The Cruise Of the Corwin
por Muir, John
The renowned naturalist John Muir married in 1880, but the lure of one last grand adventure proved too great. In the spring of 1881 he sailed for the Arctic aboard the Corwin, whose sad task it was to search for the Jeannette, lost during a polar expedition. Muir had already written about the effects of glaciation, and welcomed the chance to get a first hand view of Alaskan glaciers farther north than he had ever been. This journey was not without its own perils; the Jeannette was later found to have been crushed by pack ice and as Muir writes aboard the Corwin:"Shortly after one o'clock this morning I was awakened by unusual sounds on deck, and after listening for a few minutes, concluded that we must be entangled in the edge of the pack and were unshipping the rudder for fear it might be carried away...It seems that about midnight, owing to the fog and snow, we got into a field of heavy masses of ice on the edge of the main pack, which, on account of a north wind that had commenced to blow, was now moving slowly southward, and while backing out of it, a moderate bump that chanced to take the rudder at the greatest disadvantage broke it off without any appreciable strain."In its attempt to find the Jeannette, the Corwin travelled along the coast of Alaska and then Siberia. They visited native villages as well as the uninhabited Wrangell Island, which they claimed for America in 1881. (It is now the Russian "Ostrov Vrangelya.") Muir considered himself one of the first humans to have set foot upon it:"Not the slightest trace, however, could we find along the river, along the shore, or on the bluff to the northeastward, of the Jeannette party, or of any human inhabitant. A land more severely solitary could hardly be found anywhere on the face of the globe."The beach was well tracked by polar bears, but none of the party could discover any sign of reindeer or musk oxen, though the country seems to abound in the kind of food they require. A single fox track was observed, and some burrows of a species of spermophile; also a number of birds, and about twenty species of plants, most of them in bloom. The rock is clay slate, which weathers smoothly, and is covered with a sparse growth of mosses, lichens, and flowering plants, not unlike that of the adjacent coasts of Siberia and Alaska."The Cruise of the Corwin, pulled together from Muir's articles and journals by his literary executor, is a welcome addition to the literature about America's last frontier, Alaska. Muir captures the fierce beauty of the land and its inhabitants when a way of life was fast vanishing -- and thanks to his efforts, some of it is still preserved for this generation.
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THE CRUISE OF THE CORWIN
por Muir, John
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1917. Hardcover. Near fine. Edited by William Frederic Bade Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1917. 279pp. hand-colored frontis photogravure; black and white illustrations from photographs. 550 copies of this large-paper edition were printed 500 copies are for sale. This is number 507. Presentation copy from the editor. Personal copy of late Major General Royal Lord. Handwritten notation by editor… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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The Cruise of the Corwin
por Muir, John
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1917. First edition, No. 186 of 550 Large Paper copies. Hand-colored frontispiece painting after Denny. With 33 illustrations from photographs (some by Edward Curtis) and drawings. 279 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original green cloth over boards, leather spine label. Spine a bit faded, label slightly rubbed, else fine, with part of box. Curtis, Edward. First… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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The Cruise of the Corwin: Journal of the Arctic Expedition of 1881 in Search of De Long and the Jeannette (In Dustjacket)
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1917. Pictorial cloth. Near Fine. A gorgeous copy of the November 1917 1st trade edition. Clean and Near Fine in a surprisingly bright, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of very light chipping at the spine crown. (The front flap is neatly clipped on both ends --almost certainly by the publisher-- but the… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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The Cruise of the Corwin (The John Muir Library)
por Muir, John
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San Francisco: Sierra Club, 1993. 226pp. Corners & ends of spine rubbed; small crease top front cover; sticker remnants bottom rear cover. Appendix & index. Good reading copy.. Pb. G+. Preço do item
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The Cruise of the Corwin; [Journal of the Arctic Expedition of 1881 in search of De Long and the Jeannette]
por Muir, John [William F. Bade, Ed.]
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Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1917. First Edition. Near Fine. Large Paper Edition #151 of 550 copies [Published October 1917] [9.5x6.5in"]; [2], xxxi, [1], 278 pp. [2], 22 plates of ten black/white images, including frontispiece , and 18 black/white illustrations from Muir sketches, one map, illustration of newly discovered plant on title page, appendices on glaciation and botanical… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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The Cruise of the Corwin: Journal of the Arctic Expedition of 1881 In Search of De Long and the Jeannette.
por Muir, John
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1917. First edition, large paper copy, one of five hundred and fifty copies, this is number 260. Octavo, original cloth. Edited by William Frederic Bade. Illustrated with plates from photographs and from sketches by Muir. Fine in the rare original dust jacket with light rubbing and wear. Kimes 348; BAL 14775 Preço do item
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Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1917. First edition, 8vo, pp. [2], xxxi, [1], 278, [2]; frontispiece, 21 plates (5 after photographs by Edward Curtis); original gray cloth stamped in white, pictorial pastedown on upper cover, t.e.g.; two small pinholes in spine, else very good. "During the cruise Muir kept a daily record of his experiences and observations.… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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The Cruise of the Corwin
por MUIR, John; BADE, William Frederic (Editor)
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1917 1ed John Muir Cruise of the USS Corwin to ALASKA Indian ESKIMOS Illustrated
John Muir, also known as "John of the Mountains" and "Father of the National Parks", was an influential Scottish-American naturalist, environmental philosopher, and an early advocate for the preservation of wilderness in the United States. In 1881, Muir returned to Alaska joining an expedition on the USS… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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THE CRUISE OF THE CORWIN
por John Muir
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1917. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 279p. A 1/4 green cloth hardcover book with a leather spine label. Corners wearing through, spine label a bit crackly-looking, and edges of cloth rubbed. Last several leaves a bit wrinkled at the bottom. Minute foxing on edges of plates, and heavier foxing on foredges. Otherwise, text clean and binding secure.… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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The Cruise of the Corwin: Journal of the Arctic Expedition of 1881 In Search of De Long and the Jeannette.
por Muir, John
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1917. First edition, large paper copy, one of five hundred and fifty copies, this is number 272. Octavo, original cloth. Edited by William Frederic Bade. Illustrated with plates from photographs and from sketches by Muir. In near fine condition. Kimes 348; BAL 14775 Preço do item
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The Cruise of the Corwin
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New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1917. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 279pp. With 33 illustrations from photographs (some by Edward Curtis) and drawings 8vo., Publisher's illustrated cloth. Muir's account of the the cruise of the USS Corwin during its search for the lost American arctic exploration vessel Jeanette: Muir was onboard as a naturalist and correspondent for the San… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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The Cruise of the Corwin
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New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1917. First Edition. 8vo. 279 pp. Index. Photographic plates (several by Edward Curtis) and drawings most from sketches by John Muir). Edited by William Frederic Bade. Gray cloth with color plate affixed to front cover; white lettering; top edge gilt; in publisher's illustrated dustjacket. Gift inscription; light wear to extremites; else an about near fine… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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THE CRUISE OF THE CORWIN
por John Muir
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The Cruise of the Corwin
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The Cruise of the Corwin
por John Muir
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The Cruise of the Corwin (The John Muir Library)
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The Cruise of the Corwin - Journal of the Artic expedition of 1881... in search of De long and Jeannette
por Muir, John
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1917 First edition. "Published November 1917" on copyright page. Journal by Muir reported to San Francisco Daily bulletin about the dangers and episodes of the expedition in search of the steamer Jeanette and two Whalers missing since 1879. Muir was asked to accompany because of knowledge in botany and geology. Grey cloth stamped in white with nice… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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