VOYAGES OF DISCOVERY IN THE ANTARCTIC AND ARCTIC SEAS AND ROUND THE WORLD:

Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington, 1884. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition; Full Title: Voyages of Discovery in the Arctic and Antarctic Seas, and Round the World: Being Personal Narratives of Attempts to Reach the North and South Poles; and of an Open-boat Expedition up the Wellington Channel in Search of Sir John Franklin and Her Majesty's "Erebus" and "Terror," in Her Majesty's Boat "Forlorn Hope," under the command of the author. To which are added an autobiography, appendix, portraits, Maps and numerous illustrations. 2 volumes; Vol I xx, 432 pages, Vol II xii, 412 pages, all illustrations, panorama and maps as called for in the contents. Appendix, Index. "Memorandum" and "Opinions" at back of Vol II. Original highly decorated covers. Covers worn, bumped, corners frayed, with top of Volume 2 corner split, spine ends worn, softened, front end paper and frontispiece loose Volume 1, rear hinge splitting, text block shaken but fairly solid, all complete. Volume 2 hinges splitting, text block shaken again fairly solid. Closed repaired tear to folding map. Important first hand accounts of arctic expeditions under Parry (1827) and Belcher (1852-54), as well as the Antarctic expedition of James Clark Ross (1839-43). Rosove mentions that this work was published in an edition of 750 copies. McCormick was eighty-four when he published these memoirs but five years after publication less than 375 copies had sold. The binding was done in batches, there are a variety of variants, one may reasonably assume that many remaining copies were never bound. Had there been a "remainder" of perfect copies, one would expect to see a high proportion of fine copies, whereas the reverse is true. Rosove, 221.A1. This is the first UK edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 5 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 290. . This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.