The Voyage of the 'Fox' in the Arctic Seas. A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and His Companions

Philadelphia: J. T. Lloyd, 1860. Hardcover. Fair. 12mo. 317 pages, [1] page blank, [1], advertisements pages 395-400, [1] page blank. A second partial narrative of 58 pages titled "Godfrey's Narrative of the Last Grinnell Arctic Exploring Expedition, In Search of Sir John Franklin 1853-4-5. With a Biography of Dr. Elisha K. Kane, From the Cradle to the Grave" is bound in back. The narrative has a separate title page from Philadelphia, 1857. Book is illustrated with 2 folding maps, a facsimile, illustrations, portrait and a page map. MISSING the map in back of the first narrative titled 'Northwest Passage' (probably not bound in by the printer with no evidence of it being removed from the text) . Brown pebble cloth hardcover ruled in blind on the covers. Faded title on the spine. Top edge of the front board is chipped or gnawed. Light foxing to the title page and frontispiece. Interior is mostly clean and in very good condition. The large folding map in front has an approximate 4-5 inch closed tear with no missing content. Pagination skips from 318 to 395. No text was removed from this binding. The portion of Godfrey's Narrative ends mid sentence on page 58. Previous owner name written on the front paste down. A fair or better copy.