Back, Captain [Sir George] / [Morgan, Captain Richard – Royal Navy].
Narrative of the Arctic Land Expedition to the Mouth of The Great Fish River and Along the Shores of the Arctic Ocean, in the years 1833, 1834 and 1835. Illustrated By a Map and Plates.
London, John Murray, 1836. 14.5 cm x 21 cm. Frontispiece, X, 663 pages. 14 (of 15) very rare lithographic plates (one plate missing). Fold-out map at rear missing. Hardcover / half leather with marbled boards. Gilt lettering on red title label, gilt stamps and blind tooling to spine compartments. Top-stain. Binding in poor condition with stronger signs of wear and the spine with stain but intact. Cracks to gutter between front pastedown and endpaper. Binding still firm and tight. Occasional foxing to some plates. Damp-stains to preliminary pages. Interior mostly bright and clean otherwise. Text block is solid and square. Name of pre-owner on front endpaper. From the library of Royal Navy Captain Richard Morgan with his bookplate carrying the motto “Dum Spiro Spero” to front pastedown.
