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ARCTIC EXPLORATIONS: THE SECOND GRINNELL EXPEDITION IN SEARCH OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN, 1853, ’54, ’55. Illustrated by upwards of three hundred engravings, from sketches by the author. 2 Volumes
by Kane, Elisha Kent
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Llandudno, Conwy, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Childs & Peterson, 1856. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition: Volume I tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Elisha Kent Kane engraved on steel by R. Whitechurch after a Mathew Brady daguerreotype; Volume II tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Henry Grinnell engraved on steel by F. Helpin after a daguerreotype by Mathew Brady. [i-ii] publisher's advertisement, [ii], 464; [ii], 467 [1] pp. 22 plates, 3 maps (2 folding), appendix. Illustrated with nearly 300 engravings on steel and wood from sketches by the author. Frontispiece portraits, title page vignettes, head and tailpieces. Half-title page vignettes by J. McGoffin after drawings by J. Hamilton. Brown end papers. Original covers with gilt titling to spines. Covers frayed, splitting, worn. Sporadic foxing, and damp staining, mainly to plate page edges and tissue guards. Volume 1 front hinge splitting, front end paper becoming detached, previous owners signatures on ffep, New York March 5th 1857 press clipping tipped in. Volume 2 covers becoming detached, previous owners signatures on prelims. This is the first USA edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 5 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; 19th century; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3300. . This is a SET of books, therefore heavier than a standard volume, and will involve extra shipping charges to some countries.
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- Bookseller
- Polar Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3300
- Title
- ARCTIC EXPLORATIONS: THE SECOND GRINNELL EXPEDITION IN SEARCH OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN, 1853, ’54, ’55. Illustrated by upwards of three hundred engravings, from sketches by the author. 2 Volumes
- Author
- Kane, Elisha Kent
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Childs & Peterson
- Date Published
- 1856
- Keywords
- BZDB349 qpolarq, eskimo, arctic, polar Arctic & Antarctic; 19th century; Exploration. Kane, Elisha Kent ARCTIC EXPLORATIONS: THE SECOND GRINNELL EXPEDITION IN SEARCH OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN, 1853, ’54, ’55. Illustrated by upwards of three hun
- Bookseller catalogs
- Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Llandudno, Conwy
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