Parry, (William Edward). Journal of a Voyage for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific; performed in the years 1819-1820, in his Majesty's Ships Hecla and Griper. London., John Murray., 1821. Journal of the Second Voyage of the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific; performed in the years 1821-22-23 in his Majesty's Ships Fury and Hecla. Ib.,Id., 1824. First edition. Quarto. 2 vol. in-4, 4 ff.n.ch.-f. d'errata, XXIX 1 f.n.ch.-310pp., 14 plates and 6 maps h.-t., and 2 ff.n.ch., pp. III-CLXXIX for the appendix-XII-132pp. (The North Georgia Gazette, and Winter Chronicle) / 4 ff.n.ch.-XXX-1 f.n.ch.-571 pp.-2 ff.n.ch. of the catalog, bound in half brown morocco calf, 2 ornaments and fragments of the title on spine in gold. A beautiful set in fine condition with the exception that the illustrations have bled on to the opposite pages even though there are tissues gards on many of them. The original edition of 30 plates and 9 maps hors-texte. Sabin 58860 and 58864, Holland pp. 185-86, Artic Bibliography 13145, Hill, p. 225. The first volume contains the first edition of Parry's first voyage during which he explored the Strait of Lancaster and discovered the island of Melville and the straits of Wellington. Parry solved the problem of locating the entrance to the Northwest Passage and navigating through half of it and returning with new observations on meteorology and zoological and geological examples. Rare with the supplement as here. Price: USD 4,500.00 other currencies   order no. 19    inquire

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