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HARRISON, Alfred H.
In Search Of A Polar Continent 1905-1907.
London: Edward Arnold, 1908..
8vo. pp. xx, 292, 16(ads). with half-title. large folding colour map & 32 plates. original gilt-stamped cloth (stain to lower front cover, spine faded). First Edition. "Account of the author's exploration and mapping of part of the Mackenzie delta, his sledge trips in the region, from Herschel Island east to Cape Bathurst, and a boat trip to southern Banks Island. Includes descriptions of the Eskimos among whom he lived, of travel conditions; the plight of Beaufort Sea whalers; food for dogs and sledging rations." (Arctic Bib.) Arctic Bib.
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HAYES, Isaac I[srael] [1828-1881].
An Arctic Boat Journey, In The Autumn Of 1854.
Boston: Brown, Taggard And Chase..., 1860..
12mo. pp. xvii, 375. with half-title. 2 large folding lithographed maps (frontis.). A nice copy in original blind & gilt-stamped cloth, recased with new endpapers (spine slightly discoloured, tape repair to outer edge of maps & 2 other small repairs - no loss). First Edition. An American surgeon, Hayes served under Elisha Kent Kane on the second Grinnell expedition. He here provides a detailed account of the crossing of Smith Sound, survey of Grinnell Land on Ellesmere Island from Cape Sabine to Cape Fraser, and the hazardous boat journey along the west coast of Greenland. Arctic Bib. 6790. Sabin 31019. cfTPL 5636.
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HAYES, Isaac I[srael] [1828-1881].
An Arctic Boat Journey, In The Autumn Of 1854.New Edition.
Boston: Ticknor And Fields, 1867..
12mo. pp. 2 p.l., [vii]-xxiii, [1 leaf], 387. 2 maps & 12 wood-engraved plates (incl. frontis.). original cloth (staining to front cover, extremities chipped & frayed, spine damaged, dampstaining to upper margins, outer margin of a few leaves chipped). First Illustrated Edition. An American surgeon, Hayes served under Elisha Kent Kane on the second Grinnell Expedition. He here provides a detailed account of the crossing of Smith Sound, survey of Grinnell Land on Ellesmere Island from Cape Sabine to Cape Fraser, and the hazardous boat journey along the west coast of Greenland. This edition incorporates a new preface and notes resulting from Hayes' 1860-61 expedition. Arctic Bib. 6791. Sabin 31019. cfTPL 5636.
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HAYES, Isaac I[srael] [1828-1881].
The Land Of Desolation: Being A Personal Narrative Of Observation And Adventure In Greenland.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1872..
12mo. pp. 357, [1]blank, [2]ads. numerous wood-engraved text illus. (some full-page). original black & gilt-stamped cloth (some spotting to cloth). First Edition. Arctic Bib. 6792. Sabin 31021n.
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HAYS, Florence.
Arctic Gateway.
New York: Friendship Press, [1940]..
12mo. pp. xii, 132. 8 double-sided plates. maps on endleaves. cloth (ex.-lib.).
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HEARNE, Samuel [1845-1792].
A Journey From Prince Of Wale's Fort in Hudson's Bay, To The Northern Ocean. Undertaken By Order Of The Hudson's Bay Company for the Discovery of Copper Mines, A North West Passage, etc. In The Years 1769, 1770, 1771, & 1772.
London: Printed for A.Strahan and T.Cadell; And Sold by T.Cadell Jun. And W.Davies., 1795.
4to. pp. xliv(incl. errata), 458, [2]ads & directions to binder. 5 folding engraved maps (1 with routes in colour) & 4 engraved plates (3 double-page). modern gilt-stamped paneled calf by Annegret Hunter-Elsenbach (first map with few short tears repaired - no loss, some foxing to maps & plates & neighbouring leaves). First Edition of a classic of North American travel. Hearne's journal holds an especially honoured place in the annals of Arctic exploration, and Hearne "will always be remembered as the first white man that ever gazed on the dreary expanse of the Arctic or Frozen Ocean from the northern shores of the Continent of America." (Rich) In 1769, he was sent by the Hudson's Bay Company to find a north-west passage from Hudson's Bay and to investigate First Nations’ reports regarding the existence of copper deposits to the north. Hearne made two false starts, but on his third attempt, accompanied by the Chipewyan guide Matonabbie, he succeeded in crossing the Barren Lands and reached the Coppermine River, which he descended to the Arctic Coast. Hearne also discovered the Great Slave Lake and recorded valuable information regarding the natural history and indigenous peoples of the region traversed. The journey was a gruelling one, and at a place he named Bloody Falls, Hearne was forced to witness the massacre of a band of Inuit by Matonabbie’s men which was to haunt him for the rest of his life. Shortly following his return, Hearne submitted his report to the Hudson's Bay Company, who kept it secret for some thirteen years. Its final publication, three years after his death, was due to the celebrated French navigator La Pérouse, who found Hearne's manuscript when he captured Fort Albany, Hudson's Bay, in 1781-82. When Fort Albany was subsequently surrendered to the British, La Pérouse stipulated, as one of the conditions of the surrender, that Hearne's manuscript be printed. Bell H94. Cox I p. 171. Hill p. 141. Lande 1220. Morgan p. 180. Pilling, Athapascan, p. 40. Sabin 31181 & JCB 3729 (calling for 4 maps & 8 plates). Story pp. 351-52. Streeter VI 3652. TPL 445 (imperfect). Winsor VIII p. 70. DCB IV pp. 339-42.
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HEARNE, Samuel [1845-1792].
A Journey From Prince Of Wale's Fort, in Hudson's Bay, To The Northern Ocean. Undertaken By Order of the Hudson's Bay Company For The Discovery Of Copper Mines, A North West Passage, etc. In The Years 1769, 1770, 1771, & 1772.
Dublin: Printed For P.Byrne And J.Rice, 1796..
8vo. pp. 1 p.l., l, 459, [1]plate list. with half-title. 5 folding engraved maps & plans & 3 (of 4) folding engraved plates (lacking plate II -- Indian instruments). contemporary tree calf (joints & extremities worn). Richard Ruxton armorial bookplate. First Dublin Edition of a classic of North American travel. Hearne's journal holds an especially honoured place in the annals of Arctic exploration, and Hearne "will always be remembered as the first white man that ever gazed on the dreary expanse of the Arctic or Frozen Ocean from the northern shores of the Continent of America." (Rich) In 1769, he was sent by the Hudson's Bay Company to find a north-west passage from Hudson's Bay and to investigate First Nations' reports regarding the existence of copper deposits to the north. Hearne made two false starts, but on his third attempt, accompanied by the Chipewyan guide Matonabbie, he succeeded in crossing the Barren Lands and reached the Coppermine River, which he descended to the Arctic Coast. Hearne also discovered the Great Slave Lake and recorded valuable information regarding the natural history and indigenous peoples of the region traversed. The journey was a gruelling one, and at a place he named Bloody Falls, Hearne was forced to witness the massacre of a band of Inuit by Matonabbie's men which was to haunt him for the rest of his life. Shortly following his return, Hearne submitted his report to the Hudson's Bay Company, who kept it secret for some thirteen years. Its final publication, three years after his death, was due to the celebrated French navigator La Pérouse, who found Hearne's manuscript when he captured Fort Albany, Hudson's Bay, in 1781-82. When Fort Albany was subsequently surrendered to the British, La Pérouse stipulated, as one of the conditions of the surrender, that Hearne's manuscript be printed. Cox II p. 171. Field 677. Sabin 31182. Smith 4284. cfBell H94, cfHill p. 141, cfLande 1220, cfJCB II 3729, cfMorgan p. 180, cfStreeter VI 3652, cfTPL 445 (1st Edn.: London, 1795). Story pp. 351-52. Winsor VIII p. 70. DCB IV pp. 339-42.
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HEARNE, Samuel.
A Journey From Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay To The Northern Ocean...
Edmonton: M.G.Hurtig Ltd., [1971]..
4to. pp. lvi, 458. 4 folding plates & 5 folding maps. cloth. dw. (short tear to upper edge of dw. else very good). Facsimile Reprint.
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HOPE, Jack.
Yukon.
Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall, [1976]..
4to. pp. 185. text illus. profusely illus. (some colour). cloth. dw. (tattered on top edge of spine).
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IRWIN, David & RECK, Franklin M.
One Man Against The North.
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell CO., 1941..
8vo. pp. 3 p.l., 244. frontis portrait. text illus. cloth. Signed by the author. Third Printing.
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[JENNESS, Diamond, John CAMERON & Stephen G.RITCHIE].
Report Of The Canadian Arctic Expedition 1913-18 Volume XII: The Copper Eskimos Southern Party 1913-16.
Ottawa: F.A.Acland, 1923..
3 Parts in 1: The Life Of The Copper Eskimos by D.Jenness, Physical Characteristics Of The Copper Eskimos by D.Jenness, & Osteology And Dentition Of The Western And Central Eskimos by John Cameron & Stephen G.Ritchie. 8vo. pp. 277; 89b; 79c. frontis. & text illus. (8 full-page) & folding map; 12 full-page text illus.; 2 full-page text illus. & 7 plates. original cloth. Arctic Bib. 8041, 8049, & 2669.
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JENNESS, D[iamond].
Comparative Vocabulary Of The Western Eskimo Dialects. (Report Of The Canadian Arctic Expedition 1913-18 Volume XV: Eskimo Language And Technology. Part A.Southern Party 1913-16).
Ottawa: F.A.Acland, 1928..
8vo. pp. 134. wrs. (wrs. foxed, front wr. with crease & short tear). Arctic Bib. 8027.
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JENNESS, D[iamond].
Eskimo String Figures. (Report Of The Canadian Arctic Expedition 1913-18 Volume XIII: Eskimo Folk-Lore Part B.Southern Party 1913-16).
Ottawa: F.A.Acland, 1924..
8vo. pp. 192b. frontis. map. text illus. original printed wrs. Arctic Bib. 8032.
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JENNESS, D[iamond].
Myths And Traditions From Northern Alaska, The Mackenzie Delta And Coronation Gulf. (Report Of The Canadian Arctic Expedition 1913-18 Volume XIII: Eskimo Folk-Lore.Southern Party 1913-16).
Ottawa: F.A.Acland, 1924..
8vo. pp. 2 p.l., 90a. original printed wrs. (spine chipped). Arctic Bib. 8044.
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JENNESS, D[iamond].
Physical Characteristics of the Copper Eskimos. (Report Of The Canadian Arctic Expedition 1913-18 Volume XII: The Copper Eskimos Part B.Southern Party 1913-16).
Ottawa: F.A.Acland, 1923..
8vo. pp. 89b. 12 full-page text illus. original printed wrs. Arctic Bib. 8049.
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