Narrative of the voyage of H.M.S. Herald during the years 1845-51, under the command of Captain Henry Kellett, R.N., C.B : being a circumnavigation of the globe, and three cruizes to the Arctic regions in search of Sir John Franklin
Narrative of the voyage of H.M.S. Herald during the years 1845-51, under the command of Captain Henry Kellett, R.N., C.B : being a circumnavigation of the globe, and three cruizes to the Arctic regions in search of Sir John Franklin
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Impulsive and unreserved, Lydie Stoltzfus has always felt like a disappointment--a square peg in a round hole in her quiet Amish community. Leaving Stoney Ridge seems like her best move--even though it would mean leaving Nathan Yoder behind.
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Good. [Narrative of this of the HMS Herald's voyages to the arctic and search for Franklin. ] 2 volumes bound in 1. Bound in publisher's cloth. Rebacked. Gilt vignette of ship on front. All edges gilt. Cloth faded. 2 color frontispiece lithographic plates. xvi, 322pp.; viii, 302 pp., folding color map at rear. Scattered spotting to frontis. The Herald "explored most of the west coast of America, Galapagos, the Hawaiian Islands, Kamchatka, Bering Strait, Alaska, and the Arctic Ocean. Extensive land exploration was undertaken in Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Panama, and Mexico. In September 1846 the Herald anchored in San Francisco Bay, and the author records a visit to Mission Dolores, at that time occupied by a party of Mormons"-Hill After having taken part in the search for Sir John Franklin the homeward voyage was by way of Hong Kong, Canton, Singapore, Sumatra and the Cape of Good Hope. Refs: Sabin 78867. Arctic Bibliography 15680. Howes S271. Hill 1548. Prize award plate to James Kerr on ffep, dated 1865. Ownership inscription of William E. Davies on front free endpaper. From the personal library of William E. Davies (1917-1990), USGS (United States Geological Survey) geologist, polar explorer, and recipient of the Antarctic Medal. His work took him to Greenland, the Appalachian Mountains of Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia, and in Antarctica-where the Davies Escarpment is named after him; his bibliography contains more than 200 titles.
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Fine. 1st Edition. xvi, 302; vii, 302pp. Octavo 2 volumes in one in original blindstamped mauve cloth with gilt vignette on front, all edges gilt with 2 colour lithograph plates and folding colour map (at end). New endpapers, spine slightly browned else a nice copy in publisher's purple cloth. A.B. 15680. Narrative of a voyage via Cape Horn to South and central America, the Pacific Islands, and the Bering Strait region, returning via Cape of Good Hope by the naturalist on the expedition.
