A Chronological History of Voyages into the Arctic Regions;

Undertaken Chiefly for the Purpose of Discovering a North-East, North-West or Polar Passage between the Atlantic and Pacific

by John Barrow

First edition.  London:  John Murray, 1818  

Hardback is overall in VERY GOOD condition.

• Marbled covers with one-quarter burgundy morocco and gilt at spine. 
• Boards show some chips, scuffing, warping, edgewear.  Corners are worn, with exposed board.  See photos.
• Spine has gilt text on black label and is darkened with scuffed ends.  See photos.
• Binding is tender, with some separation at front cover, stitches visible at some openings. 
• Pastedowns and feps have some light staining, bookseller sticker, pencil marks.
• Frontispiece, a foldout map, is present.  See photos. 
• Illustrations are clear, with scattered foxing.  
• Interior is gently age-toned, exhibits scattered foxing, some smudges, a mark at pg. 161 opening.  See photos.  
• Inside pages are free of writing. 
• PS2026.1001

427 pages. 5.25 x 8.25 inches

First edition.  Contemporary one-quarter burgundy morocco with marbled boards, blind tooling.  Spine with gilt bands, black label and title in gilt: "Barrow's Artic (sic) Regions."  Binding is intact, tender at shoulder of top board.  Interior gently tanned, some washy staining, light foxing to pages of the Appendix at rear.  Six-panel map of the Arctic Regions is bound in as Frontis, with some light spotting, Very Good plus condition.  Volume is complete and overall Very Good.

Sir John Barrow (1764-1848), a founder and early president of the Royal Geographical Society, served as Second Secretary to the Admiralty for forty years, with the responsibility for promoting polar exploration.  This chronological history of voyages into the Arctic regions runs from the earliest Scandinavian voyages to recent (early 19th c.) expeditions under the orders of Captains Ross and Buchan.  An Appendix at the rear, with three illustrations, includes two accounts from expeditions.   

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