Arctic Explorations: The Second Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin, 1853, 54, 55 (No. 94 of the Lakeside Classics Series)
Kane, Elisha Kent, M. D., U. S. N.; Chauncey Loomis and Constance Martin, Historical Introduction and editors
Language: English
Published by The Lakeside Press / R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1996
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The Lakeside Press / R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, Chicago, Illinois, USA, December 1996. First (1st) Printing of this First Edition Thus. As new condition. No Dust Jacket (as issued). Unread. The Text Block is clean, bright white, very tight, straight and square with top-edge bright gilt and no markings of any kind. The Binding is full chocolate brown vellum with the publisher's logo in bright gilt on the front board, bright gilt title, etc., to the spine, unmarked white endpapers, and all corners square and sharp. See photos. lix + 447 + i pages. 4 1/2" x 6 7/8". Kane's account was originally published by Childs & Peterson, Philadelphia, 1856. This edition adds an extensive historical introduction, mostly about Elisha Kent Kane, "an improbable arctic explorer" in their words, by Chauncey Loomis and Constance Martin, who also edited the text. In 1845 Captain Sir John Franklin set out from the UK with two ships, the Terror and the Erebus, to explore the Northwest Passage. They were lost and never heard from again. In subsequent years, many attempts were made to discover what happened to them. This is the account of one of those expeditions. Numerous illustrations and four pages of color maps.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Arctic Explorations: The Second Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin, 1853, 54, 55 (No. 94 of the Lakeside Classics Series)
- Author
- Kane, Elisha Kent, M. D., U. S. N.; Chauncey Loomis and Constance Martin, Historical Introduction and editors
- Publisher
- The Lakeside Press / R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Publication year
- 1996
- Condition
- As New
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket (As Issued)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Dimensions
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
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