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A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin, First Print, 1859 - Picture 1 of 11


FIRST PRINTING, FIRST EDITION

A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and His Companions

Captain McLintock

London: John Murray, 1859

8vo. (6 by 9 inches), [xxvii]. 403 pp. 3/4 calf over marbled boards, marbled endpapers and edges with 5 raised bands and gilt titles on black label to spine. 18 b/w wood-engraved plates, three fold out maps. Discoveries of the Franklin expedition on King William Island. General wearing and scuffing, titleplate on spine chipped; spine somewhat shaken; owner's plate to front pastedown; discoloration and foxing to front endpapers through to preface, front gutter partially split.




PH A4
LP 12/23