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U. S. GRINNELL EXPEDITION IN SEARCH OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN 1854 ARCTIC EXPLORATION
U. S. GRINNELL EXPEDITION IN SEARCH OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN 1854 ARCTIC EXPLORATION
U. S. GRINNELL EXPEDITION IN SEARCH OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN 1854 ARCTIC EXPLORATION
U. S. GRINNELL EXPEDITION IN SEARCH OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN 1854 ARCTIC EXPLORATION
U. S. GRINNELL EXPEDITION IN SEARCH OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN 1854 ARCTIC EXPLORATION
U. S. GRINNELL EXPEDITION IN SEARCH OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN 1854 ARCTIC EXPLORATION
U. S. GRINNELL EXPEDITION IN SEARCH OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN 1854 ARCTIC EXPLORATION
U. S. GRINNELL EXPEDITION IN SEARCH OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN 1854 ARCTIC EXPLORATION
U. S. GRINNELL EXPEDITION IN SEARCH OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN 1854 ARCTIC EXPLORATION
U. S. GRINNELL EXPEDITION IN SEARCH OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN 1854 ARCTIC EXPLORATION
U. S. GRINNELL EXPEDITION IN SEARCH OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN 1854 ARCTIC EXPLORATION

U. S. GRINNELL EXPEDITION IN SEARCH OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN 1854 ARCTIC EXPLORATION

$ 34.32

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Special Attributes: Illustrated
  • Binding: Cloth
  • Year Printed: 1854
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Original/Facsimile: Original
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Topic: ARCTIC
  • Language: English
  • Place of Publication: NEW YORK
  • Author: W. B. STEVENSON
  • Condition: SEE BELOW
  • Publisher: Harper & Brothers
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Subject: Exploration & Travel

    Description

    Kane, Elisha Kent. THE U. S. GRINNELL EXPEDITION IN SEARCH OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN. A PERSONAL NARRATIVE. New York, 1854, Harper and Brothers. Second edition after a fire that destroyed most of the first edition. 8vo. (), 552 pages. Bound in publishers cloth with some ware at the top of the spine and at the extremities. Contents with very light age toning. Illustrated with 8 tinted lithographed plates, 5 mezzotint plates (including frontispiece), 3 maps and charts (including one folding), one wood-engraved plate and numerous wood-engraved illustrations, tissue guards toned.
    "The adventurous Kane, a medical doctor, joined the U.S. Navy as a surgeon in order to travel the world. His duties took him to China, Brazil, and the Philippines, before he was wounded in a skirmish in the Mexican- American war. He volunteered to be a member of this unsuccessful rescue expedition in 1850-1851, financed by the American merchant- businessman Henry Grinnell, which searched for Franklin in the Arctic regions. The nine ships spent sixteen months in the far North" - Hill. The narrative is illustrated with many very handsome plates depicting the Arctic region. ARCTIC BIBLIOGRAPHY 8381. SABIN 36998. See photos.