The Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin. A Personal
by Kane, Elisha Kent, M.D., U.S.N
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1854. First publ;ished in 1853; this is a Very Good copy of the Second Printing, from a year later. Brown publisher's cloth binding with gilt titling and nautical decorations on the spine and front cover. Clean text; xi, 552 pages; illustrated with maps and numerous engarvings. (Contains an interesting Note from the author, explaining how he was unable to do the final edit before publication, due to leaving on a second Polar expedition.) Exceptionally bright and supple textblock, unfoxed. Lightly rubbed at the margins, more so at the bottom tips; small puncture at the edge of the spine. An solid copy of this classic of Arctic exploration.. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004605
- Title
- The Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin. A Personal
- Author
- Kane, Elisha Kent, M.D., U.S.N
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Second Printing
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers, Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1854
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....