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PARRY, Sir William Edward (1790-1855). A collection of his voyages, comprising: Journal of a Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific . London: John Murray (and all succeeding titles), 1821-24. 6 engraved folding charts and 14 engraved plates after W. Westall and F.W. Beechey. -- Journal of a Second Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage... . London, 1824-25. 2 volumes. 8 engraved folding charts and 31 engraved plates and plans after Lyon. -- A Supplement to the Appendix of Captain Parry's Voyage for the Discovery of the North-West Passage in the Years 1819-20. Containing an Account of the Subjects of Natural History . London, 1824. 6 engraved plates after J. Curtis and F. Bauer -- Journal of a Third Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage... London, 1826. -- Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole . London, 1828. Engraved folding chart and 6 engraved plates and plans. Together 6 volumes, 4 o (285 x 230 mm). (Scattered foxing and offsetting throughout.) Original boards, UNCUT (rebacked with buckram, some wear). FIRST EDITIONS. Parry sailed on three voyages in search of a Northwest Passage in 1819-20 (with the Hecla and Viper ), 1821-23 and 1824-25 (with the Fury and Hecla ). His final voyage of 1827 attempted to reach the North Pole from Spitzbergen by travelling with sledge-boats over the ice. Arctic Bibliography 13142, 13144, 13146; Hill pp.225-227; NMM 822, 836, 837, 840, 846; Sabin 58860, 58861, 58864, 58867, 58868. AN UNCUT SET OF PARRY'S COMPLETE VOYAGES. (6)