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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. Good+ condition in worn dust wrapper in protective cover, octavo, mid brown cloth spine with tan cloth boards, Lonsdale initial and crown in gilt on front, titles and gilt across spine, neat gift inscription dated 1962 on front free end paper, Foyles booksellers label on front end paper, one instance of marginalia - the list of winners of the Grand National stop at 1954, a previous owner has completed from 1963 to 1967. otherwise text is clean and bright and the binding firm, illustrated with a colour plate frontis piece and 69 other illustrations on plates and 5 other illustrations in text (there is a discrpancy between the dust wrapper and the number of plates called for; 334 pages including index. [QP]. Various (illustrator).…

First Edition. [Arctic Exploration] FIRST EDITION. Two volumes. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.[2] xl; 395 [3]; pp.[2] viii; 378 [2]. With six very fine photographic plates, including a frontispiece to each volume, seven full page illustrated plates, 38 in-text illustrations, and a folding map to volume II (lacking map to volume I). Contemporary dark green half calf, with gilt titles and ruling to spines, and marbled paper over boards. All edges speckled red. Armorial bookplate of Frederick Charles Hill to front pastedown of each volume, otherwise internally crisp and clean. Spine and corners rubbed and toned, with joints just starting to tail of spine. Sturdy and presentable overall. Good. The official account of the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-76, which was originally intended to penetrate the Smith Sound between the most northerly points of Greenland and Canada in order to sail into an assumed 'Polar Sea.' Although they did not find the fabled sea or reach the North Pole, the expedition reached the most northerly point then on record, established that the Pole was frozen year-round, and made valuable records of the people, wildlife and landscape encountered.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 4th Edition. Green cloth boards decorated with gilt & black edging & titling are well-bound, each with a gutter crack starting; light rubbing to edges; protected in mylar. Unmarked pages; includes fold-out map in very good condition; slight mustiness. illustrated (illustrator). …