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Beechey, Frederick William A Voyage of Discovery towards the North Pole, performed in His Majesty's Ships Dorothea and Trent, under the command of Captain Buchan, R.N.,; 1818; to which is added, a summary of all the early attempts to reach the Pacific by way of the Pole, 1st edition, Richard Bentley 1843, half-title present, folding lithographed map, 6 full-page plates, including 2 folding lithographed panoramas, spotting to first and last few leaves and to single-page plates, one or two short closed tears to the folding panoramas, without loss, presentation inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper 'Second Prize presented to John Hanbury by the Worshipful Company of Brewers as a Reward for General Proficiency in the Sixth Class. Xmas 1860', signed by the headmaster, contemporary gilt-decorated full calf, with gilt coat of arms of the Brewers Company School in Islington, London, rubbed and some marks and waterstaining to covers, minor fraying to head of spine, 8vo, together with, Ross, Sir John. Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-West Passage, and of a Residence in the Arctic Regions During the Years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, 2 volumes (including Appendix), 1st edition, A.W. Webster, 1835, engraved frontispiece to each, folding uncoloured engraved map (some offsetting and a short handling tear), forty-eight plates and charts, fifteen coloured (volume one with three colour-printed mezzotints; Appendix with eleven hand-coloured lithographs and one hand-coloured engraving), some spotting and light toning, one or two short marginal tears, first volume with endpapers renewed and armorial bookplate of Aldennam House Herts on front pastedown, rough-trimmed, Appendix with stitching partially broken and some leaves starting, original patterned blue cloth, some marks and fading, first volume rebacked, 4to (Qty: 3) Beechey: Hill (2004) 97; Sabin 4349. Ross: Abbey Travel 636; Sabin 73381.