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The U.S. Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin. A Personal Narrative
by Kane, Elisha Kent
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- first
- Condition
- Contemporary half brown calf and marlbed boards and edges. Covers a little rubbed, folding map slightly foxed, otherwise a very
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1854. First edition, Second Issue, with "1854" date on title page. Mezzotint frontispiece by John Sartain, folding engraved map of "Arctic Regions" by Schott, map of "Baffin's Bay", 12 engraved and lithographed plates, numerous wood engraved vignettes.xi, [1], [13]-552 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary half brown calf and marlbed boards and edges. Covers a little rubbed, folding map slightly foxed, otherwise a very good, sound, clean copy. Sartain. First edition, Second Issue, with "1854" date on title page. Mezzotint frontispiece by John Sartain, folding engraved map of "Arctic Regions" by Schott, map of "Baffin's Bay", 12 engraved and lithographed plates, numerous wood engraved vignettes.xi, [1], [13]-552 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Two ships, the Rescue and the Advance, under the command of Lt. DeHaven, went to the Lancaster Sound - Wellington Channel region in search of Sir John Franklin in 1850-51. Kane was the surgeon on the expedition in search of Franklin, and the book is based largely on his journal., which recounts the organization and course of the journey, with comments on the Eskimos, the fauna, hunting, ice conditions, etc. Arctic Bibliography 8381
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- James Cummins Bookseller
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- Title
- The U.S. Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin. A Personal Narrative
- Author
- Kane, Elisha Kent
- Format/Binding
- Mezzotint frontispiece by John Sartain, folding engraved map of "Arctic Regions" by Schott, map of "Baffin's Bay", 12 engraved a
- Book Condition
- Used - Contemporary half brown calf and marlbed boards and edges. Covers a little rubbed, folding map slightly foxed, otherwise a very
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, Second Issue, with "1854" date on title page
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1854
- Keywords
- Arctic / Antarctic | Americana
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana; History, Travel & Geography;
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