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Author: M`Clintock, Francis Leopold
Title: A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions
Place Published: London
Publisher:John Murray
Date Published: 1859
Description:

xxvii, [1], 403 + [3] ad pp. With 14 wood-engraved plates; 1 wood engraving in the text; 1 folding facsimile; 3 folding maps. 22x14 cm (8¾x5½"), rebacked tree calf, red morocco spine label, spine titled and tooled in gilt, gilt dentelles. First Edition.

Uncommon first edition of the narrative of the man who, among all of the seekers, was the first to find hard evidence of the fate of Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin, whose disappearance into the frozen north sparked one of the largest and most prolonged searches in the history of exploration. The many expeditions to uncover the riddle of Franklin's vanishing amidst the ice floes of the north, spurred by his indomitable widow, provided more information on the geography, geology and climate of the arctic regions than all those who came before. Lacking the loose folding map.

Rebacked, some wear and rubbing to edges, hinges repaired, some internal toning and foxing, lacking loose folding map; overall very good.