Lot 168

Polar.- Ross (Captain Royal Navy John) A Voyage of Discovery, Made Under the Orders of the Admiralty, 2 vol. (plates bound separately), first edition, 1819 bound with Supplement to Captain Sir John Ross's Narrative, 1835.

Hammer Price: £300

Description

Polar.- Ross (Captain Royal Navy John) A Voyage of Discovery, Made Under the Orders of the Admiralty, 2 vol. (plates bound separately), first edition 25 aquatint or engraved plates, some folding, some with hand-colouring, 7 maps and charts, of which 6 folding, lacking errata slip, Appendix pp. 9-16 misbound at start, dedication f. laid down, title and one plate trimmed and window-mounted, some plates and maps linen-backed, some tears and repairs to text and plates, mostly marginal but occasionally into text or image, some light browning, some staining and soiling, ex-library copy with bookplate, ink-stamp to title and plates, modern cloth, library stickers to spines and upper covers, corners rubbed, [Abbey Travel 634, Sabin 73376], 4to, John Murray, 1819, bound with The Supplement the Second Voyage.

Description

Polar.- Ross (Captain Royal Navy John) A Voyage of Discovery, Made Under the Orders of the Admiralty, 2 vol. (plates bound separately), first edition 25 aquatint or engraved plates, some folding, some with hand-colouring, 7 maps and charts, of which 6 folding, lacking errata slip, Appendix pp. 9-16 misbound at start, dedication f. laid down, title and one plate trimmed and window-mounted, some plates and maps linen-backed, some tears and repairs to text and plates, mostly marginal but occasionally into text or image, some light browning, some staining and soiling, ex-library copy with bookplate, ink-stamp to title and plates, modern cloth, library stickers to spines and upper covers, corners rubbed, [Abbey Travel 634, Sabin 73376], 4to, John Murray, 1819, bound with The Supplement the Second Voyage.

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