Author Name: Kane, Elisha Kent
Title: Arctic Explorations: The Second Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin 1853, ‘54, ‘55.
Seller ID: 51
Philadelphia: Childs and Peterson, 1856. First edition. Two volumes with two daguerreotype frontispieces by [Matthew?] Brady, approximately 300 steel and wood engravings, some full-page; two fold-out maps/ charts (one badly folded with a tear). Apparently ex libris (catalogue numbers on spines and a number stamp), wear to spine edges and tips, some internal spots (occasionally affecting illustrations). Otherwise a tight, complete copy of Kane’s account of the expedition to “Washington” (on the Greenland coast) and “Grinnell Land” (Ellesmere Island).
Price =
225.00 USD
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