Fine Books & Manuscripts, including Americana

[ARCTIC]. A group of 11 works, including: ROSS, John, Sir. Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North–West Passage. Paris: Baudry’s European Library, 1835. 8vo. (Spotting or browning throughout). 2 engraved plates including frontispiece, large engraved folding map at end. Full modern sheep, retaining original leather spine labels. Arctic Bibliography 14866. PETERSEN, Carl. Den sidste Franklin Expedition med “Fox”, Capt. M’Clintock. Copenhagen: Fr. Waldikes, 1860. 8vo. (Intermittent foxing). Portrait frontispiece, 8 tinted lithographs, folding facsimile, 4 maps (3 folding). Contemporary mottled calf. FIRST EDITION. –– MARKHAM, Clarence R. A Selection of Papers on Arctic Geography and Ethnology. London: John Murray, 1875. 8vo. 2 folding maps. Original blue cloth (recased, darkened spine). FIRST EDITION. Arctic Bibliography 14929. –– HEALY, Michael, Capt. Report of the Cruise of the Revenue Marine Steamer Corwin in the Arctic Ocean in the Year 1884. Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1889. 4to. 2 chromolithographs, 38 plates mostly after photographs. Original gilt–lettered brown cloth. FIRST EDITION. Arctic Bibliography 18400. –– DUNN, Robert. The Shameless Diary of an Explorer. New York: The Outing Publishing Company, 1907. 8vo. Numerous plates from photographs, folding map at end. Original gilt–stamped red cloth. FIRST EDITION of this important work in the early history of Mt. McKinley. Arctic Bibliography 4212. –– ZUBOV, N.N. Arctic Ice and the Warming of the Arctic. Moscow: Northern Sea Route Directorate Press, 1948. Small 4to. Several in text illustrations and maps. Original cloth–backed printed wrappers. –– And several others, condition generally good.