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Covering the history of the exploration of the Arctic and North West Passage, from the first steps made by Captain Cook, Constantine Phipps, John Ross, and William Parry, through to the fateful events of the Franklin Expedition, and later efforts of Fridtjof Nansen and Robert Peary.

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  • First collected edition of The Voyages of William Baffin, edited by Clements Markham, of all five voyages by Baffin to find the Northwest passage.
    First collected edition of The Voyages of William Baffin, edited by Clements Markham, of all five voyages by Baffin to find the Northwest passage.

    MARKHAM, Clements R. (editor).
    The Voyages of William Baffin, 1612-1622. 1881.
    £500.00

  • Gerrit de Veer's The Three Voyages of William Barents follows the expeditions of William Barentsz, Dutch navigator, cartographer, and arctic explorer, who sought a Northeast Passage in the far north.
    Gerrit de Veer's The Three Voyages of William Barents follows the expeditions of William Barentsz, Dutch navigator, cartographer, and arctic explorer, who sought a Northeast Passage in the far north.

    DE VEER, Gerrit.
    The Three Voyages of William Barents to the Arctic regions, 1594, 1595, and 1596. 1876.
    £500.00

  • Manuscript Commonplace Journal
    Manuscript Commonplace Journal

    ROSS, Sir John.
    Manuscript Commonplace Journal 1815-1817; 1854.
    £22,500.00

  • First edition of The History of Greenland by David Crantz, an important early history of Greenland, Inuits, and whaling.
    First edition of The History of Greenland by David Crantz, an important early history of Greenland, Inuits, and whaling.

    CRANTZ, David.
    The History of Greenland: 1767.
    £850.00

  • The first edition of Nansen's Farthest North, the official account of the Fram expedition precedes the first Norwegian edition of the same year.
    The first edition of Nansen's Farthest North, the official account of the Fram expedition precedes the first Norwegian edition of the same year.

    NANSEN, Fridtjof.
    Farthest North. 1897.
    £800.00

  • First edition of On Snow-Shoes to the Barren Grounds by Caspar Whitney, a handsomely bound copy of this account of hunting around Hudson's Bay.
    First edition of On Snow-Shoes to the Barren Grounds by Caspar Whitney, a handsomely bound copy of this account of hunting around Hudson's Bay.

    WHITNEY, Caspar.
    On Snow-Shoes to the Barren Grounds: Twenty-Eight Hundred Miles after Musk-Oxen and Wood-Bison. 1896.
    £375.00

  • Narrative of the second Fram Expedition.
    Narrative of the second Fram Expedition.

    SVERDRUP, Otto; HEARN, Ethel Harriet (translator).
    New Land. 1904
    £800.00

  • First edition in the original boards of Richard King's Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Arctic Ocean, the Trolle-Bonde copy of this arctic rarity.
    First edition in the original boards of Richard King's Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Arctic Ocean, the Trolle-Bonde copy of this arctic rarity.

    KING, Richard.
    Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Arctic Ocean, 1836.
    £9,500.00

  • First edition of Edward Shackleton's Arctic Journeys, in the scarce dust-jacket.
    First edition of Edward Shackleton's Arctic Journeys, in the scarce dust-jacket.

    SHACKLETON, Edward.
    Arctic Journeys. 1937.
    £300.00

  • First edition of this scarce book by J. Henry Skewes, Sir John Franklin, recounting the events of Franklin's disappearance.
    First edition of this scarce book by J. Henry Skewes, Sir John Franklin, recounting the events of Franklin's disappearance.

    SKEWES, J. Henry.
    Sir John Franklin. 1889.
    £1,500.00

  • A family copy, with a descendant's ownership signature, of the biography of Sir Albert Hastings Markham KCB (1841-1918)
    A family copy, with a descendant's ownership signature, of the biography of Sir Albert Hastings Markham KCB (1841-1918)

    MARKHAM, M. E. and F. A.
    The Life of Sir Albert Hastings Markham. 1927.
    £150.00

  • First edition of Sharard Osborn's Stray Leaves from an Arctic Journal, the account of his search for the Franklin expedition.
    First edition of Sharard Osborn's Stray Leaves from an Arctic Journal, the account of his search for the Franklin expedition.

    OSBORN, Sherard.
    Stray Leaves from an Arctic journal; 1852.
    £1,250.00

  • The first english edition of Nansen's In Northern Mists, with the superior gilt variant binding.
    The first english edition of Nansen's In Northern Mists, with the superior gilt variant binding.

    NANSEN, Fridtjof.
    In Northern Mists. 1911.
    £750.00

  • First English edition of Nordenskiöld's Voyage round Asia and Europe by A. Hovgaard, the narrative of the the first Arctic expedition to navigate through the Northeast Passage and the first voyage to circumnavigate Eurasia.
    First English edition of Nordenskiöld's Voyage round Asia and Europe by A. Hovgaard, the narrative of the the first Arctic expedition to navigate through the Northeast Passage and the first voyage to circumnavigate Eurasia.

    HOVGAARD, A; BRAEKSTAD, H. L. (translator).
    Nordenskiöld's Voyage round Asia and Europe. 1882.
    £250.00

  • Scarce first edition in book form of Barrington's Possibility of approaching the North Pole, with added papers by Beaufoy, published the same year as Sir John Ross's first Arctic expedition.
    Scarce first edition in book form of Barrington's Possibility of approaching the North Pole, with added papers by Beaufoy, published the same year as Sir John Ross's first Arctic expedition.

    BARRINGTON, Hon. Daines; BEAUFOY, Colonel.
    The possibility of approaching the North Pole asserted 1818.
    £1,350.00

  • Second American edition of George Back's Narrative of the Arctic Land Expedition, 'One of the finest travel books of the nineteenth century'.
    Second American edition of George Back's Narrative of the Arctic Land Expedition, 'One of the finest travel books of the nineteenth century'.

    BACK, George.
    Narrative of the Arctic Land Expedition 1837.
    £450.00

  • First edition in English of Luigi Amedeo's On the Polar Star in the Arctic Sea. Although not reaching the Pole, the expedition reached the highest latitude thencefar and proved the success of using dog sledges.
    First edition in English of Luigi Amedeo's On the Polar Star in the Arctic Sea. Although not reaching the Pole, the expedition reached the highest latitude thencefar and proved the success of using dog sledges.

    AMEDEO, Luigi; Queux, William le (translator).
    On the "Polar Star" in the Arctic Sea. 1903.
    £400.00

  • First edition of Edward Belcher's The Last of the Arctic Voyages. Belcher's voyage was the last officially sent in search of Sir John Franklin, who disappeared during an Arctic expedition in 1845.
    First edition of Edward Belcher's The Last of the Arctic Voyages. Belcher's voyage was the last officially sent in search of Sir John Franklin, who disappeared during an Arctic expedition in 1845.

    BELCHER, Sir Edward.
    The Last of the Arctic Voyages; 1855.
    £3,000.00

  • First edition of Greely's Three Years of Arctic Service. This United States expedition during the First International Polar Year explored the north coast of Greenland, the interior and west coast of Grinnell Land, and extended the mapping of Hayes Sound.
    First edition of Greely's Three Years of Arctic Service. This United States expedition during the First International Polar Year explored the north coast of Greenland, the interior and west coast of Grinnell Land, and extended the mapping of Hayes Sound.

    GREELY, Adolphus W.
    Three Years of Arctic Service. 1886.
    £850.00

  • First edition of Ross's famous first voyage of discoveryfor the purpose of exploring Baffin's Bay and inquiring into the probability of a North-West Passage.
    First edition of Ross's famous first voyage of discoveryfor the purpose of exploring Baffin's Bay and inquiring into the probability of a North-West Passage.

    ROSS, John.
    A Voyage of Discovery, 1819.
    £3,750.00

  • Results of Laing's voyages in the Greenland Sea as ship's surgeon on whalers in 1806 and 1807. He describes the ice conditions, walrus, seal, polar bear,
    Results of Laing's voyages in the Greenland Sea as ship's surgeon on whalers in 1806 and 1807. He describes the ice conditions, walrus, seal, polar bear,

    LAING, John.
    An Account of a Voyage to Spitzbergen; 1818.
    £850.00

  • A rare survival, uncut in original boards. Franklin's famous journey to the Coppermouth River.
    A rare survival, uncut in original boards. Franklin's famous journey to the Coppermouth River.

    FRANKLIN, John.
    Narrative of a journey to the shores of the Polar Sea in the years 1819, 20, 21, and 22; 1823.
    £2,850.00

  • Richard King's Franklin Expedition is one of the rarest of Arctic titles. This copy is inscribed by the author.
    Richard King's Franklin Expedition is one of the rarest of Arctic titles. This copy is inscribed by the author.

    KING, Richard.
    The Franklin Expedition from First to Last. 1855.
    £9,500.00

  • First edition of Arctic Expedition, 1875-6, compiled from reports on the Nares expedition, and is one of the most valuable sources for the history of exploration in northern Canada.
    First edition of Arctic Expedition, 1875-6, compiled from reports on the Nares expedition, and is one of the most valuable sources for the history of exploration in northern Canada.

    [NARES, George - BRITISH ARCTIC EXPEDITION]
    Arctic Expedition, 1875-6. 1877.
    £2,500.00

  • First English edition of an important work in north-west coast exploration. Map depicts Alaska as an island and shows routes taken by Russian expeditions
    First English edition of an important work in north-west coast exploration. Map depicts Alaska as an island and shows routes taken by Russian expeditions

    STAEHLIN, J[akob] v[on].
    An account of the new Northern Archipelago 1774.
    £4,000.00

  • Richardson accompanied Franklin on his expeditions. Includes the journals of Richardson and Rae on the MacKenzie, Arctic, and Coppermine rivers
    Richardson accompanied Franklin on his expeditions. Includes the journals of Richardson and Rae on the MacKenzie, Arctic, and Coppermine rivers

    RICHARDSON, John.
    Arctic Searching Expedition: 1851.
    £2,850.00

  • Accounts of the voyages of Cabot, Davis, Frobisher, and others, drawn chiefly from the works of Hakluyt, Purchas, Harris, and Foxe.
    Accounts of the voyages of Cabot, Davis, Frobisher, and others, drawn chiefly from the works of Hakluyt, Purchas, Harris, and Foxe.

    RUNDALL, Thomas.
    Narratives of Voyages towards the North-West, 1849.
    £450.00

  • With the rarely found supplement which makes good the omissions from the Journal.
    With the rarely found supplement which makes good the omissions from the Journal.

    [PARRY FIRST VOYAGE]. PARRY, William Edward.
    Journal of a voyage for the discovery of a North-West Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific; 1821 & 1824
    £2,850.00

  • account of a search for a Northwest Passage by Hudson Bay, also contains information about Southampton Island and the Eskimos of the region
    account of a search for a Northwest Passage by Hudson Bay, also contains information about Southampton Island and the Eskimos of the region

    LYON, Captain George Francis.
    A Brief Narrative of an Unsuccessful Attempt to Reach Repulse Bay, 1825.
    £650.00

  • HMS Investigator makes the first traversal of the North-west Passage. Part of the Bering Strait Franklin Search expedition.
    HMS Investigator makes the first traversal of the North-west Passage. Part of the Bering Strait Franklin Search expedition.

    OSBORN, Sherard (editor).
    The Discovery of the North-West Passage by H.M.S. "Investigator," 1856.
    £3,500.00

  • Scarce account of a party of amateurs sending out on an expedition in the Spitzbergen area. Hunting and dining seem to be their major concerns
    Scarce account of a party of amateurs sending out on an expedition in the Spitzbergen area. Hunting and dining seem to be their major concerns

    CLUTTERBUCK, Walter.
    The Skipper in Arctic Seas. 1890.
    £1,250.00

  • Snow claimed to have had a vision of the whereabouts of the missing Arctic expedition of Franklin and wrote to Lady Franklin with a plan for a search.
    Snow claimed to have had a vision of the whereabouts of the missing Arctic expedition of Franklin and wrote to Lady Franklin with a plan for a search.

    SNOW, William Parker.
    Voyage of the Prince Albert 1851.
    £2,750.00

  • The book is divided into two sections: geographical observations and ethnographic observations, including accounts of the Inuit and their language.
    The book is divided into two sections: geographical observations and ethnographic observations, including accounts of the Inuit and their language.

    ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.
    A selection of papers on 1875.
    £400.00

  • Landing at Petropavlovsk on the Kamchatkan coast, his party proceeded along the shores of Betchevinskaya Bay before heading to Alaska
    Landing at Petropavlovsk on the Kamchatkan coast, his party proceeded along the shores of Betchevinskaya Bay before heading to Alaska

    NIEDIECK, Paul.
    Cruises in the Bering Sea. 1909.
    £500.00

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