Dr John Rae

Caedmon of Whitby, UK, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Edition: 231 pages, illustrated, b/w photos, maps. Original covers in unclipped dust jacket, contents clean. Dr R L Richards tells of Dr John Raes expeditions culminating in the discovery of the fate of the Franklin party. The author's style has been… Read more about this item

Caedmon of Whitby , 1985 xii, 231 pp. The life of "one of the most important figures in nineteenth century exploration." Illustrated with b&w photos, maps, and other images. Blue cloth with gold spine lettering. Previous owner's name and date on ffep, spine slightly faded, small mark on spine, otherwise clean. DJ has some light shelf wear, small nick at… Read more about this item

Caedmon of Whitby, 1985. 1985 First Edition. hardcover. xii, 231pp, hardback, original blue cloth, usual very slight sunning to spine, near Fine in near Fine dw with slight crease line on rear. Now a very scarce and important title.. The outcome of Lady Franklin's efforts to glorify the dead of the Franklin expedition meant Rae was shunned somewhat… Read more about this item