ARCTIC EXPLORATIONS: THE SECOND GRINNELL EXPEDITION IN SEARCH OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN, 1853, 54, 55. Illustrated by upwards of three hundred engravings, from sketches by the author. 2 Volumes

Kane, Elisha Kent

Published by Childs & Peterson, 1856

About this Item

1st Edition: 2 Volumes, 464 and 467pages, illustrated with plates and engravings on steel and wood from sketches by the author. Frontispiece portraits, title page vignettes, head- and tail-pieces. Original covers. Volume 1 loose pages and map, MISSING plate between pages 224 and 225, parts of pages ripped out mainly the introduction and preface, pages 224 to 231 ripped and sellotaped, loose map torn and repaired. Damp staining to loose frontispiece. Sold as reading copy only.Arctic Bibliography 8373: A good account of the voyage to Smith Sound, and of the winter on the north-west coast of Greenland, with extensive notes on the flora and fauna, the inuit and glaciers, the story of the final abandonment of the "Advance" and the party's return in small boats.No one had yet sailed beyond its northern portals. This is the first USA edition. Size: 2 Volumes. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 5 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2374. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries. Seller Inventory # 2374

Bibliographic Details

Title: ARCTIC EXPLORATIONS: THE SECOND GRINNELL ...

Publisher: Childs & Peterson

Publication Date: 1856

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Reading Copy

Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket

Edition: First Edition.