Henry Hudson: Dreams and Obsession
New York: Citadel Press, 2007. Illustrated. 431 pages. 8vo, 1/2 tan cloth, d.w. (New York): Citadel Press, (2007). Near fine in near fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Citadel Press, 2007. Illustrated. 431 pages. 8vo, 1/2 tan cloth, d.w. (New York): Citadel Press, (2007). Near fine in near fine dust wrapper. More
illus. 8vo, cloth. Boston, (1956). More
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1887. Many plates, 3 maps at end. 75pp. 4to, original black cloth, ex-lib, lacks front flyleaf, spine ends and edges of corners worn, corners bumped. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1887. First Edition. "In the Thetis and Bear, Schley pushed vigorously northward, and on June 22 near Cape Sabine saved the seven survivors of Greely 's party at the very brink of death, and returned safely after 1300 miles of perilous ice navigation." Dictionary of American Biography..... More
London: George Allen & Unwin, 1953. Illus. 8vo, yellow cloth. London: George Allen & Unwin, (1953). Very good. More
Philadelphia: American Sunday-School Union. 192pp. Wide 24mo, 1/2 contemporary black leather, spine ends worn, edges of boards lightly worn. Philadelphia: American Sunday-School Union, n.d., circa 1875. "An abridgment, with some modifications and additions of the second volume of captain...Scoresby's work on the Arctic Regions and Whale-fishery, Edinburgh, 1820." Preface. Pages 40-148 are on the whale fishery at Spitzbergen. More
London: Religious Tract Society. Frontis. 2 volumes in one. 18mo, original brown cloth, rubbed, corners bumped, lacks corner of front flyleaf, otherwise very good. London: Religious Tract Society, n.d., circa 1862. Abridgment of the Edinburgh, 1820 edition. More
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w.; (previous owner's inscription on front flyleaf). Edinburgh: William Blackwood, (1982). More
New York: Dodd, Mead, 1913. Arranged by Leonard Huxley. 18 color plates, 268 b/w Illus., 2 facsimiles, 2 folding panoramas, 8 maps, 4 folding. 2 vols. Small, thick 4to, black cloth, cloth to vol. II lightly soiled, some maps with light foxing. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1913. First American Edition. Volume I: Being the Journals of Captain R. F. Scott. Volume II: Being the Reports of the Journeys and the Scientific Work undertaken by Dr. E. A. Wilson and the..... More
New York: James V. Seaman, 1821. Map. Hand colored engraving. Image measures 7.5" x 11". 1821. This scarce map of the North Polar regions document both the area's geography as well as the Arctic explorations that helped discover and document it. It charts the exploratory routes of Captain James Cook and Charles Clerke through the North Sea in 1778 and 1779. It also notes the route of Mr. Hearne west of the Hudson, in search of the Arctic Sea. The..... More
numerous illus. 415pp. thick 8vo, cloth. N.Y., 1911. First edition. The account of a voyage to the region north of Aylmer Lake. More
New York: Scribner, 1917. Many Illus. xii, 308pp. 8vo, original decorated green cloth, corners and bottom edge of back cover, all bumped, cloth lightly soiled and partially faded from sun exposure, ex-lib. New York: Scribner's, 1917. The account of a voyage to the region north of Aylmer Lake. More
London: Heinemann, 1909. 12 color plates, many b/w plates, 3 folding maps and a double panorama folding sheet in back pocket. 2 Vols. Thick 4to, expertly rebound in modern blue cloth with original cloth mounted on front cover of both volumes, page margins uncut, very light foxing to some margins of both volumes. London: William Heinemann, 1909. First Edition. Very good Ex libris of the Exeter Diocesan Training College Library with their rubber stamp on the half-title page of both..... More
Paris: Hachette, 1910. Traduction et l'Adaptation de ce Voyage...par Charles Rabot. folding color map. 12 color plates, 272 black & white illustrations. xii, 472pp., very thick 4to, pictorial blue cloth; (small amount of chipping to margins of some pages, otherwise very good). Paris: Hachette, 1910. First Edition in French. A tight, bright copy. More
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1999. Illustrated with color photographs. 328 pages. 8vo, blue boards, dust wrapper. New York: McGraw-Hill, (1999). Top edges a bit foxed, still a very good(+) copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2001. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. lightly soiled. New Haven: Yale University Press, (2001). More
New York: Norton, 1932. Frontis and other b/w photos. 372 pages. Lareg 8vo, red boards. New York: Norton, (1932). First edition. A good ex-library copy--rubbing and residue to spine and edges, a touch of staining to fore-edge, foxed pages, wear to pastedowns/endpapers. More
New York: Macmillan, 1927. Foreword by Gilbert Grosvenor. Introduction by Robert Laird Borden. Extensively illustrated, including folding map in rear pocket. xxv + 784 pages, thick 8vo, blue cloth; chipped at head of spine, covers rubbed. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1927. A worn copy but still good and solid. More
New York: Duell Sloan and Pearce, 1958. Maps. 8vo, black cloth, corners of cloth bumped, pencil marks in margins. New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, (1958). More
Gotha: Justus Perthes, 1877. Map. Steel engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 13 1/2" x 15 1/2" This striking 1877 map was published by Justus Perthes for Stieler's Hand Atlas. Centered on the North Pole, the map depicts northern Europe, Russia, Canada, Alaska and Greenland. Coastlines and island groups are extensively labeled, as are important cities, lakes, rivers, mountains, and other topography. Text in German. This map appeared in the 1877 issue of Stieler's Hand Atlas. In excellent condition..... More
8vo, cloth. London: Geoffrey Bles, (1946). vg. More
Transl. and abridged by Charles Rabot. 100 illus. 430pp. 8vo, 1/2 leather. Paris, n.d., (ca. 1903). More
London: Joseph Thomas, 1836. Map. Original engraving with hand colored outline. London: Joseph Thomas, 1835. Measures 6 1/2" x 10" This small double-hemisphere map depicts the North and South Poles. Incredibly detailed for its size, the map labels regions, cities, rivers, islands, and bodies of water. Antarctica is not depicted, with the exception of a small stretch of coastline labeled Palmer's Land - named for the Capt. Nathaniel Palmer who explored this part of the Antarctic Peninsula in 1820, just..... More
Edinburgh: John Thomson, 1814. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. 23" x 21" Impressive map of the Northern Hemisphere centered on the North Pole. Like all of Thomson's maps, this map notes numerous towns, cities, rivers and other topographical features in beautiful detail. Dark shading around land masses accentuates the dominance of land forms in the northern hemisphere. Northern coastlines in Eurasia are carefully delineated, while the northern coast of North America and Greenland remain unclear. The map is in..... More
Amsterdam: Giovanni Battista Albrizzi, 1740. Map. Uncolored copper plate engraving. Image measures 11 x 12.75". Rarely seen in black and white, this map of the North Pole and Northern Hemisphere demonstrates geographic knowledge as of the mid-18th century. The map shows the Northeast Passage, or northern sea route, discovered by William Barentsz in 1596, as well as the islands of Nova Zembla and Spitzbergen that he also discovered. However, the corresponding region in North America, and therefore a possible Northwest..... More
illus. 8vo, cloth. New York, 1922. More
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