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198626363Scarsdale NY: Bradbury Press 1986. 1st edition. Hardcover. Dust jacket. NF/VG spine wear. Unpaginated. Illustrated by Stephen Gammell. Oblong 4to. <br/><br/> Bradbury Press hardcover books
197931244Vatican City: Vatican Museums and Galleries N.d. 1979. First Edition. Large quarto. Gray cloth boards lettered in silver on spine and front cover; 68pp extra plate laid in at rear; illus. Inscribed by the two photographers on title page "to ---- / with many thanks for your patience and assistance with our various projects" undated. Few small spots of discoloration at base of front board else a tight Near Fine copy. Vatican Museums and Galleries unknown books
193131908New York: Thomas Nelson and Sons 1931. First edition small 8vo pp. xi 1 414; spine darkened but overall very good in original blue cloth spine gilt-lettered. Covers the rivalry between Franklin and Bradford the growth in literary art and political consciousness Webster Carey Trenchland etc. Includes a bibliography of American magazines and index. <br/><br/> Thomas Nelson and Sons hardcover books
2001105365Athens OH: Swallow Press - Ohio University Press 2001. First edition. A wide ranging sample of Waters writing taken from his forty year career. A very fine unread copy in a fine dust jacket. Swallow Press - Ohio University Press unknown books
1910165822Boston: The Ball Publishing Company 1910. Small octavo pp. 1-72 not paginated illustrations by John Goss original purple cloth with pictorial paper only affixed to front panel. Later printing. The first printing was done in 1909. A satire on polar exploration. Clareson Science Fiction in America 1870s-1930s 624. Smith American Fiction 1901-1925 P-326. Cloth rubbed and soiled a sound good copy. #165822 The Ball Publishing Company unknown books
18251006588vo modern full blue morocco spine lettered in gilt raised bands illustrated with 7 steel engravings and folding frontispiece map xvi 198 2 pp.Some lihjt foxing in fine modern binding. Another attempt at the Northwest Passage; this one through Hudson's Bay. Interesting accounts are given of Eskimoes of the Southhampton Islands immediately north of Hudson Bay. Also contained are an appendix concerning magnetic abnormalities in the polar regions an Abstract of each day's work and a botanical appendix by Professor J.D. Hooker. The plates are engraved by Edward Finden after drawings by Lyon and Kendall. Includes folding map "Chart of Hudson's Strait & Sir Thos. Rowe's Welcome showing the Track & Discoveries of HM.S. Griper in.Repluse Bay.1824." Sabin 42851. Arctic Bib. 10530. John Murray, hardcover books
18251006648vo original boards rebacked with later black cloth tape front hing reinforced with white cloth tape illustrated with 7 steel engravings and a folding frontispiece map 8 ads xvi 198 2 pp. Ex-Northwestern Michigan College copy with their markings and book numbers on the spine bookplate circulating pocket rubberstamps on pastedown only etc. Edge wear some rubbing rear hinge cracking scattered foxing other general wear; else a good or better copy.Another attempt at the Northwest Passage; this one through Hudson's Bay. Interesting accounts are given of Eskimoes of the Southhampton Islands immediately north of Hudson Bay. Also contained are an appendix concerning magnetic abnormalities in the polar regions an Abstract of each day's work and a botanical appendix by Professor J.D. Hooker. The plates are engraved by Edward Finden after drawings by Lyon and Kendall. Includes folding map "Chart of Hudson's Strait & Sir Thos. Rowe's Welcome showing the Track & Discoveries of HM.S. Griper in.Repluse Bay.1824." Sabin 42851. Arctic Bib. 10530. John Murray, books
182539507London: John Murray 1825. sep 22 2017. xvi 198 2 pp. b/w folding map engraved plates. <br /><br />Lyon a veteran of Parry's expedition commanded one of Parry's old ships four years later in an unsuccessful attempt to find a Northwest Passage out of Hudson Bay. "Interesting accounts are given of the Eskimos. north of Hudson Bay." Hill 1055. Arctic Bib 10530. Scattered foxing folding frontispiece map show light offset onto title page. Overall a very good copy with pages untrimmed. Bound in later quarter mottled calf over marbled boards with spine label. John Murray hardcover books
182513620London: John Murray Albemarle-Street 1825. First Edition. 8vo 8.5X5.25in; xvi map 198 pp. 1 list of plates 7 plates of illustrations by Lyon including frontispiece illustration of "Nee-a-kood-loo" native Inuit listed as plate before p. 55 and six plates of illustrations and diagrams with tissue guards fold out map of "Hudson's Strait & Sir Thomas Rowe's Welcome" before p. 1 7x15.25in Neat lines 8.25x16in Sheet appendix; Rebacked Half bound brown speckled calf with brown marbled paper boards five ribbed spine with gilt lines and gilt lettering on original red label tan end papers dark red speckling to edges all edges trimmed spine headbands; Minor shelf wear to covers and edges chip to spine label with no loss some minor foxing and offsets from plates binder glue stain to edges of free end papers binder ink stamp and book plates of prior owners William Edward Parry Hooper and Steve Fossett on front end papers. Arctic Biblio 10530 Hill 1055 Howgego II L52. George Francis Lyon 1795-1832 was a British naval officer and explorer of the Arctic and Africa. He served in the Mediterranean during the Napoleon wars and later assigned to an expedition in North Africa with Joseph Ritchie to explore the Niger river area. He was selected by William Edward Parry to command the Hecla in 1821-1823 for an expedition to the Northern coast of Hudson Bay to find the Northwest Passage. He wrote about this journey in "The Private Journal of Captain G. F. Lyon". He was one of the "Barrow Boys" Captains that were favored by Sir John Barrow 1764-1848 Secretary to the Admialty to command Arctic exploration.From Howgego II " In 1824 the Admiralty sent Lyon back to the Arctic in command of the Griper . to penetrate the Hecla and Fury Strait to the north of the Melville Peninsula and to attempt to proceed along the continental coast to connect with the navigable sea reported by John Franklin to the east of the Coppermine River." This was only one of the four expeditions sent to the Arctic in the same year to search of the Northwest Passage. A major effort that failed to find the ice free passage but gained significant experience and information on the Arctic. During the voyage Lyon experienced heavy ice and foul weather that caused damage to the ship and forced him to retreat. John Barrow was upset that Lyon did not achieve his mission to connect with Franklin and was never offered another command by the Admiralty again. This book is Lyon's account of the 1824 voyage and reasons why the voyage was not successful.William Edward Parry Hooper 1829-1926 appears to have been named after the famous Arctic explorer and became a clerk in the Admiralty. The bookplate motto of "in memoria retinere" means to "keep in mind"Steve Fossett 1944-2007 was a successful commodities trader and an adventurer that set world records in balloons sailboats gliders and unique powered aircraft. In the 1980's Fossett began developing a library collection of over 2000 books on adventure and exploration. His collection included significant and authoritative accounts of aeronautics polar Asia Australasia circumnavigation's mountaineering and others. In 2007 Fossett disappeared on a solo flight in a light aircraft over the eastern Sierra Mountains along the California and Nevada border. After an extensive search the wreckage was found by hikers a year later along the rugged Mt. Ritter range in the Ansel Adams Wilderness in Madera County about 10 miles east of Yosemite National Park. John Murray, Albemarle-Street unknown books
1825WRCAM54185London: John Murray 1825. xvi198pp. plus folding map and seven plates. Contemporary three-quarter calf and floral- patterned boards spine gilt rebacked with original spine laid down. Minor shelf wear. Modern bookplate on front pastedown minor foxing to plates. Very good. Lyon's official report of this important expedition with much if not most of his narrative concerning his relations with the Eskimos with whom he was on excellent terms. This report includes three plates of Indian subjects with the map illustrating Hudson Straits and northern Hudson Bay. "Exploring for a Northwest Passage by Hudson Bay the author penetrated with the GRIPER into Roes Welcome about halfway between Wager Inlet and Repulse Bay in 1824 but was driven back by foul weather. He gives here a narrative of the voyage description of Southampton Island and its natives notes on tides in Roes Welcome Sound and on compass variation" - ARCTIC BIBLIOGRAPHY. ARCTIC BIBLIOGRAPHY 10530. TPL 1324. FIELD 962. SABIN 42851. DECKER 22:265. HILL 1055. John Murray hardcover books
18255897London: John Murray 1825. First edition. Narrative of search for the Northwest Passage through the Hudson Bay; observations on Southampton Island Eskimos tides and compass variations. George Francis Lyon one of Barrow's favorites had made a name for himself in the exploration of Africa before serving as commander of the HMS Hecla during William Edward Parry's second Arctic voyage. Thereafter in the spring of 1824 Lyon was given command of the sluggish and cranky HMS Griper with orders to winter in Repulse Bay in northwest Hudson Bay and then cross Melville Peninsula to explore the northern coast of mainland America. Ice conditions were difficult however and he was unable to even reach Repulse Bay and had to return home that same Fall. He was never given another naval command. . 21 cm; xvi 198 2 pages and 7 leaves of copper-engraved plates folding map. Bound in contemporary green polished calf over marbled boards ruled in gilt by Henry Young. Gilt tooling on spine. Color faded from spine and from top edge of upper board. Fine condition. References: Arctic Bib. 10530; Lande 1292; Sabin 42851. John Murray hardcover books
194137741941. Softbound. Good ex art library copy with minimal marks. Wraps. appx. 80 pp. 22 bw plates. The beneficiary of the procedes from this exhibition was known as Bundles For Britain. There are 32 paintings by 18 artists included as well as 43 miniatures by at least 43 miniaturists. In addition a whopping 217 paperweights were exhibited which must have been quite a collection. Scarce catalog. Each painter is described in a biographical essay. paperback books
196788098NY:: October House. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1967. Hardcover. B001PJ1K7W . 48 black and white reproductions by Bruce Davidson Robert Frank Lee Friedlander Ralph Gibson Warren Hill Rudolf Janu Simpson Kalisher Danny Lyon James Marchael Duane Michals Philip Perkis and Tom Zimmermann. First edition. SIGNED by Danny Lyon on the title page. From a smoker's library - tobacco odor else very good in a very good age toning and rubbing price clipped dust jacket. . October House, hardcover books