ROSS, John (1777–1856). Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of North–West Passage, and of a Residence in the Arctic Regions During the Years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833…Including the Reports of Commander, now Captain, James Clark Ross… and the Discovery of the Northern Magnetic Pole. London: A.W. Webster, 1835.
Volume I only (not including appendix volume which was issued separately by the publisher for an additional charge), 4to (286 x 222 mm). 14 steel engravings, 6 lithographs, 3 colored mezzotints, and 6 maps including 2 folding, errata (some offsetting to plates from text). Original dark blue cloth, rebacked preserving original gilt–lettering and endpapers (gutter repaired at title–page verso).
FIRST EDITION. In 1829, Ross set out on his second expedition in the small paddle–steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross who was second–in–command. The second voyage was much more successful than his first: “The expedition survived four winters in the Arctic, during which James Clark Ross discovered the North Magnetic Pole” (Hill). Abbey, Travel 636; Arctic Bibliography 14866; Hill 1490; Sabin 73381.