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A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and Companions
by M'Clintock, Captain
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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Cape Coral, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1860 First American edition - author's edition. "The Voyage of the Fox in the Arctic Seas" at top of title page. 15 engravings, facsimile of document, 4 maps - 2 are fold-out. xxiv, 375 pages plus large folding map at back. The large folding map at back entitled "A Portion of the Arctic Shores of America" is 21 1/4" x 18 1/4" tall. Geological fold-out map is 10 3/4" x 8". 8vo 8 3/8" tall x 6" reddish pebbled cloth stamped in copper on spine with blindstamped image of the ship Fox on front and back boards with same image stamped in gilt and copper on front. The Facsimile document has tape stains at the folds and is archivally taped at some of the the folds with some small loss at fold. Some short tears in the large map have been repaired with nearly invisible archival tape. Large map has three small marks - two small circles and one arrow in blue. See photo. Flyleaf has been expertly replaced and the rear endpage has been nicely reinforced at hinge. Tightly bound. Back cover has a few light spots. Some wear to spine ends and corners of cover. Tightly bound. Text looks generallly clean. Good condition..
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- Bookseller
- Cultural Connection
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 027726
- Title
- A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and Companions
- Author
- M'Clintock, Captain
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Ticknor and Fields
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1860
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
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Cape Coral, Florida
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- Pebbled
- Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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....
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
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