mclure captain (5 Ergebnisse)

Pamphlet. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Jan, 1857, pp. 341-346, Extracted from orig vol, begins with title page, trimmed & 5stapled, thus is like a pamphlet, VG.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Later Printing. Stated Fouth Printing. 5.5 x 7.25 in. xxvi + 358pp. Original plum cloth over boards, with gilt titles on spine, decorative boards and design on front and rear cover in blind. From the library of Seattle businessman Alexander F. McEwan with his signature to the verso of the front free endpaper; previous owner's Xmas signature to the front pastedown dated 1868. Light rubbing to the cloth, chipping to the top of the spine, else a Very Good copy; inner hinges intact, binding tight, with no markings to the text.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Hardcover, 26 page introduction plus 358 pages, appendix, and a fold out map in rear. Covers have only light wear with some rubbing at corners and spine ends. Clear to bright gilt lettering on spine. Hinges tight, a few pages dog eared, apart from a few spots, contents are clean. In better than typical condition for a book of this date. I have made a clear mylar jacket for this book.

None. Zustand: Reading Copy. 4th Edition; xxvi, 358pp MISSING covers, illustrations and maps - Text block ONLY. A fascinating read of one of the great historical polar explorations in the search for the North-West Passage. As of 2011 Parks Canada has begun salvaging the H.M.S. Investigator and at some point hope to raise the ship to the surface. Reading copy. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2653.

First edition. Folding coloured map & 4 lithographed plates. 8vo. A fine copy in publisher's navy cloth, spine gilt, some very slight rubbing. xix, [1], 405, [1], 28.ads.pp. London, Longman, Brown, Green et al., A handsome copy of the first edition.   "Captain M'Clure commanded this expedition on the Investigator, with the primary mission of rescuing the missing Sir John Franklin. While M'Clure did not accomplish this task, in his efforts to return to England from the Bering Strait he completed the long-anticipated Northwest Passage, a feat for which he was knighted, and also collected the £10,000 reward offered by Parliament" (Hill).   It was hardly smooth sailing. The Investigator was originally accompanied by the Enterprise, captained by Richard Collinson, though the two ships were separated early on in the Straits of Magellan. M'Clure's party entered the Arctic via the Bering Strait, wintering at Prince of Wales Strait and made it as far east as Mercy Bay. At this point - June, 1853 - the ship was abandoned and the crew, suffering from scurvy and frostbite, were miraculously rescued by Captain Henry Kellet's expedition who were also searching for Franklin. The crew of the Investigator were away for four years and eight months.   The map shows M'Clure's crossing of the Northwest Passage and the plates, after Cresswell, depict Franklin Bay, Princess Royal Island, and Melville Island.   Abbey Travel, 647; Hill, 1122; Howgego III, M32; Lada-Mocarski, 145; Sabin, 43073.