Lot 24
[MARKHAM, Clements Robert, Sir (1830-1916)] -- [MARKHAM, Albert Hastings (1841-1918)]. A group of 8 works by or about the Markham cousins in 8 volumes, all 8vo, condition generally fine.
MARKHAM, Albert Hasting (1841-1918). A Polar Reconnaissance, Being the Voyage of the "Isbjorn" to Novaya Zemlya in 1879. London: C. Kegan Paul & Co., 1881. Publisher's blue cloth. FIRST EDITION. Arctic Bibliography 10931. -- MARKHAM, Albert Hasting (1841-1918). The Great Frozen Sea. London: Daldy, Isbister, & Co., 1878. Modern half calf. FIRST EDITION. Arctic Bibliography 10926. -- MARKHAM, Clements Robert, Sir (1830-1915). The Lands of Silence: A History of Arctic and Antarctic Exploration. Cambridge: University Press, 1921. Publisher's blue cloth. FIRST EDITION. Arctic Bibliography 10939. -- MARKHAM, Clements Robert, Sir (1830-1915). A Life of John Davis, the Navigator. New York: Dodd, Mead, & Company, [n.d.]. Publisher's dark green cloth. -- And 4 others. Together, 8 works in 8 volumes, all 8vo, condition generally fine. Provenance for the lot: Collector's bookplates, a few pencil marks. Complete list available on request.