Letters Written During the Late Voyage of Discovery in the Western Arctic Sea

An Officer of the Expedition

Verlag: Sir Richard Phillips, London, 1821

Beschreibung

The first edition of this early nineteenth century work providing a first hand account of a voyage in the Western Arctic sea. Illustrated with four plates. Anonymously credited to 'An Officer of the Expedition', authorship has variously been attributed to William Edward Parry, Vilhjalmur Stefansson, William Nelson Griffiths, and others.An epistolary work arranges in fifteen letters, dated between the 11th May 1819, and the 31st October 1820.Illustrated with a frontispiece and three further plates. Collated, complete.The first edition of this account of an expedition in search of the Northwest Passage, describing survival in Canadian waters, ice conditions, and the life of the crew. Rebound, in a quarter calf binding with marbled paper covered boards, and endpapers renewed. Externally, fine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright, with light spotting and discolouration to perimeters. Very Good Indeed. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 838F51

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Letters Written During the Late Voyage of ...

Verlag: Sir Richard Phillips, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1821

Einband: Leather

Illustrator: Not Stated

Zustand: Very Good Indeed

Auflage: First edition.

Art des Buches: book