Parry, William Edward

FIRST EDITION, 4to (270 x 210mm.), 6 engraved maps and plates, one large folding chart, contemporary calf gilt, slight spotting and offsetting, a few minor tears, S1 recornered at inner margin, slightly rubbed, rebacked retaining original spine

Earl of Bradford, Weston Park, armorial bookplate

Sabin 58868; Staton & Tremaine 1452

Condition is described in the main body of the catalogue, where appropriate.
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This, Parry's final polar expedition, was a failed attempt to journey overland to the North Pole, rather than seeking a north-west passage as in his previous voyages.