Sir Allen Young (1827-1915), was a merchant navy officer and experienced polar explorer. He took part in several expeditions before those of the Pandora including as navigator to McClintock on the Fox to discover the fate of Sir John Franklin. He was also in command of the Fox on the 1860 North Atlantic Telegraph Expedition to assess the practicality of a cable route between Europe and America across the Faroes, Iceland and Greenland. In 1875 and 1876 he led two expeditions in the Canadian Arctic on the steam yacht Pandora. ...
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Sir Allen Young (1827-1915), was a merchant navy officer and experienced polar explorer. He took part in several expeditions before those of the Pandora including as navigator to McClintock on the Fox to discover the fate of Sir John Franklin. He was also in command of the Fox on the 1860 North Atlantic Telegraph Expedition to assess the practicality of a cable route between Europe and America across the Faroes, Iceland and Greenland. In 1875 and 1876 he led two expeditions in the Canadian Arctic on the steam yacht Pandora. The first, the British North-West Passage Expedition, was an attempt to reach the magnetic pole via Baffin Bay and Lancaster Sound, and to navigate the North-West Passage in one season. The second was a further attempt on the North-West Passage, but also to deliver dispatches to George Nares' Arctic expedition. These compelling accounts were first published together in 1879.
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New. Trade paperback (US). 230 p. Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration . 2 Maps; 9 Line drawings, unspecified. Intended for professional and scholarly audience.
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Very good. 1st edition. viii, 197pp. Tall octavo. Bound in contemporary half morocco and marbled boards, rebacked with original spine laid down at an early date. Marbled endpapers to match. Two folding maps, one in each pocket of front, and rear covers. Covers are slightly bowed as normal due to the thickness of the large folding maps. Maps with repairs to folds as normal for this title. Nine full page woodcut plates. Text is clean with a slight bit of overall edge toning. very good Arctic Bib. 19759. "This narrative of the two cruises of the 'Pandora' was intended for private circulation only, but at the suggestion of a few friends I have requested Mr. Stanford to publish it." Notes on Melville Bay, Smith Sound, and Canadian Arctic waters, west Greenland ports, and the Polar Eskimos. The 'Pandora was Young's private yacht. In his first voyage he travelled to Lancaster Sound, Barrow Strait and Peel Sound. On his second voyage he explored Smith Sound hoping to find remains of the Franklin expedition. Considered one of the scarcest of 19th century works on the Arctic.
Add this copy of The Two Voyages of the Pandora in 1875 and 1876 to cart. $11,003.00, fair condition, Sold by Aquila Books rated 1.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Calgary, AB, CANADA, published 1879 by Edward Stanford.
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Tall octavo. Bound in the original blue cloth with black stamped lines. Original black coated endpapers. Gilt title on spine and front board. Original pockets in each of the boards to house the two folding maps, one in each pocket. Covers are slightly bowed as normal due to the thickness of the large folding maps. Maps with minor repairs to the folds as normal for this title. Nine full page woodcut plates. Text is clean with a slight bit of overall edge toning. A wonderful copy of this very scarce title. Arctic Bib. 19759. "This narrative of the two cruises of the 'Pandora' was intended for private circulation only, but at the suggestion of a few friends I have requested Mr. Stanford to publish it." Notes on Melville Bay, Smith Sound, and Canadian Arctic waters, west Greenland ports, and the Polar Eskimos. The 'Pandora' was Young's private yacht. In his first voyage he traveled to Lancaster Sound, Barrow Strait and Peel Sound. On his second voyage he explored Smith Sound hoping to find remains of the Franklin expedition. Considered one of the scarcest of 19th century works on the Arctic. This copy bears the engraved bookplate of Copley Amory, a 19th century Greenland Explorer. We also have another book from his library in this catalogue, see the 'Back, Terror' volume.
