The Two Voyages of the Pandora in 1875 and 1876
by Young, Allen
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- Very Good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
London: Edward Stanford, 1879. Undetermined. very good. 1st edition. viii, 197pp. Tall octavo. Bound in contemporary half morocco and marbled boards, rebacked with original spine laid down at an early date. Marbled endpapers to match. Two folding maps, one in each pocket of front, and rear covers. Covers are slightly bowed as normal due to the thickness of the large folding maps. Maps with repairs to folds as normal for this title. Nine full page woodcut plates. Text is clean with a slight bit of overall edge toning. very good Arctic Bib. 19759. "This narrative of the two cruises of the 'Pandora' was intended for private circulation only, but at the suggestion of a few friends I have requested Mr. Stanford to publish it." Notes on Melville Bay, Smith Sound, and Canadian Arctic waters, west Greenland ports, and the Polar Eskimos. The 'Pandora was Young's private yacht. In his first voyage he travelled to Lancaster Sound, Barrow Strait and Peel Sound. On his second voyage he explored Smith Sound hoping to find remains of the Franklin expedition. Considered one of the scarcest of 19th century works on the Arctic. 1879
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- Bookseller
- Aquila Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140003
- Title
- The Two Voyages of the Pandora in 1875 and 1876
- Author
- Young, Allen
- Format/Binding
- Undetermined
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Edward Stanford
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1879
- Keywords
- Ellesmere Island|North West Passage|Polar Mail|Search for Franklin
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- Rebacked
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- Marbled boards
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....