PARRY (WILLIAM EDWARD) Journal of a Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage from the At...

PARRY (WILLIAM EDWARD) Journal of a Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific; Performed in the Years 1819-20, in His Majesty's Ships Hecla and Griper, FIRST EDITION, 14 engraved or aquatint plates, 6 engraved maps (some folding), errata slip pasted to final leaf of text, contemporary calf gilt, covers with 3-line gilt fillet and Greek-style roll tool border enclosing inner panel, spine tooled and lettered in 5 compartments within raised bands, joints weakened [Sabin 58860], 4to, John Murray, 1821 Footnotes: Provenance: William Orme Foster (1814-1899), Apley Park bookplate. Foster, an iron master and Member of Parliament for South Staffordshire from 1857-1868, purchased the Apley Park estate near Bridgnorth in 1868; by descent. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing