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1 ADAMS, John Quincy. An Oration Addressed to the Citizens of the Town of Quincy on the Fourth of July, 1831; [together with:] An Oration Delivered Before the Inhabitants of the Town of Newburyport, at their request, on the Sixty-First Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, July 4th, 1837. Boston: Richardson, Lord and Holbrook [& Newburyport: Morss and Brewster,] 1831 [& 1837] two inscribed orations by the sixth us president First editions, both presentation copies, inscribed on the front wrappers, “Edward Cruft Esq. from his friend J. Q. Adams”, and “Edward Cruft Esq. from John Quincy Adams”. Cruft (1776–1866) was a prominent Boston merchant, and husband of Elizabeth Storer Smith, a second cousin of John Quincy Adams. Both orations come from the estate of descendants of the Cruft family. 2 works octavo. Original printed wrappers. Housed in a dark blue quarter morocco solander box by the Chelsea Bindery. Oration... Quincy is incomplete, lacking pp. 31-40; contemporary note of receipt at foot of front wrapper, lacking rear wrapper and spine backing, still otherwise sound. Oration... Newburyport with central vertical crease, a few trivial blemishes, an excellent copy in original state. ¶ Sabin 292 & 294. £17,500 [146764]
2 AMUNDSEN, Roald. Sydpolen. Kristiania [Oslo]: Jacob Dybwads Forlag, 1912 first to the south pole First edition in book form of Amundsen’s “legendary dash to the Pole, in which he gained priority over Robert Falcon Scott’s British Expedition by a month” ( Books on Ice ). On his return, Sydpolen was written quickly and issued in 40 parts between May and September 1912, soon followed by this “splendidly baroque cloth bound version” (Taurus). “His success over Scott was due to highly disciplined dogsled teams, more accomplished skiers, a shorter distance to the Pole, better clothing and equipment, well-planned supply depots en route, including more nutritious food with plenty of B vitamins, fortunate weather, and a modicum of luck . . . Amundsen and four of his colleagues reached the South Pole on December 14, 1911, carefully plotted their location, left messages for Scott and King Haakon VII, and then returned to their Framhein base on January 25, 1912, only nine days after the disheartened Scott party reached the Pole” ( Books on Ice ). Amundsen’s exploits were a great source of pride in newly independent Norway. 2 volumes, octavo. Original light blue cloth, spines lettered in gilt with gilt penguin vignette, front covers lettered in gilt and pictorially stamped in dark blue with photographic onlay to centre within gilt roundel, blue endpapers, blue marbled edges. With 40 half-tone photographic plates,
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