Lot 317
Parry, Captain William Edward
Auction: 13 January 2010 at 11:00 GMT
Description
Journal of a voyage for the discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific. London: John Murray, 1821. Second edition, 4to, 6 maps [including frontispiece], 14 plates, Northern Lighthouse stamp to reverse of title, some light foxing; [Idem] Journal of a second voyage for the discovery of a North-West Passage. London: John Murray, 1824. 4to, 31 maps and plates, 8 folding maps and plates at rear, Northern Lighthouse stamp to reverse of title, offsetting, some foxing; [Idem] Journal of a third voyage for the discovery of a North-west passage. London: John Murray, 1826. 4to, 11 maps and plates, Northern Lighthouse stamp to reverse of title, offsetting; [Idem] Narrative of an attempt to reach the North Pole. London: John Murray, 1828. 4to, frontispiece, 3 plates and 3 maps, some light foxing; all uniformly bound in 19th century calf gilt, Northern Lighthouse gilt stamp to backstrips, some rubbing to boards (4)
Footnote
Note: Cf. Sabin 58860 [1st edition]; 58864; 58867; 58868