The Last Voyage of Capt. Sir John Ross, Knt. R.N. to the Arctic Regions; for the Discovery of a North West Passage; Performed in the Years 1829-30-31-32 and 33

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8vo. [3], ii, [1], 2-716, [2] pp. Later half black calf over marbled boards with the spine in six compartments, gilt decorations and decorations in blind on the spine, spine with a maroon morocco label lettered in gilt. Later endpapers and pastedowns. Illustrated with a frontispiece, an engraved title page, a map, and with six plates. Illustrated by engravings from drawings taken on the spot. Completing the title page: "To which is prefixed an abridgement of the former Voyages' of Captns. Ross, Parry & other celebrated navigators to the northern latitudes. Compiled from authentic information and original documents, transmitted by an officer attached to the last expedition." With a dictionary of select Inuit words and phrases (around 700 entries). Arctic Bibliography 7529. The compiler of the bibliographic entry for this work speculates the dictionary included in the work is for Netsilik vocabulary. The bulk of this volume's information comes from a crew member of Ross' expedition, a crew member who went on to receive heavy criticism from Ross in his other published biographies and memoirs. The front gutter neatly repaired. The crown of the spine touched up with recent black leather. Lacks the folding table traditionally found at the end of the volume. N° de ref. del artículo 000013772

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