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MARKHAM, Albert Hastings (1841-1918). A Polar Reconnaissance: Being the Voyage of the ‘Isbjörn’ to Novaya Zemlya in 1879. London: C. Kegan Paul & Co., 1881.
The first edition of the account of the Isbjörn’s voyage to Franz Josef Land, in search of the ideal route to the North Pole. Although Markham was forced to turn back by the ice in September 1879, he was convinced that in summer the journey would be achievable. Arctic Bib. 10931.
Octavo (222 x 142mm). 6 plates, 2 folding maps. Original blue decorated cloth (text block cracked). Provenance: John Chaworth Musters (1807-1842, a fishing enthusiast who kept a salmon-fishing lodge in Norway; bookplate) – Patrick Chaworth Musters (inscription) – W. H. Smith & Son Library (stamp) – Explorer Books.
The first edition of the account of the Isbjörn’s voyage to Franz Josef Land, in search of the ideal route to the North Pole. Although Markham was forced to turn back by the ice in September 1879, he was convinced that in summer the journey would be achievable. Arctic Bib. 10931.
Octavo (222 x 142mm). 6 plates, 2 folding maps. Original blue decorated cloth (text block cracked). Provenance: John Chaworth Musters (1807-1842, a fishing enthusiast who kept a salmon-fishing lodge in Norway; bookplate) – Patrick Chaworth Musters (inscription) – W. H. Smith & Son Library (stamp) – Explorer Books.