Search Results: the jeannette and a complete and by perry capt richard

Chicago: The Coburn & Newman Publishing Co., 1884. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 9" tall brown hardcover with black print and illustrains on boards. Fading to spine and back boards. General shelf wear to boards. Boards in Good or better condition. A little separation/tearing along seam of end pages. Pages are tight; clean/unmarked. 840 pages. With black and white photo's. Last page has a bent/creased bottom corner. Frontispiece has a small tear along the side. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Chicago: The Coburn & Cook Publishing Company, 1882. xvi,(2),19-840 pp. Octavo. Bound in the original maroon red cloth with with black stamped decoration on the front board. Gilt title on spine. Beveled boards. Original patterned endpapers. Text block with marbled edges. Over 200 engravings both in text and a single full page map. Very slight fading to the spine. Slight wear to the edges otherwise a much superior copy of the book. Arctic Biblio. 13318. A general history of all arctic exploration from the Vikings to Delong. I suspect the book came out to capitalize on the Delong Expedition and the interest in the Expedition being lost. Overall it is a very think and somewhat poorly produced production which is very familiar in Subscription titles like this. Still not a common title and more so to find a collectable copy like this example. 1882

W.E. Dibble, 1883. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition: xvi, 840 pages, illustrated, 200 engravings (illustrations and tailpieces). Original decorative red cloth covers with gilt titling to spine, floral eps, marbled page edges. Full Title: THE JEANNETTE: And a Complete and Authentic Narrative Encyclopedia of All Voyages and Expeditions to the North Polar Regions, containing a complete account of the most remarkable examples of heroism, endurance and suffering on record. Embracing the biography of voyages of Franklin, Kane, Hayes, Hall and De Long. With an account of the development of Arctic navigation through the voyages of the norsemen, the cabots, Gilbert, Davids, Barentz, Hudson, Baffin, Behring, Mackenzie, Cook, Scorseby, Parry, Wrangell, Ross, Nares, Nordenskiold, Schwatka,Smith, Young, and many others; An accurate description of all important scientific and geographical discoveries ever made in the frozen North. A very rare title.… Read More