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BACK, George, Sir (1796-1878). Narrative of the Arctic Land Expedition to the Mouth of the Great
BACK, George, Sir (1796-1878). Narrative of the Arctic Land Expedition to the Mouth of the Great
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BACK, George, Sir (1796-1878). Narrative of the Arctic Land Expedition to the Mouth of the Great Fish River, and along the shores of the Arctic Ocean. London: John Murray, 1836.

8vo. Folding route map, 16 engraved or lithographed plates. (Some light spotting and toning, minor offsetting of plates to text.) Original brown cloth gilt (toning, spine sunned). Provenance: Lord Egremont (bookplate); collector's bookplate, a few pencil marks.

FIRST EDITION of "one of the fundamental books on Arctic exploration." Back covered over 7500 miles, 1200 of which were previously unknown territory. His narrative holds literary esteem and is "full of details about the Cree, Chippewa, Coppermine Indians, and other tribes, upon whom members of the exhibition were obliged to depend during a terrible winter" (Hill). Arctic Bibliography 851; Field 63; Hill 42; Sabin 2613; Streeter Sale 3704; Staton & Tremaine/TPL 1873; Wagner-Camp 58b:1.
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BACK, George, Sir (1796-1878). Narrative of the Arctic Land Expedition to the Mouth of the Great

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