKING the original folding map but facsimile of the map now attached opposite title page (same place as original). Solid binding. The book measures 216mm tall x 140mm and has 198 + [2] pages, 7 b/w plates (5 are engravings of scenes, one is sketches of people, one is a diagram), folding map (original missing but supplied here in facsimile), three appendices including one by Hooker presenting botanical analysis of specimens collected by the expedition. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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Published by John Murray, London, 1825
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: All Booked Up, Louisville, KY, U.S.A.All Booked Up
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. This is an ex-library with a stamp on the title page with two blind stamps on the same page. Map is worn with a vertical tear on the first fold. Covers are worn with carboard showing at corners. Spine is worn at ends and edges. Back endpapers have pieces of the pocket and dat…e slip. Pages show wear with spotting. The book is comple with all 7 engravings and the fold out map.
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Published by John Murray, London, 1825
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Tarrington Books, Tarrington, HEF, United KingdomTarrington Books
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Condition: Very Good Minus. 1st Edition. First printing. Half calf leather binding with marbled boards. Spine with four raised bands, gilt decoration and leather title label. Paper to boards has damage, tear to leather on lower corner of front board. Complete with the fold-out map and 7 plates. Light foxing to plates and facing…pages, otherwise very clean throughout. Bookplate to front pastedown endpaper of Rear Admiral William Henry Webley Parry (with damage). Signed to leading blank by his wife, Maria Washington Webley-Parry. Below this is another signature, possible their daughter Ellen Webley Parry. Interesting account of the failed expedition to reach Repulse Bay and then go overland to the Kent Peninsula. Includes an important early account of the Inuit people. A good solid example with interesting provenance. SABIN: 42851. Overall condition is Very Good Minus. Size: 5.25 x 8.5 inches (14 x 22 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: xvi, 198.
Published by Imprint Society, Barre, Massachusetts, 1970
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Quill & Brush, member ABAA, Middletown, MD, U.S.A.Quill & Brush, member ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst Edition. First edition thus: with introduction and illustrations by Houston. Originally published in 1824. Number 514 of 1950 copies SIGNED BY HOUSTON. 4to backed in gilt-stamped blue cloth; light blue paper boards with front cover illustration in dark blue; fold-out map; 297 pages plus colophon; housed in publisher's matc…hing blue paper covered slipcase. Fine with just a touch of mild rubbing to spine; in very good or better slipcase with slight toning and soiling and few edge dings. Issued without a dust jacket. Signed.
More imagesPublished by John Murray, London, 1824
Seller: Luis Porretta Fine Arts, Nanaimo RPO Country Club, BC, CanadaLuis Porretta Fine Arts
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Engraving. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. This engraving is in very good condition, full borders as published, uncolored as published, fine detail. A lovely item, images available. ; 8.5" x 10.5".
Published by Imprint Society, 1970
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Northmont Books and Stamps, Farmington Hills., MI, U.S.A.Northmont Books and Stamps
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Thus. this coopy is in mint condition. This book is a journal of the Parry expedition with superb illustrations by James Houston. James Houston (illustrator). Signed by Illustrator(s).
- Softcover
- Signed
Seller: Columbia Books, ABAA/ILAB, MWABA, Columbia, MO, U.S.A.Columbia Books, ABAA/ILAB, MWABA
Contact seller4-star seller1970 Lyon, Captain GF THE PRIVATE JOURNAL OF CAPTAIN GF LYON OF HMS HECLA Introduction James A Houston Barre, MA: Imprint Society, 1970 297pp #357/1950cc Signed by James Houston Illustrated by James Houston, large fold-out map bound-in Tall 4to Cloth/paper-covered boards Fine copy in slightly sunned slipcase.
Published by Barre: Imprint Society, 1952, 1952
Seller: Alcuin Books, ABAA/ILAB, Scottsdale, AZ, U.S.A.Alcuin Books, ABAA/ILAB
Contact seller5-star sellerQuarto. Illustrated by James A. Houston. "A vivid account of Arctic exploration in its most classical period." Slipcase; no dust jacket was issued.
More imagesPublished by John Murray, London, 1824
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Carmarthenshire Rare Books, Carmarthen, United KingdomCarmarthenshire Rare Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. 1st Edition. original half leather hardcover with marbled boards, folding map plus 7 plates all correct as called for, internally clean and complete but in need of complete rebinding. We are a real bookshop with real books situated in and shipping from the United Kingdom. Shelf 107.
Published by Imprint Society, Barre, 1970
- Signed
Seller: Ken Saunders, Stirling, ON, CanadaKen Saunders
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Condition: very good in slip case. 1950 copies printed for members this is Copy 586, signed by James A. Houston. illust by James A. Houston (illustrator).
Published by Ultgeverij Helmond B. V. -, 1988
- Hardcover
Seller: "Pursuit of Happiness" Books, Oakland, CA, U.S.A."Pursuit of Happiness" Books
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Published by Barre, Massachusetts: Imprint Society, 1970., 1970
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB), Toronto, ON, CanadaD & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB)
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Hardcover. 8vo. pp. xvii, [1 leaf], 297, [1]. 1 plate. folding map. numerous text illus. (many full-page). quarter cloth. paper slipcase. Limited to 1950 numbered copies, Signed by the Illustrator. Signed by Author(s).
More imagesPublished by John Murray, London, 1824
- Hardcover
Seller: Attic Books (ABAC, ILAB), London, ON, CanadaAttic Books (ABAC, ILAB)
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Three-Quarter Leather. Condition: Good+. New Edition. xi, 468 p. 23 cm. Folding map has small tears. Six plates depicting Inuit life. Rebound in half brown leather with marbled boards, new endpapers. Light offsetting from plates. Small tears, stains and some foxing. Ink signature on a front endpaper. A seminal document recording… Parry's first Arctic Expedition. Describes Eskimaux (Inuit), Arctic animal life, etc. Arctic Bib. 10531, Field 961, Hill p. 186, Lande 1291, Sabin 42583, TPL 1290.
Published by John Murray. London 8vo, 1825
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Patrick Pollak Rare Books ABA ILAB, SOUTH BRENT, DEVON, United KingdomPatrick Pollak Rare Books ABA ILAB
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pp. xvi, 198, (i) List of Plates, (i) Imprint. Folding engraved map by J. WALKER at the front, 6 engraved plates by EDWARD FINDEN, after drawings by Lyon, 1 plate of geometrical diagrams. New half calf and cloth boards, plates somewhat offset to text, one small marginal mark affecting a few leaves, one leaf with a brown mark, oc…casional foxing of the plates, overall a very good copy with the signature of WM. TAYLOR 1825 on title. *With a detailed Abstract of the Days' Works, and a Botanical Appendix [pp.87-198] by Professor [WILLIAM JACKSON] HOOKER. The William Taylor who has signed the title-page could be one of the two such-named crew members of Cook's final voyage. He was still living in 1825, though I have not been able to verify the signature. SEE - The Commissioned Sea Officers of the Royal Navy' (Occasional Publication of the Navy Records Society: 1994) by Syrett and DiNardo. ALSO - William Taylor (1) - 'Biographia Navalis John Charnock AND for William Taylor (2) - 'Naval Biographical Dictionary': O'Byrne (3 vols.,London: 1849).
More imagesPublished by London John Murray 1825, 1825
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Aquila Books(Cameron Treleaven) ABAC, Calgary, AB, CanadaAquila Books(Cameron Treleaven) ABAC
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Condition: very good. 1st Edition. xvi,198,[2]pp. Octavo. (23 X 15 cm.) Bound in original pink paper covered boards. Rebacked with gray paper and new spine label. Boards quite worn especially at the corners. Minor professional repairs to the spine and joints. All edges untrimmed. Folding map (frontispiece) and 7 engraved plates.… 2 interesting small bookplates on front pastedown. Uncommon in original boards. A.B.10530. Narrative of a voyage in search of a Northwest passage in 1824 by way of Hudson Bay in the ' Griper.' Lyon penetrated into Roes Welcome, but was turned back by bad weather. He gives here a description of Southampton Island and its natives and scientific observations on the tides and compass variations. Botanical Appendix by Sir J. D. Hooker.
More imagesPublished by London, UK: John Murray., 1825
- Hardcover
- Manuscript
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.Wittenborn Art Books
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Good. 8vo. Three Quarter Bound, Red Morocco on Marbled Boards. 198 pp. Letterpress. Chart & engravings. Contemporary binding, professionally restored.
More imagesPublished by John Murray, London, 1825
- Hardcover
Seller: Attic Books (ABAC, ILAB), London, ON, CanadaAttic Books (ABAC, ILAB)
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. xvi, 198 p. 22 cm. Fold-out frontispiece map. 6 plates. Table and diagram in appendix. Half green leather with marbled paper boards. Respined with gilt trim and a burgundy spine label. Worn edges. Armorial bookplate and identification labels on endpapers. Ink stamps of former owner on front endpaper a…nd 7 other pages within. Offsetting to pages from plates. Dampstains to plate opposite p. 14. Lyon's official report of his important expedition, most of which concerns his relations with the Inuit, with whom he was on excellent terms. Also a narrative of his voyage, a description of Southampton Island and its natives, notes on tides in Roes Welcome Sound and on compass variation. Arctic bibliography 10530. TPL 1324. Field 962. Sabin 42851. Decker 22:265. Hill 1055.
More imagesPublished by John Murray, London, 1825
- Hardcover
Seller: Attic Books (ABAC, ILAB), London, ON, CanadaAttic Books (ABAC, ILAB)
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. xvi, 198 p. 22 cm. Fold-out map at front. 7 engraved plates. Half leather with green marbled boards. Rebacked with original spine laid on. Corners darkened. Nautical bookplate on front pastedown along with plate for Louisa Dorothea Hopetoun. Foxing to first pages and map. Some offsetting from plates.…Lyon's official report of his important expedition, most of which concerns his relations with the Inuit, with whom he was on excellent terms. Also a narrative of his voyage, a description of Southampton Island and its natives, notes on tides in Roes Welcome Sound and on compass variation. Arctic bibliography 10530. TPL 1324. Field 962. Sabin 42851. Decker 22:265. Hill 1055.
More imagesPublished by John Murray, London, 1825
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Evening Star Books, ABAA/ILAB, Madison, WI, U.S.A.Evening Star Books, ABAA/ILAB
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. 8vo. [3], iv-xvi, [1], 2-198, [6] pp. Half later green sheep over marbled boards with the spine in six compartments, gold lettering and gold anchors on the spine, two red morocco labels lettered in gold on the spine; top edge gilt. Later marbled endpapers and pastedowns. Binding do…ne by J. MacDonald of New York. Illustrated with a fold-out map and with seven plates, drawn by Lyon himself and then engraved. Arctic Bibliography 10530. Field 962. Hill 1055. Lyon's official report provides information on the Inuit peoples of Southampton Island (the island is just north of Hudson Bay), including their engineering techniques for boatbuilding, burial customs, and the report contains an anatomical plate. Lyon's attempt to reach the Northwest passage was ultimately a failure. The corners gently rubbed through, the joints and the gutters are neatly strengthened, a small corner dampspot on a few plates.
