Arctic explorations: the Second Grinnell Expedition in search of Sir John Franklin, 1853, '54, '55.
by KANE, Elisha Kent
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London, T. Nelson and Sons, 1864.Contemporary polished calf, spine richly gilt. With steelengraved portrait, folding map, 7 steel-engraved plates and many wood-engravings. 510 pp.First published in Philadelphia in 1856. - 'In a brief life of thirty-six years, mostly in ill health, Elisha Kent Kane participated in two Arctic explorations and by the time of his death in 1875 was regarded as a true American hero and one of the nation's most popular authors' (Stam, Books on ice, p.39). Narrative of the Second Grinnell Expedition on the Advance, 1853-1855, to search for the Sir John Franklin Expedition and to explore the region north of Smith Sound. Expedition members explored Greenland's Humboldt Glacier while other members of his team explored Ellesmere Island and set a northernmost record on the coast of Greenland.Arctic Bibl. 8373; Sabin 37001; Hill 903 (other ed.); Howgego III, pp.283-287.
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- Gert Jan Bestebreurtje Rare Books (NL)
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- Arctic explorations: the Second Grinnell Expedition in search of Sir John Franklin, 1853, '54, '55.
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- KANE, Elisha Kent
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