Parry Capt W E (11 results)
Published by Harper & Bros, NY 1840
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Seller: THE OLD LIBRARY SHOP, Bethlehem, PA, U.S.A.THE OLD LIBRARY SHOP
Contact seller5-star sellerHard Cover. Condition: good. Dust Jacket Condition: --. VOL 1 ONLY. School District Library, No. 100321 pages; engraved frontis of Parry by Dick, missing tissue guard; chip from front ep; heavy foxing throughout; 6" tall; wear to edges of brown cover; gilt lettering on spine; no dj. Hardcover.
Language: English
Published by John Murray, Ldn 1828
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- First Edition
Seller: Larry W Price Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.Larry W Price Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 5 Vol Set, 283, 270, 312, 295 & 330 pp.+ Illus Plts at the Frontis of all 5 Vols & 6 Other Illus Plts, Bound in Period Brn Three-quarters Leather & Marbled Bds, Attractive Spines with Gilt title & Elaborate Designs between the Ridges, Small format Edition, 12mo (3.5 x 5.5 Inches), ow…ner namestamp ff e.p., & light edgewear else VG & Tight Matching Set, 1st Ed (Attractive Set).
Published by Harper & Brothers 1840
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Seller: Books for Libraries, Inc., Santa Clarita, CA, U.S.A.Books for Libraries, Inc.
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. 1840 Hardcover 2 Volume Set, complete. NOT a facsimile. B & W Frontispiece with tissue. First edition. No former owner's name or marks. Text is clean, some foxing. Binding is strong. Brown cloth covers, Vol 1 is missing the spine but has been covered with similar brown cloth, spine ends are missing pi…eces. Corners & edges are rubbed. "The Family Library. No. 108. Parry Voyages in Two Vol. Vol 2" is printed on the spine of Vol 2. *No shipping outside the United States available for this heavy book.*.
More imagesPublished by John Murray, London 1828
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Seller: Polar Books, Llandudno, CONWY, United KingdomPolar Books
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Hardcover (Full Leather). Condition: Fair. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. 1828 Travel Sized Edition: Volume III ONLY - 1st Edition thus; Vol III, vii,312 pages, engraved plates frontispiece, folding map. Leather covers with gilt titling to spine. Covers worn, piece from top of spine missing, title page and pages iv-vii loosening…, pages age toned, spotting to pages. First edition of the work in this format and binding, and/or set or series. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2665.
More imagesPublished by John Murray, London 1831
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Seller: Polar Books, Llandudno, CONWY, United KingdomPolar Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. 1831 Cabinet Sized Edition: Volume V, 300 pages, 2 photogravures. Cloth covers with spine label. Shelf wear, some spotting, marks, to pages, some pages uncut, blank end paper has small piece missing. This Volume 5 contains a 73 page conclusion of the Esquimox (from Volume IV) followed…by The Narrative of an Attempt to reach The North Pole in 1827. This Narrative was later produced without the Equimox chapter as Volume VI. These cabinet editions were often used by officers who replicated their library for travel. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 4455.
More imagesPublished by John Murray, London 1828
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Seller: Polar Books, Llandudno, CONWY, United KingdomPolar Books
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Hardcover (Original Cloth). Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. 1828 Cabinet Sized Edition: Volumes 1 to 4.Vol I, viii,283 pages. Vol II, 270 pages. Vol III, vii, folding map, 312 pages. Vol IV, NOTE: These 4 volumes contain the account of the 1st and 2nd Voyages ONLY. Volume V, the 3rd Voyage is NOT included. These…cabinet editions were often used by officers who replicated their library for travel. Shelf wear, covers and spine labels grubby, sunned, some foxing odd tissue guard loose. First edition of the work in this format and binding, and/or set or series. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2663.
More imagesPublished by John Murray, London 1829
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Seller: Polar Books, Llandudno, CONWY, United KingdomPolar Books
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Hardcover (Full Leather). Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. 1829 Cabinet Sized Edition: xxxv, 211 pages, includes frontispiece "The Boats off Walden Island". Full Title: Narrative of An Attempt to reach the North Pole, in boats fitted for the purpose, and attached to His Majesty's Ship Helca, in the year 1827…under The Command of Capt. W.E.PARRY, R.N. F.R.S. and Commander of the Expedition. The Sixth Volume produced later for Parry's Attempt on the Pole but it is rare. Not in A.B. Sabin 58869. These cabinet editions were often used by officers who replicated their library for travel. First edition of the work in this format and binding, and/or set or series. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 4456.
More imagesPublished by London, John Murray, Albamarle Street 1828
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Seller: Terrace Horticultural Books, St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.Terrace Horticultural Books
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Provenance - These Five Volumes Are from the Sitwell Family Library At Weston HALL U. K. THEIR FAMILY SEAT FOR 300 YEARS. THE BOOKs ARRIVED AT WESTON HALL DURING THE TIME OF HARRIET WRIGHTSON 1788-1864 AND COL. HENRY HELY- HUTCHINSON who was the nephew of General Lord Hutchinson (later 2n…d Earl of Donoughmore), Good Solid Copies, Some Uniform Darkening At Spine Area Of All Volumes, Label At Volume I I Has An Indentation Hole, Some Pages Unopened, Vol. V Has Pp.329 and 330 Bound In Twice, PP.v,283, v, 270, iv, 312,vii,295,iv,330, Volume I I I Has Folding Map Labeled General Chart Showing The Discoveries of The Three Perry Voyages, Ten Tissue Guarded Plates For All Volumes, Images Include Parry, The Ships And Eskimo Life.
More imagesPublished by John Murray, London 1821
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Seller: Polar Books, Llandudno, CONWY, United KingdomPolar Books
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Hardcover (rebound in cloth). Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. 1st Edition, SIGNED by the Author (Parry) and also the Purser of The Helca: Full Title - 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, under the Orders of Captain William Edward Parry, R. N., F. R. S. and Commander of the Expedition. Rebound , marbled page edges, xxx, 571 pages, eratta, 4 fold-out charts and 4 numbered fold-out panoramas "Appearances of Lands" bound at rear, 31 plates [inc. frontis], 5 of which are maps. Following this volume the 1821 North Georgia Gazette, and Winter Chronicle is bound in. SIGNED by the Author to W H Hooper (Purser on the Hecla) "Wm H Hooper Esq with the Author's Kind Regards on the title page. This book was later gifted and signed by W H Hooper on the fly leaf "J.P. Welsford Esq with the affectionate Regards of Wm H Hooper" also The North Georgia Gazette, and Winter Chronicle is also signed on the title page "S L Hodges - from her friend W H Hooper Purser of the Hecla in - Expedition - now of the -1821" (Unfortunately the pages of the gazette have been cut down to fit with the volume and as such part of this signature and inscription is missing). Charts and panoramas poorly folded in the past, some foxing, age toning, wrinkling of pages as to be expected. "Through the long arctic winter, Parry did everything possible to keep his crew occupied. There was constant activity, plays were acted at the 'Royal Arctic Theatre' and Sabine edited a periodical journal, The North Georgia Gazette, and Winter Chronicle" . This periodical was afterwards published by John Murray, and is bound in with this journal. ON THE FIRST VOYAGE Parry was given command of the Hecla and Griper for his first expedition of 1819. Parry sailed up Baffin Bay and through Lancaster Sound and Barrow Strait to the south side of Melville Island, encountering much less heavy ice than anticipated. The expedition over-wintered at Winter Harbour, on the south side of Melville Island. Freeze-up delayed Parry until August of 1820, but he was still able to continue west to Dundas Peninsula and south to Banks Island before turning to head home to England. Parry's voyage was to be recognized as one of the most important in the history of Arctic exploration. He proved that Lancaster Sound opened a passage to the west, he charted a vast area of the unknown Arctic, and proved that it was possible to spend the winter north of the Arctic Circle without being in grave danger. He was also the first to reach 110 degrees west longitude, which earned him and his crew a cash reward of £5,000. [AB 13145]. The Journal, based on Parry's reports, appeared in 1821, after the rights had been bought by the publisher John Murray for the stunning amount of a 1000 guineas. In the same year this second, corrected, edition was published, followed by German, Dutch and French translations. ON THE SECOND VOYAGE " Sent by the Admiralty to search for a passage along the west coast of Foxe Basin, Parry sailed north of Southampton Island instead of south, the route preferred by previous navigators, and thus became the first to sail through Frozen Strait and confirmed Middleton's discovery of Repulse Bay. In late Aug. having found no passage through Repulse Bay, he explored the coast northward, sailing as far as Ross Bay. In Feb. 1822, Eskimos visited the ships' winter quarters on Winter Island and spent much of the winter in the expedition's company, enabling Parry and his men to make detailed observations on their customs and language. After leaving their winter quarters, they explored farther north equiped with Eskimo maps (ESKIMAUX CHART No 1, No 2 & No 3, facing p. 197, 198 and 252) and found the entrance to Fury and Hecla Strait. Ice prevented their passing through it, but overland journeys confirmed that it led westward to a sea. Parry returned to winter quarters and attempted to sail through Fury and Hecla Strait the following summer.
Published by John Murray, London 1828
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Seller: Schooner Books Ltd.(ABAC/ALAC), Halifax, NS, CanadaSchooner Books Ltd.(ABAC/ALAC)
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[ viii ]; pp:283;[ iv ]; pp: 270; [ v ];pp:312;pp: 295;[ viii ]; pp: 330 [ iv ] Pp.Frontis eng. plates all vols as well as 1 fldg map and five other plates (collated ) Cloth on all vols very worn esp. along edges & spines.with some hinge cracks to spines, some offsetting to plates; interiors all good All vols origiinal cloth wit…h title labels on spines.
Seller: Berkelouw Rare Books, Berrima, NSW, AustraliaBerkelouw Rare Books
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London: John Murray, 1824. 4to. Half oasis binding with buckram boards. Spine gilt. Marbled text-block. (10, xxx, 572pp.). Complete copy with half-title frontisp., 30 full-page engrv. plates, 4 fold. charts, and 4 fold. land-forms at end. Some offsetting of the plates with mild foxing around edges, but generally a nice copy. 1st… edition. With both the book-plate as well as the signature of J. Cresswell, Lieut. S.G. Cresswell was an officer (1850-1854) of H.M.S. Investigator, the first ship to complete the north-west passage.
