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Exploration and geologyParry (Captain William Edward) Journal of a Second Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific; performed in the years 1821-22-23, in his Majesty's ships Fury and Hecla, under the orders of Captain William Edward Parry., frontispiece, 30 engraved plates, 4 folding maps, 4 folding plates of coastal profiles, some offsetting and spotting throughout, heavier spotting to folding plates at rear, contemporary quarter leather gilt, loss and splitting to spine extremities, John Murray, 1824; [with] An autograph letter signed from geologist Thomas George Bonney (1833 – 1923) to naturalist Arthur Gardiner Butler (1844 – 1925), 4pp., discussing hypotheses on rock found in valleys and mountains such as Adamello and Val Camonica in Italy, on paper with The Athenaeum blindstamp, dated Nov 4th 1894, loosely-inserted in a third edition of ‘Peaks, Passes, and Glaciers’; with 2 others from the series and 4 other volumes, v.s. (8 vols.)
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Exploration and geology
Exploration and geology: Parry (Captain William Edward) Journal of a Second Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage (Atlantic to Pacific), 1821-22-23, in ships Fury and Hecla, frontispiece, 30 engraved plates, 4 folding maps, 4 folding plates of coastal profiles, contemporary quarter leather gilt, some offsetting/spotting.
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233 €(£200)–349 €(£300)
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Price checked 26/09/2026, 04:57:04
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- 92
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- Lot Ends
- 1 Oct 2026, 12:00:00
- Auction Ends
- 1 Oct 2026, 12:00:00
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