Northward Ho! Including a Narrative of Captain Phipp's Expedition, by a Midshipman

Markham, Captain Albert H.

Published by London Macmillan and Co. 1879, 1879

About this Item

xlvi,(1),347,39 pp. Octavo. Dark green illustrated cloth which is illustrated in white with icebergs to the front and back boards and gold gilt lettering stamped to the spine. Brown coated endpapers. Rebacked with the original spine laid down. Frontispiece. 16 black and white engravings. Single page map. Some wear to the cloth on the boards, with the illustration and gilt having faded a bit and some abrasions to the cloth on the spine. Occasional spot of foxing. A tight and clean copy otherwise. Not in the Arctic Bibliography. This scarce book was inspired by a logbook written by midshipman, Thomas Floyd on Captain Phipp's expedition. Markham was only aware of Phipp's official account and thought the charming logbook should be published. In addition to the Phipp's voyage there is a general history of polar exploration ending with the Nares Expedition. The book seems to have been passed over in the first two volumes of the A.B.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Northward Ho! Including a Narrative of Captain Phipp's Expedition, by a Midshipman
• Publisher: London Macmillan and Co. 1879
• Publication Date: 1879
• Binding: Hardcover
• Seller catalogs:
  • Polar
  • Travel and Exploration