Sales catalogue 43: Marks and Co

Date:
c.1938
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/14/24
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 43: Marks and Co. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    111 112 113 114 115 116 Ly 118 119 120 121 Arctic Regions—continued. the years 1746 and 1747, for DISCOVERING a NORTH WEST PASSAGE ; with An Accurate Survey of the Coast, and a Short Natural History of the Country ; together with a fair View of the Facts and Arguments from which the future finding of such a Passage is rendered probable: To which is prefixed, An HISTORICAL ACCOUNT of the ATTEMPTS hitherto made for the finding a PASSAGE that way to the East INDIES, folding chart of Hudson’s Bay and 9 copper-plates (title re-margined at head, some plates strengthened at folds), 8vo., neatly rebound in old style sheep, Printed for H. Whitredge, 1748 , £4/4/- Contains many valuable observations on the Customs of the Eskimos. One of the results of this voyage was that it definitely disproved the idea that the North- West Passage lay through the Hudson’s Bay. FACSIMILE of the ILLUSTRATED ARCTIC NEWS, published on Board H.M.S. RESOLUTE : (CAPT. Horatio T. AUSTIN) in Search of the Expedition under SIR JOHN FRANKLIN, issued in five numbers, from Oct. 31st, 1850, to Mar. 14th, 1851, edited by Lieut. SHERARD OSBORNE, and Mr. GEORGE F. MCDOUGALL, with numerous illustrations (some coloured), folio, orig. cloth, Ackermann & Co., 1852 £2/-/- FRANKLIN (Capt. JOHN, R.N.) NARRATIVE of a JOURNEY to the SHORES of the POLAR SEA in 1819 to 1822, with an Appendix on various Subjects relating to Science and Natural History ; with 4. folding charts and 30 plates by E. FINDEN (of which 10 are COLOURED AQUATINTS), 4to., half red morocco gilt, t.e.g., 1823 £2/2/- : SEARCH for the EXPEDITION of—vide BELCHER (CAPT. SIR EDWARD), ante ; Hooper (LizEuT. W. H.), KANE (E. K.), McCLINTocK (Capt. F. L.), and OSBORN (LIEUT. SHERARD), post. GORDON (W. J.) RouND about the NoRTH POLE, with woodcuts and other illustrations by EDWARD WHYMPER, 8vo., cloth, 1907 7/6 GREELY (ApDoLPHUS W.) THREE YEARS of ARCTIC SERVICE: an Account of the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition of 1881-84 and the Attainment of the Farthest North, with nearly 100 illustrations made from photographs taken by the party, and with the official maps and charts, 2 vols, large 8vo., cloth, 1886 15/- GREENLAND : published by the COMMISSION for the DIRECTION of the GEOLOGICAL and GEOGRAPHICAL INVESTIGATIONS in GREENLAND, edited by M. VAHL. G. C. AMDRUP, L. BoBE and AD. S. JENSEN, profusely illustrated, 3 vols, roy. 8vo., wrappers 1928-29 £1/1/- Contents : Vol. 1, The Discovery of Greenland, Exploration and Nature of the Country ; Vol. 2, The Past and Present Population of Greenland ; Vol. 3, The Colonization of Greenland and its History until 1929. HALL (Cart. CHARLES FRANCIS) LIFE with the ESQUIMAUX : a Narrative, from 1860-62, with the Results of a Long Intercourse with the Innuits, and Full Description of their Mode of Life, the Discovery of Actual Relics of the Expedition of MARTIN FROBISHER of Three Centuries ago, with maps and 100 illustrations, 2 vols, 8vo., half calf, 1864 19/- Lacks chart showing Author’s Track and Discoveries. HAYES (Dr. I. I.) The OPEN PoLar SEA : a Narrative of a Voyage of Discovery towards the North Pole, in the Schooner “‘ United States,’ FiIRstT ENGLISH EDITION, portrait, 3 maps and 6 plates, 8vo., half calf, 1867 15/- HOOPER (Lieut. W. H.) TEN MONTHS among the TENTs of the TuskI, with Incidents of an Arctic Boat Expedition in Search of SIR JOHN FRANKLIN, as far as the MACKENZIE RIVER, and CAPE BATHURST, with map, 4 lithographs and 7 other illustrations, 8vo., cloth (cover soiled), 1853 £1/1/- JAMES (Capt. THomas) DANGEROUS VOYAGE, in his intended Discovery of a NORTH WEsT PASSAGE into the SOUTH SEA : wherein the miseries endured, both going, wintering, and returning, . «°. are “related, ..~.°. to which is added... .an, Appendix, concern ing the LONGITUDE, by MASTER GELLIBRAND, SECOND EDITION, revised and corrected, (lacks map), 8vo., unbound, Reprinted for O. Payne, 1740 £2/5/- KANE (ELISHA KENT, U.S.N.) ARCTIC EXPLORATIONS: The SECOND GRINNELL Ex- PEDITION in SEARCH of SIR JOHN FRANKLIN, 1853 to 1855 ; with 2 portraits, vignette titles, 3 maps and nearly 300 woodcuts from sketches by the Author, 2 vols, 8vo., half morocco, Philadelphia, 1857 18/- LYON (Capt. G. F.) A BRIEF NARRATIVE of an UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT to reach REPULSE Bay, through Sir THOMAS ROwWE’s “‘ WELCOME,” in H.M.S. “ GRIPER,” in the year 1824 [with a Botanical Appendix by PROFESSOR HOOKER], with map and 7 plates, 8vo., calf, 1825 10/- BOOKS PURCHASED FOR CASH. 4