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Parry, William Edward

Journal of a Second Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific; Performed In The Years 1821-22-23, In His Majesty's Ships Fury and Hecla

1824

1017,08 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Dettagli

Anno di pubblicazione
1824
Luogo di stampa
London. John Murray
Autore
Parry, William Edward
Edizione
First edition.
Soggetto
Travel - Polar
Lingue
Inglese
Prima edizione

Descrizione

4to [30 x 23.5 cm]; [viii], xxx,571, [i, errata], [iv, ads dated 1824] pp, 39 plates, maps and charts, 8 folding (complete) including frontis, 9 engraved and lithographed maps, other illus, tables. later half calf & marbled boards, raised bands, gilt title lettering on red leather spine label, old signature on title page, small endpaper bookplate, a fine, clean copy in handsome binding, nice wide margins, plates with tissue guards. A picture of this Lande 1385. Sabin 58864. Smith 7963. TPL 1295. Arctic Bibliog. 13142. National Maritime Museum I, 836. Hill 226:'Parry was twice frozen in for several months, but made many explorations and discoveries by sea and land. . . This work deals with the characteristics of the Eskimos (Inuit) and is a treatise on aboriginal life as well as a narrative of scientific discoveries'. Field 1184: 'Splendid work'. Of the fine plates, many from drawings by Captain Lyon, 22 are of the Inuit, their domestic life, fishing, hunting, villages, modes of travel, boats, tools, portraits, etc.