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SMITH, David Murray 1865-1952. Arctic Expeditions from British and Foreign Shores; from the Earliest Times to the Expedition of 1875-76. Glasgow: T. Liddell, 1877.
An anthology of Arctic journeys, in an attractive decorated binding. This nineteenth-century bestseller emphasizes the voyages of Franklin, Ross, Parry, and Nares, as well as the search for Franklin. Arctic Bib. 16282; Sabin 82419.
Quarto (298 x 227mm). Frontispiece, 2 chromolithographic folding maps, 23 lithographic plates, 2 of which are colored. Original brown roan gilt, edges gilt (some wear to joints and edges). Provenance: Explorer Books.
An anthology of Arctic journeys, in an attractive decorated binding. This nineteenth-century bestseller emphasizes the voyages of Franklin, Ross, Parry, and Nares, as well as the search for Franklin. Arctic Bib. 16282; Sabin 82419.
Quarto (298 x 227mm). Frontispiece, 2 chromolithographic folding maps, 23 lithographic plates, 2 of which are colored. Original brown roan gilt, edges gilt (some wear to joints and edges). Provenance: Explorer Books.