Lot 469
Parry, William Edward
Printed Books, Maps and Manuscripts
Auction: 11 July 2006 at 12:00 BST
Description
Journal of a Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific; Performed in the years 1819-1820, in His Majesty's Ships Hecla and Griper. London, 1821. First edition, 4to (270 x 210mm.), 14 aquatint or engraved plates, 6 charts and maps, 4 folding, contemporary half sheep over marbled boards, some slight foxing and offsetting, binding rubbed at extremities; Rowan, J.J. The Emigrant and Sportsman in Canada. London, 1876. First edition, 8vo, folding map, original cloth, very slightly rubbed; O'Leary, Peter. Travels and Experiences in Canada, the Red River Territory, and the United States. London: J.B. Day, [1877], 8vo, advertisements, original cloth, binding slightly worn and 2 others (Montreal Illustrated; or the stranger's guide to Montreal, 1875, and a photo album c.1900) (5)