The United States Grinnell Expedition In Search Of Sir John Franklin a Personal Narrative

New York, Philadelphia: Sheldon, Blakeman and Co, and Childs and Peterson, 1857. Together 3 volumes. An Early Edition of each. Engraved title-pages dated 1856 in the second of the two works presented here. A set with fine provenance, coming from the Lowell family of Massachusetts and New England. Both works very extensively illustrated, including numerous… Read more 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… Read more about this item

New York and Philadelphia: Sheldon, Blakeman & Co. / Childs and Peterson, 1857 Book. Good. Hardcover. New Edition. Hard cover book with wear to spine ends and corners, text is in very good condition, plates have foxing and some stains, dampstain on front endpapers to the title page; generally quite good condition for being nearly 200 years old!!! The… Read more about this item

Phillips, Sampson, Childs, Peter, 1857. Hardcover. Good. . Cover shows minor wear and rubbing, bumped corners and fading. Name of former owner in the prelims. Minor foxing on the edges, pages are lightly tanned and clean.