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Franklin Search Expeditions
Sir Alexander ARMSTRONG (1818-1899). A Personal Narrative of the discovery of the North-West Passage... during nearly five years' continuous service in the arctic regions while in search of the expedition under Sir John Franklin. London: Hurst & Blackett, 1857. 8° (222 x 138mm). Two-colour lithographic frontispiece, folding hand-coloured lithographic map. (Title and frontispiece spotted and browned.) Original blue cloth, spine gilt (split to upper joint and spine, extremities bumped). Provenance: Jno. Gray (inscription dated 1857). First edition. Arctic Bibliography 682; Sabin 2017.
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Robert John Le Mesurier MACCLURE (1807-1873). The Discovery of the North-West Passage by H.M.S."Investigator"... 1850, 1851, 1852, 1854. Edited by Commander Sherrard Osborn... from the logs and journals of Capt. Robert Le M. M'Clure. London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts, 1856. 8° (222 x 140mm). 26pp. publisher's advertisements at end, dated 'March 1856'. 4 tinted lithographic plates, 1 hand-coloured folding engraved map. (Some browning and spotting to plates, tear to map, repaired tear to lower blank margin of final text leaf and first advertisement leaf.) 20th-century half speckled calf. First edition. Abbey Travel II,647; Arctic Bibliography 10563; Chavanne 1538; Sabin 43073.
John BROWN. The North-West Passage, and the plans for the search for Sir John Franklin. A Review. London: E.Stanford, 1858. 8° (220 x 138mm). Tinted lithographic frontispiece, 2 hand-coloured folding engraved maps. (One map creased, some spotting to first and last few leaves.) Original blue cloth gilt (spine soiled, extremities bumped). First edition. Arctic Bibliography 2302; cf.Sabin 8517. (3)
Sir Alexander ARMSTRONG (1818-1899). A Personal Narrative of the discovery of the North-West Passage... during nearly five years' continuous service in the arctic regions while in search of the expedition under Sir John Franklin. London: Hurst & Blackett, 1857. 8° (222 x 138mm). Two-colour lithographic frontispiece, folding hand-coloured lithographic map. (Title and frontispiece spotted and browned.) Original blue cloth, spine gilt (split to upper joint and spine, extremities bumped). Provenance: Jno. Gray (inscription dated 1857). First edition. Arctic Bibliography 682; Sabin 2017.
[With:]
Robert John Le Mesurier MACCLURE (1807-1873). The Discovery of the North-West Passage by H.M.S."Investigator"... 1850, 1851, 1852, 1854. Edited by Commander Sherrard Osborn... from the logs and journals of Capt. Robert Le M. M'Clure. London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts, 1856. 8° (222 x 140mm). 26pp. publisher's advertisements at end, dated 'March 1856'. 4 tinted lithographic plates, 1 hand-coloured folding engraved map. (Some browning and spotting to plates, tear to map, repaired tear to lower blank margin of final text leaf and first advertisement leaf.) 20th-century half speckled calf. First edition. Abbey Travel II,647; Arctic Bibliography 10563; Chavanne 1538; Sabin 43073.
John BROWN. The North-West Passage, and the plans for the search for Sir John Franklin. A Review. London: E.Stanford, 1858. 8° (220 x 138mm). Tinted lithographic frontispiece, 2 hand-coloured folding engraved maps. (One map creased, some spotting to first and last few leaves.) Original blue cloth gilt (spine soiled, extremities bumped). First edition. Arctic Bibliography 2302; cf.Sabin 8517. (3)
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