[FRANKLIN, Sir John -- SEARCH FOR]. INGLEFIELD, Edward Augustus. A Summer Search for Sir John Franklin, with A Peep into the Polar Basin. London: Thomas Harrison, 1853. 8o. Half-title. Folding map and 4 lithographic plates. (Some scattered spotting.) Original blue blind-decorated cloth, gilt-lettered on spine (slight edgewear). FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY INGLEFIELD on the half-title: "To His Grace The Duke of Argyle from The Author." Abbey Travel 642; Arctic Bibliography 7716; NMM 920; Sabin 34758; Staton & Tremaine/TPL 3265. -- KING, Richard. The Franklin Expedition from First to Last. London: John Churchill, 1855. 8o. Frontispiece, 2 charts and one engraved plate. (Scattered spotting, some signatures loosening.) Original blind-decorated cloth, gilt-lettered on spine, with publisher's advertisements printed on endpapers (shaken, cloth a bit worn). FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the title-page: "To George Barney Esqre with the Regards of the Author Richard King." Arctic Bibliography 8706; NMM 865; Staton & Tremaine/TPL 3571. (2)

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[FRANKLIN, Sir John -- SEARCH FOR]. INGLEFIELD, Edward Augustus. A Summer Search for Sir John Franklin, with A Peep into the Polar Basin. London: Thomas Harrison, 1853. 8o. Half-title. Folding map and 4 lithographic plates. (Some scattered spotting.) Original blue blind-decorated cloth, gilt-lettered on spine (slight edgewear). FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY INGLEFIELD on the half-title: "To His Grace The Duke of Argyle from The Author." Abbey Travel 642; Arctic Bibliography 7716; NMM 920; Sabin 34758; Staton & Tremaine/TPL 3265. -- KING, Richard. The Franklin Expedition from First to Last. London: John Churchill, 1855. 8o. Frontispiece, 2 charts and one engraved plate. (Scattered spotting, some signatures loosening.) Original blind-decorated cloth, gilt-lettered on spine, with publisher's advertisements printed on endpapers (shaken, cloth a bit worn). FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the title-page: "To George Barney Esqre with the Regards of the Author Richard King." Arctic Bibliography 8706; NMM 865; Staton & Tremaine/TPL 3571. (2)

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