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due to the lack of knowledge of the text copyists. The
first separate printing of this work was done by Froben
at Basel in 1519 (Bezzel 1212) as an independent
work. Through the years probably altogether a total of
eight editions appeared as listed by most of the bibliographers.
Numerous excerpts and vernacular versions
circulated later. – Some little wormholes in the last 30
leaves, some spots, otherwise with wide margins, and
still a good copy. – VD 16 E 3096; Adams E-891; Vander
Haeghen II, 58; Bezzel 1215; Hieronymus, Oberrhein.
Buchillustration II, 302 (detailed); cf. Knaake II, 302.
Franklin, John. Narrative Of A Journey To The
Shores Of The Polar Sea. In the Years 1819, 20, 21.
and 22. With 30 engraved plates by E. Finden and
J. Curtis after drawings by Curtis, G. Back, and R.
Hood, of which 10 are handcolored (9 of these aquatints),
1 text illus. and 4 engr. folded maps at the end
of the Appendix. XVI pp. incl. half-title, errata-slip,
768 pp. 4to. Contemp. half calf (rep.). London, John
Murray, Albemarle-Street, 1823. – (And:) The same.
Narrative Of A Second Expedition To The Shores
Of the Polar Sea, in The Years 1825, 1826, And 1827.
With 31 engraved plates by E. Finden after drawings
by G. Back and E. N. Kendall, several text illus., and
6 engraved fold. maps (1 partly colored in outline).
XXIV, 320 pp., CLVIII pp. Appendix, (1) errata
leaf. 4to. Contemp. half calf. London, John Murray,
Albemarle-Street, 1828. € 5800,–
Scientific account of the Polar Sea Regions. First editions
of Sir John Franklin (1786–1847), vice-admiral
of the Royal Navy, dramatic and fascinating records
of his two Arctic expeditions, two classic books of
Arctic hardship are offered here together for sale. –
Slightly offsetting, scattered light foxing, otherwise nice
wide-margined copies, uniformely bound.
Ad I: First edition of Franklin’s first expedition, also
known as the Coppermine Expedition, intended to
survey the western shore of the great inland seas. This
expedition started from the shores of Hudson’s Bay,
to explore the Northern Coasts of America. A total of
5000 miles were to be travelled on foot and canoe. A series
of misfortunes lead to the expedition turning into a
failure. Essential boats were lost, the winters were especially
harsh and a shortage in food and supplies lead to
disaster. On the brink of starvation there were rumours
of cannibalism, a murder and an execution, only 8 men
out of nineteen survived the ordeal. Nevertheless the
work by Franklin “is an invaluable one for the history
of the discovery of the regions and for the interesting
descriptions and details of the many tribes of Indians
and Esquimaux met with” (Stevens 1706). The story of
the Coppermine Expedition was to serve as an influence
on Roald Amundsen, who would eventually become
the first man to navigate the entire Northwest Passage,
as well as the first to reach the South Pole. At the age
of fifteen he read John Franklin’s account, and decided
that he wanted to be a polar explorer.
Ad II: First edition of this scientific account of Franklin’s
second overland expedition in the years 1825 to
1827. The second expedition started from New York
to Fort William in Canada, and explored northwestern
Canada to the Mackenzie delta and from there to the
unknown northern coast. This expedition was better
planned and organized than the first one. It is an
eye-witness account of the area, he expounds on the
customs, morals, and religion of the inhabitants and
includes fascinating material on the shamanism then
prevalent there. There is also much additional material,
including comparisons between Indians. It is also an
important source for the early history of Alaska and
the cartography of the area. Franklin’s last expedition
to find the northwestern passage to the Pacific in 1845
disappeared without a trace. Only recently, 170 years
later, were the two ships found and the remains of the
expedition discovered. – Sabin 38301; Lada-Mocarski,
no. 12 (“one of the earliest printed narratives about
Alaska and the Aleutian Islands”); Hill, p. 166; Chavanne,
Literatur über die Polar-Regionen, 4268–69.
Froude, James Anthony. (History of England and
Other Works). 32 vols. Illustrated. 8vo. Somewhat
later green three-quarter morocco, spines gilt, t. e. g.
London, John W. Parker and Son; Longmans, Green
& Co., 1856–96. € 4000,–
Fine set of the collected writings of James Anthony
Froude (1818–1894), the English historian of literary
excellence, one of the best prose writers of his generation.
Contains: History of England from the Fall of
Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth. 12 vols., 1856–70;
Short Studies of Great Subjects. Second ed. 4 vols.,
1867–83; The English in Ireland in the Eighteenth Century.
3 vols., 1872–74; Thomas Carlyle. A History of the
First Forty Years of His Life 1795–1835. 2 vols., 1882;
Thomas Carlyle. A History of His Life in London
1834–1818. 2 vols., 1884; The Pilgrim. A Dialogue on
the Life and Actions of King Henry the Eighth, by William
Thomas, ed. by Froude, 1861; Caesar. A Sketch,
1879; Oceana or England and her Colonies, 1886; The
English in the West Indies or the Bow of Ulysses, 1888;
The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon, 1891; The Spanish
Story of the Armada and other Essays, 1892; Life
and Letters of Erasmus, 1894; English Seamen in the
Sixteenth Century, 1895; Lectures on the Council of
Trent Delivered at Oxford 1892–93, 1896.
Leroy, (Julien-David). La Marine des anciens peuples,
expliquée et considérée par rapport aux lumières
qu’on en peut tirer pour perfectionner la Marine
moderne; avec des figures représentant les vaisseaux
de guerre de ces peuples. With 6 engr. folding plates
by Sellier. XXXV, (1), 224 pp. 8vo. Contemp. red
morocco, flat spine gilt, gilt supralibros with the coat
of arms of the French minister Armand-Thomas
Hue de Miromesnil (1723–1796), triple gilt fillet
around sides, single fillet on outer edges, inner dentelles,
edges gilt. With bookplate Henri Houssaye.
Paris, Nyon ainé and Stoupe, 1777. € 11 000,–
First edition. The architect Julien-David Leroy (1724–
1803), member of the Académie des Inscriptions and
the Académie des Beaux Arts, travelled extensively in
Greece and the Levant; he lectured on ancient Greek
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