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London: Colburn And Co., 1852. First Edition. “A collection of articles extracted from a manuscript newspaper called “Aurora borealis,” published monthly and edited by one of the officers of the Assistance, during the expedition under Sir H.T.Austin in search of Franklin, 1850-51, in Canadian Arctic waters. The collection includes a variety of whimsical and informative articles by members of the expedition [Admiral Sir John Ross, Commander McClintock, Commander Ommanney, Lieut. Osborn], on animals and birds, sledge journeys, entertainment, history, and the Eskimos, etc.” (Arctic Bib.) Arctic Bib. 651. TPL 3128. Lande 926. Sabin 1924. Smith 273. 8vo. pp. xviii, 347, [1] + [34]ads. with half-title. coloured lithographed frontis. 10 wood-engraved text illus. title vignette. modern half calf, gilt edges, original gilt-stamped cloth sides bound in (slight chipping to edges of 2 leaves repaired)

[Wakefield]: S. R. Publishers Limited & [New York]: Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1967. Facsimile Reprint. 4to. pp. 4 p.l., 211, [1], [2]ads. folding map. facsimile title. cloth. Fine copy. elala5867

London: Printed For Richard Phillips By J.G.Barnard, 1806-07. First Edition of the English Translation, abridged from the original Russian of 1802. “One of the fundamental and…early books on the Aleutian Islands, and particularly on Unalashka.” (Lada-Mocarski) Sarytschev’s journal gives an account of the first major exploring expedition sent out by the Russians to the Frozen Sea and the North Pacific after Bering’s second expedition of 1741. It was the last of the major Russian surveys of the eastern coast of Siberia and required nine years to accomplish (1785-94). During that time the expedition visited the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, Kodiak, Montague Island and Prince William Sound. Alaska and the Aleutian Islands were here carefully charted for the first time. Joseph Billings, who has previously accompanied Cook on his last fatal voyage and subsequently entered the Russian navy, was selectec by Catherine II to command the expedition. Sarytschev served as surveyor on the voyage. Another… Read More

London: Printed for J.Payne and J.Bouquet..., 1752. First Edition. One of the earliest and most informative works on the Hudsonís Bay Territory, Robsonís book was also one of the most powerful denunciations of the secretive and selfish methods of the Hudsonís Bay Company. Robson possessed an intimate knowledge of the subject, having been employed for some years as surveyor and supervisor to the Company. Condemning their failure to promote fishing and mining enterprise and the exploration and settlement of the interior, Robson urges the importance to Great Britain of breaking the monopoly which was throwing the fur trade into the hands of the French: ìThe company have for eighty years slept at the edge of a frozen sea; they have shown no curiosity to penetrate farther themselves, and have exerted all their art and power to crush that spirit in others.î Robson supported the petition made in 1749 to revoke the Companyís charter and gave testimony before the parliamentary committee appointed to… Read More

Toronto: William Briggs…, 1897. First Edition. The author accompanied his brother, Joseph Burr Tyrrell, as topographer and Eskimo interpreter on an exploratory survey of the regions west of Hudson’s Bay, May-Dec. 1893. They travelled from Lake Athabaska to Chesterfield Inlet, along Hudson’s Bay and the coast to Hayes River. The present narrative includes a list of plants collected on the expedition, a vocabulary Of Eskimo words, a route map, a classified index, and illustrations from photographs taken on the journey, and from drawings by Arthur Heming. Arctic Bib. 18137. 8vo. pp. vi, [7]-280. folding map, 11 plates (incl. frontis.), & numerous text illus. (many full-page). original gilt-stamped pictorial cloth

Toronto: William Briggs…, 1908. Third and Best Edition. The author accompanied his brother, Joseph Burr Tyrrell, as topographer and Eskimo interpreter on an exploratory survey of the regions west of Hudson’s Bay, May-Dec. 1893. They travelled from Lake Athabaska to Chesterfield Inlet, along Hudson’s Bay and the coast to Hayes River. The present narrative includes a list of plants collected on the expedition, a vocabulary Of Eskimo words, a route map, a classified index, and illustrations from photographs taken on the journey, and from drawings by Arthur Heming and J.S.Gordon. This third edition is revised, with two new chapters on musk-oxen and the Hudson Bay route, and many new illustrations, and a map.ud Arctic Bib. 18138. 8vo. pp. vi, [7]-280. 2 folding maps (1 colour), 16 plates (incl. frontis., 2 double-sided), & numerous text illus. (many full-page, incl. 1 map), many after photographs by J.B.Tyrrell. original gilt-stamped pictorial cloth (spine spotted)

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1900. First Edition. The expedition, commanded by Abercrombie, explored the area and constructed an 80-mile pack trail from Valdez through the Chugach Mountains to the Klutena River divide in order to connect Eagle City on the Yukon with Valdez by way of Copper Centre. Arctic Bib. 18342. Ricks p. 1. Wickersham 7772. 8vo. pp. 169. 168 illus. after photographs on 127 plates. lacking the folding map. original cloth (bound upside down, few stains to cloth, spine ends frayed & spine nicked, short marginal tears in a few plates – no loss)

Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1943., 1943. 8vo. pp. iv, 57. 11 double-sided plates (one single-sided). 1 folding map. text illus. biblio. wrs. (lib. markings to lower spine, soiled)..

Boston: D.Lothrop Company, [1885]., 1885. 12mo. pp. viii, 333, vi. 8 plates. double-page frontis. map. numerous text illus. modern buckram. First Edition. Essentially a tourist guide composed of the author’s letters written to various newspapers on two summer cruises to Alaska, 1883-84, combined with information drawn from published sources. Included are short descriptions of Victoria, Nanaimo, Metlahkatla, and coastal waters of British Columbia. Arctic Bib. 15606. Lowther 692. Ricks p. 194. Smith 9143. Wickersham 3968.. 1st Edition. Hardcover.

Christiania [Oslo]: Alb. Cammermeyer, 1888., 1888. 8vo. pp. xii, 462. frontis. & many text illus. (some full-page). foldingmap. original black & gilt-stamped cloth (extremities frayed, map detached). First Edition of the Norwegian Translation of Elliott’s popular Our Arctic Province, Alaska and the Seal Islands. cfArctic Bib. 4545. cfRicks p. 93. cfSmith 2799. cfWickersham 2372.. 1st Edition. Hardcover.

New York: Cassell & Company, [c1885]. First Edition. “A detailed narrative for general readers of the Alaska Military Reconnaissance 1883… with running comment on the country traversed, on the Indians, Eskimos, and their customs.” (Arctic Bib.) The expedition under Lt. Schwatka travelled from Lynn Canal via Lake Bennett and Lewes River to the Yukon’s headwaters and down to its mouth in June and August of 1883. Arctic Bib. 15598. Ricks p. 193. Smith 9127. Wickersham 2793. 8vo. pp. 360. wood-engraved frontis. & 70 wood-engraved text illus. (many full-page) after photographs by Mr. Homan & sketches by Sergeant Gloster. 3 maps (2 folding – 1 inserted in front pocket). original black & gilt-stamped cloth, t.e.g. (extremities chipped & frayed, hinges taped)

New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, INC., [1956]., 1956. 8vo. pp. viii, [6], 399. 8 double-sided plates. maps on endleaves. quarter cloth (ex.-lib.).. Hardcover.

Boston: Brown, Taggard And Chase…, 1860. First Edition. An American surgeon, Hayes served under Elisha Kent Kane on the second Grinnell expedition. He here provides a detailed account of the crossing of Smith Sound, survey of Grinnell Land on Ellesmere Island from Cape Sabine to Cape Fraser, and the hazardous boat journey along the west coast of Greenland. Arctic Bib. 6790. Sabin 31019. cfTPL 5636. 12mo. pp. xvii, 375. with half-title. 2 large folding lithographed maps (frontis.). A nice copy in original blind & gilt-stamped cloth, recased with new endpapers (spine slightly discoloured, tape repair to outer edge of maps & 2 other small repairs - no loss)

Boston: Ticknor And Fields, 1867. First Illustrated Edition. An American surgeon, Hayes served under Elisha Kent Kane on the second Grinnell Expedition. He here provides a detailed account of the crossing of Smith Sound, survey of Grinnell Land on Ellesmere Island from Cape Sabine to Cape Fraser, and the hazardous boat journey along the west coast of Greenland. This edition incorporates a new preface and notes resulting from Hayes’ 1860-61 expedition. Arctic Bib. 6791. Sabin 31019. cfTPL 5636. 12mo. pp. 2 p.l., [vii]-xxiii, [1 leaf], 387. 2 maps & 12 wood-engraved plates (incl. frontis.). original cloth (staining to front cover, extremities chipped & frayed, spine damaged, dampstaining to upper margins, outer margin of a few leaves chipped)

London, Edinburgh, & New York: T.Nelson And Sons, 1861., 1861. 8vo. pp. x, [11]-510. 9 engraved plates (incl. frontis. portrait), folding map, & numerous wood-engraved text illus. A nice copy in contemporary calf, gilt back, a.e.g. (some browning to plates, occasional light foxing). American naval surgeon, Elisha Kent Kane, was selected to command the second Grinnell Expedition, 1853-55, in search of Sir John Franklin, launched under the auspices of the U.S. Navy and various scientific institutions. On this voyage, Kane reached Baffin Bay and Smith Sound, discovering Kane Basin, and wintered at Rensselaer Bay on the northwest coast of Greenland. Sledge journeys and explorations were undertaken, during which Humboldt Glacier and the northern exit of the basin, Kennedy Channel, were discovered, the Cape Sabine area of Ellesmere Island was reached by Isaac I. Hayes, and the northern section of Ellesmere Island was sighted and named Grinnell Land, in honour of the expedition's patron. Hemmed… Read More

New York: Friendship Press, [1940]., 1940. 12mo. pp. xii, 132. 8 double-sided plates. maps on endleaves. cloth (ex.-lib.).. Hardcover.

London: The Religious Tract Society, [c1849]. Arctic Bib. 15611. [BOUND WITH:] SCORESBY, [William] [1789-1857]. The Northern Whale Fishery. 16mo. pp. viii, [9]-192. London: The Religious Tract Society, [c1850]. Arctic Bib. 15620 (citing incorrect date). [BOUND WITH:] [MARTIN, W.C.L.]. British Fish And Fisheries. 16mo. pp. vi, [7]-192. with half-title. London: The Religious Tract Society, [c1850]. 16mo. pp. viii, [9]-192. with half-title. contemporary half calf (light wear)

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1852., 1852. 12mo. pp. 1 p.l., [v]-xi, 516, 6(ads), [6]ads. 8 wood-engraved text illus. original blind-stamped cloth (light wear to extremities, a few tiny wormholes in lower front joint, light dampstain to upper outer corner throughout, occasional light foxing). First American Edition. Richardson had previously accompanied John Franklin as surgeon-naturalist on his Arctic overland expeditions of 1819-22 and 1825-27. In 1848, at the age of sixty, he volunteered to take part in the search for his old colleague, who had been missing since 1845. This is the account of that unsuccessful expedition which travelled down the Mackenzie River by boat, eastward along the coast to the Coppermine River, returning overland to Fort Confidence on Great Slave Lake. Richardson returned to England in the spring of 1849, leaving his assistant John Rae in command. An account of Rae’s journey that summer down the Coppermine River is also given here. Considerable attention is paid to… Read More

London, Edinburgh & New York: T.Nelson & Sons, 1876. First Edition. Not in Arctic Bib. folio. pp. viii, [9]-276. 118 wood-engraved text illus. (many full-page, incl. frontis.). original black & gilt-stamped cloth, t.e.g. (extremities frayed, head of spine chipped, light spotting to outer leaves). school prize bookplate on front paste-down

London: Printed by Henry Hughs, 1784-85. First Edition of a classic work on the natural history of the northern regions of America, Europe, and Asia by one of the outstanding naturalists of the eighteenth century. The greater portion of the work is devoted to the animal and bird life of North America, with sections on California, Nootka Sound, Alaska, Hudson's Bay, Baffin Island, the Newfoundland fishery, Labrador, Cape Breton and Nova Scotia, &c. Also included is an account of the progress of discovery along the west, north and east coasts of Canada. Pennant himself never visited the regions described, but relied on information derived from the accounts of explorers (Cook, Hearne, &c.), communications with other learned zoologists, including Peter Simon Pallas, ad on specimens supplied from various private collections, such as that of Mr. Andrew Graham of Hudson's Bay. The text is attractively illustrated with a series of fine engraved plates. As is often the case, the present set is offered without… Read More