The United States Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin. A Personal Narrative.
by Kane, Elisha Kent
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Childs & Peterson, 1857. Hardcover. very good. new edition. xix, 552pp. Octavo. Original blue boards with gilt lettering and decoration on spine and relief decoration of a ship on boards. Contains illustrations, plates (including frontispiece of Franklin), and one folding map. Some scattered light foxing and soiling to plates and adjacent leaves. A very attractive copy of a scarce edition. very good A. B. 8382. Details medical officer Elisha Kent Kane's experiences during the Grinnell funded U.S. Search for Franklin. 1857
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- Bookseller
- Aquila Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 126921
- Title
- The United States Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin. A Personal Narrative.
- Author
- Kane, Elisha Kent
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Childs & Peterson
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1857
- Keywords
- Franklin|Franklin Search|Search for Franklin|Arctic|Greenland|Polar
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