The Search for Franklin,
by Neatby, Leslie H
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0888300433
- ISBN 13
- 9780888300430
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Edmonton, AB: Hurtig Publishers. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1970. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. 0888300433 . Boards show light shelf wear. DJ shows heavier wear, with short tears, light chipping and creasing. Previous owner's name on FFEP. ; A tight solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Laid in are a couple articles, one about Dr. John Rae, a surgeon in the 1800s who searched for Franklin and his crew, the other an 1986 report on a postmortem examination done in 1984 on one of Franklin's crew members from the Terror - Petty Officer John Torrington. ; 9.1 X 6.6 X 1.1 inches; 281 pages; "Sir John Franklin famously spent half his life attempting to find a sea route across northern Canada and in 1847 he died trying. Location of his doomed final expedition remained a mystery despite more than a dozen further expeditions to find him. This book covers these fruitless expeditions of 1848-1859." .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20456
- Title
- The Search for Franklin,
- Author
- Neatby, Leslie H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Canadian Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0888300433
- ISBN 13
- 9780888300430
- Publisher
- Hurtig Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Edmonton, AB
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- 0888300433, John Franklin
- Bookseller catalogs
- Exploration; NORTH;
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About the Seller
Ainsworth Books
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Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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- Shelf Wear
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- Chipping
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- FFEP
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