[PARRY'S FIRST AND SECOND VOYAGE]. PARRY, William Edward.
A Supplement to the Appendix of Captain Parry's Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage, in 1819-20.
Containing an Account of the Subjects of Natural History [BOUND WITH] The North Georgia Gazette and winter Chronicle [WITH] Journal of a second voyage for the discovery of a North-West Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, performed in the years 1821-
Stock Code
95089
London, John Murray, 1824
£8,750
Description
First editions, 2 vols, with two works bound in vol.I; 4to, [viii], [clxxxi]-cccx pp., both works inscribed by Parry, half-title, 6 engraved plates; xii, 132pp., both works complete with half-titles, vol.II: [viii], xxx, [ii](half-title), 572pp., inscribed by Parry on the title page, 31 engraved or aquatint maps and plates, 4 folding engraved charts, occasional offsetting of plates; both volumes bound uniformly in contemporary calf, spine panelled in gilt and blind, double green labels, covers bordered in gilt and blind, marbled endpapers and edges.
Bibliography
I. Sabin 58861; Staton & Tremaine 1205; II. Sabin 55714; Books on Ice 2.10; Hill (2004) 1312; Sabin 58864; Staton & Tremaine 1295.
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