The Far North: Explorations in the Arctic Regions

Edinburgh: William P. Nimmo, c1888. Leather. Good. 7" by 4.5". Not Stated. A charmingly illustrated account of Elisha Kent Kane's Arctic mission to determine the fate of Sir John Franklin's lost expedition. A fascinating abridged account of an American effort to determine the fate of the lost expedition of an exploratory Arctic voyage lead by British Navy Captain Sir John Franklin, in a full calf binding.The work of American explorer and medical officer in the American Navy, Elisha Kent Kane, the leader of the Second Grinnell expedition of 1853-1855 to determine the fate of Sir John Franklin. Kane's expedition set a new record for northward penetration, delineated 960 miles of unexplored northern coastline, and discovering the long sought open Polar Sea. A single-volume 'epitome' of the author's two-volume account of the expedition, illustrated with five plates.Undated; dated from Jisc.With the library stamp of the Queen's Road Baptist Church Archives to the verso of the front free endpaper, and contemporary owner's inscription of John Sharp to a front endpaper.A thrilling first hand account of this Arctic rescue mission. In a full calf binding. Losses to back strip head and tail, with rubbing to rear joint and front joint starting. Front hinge only loosely held to tail. Library stamp to verso of front free endpaper. Contemporary owner's inscription to front endpaper. Rear free endpaper detached but present. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean, with instances of spotting. Good