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LYON, George Francis (1795-1833). The Private Journal of Capt. G. F. Lyon, of H. M. S. Hecla, During the Recent Voyage of Discovery under Captain Parry. London: John Murray, 1824.
The first edition. Both an Arctic and African explorer, Lyon captained the Hecla under William Edward Parry. He provides detailed and sympathetic portraits of Eskimo life encountered. Arctic Bib. 10531; Hill 1053; Sabin 42853.
Octavo (120 x 138mm). 7 plates including frontispiece, one folding map (minor toning, text block cracked after title). Half calf over marbled boards (rebacked). Provenance: Alexander Thomson of Banchory (1792-1868; bookplate) – High Latitude, Bainbridge Island.
The first edition. Both an Arctic and African explorer, Lyon captained the Hecla under William Edward Parry. He provides detailed and sympathetic portraits of Eskimo life encountered. Arctic Bib. 10531; Hill 1053; Sabin 42853.
Octavo (120 x 138mm). 7 plates including frontispiece, one folding map (minor toning, text block cracked after title). Half calf over marbled boards (rebacked). Provenance: Alexander Thomson of Banchory (1792-1868; bookplate) – High Latitude, Bainbridge Island.