Narrative of a Second Voyage In Search of A North-West Passage, and of a Residence in the Arctic Regions During the Years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833. By Sir John Ross, CB, KSA, KCS, &c,&c Captain in the Royal Navy. Including the Reports of Commander, now Captain, James Clark Ross, R, N., F. R. S., &c. and The Discovery of the Northern Magnetic Pole. [FIRST Edition Half Leather Binding 30 Engraved Plates]

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London: A. W. Webster, 156 Regent Street, 1835, First Edition. Half leather binding with new spine attached to the old boards, gilt titles to a faded leather red label, marbled boards, sound and tightly bound. Large hand coloured map (repaired), plus 30 plates and charts (9 of which are hand-coloured), the contents only list 30 plates including the map. Single volume. First edition of the official account of Ross's privately-funded second Arctic voyage, resulting in the most extensive exploration of the Boothia Peninsula to date, during which Ross's nephew James Clark Ross became the first to reach the North Magnetic Pole. Two issues of this work are known, a regular issue and a "royal" issue; the latter sometimes referred to as an "Admiralty" or large paper issue. Besides being in slightly larger format, this deluxe issue, which was more expensive when published, contains more colour plates than the regular. This is a regular issue copy. [8], xxxiii, [1], 740pp (actually 742pp with the addition of pages 688* and 689*). Thick 4to (12 x 9-1/2 inches). Provenance: no inscriptions or bookplates. Approximately 12 inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine good condition gilt titles to a faded red label, new spine, sound. Joints good condition repaired, rubbed and worn. Corners good condition bumped and worn. Boards good condition half leather and marbled boards, rubbed and worn. Page edges good condition top edges slightly darkened. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition sound, repaired. Paste downs good condition tanned. End papers good condition tanned and foxed. Title good condition tanned and foxed. Pages good condition tanned and foxed throughout. Binding good condition attractive. See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1835 Binding: Hardback. N° de ref. del artículo ABE-1691440793993

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