The Rainbow in the North; A Short Account of the First Establishment of Christianity in Rupert's Land by the Church Missionary Society.
many engravings. folding map. 222pp. 16mo, cloth. London, 1853. More
Arctic & Antarctic
Cold Oceans; Adventures in Kayak, Rowboat, and Dogsled
New York: HarperCollins, 1998. Maps. 8vo, blue boards, d.w. (New York): HarperCollins, (1998). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Vraye description de trois voyages de mer tres admirables fait en trois ans, a chacun an un, par les navires d'Hollande et Zaclande, au nord par derria re Norwege, Moscovie, et Tartarie, vers les royaumes de China & Catay, ensemble les dacouvrements du Waygat, Nova Sembla, & du pays situa sous la hauteur de 80 degrez, lequel on presume estre Groenlande
Amsterdam: Cornelius Claesz (Cornille Nicolas), 1609. Third French folio edition. Unbound. 44 leaves, 30 engravings in text including 6 maps, one of which is full page ("Caerte van Nova Zembla"). Facsimile title page with vignettes. Stamp on last leaf reads: Bibliothecae Jacob Carol This chronicle describes the Arctic explorations of Willem Barentzs (c. 1550--1597), a Dutch navigator and cartographer. Conducted between 1594 and 1596, Barentzs' three voyages into the seas north of Siberia are widely considered the most notable of..... More
Saga of Direction.
illus. 8vo, cloth; (cloth lightly soiled). N.Y.: Seven Seas Press, (1978). More
Magnificent Voyagers; The U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842
Washington: Smithsonian, 1985. With contributions by several authors. Illustrated. 303 pages, 4to, stiff pictorial wrappers. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, (1985). A near fine copy. More
Grenfell On The Labrador.
Foreword by Wilfred T. Grenfell. folding map, illus. 189pp. 12mo, cloth. N.Y., 1920. First edition. Presentation copy from the author. More
The Heroes of the Arctic and Their Adventures.
London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1889. 18 black & white woodcut illustrations. 12mo, full polished calf, ornately gilt spine with black leather spine label, marbled edges, bookplate on fly-leaf. London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1889. Near Fine. More
Land of the Long Day
New York: Henry Holt, 1956. Illus. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. torn and chipped, spine ends of cloth worn, cloth soiled. New York: Henry Holt, (1956). More
Voyages of Delusion; The Quest for the Northwest Passage
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2003. Illus. 467pp. 8vo, 1/2 gray cloth, d.w. New Haven: Yale University Press, (2003). Fine. More
The Life of Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal.
Frontis. 2 vols. thick 8vo, cloth. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1915. First Edition. very good Lord Strathcona spent many years in Labrador and was a member of the Canadian Parliament in 1870. More
The Great White North; The Story of Polar Exploration, from the Earliest Times to the Discovery of the Pole
New York: Macmillan, 1910. Many illustrations in black and white. 489pp. 8vo, decorated green cloth, corners lightly worn, spine slightly cocked, cloth rubbed and lightly soiled. New York: Macmillan, 1910. First edition. A very good copy. More
The Big Nail; The Story of the Cook-Peary Feud.
New York: John Day, 1970. Iillus. 8vo, white cloth, lightly soiled. New York: John Day, (1970). More
Bloeyende Opkomst der Aloude en Hedendaagsche Groenlandische Visschery.
6 folding maps. Engraved Frontis. and 7 other plates, one folding. [36], 330, [12]pp. + errata & ad from publisher. 8vo, handsomely rebound in modern 3/4 crimson morocco; (two small chips to margins of two leaves). Amsterdam: Joannes Oosterwyk, 1720. A bright, clean copy of this classic of whale fishery by the Dutch in Greenland. "Zorgdrager's work is by far the most important of the early authorities on the Northern Whalefishery, and must always be one of the chief sources..... More
Zorgdragers Alte und Neue Gronlandische Fischerei und Wallfischfang: mit einer kurzen historischen Beschreibung von gronland, Island, Spitzbergen, Nova Zembla... ausgefertiget durch Abraham Moubach.
Leipzig: Bei Peter Conrad Monath, 1723. Black letter type with title page printed in red & black. Beautiful copper-engraved frontispiece and 7 additional fine plates, one folding; 6 folding maps. [32], 482, [14]pp. Short square 4to, bound in contemporary full vellum with red leather label, red edges. Leipzig: Bei Peter Conrad Monath, 1723. Fine. The first German translation of the 1720 Dutch original. An exceptionally bright, nearly spotless copy of this classic of whale fishery by the Dutch in Greenland..... More