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FRANKLIN, John (1786-1847). Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1819, 20, 21 and 22. London: John Murray, 1823.
The first edition, second issue. The second issue was published in the same year as the first, but is rarer and includes an additional colored plate. Abbey Travel 635; Arctic Bib. 5194; Hill 635; Peel 80; Lande 1181; Sabin 25624; TPL 1248.
Quarto (268 x 215mm). 32 plates including frontispiece, 12 of which are colored; 4 folding maps (some mild spotting/offsetting, a little corner dampstain at ends). Contemporary American paneled calf richly gilt, all edges gilt, by Packard and Hoffman, of Albany, NY (some rubbing, wear to joints, hinges cracked). Provenance: Glenbow Foundation (inkstamp in text) – High Latitude, Bainbridge Island.
The first edition, second issue. The second issue was published in the same year as the first, but is rarer and includes an additional colored plate. Abbey Travel 635; Arctic Bib. 5194; Hill 635; Peel 80; Lande 1181; Sabin 25624; TPL 1248.
Quarto (268 x 215mm). 32 plates including frontispiece, 12 of which are colored; 4 folding maps (some mild spotting/offsetting, a little corner dampstain at ends). Contemporary American paneled calf richly gilt, all edges gilt, by Packard and Hoffman, of Albany, NY (some rubbing, wear to joints, hinges cracked). Provenance: Glenbow Foundation (inkstamp in text) – High Latitude, Bainbridge Island.