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| 76 | Marvil, James E. PILOTS OF THE BAY AND RIVER DELAWARE. (Laurel, DE) 1965. b/w plates. 398 pp. Pilots, pilot boats, ports, ships, lighthouses and other notable features and tales of Delaware Bay. Signed, limited ed. VG in dj. $125 |
| 76. | Markham, Clements R. LANDS OF SILENCE: A HISTORY OF ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION. Cambridge, England. 1921. b/w plates, maps. xii, 539 pp. Scarce first edition of this important history. Backstrip and covers rather sunned, else VG $150 |
| 78. | McCorkle, Captain (Samuel). INCIDENT ON THE BARK COLUMBIA. Cummington, Mass. 1941. Unpaginated. “Being letters received & sent by Captain McCorkle and the crew of his whaler, 1860-1862.” Daily incidents in the whaling trade as revealed in this series of whaling letters. The Cummington Press specialized in fine printing and its books are distinguished by excellence of typography and design. This is copy 277 in a limited edition of 300. In Fine condition. $159 |
| 79. | Metayer, R.P. DICTIONNAIRE ESKIMO. Holman Island. 1953. 299, (4) pp. “Dialectes Arctique Central. Aklavik & Cambridge Bay.” Mimeographed typescript of Eskimo-French dictionary. Nicely custom bound in green boards with leather spine label. Certainly scarce. VG $125 |
| 80. | Michael, Henry N. (editor). LIEUTENANT ZAGOSKIN'S TRAVELS IN RUSSIAN AMERICA, 1842-1844. (Toronto. 1967) b/w plates, maps. xiv, 358 pp. The first ethnographic and geographic investigations in the Yukon and Kuskokwim valleys of Alaska. First published in Russian in 1847, this edition is from a 1956 printing, with many additional notes and scholarly annotations. See Lada Mocarski, 130. etc. Fine copy in crisp dj. $50 |
| 81. | Millward, A. E., ed. SOUTHERN BAFFIN ISLAND: AN ACCOUNT OF EXPLORATION, INVESTIGATION, AND SETTLEMENT DURING THE PAST FIFTY YEARS. Ottawa. 2930. b/w photo ills., charts, folding maps. 130 pp. “An account of exploration, investigation, and settlement during the past fifty years.” Arctic Bib. 2751. Bound in original printed wrappers, spine worn and chipped, else VG. $50 |
| 82. | Mitchell, Mairin. THE MARITIME HISTORY OF RUSSIA 848 - 1948. Lon. (1949) b/w maps, some folding. xvi, 544 pp. First ed. Excellent, hard to find. Includes Arctic adventures. Front inner hinge cracked, else VG $45 |
| 83. | Moray, Alastair. THE DIARY OF A RUM-RUNNER. Bos. 1929. b/w plates. xiv, 272 pp. Nuts and bolts log book style report on daily activities of a rum-runner. VG $50 |
| 84. | Morison, Samuel Eliot. PORTUGUESE VOYAGES TO AMERICA IN THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY. Cambridge. 1940. b/w maps. xiv, 151 pp. A scarce and early work by this highly regard historian. Inscribed by Morison with a typed letter, signed by Morison, to the same person. VG $250 |
| 85. | Morris, Lewis. PLANS OF THE PRINCIPAL HARBOURS, BAYS & ROADS, IN ST. GEORGE’S AND THE BRISTOL CHANNELS... Shrewsbury, (UK) 1801. b/w charts. 4to. xii, 32 charts, 21 pp. “From surveys made under the direction of the Lord of the Admiralty: by the late intelligent and ingenious hydrographer, Lewis Morris, esq. with hints on improvements necessary to be made for the greater security of navigation on the coast of Wales: together with some useful tables for mariners. A new edition, with additional observations, from surveys lately made by William Morris.” Lewis Morris published his book of charts of the coast of Wales in 1748. His son William updated and expanded the work in 1801. This is the son’s updated effort. The plates are new, but many of the charts derive from his father’s work. The additions show harbors which had become more important after 1748 - Liverpool, Amlwch, Aberaeron, New Quay, Carmarthen, Burry and Swansea. In addition, the book contains a chart of Dublin Harbor. Bound in original blue paper covers with white paper backstrip, as issued. Pages are untrimmed; charts are pristine. A brilliant copy of a storied collection of charts, prized by collectors. $3000 See Illustration |
| 86. | “Mrs. Jones” AN ACCOUNT OF THE LOSS OF THE WESLEYAN MISSIONARIES... IN THE MARIA MAIL BOAT, OFF THE ISLAND OF ANTIGUA IN THE WEST INDIES. NY. 1831. 24 pp. Five missionaries “and their children and servants” were lost off Antigua in 1826. Huntress 229 and 346 says the sole survivor was a Mrs. Hincksman or a Mrs. Jones. Neither of his citations corresponds to this 1831 imprint, which claims to be the “Second American Edition.” Bound in a book of sermons on other interesting topics such as capital punishment and murder. $100 |
| 87. | Nares, Sir George Strong. THE OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE RECENT ARCTIC EXPEDITION. Lon. 1876. b/w map. 96 pp. This is a concise but detailed summary by Nares of his 1875 expedition in the Discovery and the Alert, in which he attempted to reach the North Pole via Smith Sound. The entries are made in the moment, as they happened, and they give a dramatic and engrossing sense of the progress of the expedition. This is a rare pamphlet in the trade. Not in Arctic Bib. Bound in original printed blue paper wrappers. With 4 page publisher’s catalog in purple paper inserted at back. Light chipping to head of spine, else VG $1500 See Illustration |
| 88. | O’Byrne William R. A NAVAL BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY. Lon. 1849 ix, 1400 pp. “Comprising the life and services of every living officer in Her Majesty’s Navy, from the rank of Admiral of the Fleet to that of Lieutenant.” First edition of the standard reference for the Royal Navy of this period. An invaluable source. Some soiling and coverwear. Rebacked with spine laid down. Good condition. $350 |
| 89. | Osgood, Cornelius. INGALIK MATERIAL CULTURE. Yale Univ. Press. 1940. Frontis in black and red. b/w maps. ills., photo plates. 500 pp. plus 11 plates. This is the first, definitive edition. A shortened version was published in 1958. A little chipping to corners, but VG in original printed wraps. Scarce. $150 |
| 90. | Parry, Ann. PARRY OF THE ARCTIC. Lon. 1963. b/w plates, folding map. 240 pp. The Life Story of Admiral Sir Edward Parry 1790-1855, written by Parry’s great-great-grand daughter. VG, dj. $30 |
| 91. | Parry, Rev. Edward. MEMOIR OF REAR-ADMIRAL SIR W. EDWARD PARRY... Lon. 1858. duotone map, b/w frontis. xvi, 365 pp. Biography of the great polar explorer by his son. Fifth edition. VG in old half calf over blue pebbled cloth. $100 |
| 92. | Pearce Richard. MAROONED IN THE ARCTIC. DIARY OF THE DOMINION EXPLORERS’ EXPEDITION TO THE ARCTIC, AUGUST TO DECEMBER, 1929. n.p. n.d. (ie. Toronto, 1931) b/w plates. 71 pp. “Contains a day-by-day account of the flight from Churchill to Baker Lake, the forced landing at Dease Point... the several weeks’ stay there with aid from Eskimos, the crossing of Dease Strait...” - Arctic Bib. 13212. Fairly scarce. Arctic Bib.notes that it was published in a small edition - one copy for each of the expedition members, “and a few additional copies.” This one is in Fine condition in original boards, with a 6 line inscription from C.D.H. MacAlpine, one of the principal members of the expedition. $150 |
| 93. | Peary, Robert E. THE NORTH POLE. Lon. 1910. Color and b/w plates. xii, 326 pp Perry’s last expedition, 1908-1909. See Arctic Bib. 13230, citing NY edition. Scattered light foxing. Tanned rectangle on title page from old acidic paper, else a Good copy in original decorated binding with only light wear. $200 See Illustration |
| 94. | Periodical. NEWPORT MERCURY. SATURDAY, JULY 12, 1823. Folio. 4 pp. A wonderful old newspaper, full of news about shipping and pirates and - most importantly for our purposes - the famed sea serpent of Cape Ann. A small article reprints an eyewitness report of the sighting. It showed about 25 feet of its length out of the water, and its head was “as big as a considerable sized cask, but flattened.” $50 See Illustration |
| 95. | Philip & Son, George (publishers). THE SEAMAN’S MEDICAL GUIDE IN PRESERVING THE HEALTH OF A SHIP’S CREW... PLAIN DIRECTIONS FOR THE USE OF MEDICINES... TREATMENT OF FRACTURES AND DISLOCATIONS... RESTORING SUSPENDED ANIMATION FROM DROWNING... GOVERNMENT SCALE OF MEDICINES UNDER THE MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT, 1867. Lon. 1868.. b/w ills. in text. 12mo. xx, 144 pp. 16 pp. publisher's adverts. Advertised in the preface as “the true Seaman’s Medical Guide.” 12th edition of a text that accompanied medicine chests around the world in the mid-19th century. Uncommon now. Some wear, but VG $200 |
| 96. | Phillips, James Duncan. SALEM AND THE INDIES. Bos. 1947. b/w plates. xx, 468 pp. History of the great commercial era of the city, from the Revolution to the War of 1812. #107 in a limited large-paper edition of 225, signed by Phillips. Fine bright copy in numbered slipcase, which shows some wear. $150 |
| 97. | Priestley, Raymond, Raymond J. Adie, G. de Q. Robin. ANTARCTIC RESEARCH. Lon. 1964. Color plates, duotone charts, b/w plates. 4to. xi, 360 pp. Illustrated history of exploration, geology, natural history, meteorology. etc. Spence 942. Fine condition in slipcase with two maps in folder. Ideal collector’s copy. $150 |
| 98. | Rasmussen, Knud. THE PEOPLE OF THE POLAR NORTH. Lon. 1908. Color and b/w plates. Color folding map. xix, 358 pp. The book was written from material compiled by Rasmussen during the Danish Literary Expedition to Greenland in 1902-1904, which visited three different Eskimo-inhabited areas of Greenland. Arctic Bib. 14228. This copy is inscribed by Stefansson. Light cover wear, VG $250 |
| 99. | Read, Bernard E. CHINESE MATERIA MEDICA. ANIMAL DRUGS (AND) FISH DRUGS. Peking. 1931, 1939. b/w plates. 2 vols. unpaginated Update of the classic Chinese materia medica by western trained physicians. “Animal Drugs” is in 5 sections, “Domestic Animals,” “Wild Animals,” “Rodentia,” “Monkeys and Supernatural Beings,” and “Man as a Medicine.” The volume on fish is more to our purpose. It features all classes of fish, with illustrations, Chinese characters, and medical uses of various parts and preparations of each species. Quaint and fascinating, published in Peking by the Peking Natural History Bulletin. Corners of few pages in Fish volume waterstained, else VG. 2 vols. $350 See Illustration |
| 100. | Reed, William. THE PHANTOM OF THE POLES. NY. 1906. b/w plates. 283 pp. Great whacky book in the long tradition of whacky hollow earth books. “Discussion of Polar phenomena in support of the hollow earth theory.” - Arctic Bib. 14326. Cover spot else VG. $100 |