explanation answer braithwaites supplement de ross sir john (4 résultats)

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First Edition. 8pp. Quarto. Original printed brown wrappers. Black lettering. Reviews of Captain Sir John Ross's Second Voyage printed on the back of the cover page. Some browning around the edges of the cover. Foxed pages. Small tears on the bottom right corner. Fine condition. This pamphlet is part of the pamphlet war between Ross and Braithwaite about the boilers on the Victory. The failure of Ross' Second Arctic Expedition was attributed to the boilers in Ross' "Narrative of a Second Voyage. Braithwaite defended his machinery in "Supplement to Captain Sir John Ross." Thus, in this particular pamphlet, Ross refutes Braithwaite's defense of the reliability of his boilers. There are two issues of the pamphlet. This example, has a printed advertisement on the verso of the outer wrapper, states in a letter to the editor of the Times, that Ross would provide gratis a copy of his pamphlet to any of just about anyone that would want a copy. This perhaps explains why Ross's pamphlet is much more common than Braithwaite's. The second issue has an extra advertisement on the rear of the front wrapper for Ross's Narrative and the Appendix which appeared much later. At the bottom of the page Ross indicates he will include a free copy of the pamphlet with every supplement. An interesting and rare arctic pamphlet.

Second Edition. 8pp. Quarto. Original printed brown wrappers with black lettering. Foxing on pages. Slight tear on the bottom right corner. Creased upper left corner. Small tear (1cm) on the right edge of the pamphlet. Otherwise in very good condition. A.B. 14862. This pamphlet is part of the pamphlet war between Ross and Braithwaite concerning the boilers on the Victory. The failure of Ross's Second Arctic Expedition was attributed to the boilers in Ross's "Narrative of a Second Voyage". Braithwaite defended his machinery in "Supplement to Captain Sir John Ross". Thus, in this particular pamphlet, Ross refutes Braithwaite's defense of the reliability of his boilers. There are two issues of this pamphlet. This example, with a blank verso on the outer wrapper, states in a letter to the editor of The Times, that Ross would provide gratis a copy of his pamphlet to any of just about anyone that would want a copy. This perhaps explains why Ross's pamphlet is much more common than Braithwaite's. The second issue has an extra advertisement on the rear of the front wrapper for Ross's Narrative and the Appendix which appeared much later. At the bottom of the page Ross indicates he will include a free copy of the pamphlet with every supplement. An interesting and rare arctic pamphlet.

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. 1st Edition. 4to. pp. 8. A very good copy in original printed wrs. First Edition. Ross's reply to Braithwaite's defence of the reliability of his boilers. Ross maintained that Braithewaite and Ericsson, the patentees of the boilers, were largely responsible for the failure of his second expedition to the Arctic, 1829-1833. Ross wrote to the editor of 'The Times' (this is printed below the title) that he wished this response to Braithwaite to be made available gratis to all who might ask for it from his publishers, who on the verso say the work was to be enclosed free of charge with every copy of the appendix to Ross's narrative of his second voyage. Arctic Bib. 14862. TPL 7385. Lande 1427. Sabin 73370 (citing incorrect date: 1849). Smith 8791. Not in Casey.