The Cruise of the Corwin Journal of the Arctic Expedition of 1881 in Search of DeLong and the Jeannette
Muir, John and Edited By William Frederic Bade
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston and New York, 1917
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DESCRIPTION: The Cruise of the Corwinis a journal of the Arctic Expedition of 1881 in search of De Long and the Jeannette. * This 279 page 1st edition has 28 photo illustrations, a map, and also the frontispiece entitled Cape Serdzekamen, Sibera which is protected by a tissue guard. Every photo plate is present. * The introduction is by William Frederic Bade, editor * The cover is bound with grey cloth covered boards with color plate of The Corwin pasted on front. The top edge is gilt top. * A gift inscription is on the front endpapers. * CONDITION: Their is wear on the front cover and spine edges. The endpapers are splitting. Seller Inventory # 0579
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Title: The Cruise of the Corwin Journal of the ...
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston and New York
Publication Date: 1917
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good or better with Wear.
Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
Edition: 1st Edition
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The Cruise of the Corwin. Journal of the Arctic Expedition of 1881 in Search of Delong and the Jeannette.
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Boston and New York Houghton Mifflin Company 1917, 1917
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Hardcover
Seller: Aquila Books(Cameron Treleaven) ABAC, Calgary, AB, Canada
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xxxi,(1),278,(1)pp. Royal octavo. The large paper edition, limited to a printing of 550 copies, of which this is copy #265. Green cloth backed paper boards with a brown gilt stamped title label mounted to the spine. Edges roughly trimmed. Heavily illustrated with black and white plates taken from photographs, sketches by the author, paintings and a hand-coloured photogravure frontispiece; many of the photographs used were taken by Edward Curtis. A touch of wear along the edges of the boards. A tight and clean copy in very good to near fine condition. A. B. 11838. Muir was aboard the Revenue Steamer CORWIN when she was sent into the Arctic Ocean searching for the JEANNETTE; the first known landing was made on Wrangell Island. Seller Inventory # 142480
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