Polar.- Phipps (Constantine John) A Voyage towards the North Pole, first edition, 1774; and others Polar (c.60)

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Polar.- Phipps (Constantine John) A Voyage towards the North Pole, first edition, half-title, folding engraved map frontispiece, 14 folding or double-page plates and plans, 11 folding letterpress tables, light spotting at beginning and end, contemporary calf rubbed and worn, cracked lower joint, upper cover detached, [Sabin 62572], 4to, W. Bowyer and J. Nichols, for J, Nourse, 1774 Parry (William Edward) Journal of a Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage ..., first edition, 14 engraved or aquatint plates, 6 engraved maps (4 folding, 3 linen-backed), lacking folding table, occasional light staining, C1 with loss to upper corner affecting odd word, tears to folding maps with old repairs, ex-Royal Artillery Regimental Library with bookplate, later half-calf, a little rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, 1821; and others similar, including some odd or defective volumes, v.s. (c.60)

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