Polar exploration rare books

First edition. 2 volumes, 8vo, [iv], 464; [ii], 467 pp., 2 additional engraved title-pages with vignette, upwards of 300 engravings including full page steel engravings and some wood engravings, 2 folding maps, some light spotting, original blue blind-stamped cloth lettered in gilt, neat repairs to extremities, an excellent set.

Second, enlarged edition, 4to (29 x 21.5 cm). [4], 98, [2]pp., half-title, errata, explanation of plates III-V, engraved vignette to title, 5 maps and plans on 3 sheets (1 double-page, 2 folding), green straight-grained morocco gilt, covers with broad gilt borders, spine faded to olive, all edges gilt, a fine copy.

First French edition. 3 vols, 8vo, xxxii, 388; [4], 366; [4], 363 pp., large folding engraved map, 16 engraved plates. Contemporary French calf-backed marbled boards, corners and edges worn, large folding map with old repairs to verso, a bit creased and stained, a good set.

Signed, limited 'General Hubbard' edition, one of 500 copies signed by Peary, 8vo, xxxii, 373, [1, blank] pages. With numerous illustrations, a folding map, and signed limitation page inserted throughout. Publisher's deluxe binding of half blue levant morocco over blue cloth boards, an excellent copy.

First edition. 8vo., xii, 292pp., 2 folding maps (1 in colour), original blue cloth gilt, a fine copy.

Folio.187-220, v-x pp., photographic illustrations, original wrappers, a fine copy and a rare survival thus.

First edition. 4to (30.75 x 25 cms), [4],102, [2 (errata)] pp., uncut in original boards, neatly rebacked to style, light brown stain to inner upper quarter of pages through to C1, spotting to last 6 pages, overall a super rarity in excellent condition, well preserved in modern blue cloth box, red morocco label.

First French edition. 8vo, xix, 546 pp., large folding map (short split to fold, lightly foxed), contemporary mottled calf gilt, red morocco label, lightly rubbed, an excellent copy.

Second edition. 8vo, xxiv, 258 pp., with a woodcut vignette to title, folding map as frontispiece; frontispiece spotted, offsetting to title, very small marginal hole to p. 21, otherwise internally bright; contemporary half calf with marbled sides, borders roll-tooled in gilt, skilfully rebacked, spine gilt in compartments, contemporary gilt red morocco lettering-piece relaid in one, others with gilt centre-pieces, marbled edges and endpapers, hinges reinforced with buckram; rubbed at extremities, otherwise a very good copy.

First edition. 4to., [viii], xxx, [ii half-title], 310, [ii], clxxx pp., errata slip at end, 20 engraved or aquatint maps and plates; [viii], [clxxxi]- cccx pp., half-title, 6 engraved plates, contemporary diced calf gilt rebacked preserving spine, rubbed, large chart with tear repaired, offsetting from plates to title and text, light spotting etc. to plates, a very good copy.