FRANKLIN, John. Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1825, 1826, and 1827 . London: John Murray 1828.
FRANKLIN, John. Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1825, 1826, and 1827 . London: John Murray 1828. 4 o (264 x 210 mm). 6 engraved folding maps (one colored), and 31 engraved plates after Back and Kendall by Edward Finden. (Some occasional offsetting and minor spotting.) 19th-century straight-grained maroon morocco gilt, spine gilt, edges gilt (rebacked preserving original spine, very slight wear at extremities). Provenance : Viscount Melville, possibly Robert Saunders Dundas (1771-1851), first lord of the Admiralty from 1812 to 1830 (armorial bookplate); Thomas W. Streeter (bookplate; his sale part VI, Parke Bernet, 23 April 1969, lot 3699). FIRST EDITION of Franklin's account of his second Arctic journey, which proved to be much more comfortable than his first expedition. He and his party surveyed a large portion of the coast of Arctic North America and collected important data on magnetism, geology, topology, and meteorology. Abbey Travel 635; Field 561; Hill 636; Lande 1182; NMM 843; Sabin 26228; Staton & Tremaine/TPL 1434; Streeter sale VI: 3699 (this copy); Wagner-Camp 34.
FRANKLIN, John. Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1825, 1826, and 1827 . London: John Murray 1828.
FRANKLIN, John. Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1825, 1826, and 1827 . London: John Murray 1828. 4 o (264 x 210 mm). 6 engraved folding maps (one colored), and 31 engraved plates after Back and Kendall by Edward Finden. (Some occasional offsetting and minor spotting.) 19th-century straight-grained maroon morocco gilt, spine gilt, edges gilt (rebacked preserving original spine, very slight wear at extremities). Provenance : Viscount Melville, possibly Robert Saunders Dundas (1771-1851), first lord of the Admiralty from 1812 to 1830 (armorial bookplate); Thomas W. Streeter (bookplate; his sale part VI, Parke Bernet, 23 April 1969, lot 3699). FIRST EDITION of Franklin's account of his second Arctic journey, which proved to be much more comfortable than his first expedition. He and his party surveyed a large portion of the coast of Arctic North America and collected important data on magnetism, geology, topology, and meteorology. Abbey Travel 635; Field 561; Hill 636; Lande 1182; NMM 843; Sabin 26228; Staton & Tremaine/TPL 1434; Streeter sale VI: 3699 (this copy); Wagner-Camp 34.
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