The Two Voyages of the Pandora in 1875 and 1876

London: Edward Stanford, 1879. 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. 1879