A PERSONAL NARRATIVE OF THE DISCOVERY OF THE NORTH-WEST PASSAGE; WITH NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE DURING NEARLY FIVE YEARS CONTINUOUS SERVICE UNDER SIR JOHN FRANKLIN (Provenance: Steve Fossett)

Armstrong, Alexander

Published by Hurst and blackett, London, 1857

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A fine copy bound in 3/4 leather/19th century half red calf, marbled boards, marbled edges and end papers. Provenance: Earl of Inniskillen (Armorial Bookplate). Provence: Steve Fossett, Explorer; Sailor; and aeronautical explorer, (Bookplate). Fossett was the first person to navigate the earth in a balloon. FIRST EDITION. Written by The Surgeon and Naturalist on Robert M'Clure's Franklin search Expedition aboard the HMS Investigator. Armstrong was awarded The Gilbert Blane Gold Medal for The Best Journal Kept by Surgeons in The Royal Navy. Tinted lithographed frontispiece; Lithographed folding map, hand-colored. Arctic Bibliography 682; Sabin 2017; Hill 34; Chavanne 1540. Seller Inventory # 001388E

Bibliographic Details

Title: A PERSONAL NARRATIVE OF THE DISCOVERY OF THE...

Publisher: Hurst and blackett, London

Publication Date: 1857

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Fine

Edition: First Edition.