1835 1ed SIGNED John Ross Narrative of Second Arctic Voyage Inuit Eskimos

1835 1^ed SIGNED John Ross Narrative of Second Arctic Voyage Inuit Eskimos

John Ross was a notable British explorer known for his Arctic and Antarctic explorations. After a brief, but successful voyage to the north in 1818, Ross and his crew undertook a more extensive second Arctic expedition in 1829. It was on this four year adventure that Ross encountered Inuit tribes, reached the true North Magnetic Pole, charted new islands, and noted impressive geographical and meteorological phenomena.

According to Field,

“wonderfully interesting narrative of human endurance, triumphing over the most awful peril and suffering. The sumptuous printing which makes every page a picture has even its luxury enhanced by the splendid steel engravings and lithographs. The former are so excellent as to be worthy of preservation as gems of art.”

Item number: #5301

Price: $1500

ROSS, Sir John

Narrative of a second voyage in search of a North-West Passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1832 and 1833 : North magnetic pole.

London : A.W. Webster, 1835. First edition.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • [8], xxxiii, [1], 740 (i.e. 742)
  • Illustrated with 30 full-page steel engravings
    • Many color lithographs
  • Collation includes frontispiece and errata leaf
• References: Abbey, Travel, 636; Arctic Bib. 14866; Sabin 73381; Field 1321; Lowndes 2131
• Provenance: Tipped in Author’s signature
  • John Ross
  • Included with the author’s signature is a certificate of authenticity.
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather; tight & secure
• Size: ~11in X 8.75in (28cm x 22.5cm)
• Auction records and price comparisons as high as $4,000

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