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[LOVE, Mary (1806?-1866) or LYON, Lucy.] A Peep at the Esquimaux; or, Scenes on the Ice. London: H.R. Thomas, 1825.
The very rare first edition of this early Arctic children's book by "A Lady." This work is sometimes attributed to Lucy Lyon, the wife of Captain George Lyon who travelled with Parry, and sometimes to Mary Love, a native Canadian, but both attributions are without firm evidence. According to a 1963 news article, the curator of the Osborne Collection puzzled over the authorship, noting "experts have told us that the Eskimo tools, equipment and dresses are authentic in detail, but we could find no record of a woman travelling to the eastern Arctic during the 1820s." (copy laid in). However, the illustrations are largely based on those of Captain Lyon. Osborne I, 75; Lande 2066.
Octavo (182 x 107mm). 40 handcolored illustrations, 20 of which are full-page, 4 pages of ads at end (minor offsetting and some small stains). Contemporary rose cloth (rebacked and recornered, paper labels supplied). Provenance: William Reese Co.
The very rare first edition of this early Arctic children's book by "A Lady." This work is sometimes attributed to Lucy Lyon, the wife of Captain George Lyon who travelled with Parry, and sometimes to Mary Love, a native Canadian, but both attributions are without firm evidence. According to a 1963 news article, the curator of the Osborne Collection puzzled over the authorship, noting "experts have told us that the Eskimo tools, equipment and dresses are authentic in detail, but we could find no record of a woman travelling to the eastern Arctic during the 1820s." (copy laid in). However, the illustrations are largely based on those of Captain Lyon. Osborne I, 75; Lande 2066.
Octavo (182 x 107mm). 40 handcolored illustrations, 20 of which are full-page, 4 pages of ads at end (minor offsetting and some small stains). Contemporary rose cloth (rebacked and recornered, paper labels supplied). Provenance: William Reese Co.