First Voyage of John Franklin 1823
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Author: Franklin, John
Title: Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1919, 20, 21, and 22...With an Appendix on Various Subjects Relating to Science and Natural History
Place Published: London
Publisher:John Murray
Date Published: 1823
Description:
Author: Franklin, John
Title: Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1919, 20, 21, and 22...With an Appendix on Various Subjects Relating to Science and Natural History
Place Published: London
Publisher:John Murray
Date Published: 1823
Description:
(iii)-xvi, 760 pp. Half-title not present. 30 engraved plates (11 colored); 4 engraved folding maps. (4to) 27x21 cm (10½x8¼") modern half morocco and cloth, spine ruled and lettered in gilt, gilt-topped raised bands. First Edition.
Scarce first edItion of the narrative of Franklin's important expedition of exploration into the North American Arctic, with detailed descriptions of the geography of the region as well as its native inhabitants and wildlife. Arctic Bibliography 5194; Graff 1406; Wagner-Camp 23:1; Sabin 25624.
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Foxing throughout; some irregular creasing to folding maps; very good in a fine modern binding.
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