Arctic Explorations in the Years 1853, 1854, 1855-Two Volume Set by Kane, Elisha Kent - 1856

Childs and Peterson, 1856. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 2 volume set. The boards of both books are rather shelf rubbed, worn and marked, with the cloth frayed along the edges. Despite this, they remain strong and sturdy. Internally, there are retailer's stickers under the front boards, and there is light tanning and foxing throughout. There are no other markings or inscriptions, and the pages within are neat and legible. The bindings are secure. JNor. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Childs and Peterson, 1856. hardcover. Acceptable. 0x0x0. Heavy wear; Map mostly torn from book but still present; 2 volumes

Philadelphia: Childs and Peterson. 1856. First edition. First edition. Two volumes. Original green / blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine. A very good copy, the cloth only lightly rubbed to the extremities. The contents are entirely complete with no loose pages. Neat ink signature to the top of the title page of volume one and a tiny previous owner's ink stamp to the prelims. There is an engraved portrait and vignette title in each volume, four maps (two of which are folding), 18 engraved plates and hundreds of engraved illustrations throughout the text. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

Elisha Kent Kane (28 February 1820 ? 16 February 1857) was a medical officer in the United States Navy during the first half of the 19th century. He was a member of two Arctic expeditions to rescue the explorer Sir John Franklin. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Kane was the son of John Kintzing Kane, a U.S. district judge, and Jane Duval Leiper. His brother was attorney, diplomat, abolitionist, and American Civil War cavalry general Thomas L. Kane. Kane graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School in 1842. On 14 September 1843, he became Assistant Surgeon in the Navy. He served in the China Commercial Treaty mission under Caleb Cushing, in the Africa Squadron, and in the Marines during the Mexican-American War. Kane became senior medical officer of the unsuccessful Arctic expedition searching for explorer Sir John Franklin in 1850 and 1851. Kane organized and headed a second rescue expedition which sailed from New York 31 May 1853, and wintered in Rensselaer Bay.… Read More