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PARRY William Edward
JOURNAL OF A SECOND VOYAGE FOR THE DISCOVERY OF A NORTH-WEST PASSAGE FROM THE ATLANTIC TO THE PACIFIC.
Performed in the years 1821-22-23, in his Majesty's ships Fury and Hecla, under the orders of Captain William Edward Parry, R.N., F.R.S., and Commander of the expedition. John Murray, London, 1824. In-4 p. (mm. 282x218), mz. pelle mod. con ang., dorso a cordoni con tit. oro, pp. (8),XXX,(2),571, molto ben illustrato - come da Indice - da 28 (su 31, inclusa l'antiporta) pregevoli tavole inc. in rame, per lo pi dedicate agli usi e costumi degli Eschimesi, loro abitazioni, utensili, imbarcazioni, scene di pesca, caccia, ecc. e da 8 grandi carte geografiche, pi volte ripieg., pure inc. in rame. In Appendice un vocabulary of Esquimaux words and sentences. "Prima edizione".William Parry, navigatore ed esploratore inglese (1790-1855), effettu tre spedizioni alla ricerca di un passaggio a nord-ovest. Questo il resoconto della seconda spedizione artica, iniziata nel maggio 1821. Parry was twice frozen in for several months, but made many explorations and discoveries by sea and by land. He became a captain in November of that year, and in 1823 was appointed acting hydrographer to the Admiralty. This work deals with the chracteristics of the Eskimos and is a treatise on aboriginal life as well as a narrative of scientific discoveries. Cos The Hill Collection,1312.Solo qualche lieve fiorit. o arross., altrimenti esemplare con barbe ben conservato.
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JOURNAL OF A SECOND VOYAGE FOR THE DISCOVERY OF A NORTH-WEST PASSAGE from the Atlantic to the Pacific; performed in the Years 1821-22-23, in His Majestys Ships Fury and Hecla [...]
1824 London: John Murray, 1824. Grand in-4: 23 x 29,5 cm, 1 front., 4 ff. n. chiff., 571 pp., 2 ff. n. chiff [catalogue] + 30 pl. grav., 4 cartes dép., 4 panoramas dép., Précieuse et rare édition originale enrichie dun frontispice, de 30 figures hors-texte, de quatre très grandes cartes dépliantes et de quatre autres panoramas dépliants reliés in fine. Cartonnage de lépoque avec le dos sobrement renforcé en papier gris. Bel exemplaire, parfaitement propre, très grand de marges et non ébarbé. Après son premier voyage à la recherche du passage du Nord-Ouest, Parry repart en 1821 pour une seconde expédition, plus longue, deux deux hivers sur les glaces, qui se terminera aussi sans succès - le passage sera ouvert par Amundsen au début du XXe siècle - mais qui fournira des données particulièrement importantes pour la connaissance des Esquimaux. On trouve en fin de volume un vocabulaire de leur langue.
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Journal of a Second Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific performed in the Years 1821-22-23, in his Majesty's Ships Fury and Hecla, under the Orders of Captain William Edward Parry, Commander of the Expedit...
London, John Murray, 1824. 4to. Contemp. full calf. rebacked, but original gilt spine preserved. Corners a bit bumped. Light wear along edges. Stamp on foot of title-page. Engraved frontispiece. (8),XXX,(2),571,(1) pp., Textillustrations, 38 engraved plates (9 maps - 4 large and folding, 25 plates, 4 folded coastal profiles). Tissue-guards to plates. A bit of offsetting on title-page. A few scattered marginal brownspots.
First edition. - Sabin, 58864.
