* FRANKLIN, John, Sir (1786-1847). Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the years 1825, 1826, and 1827,... Including an Account of the Progress of a Detachment to the Eastward by John Richardson M.D. London: John Murray 1828. 4to (267 x 207 mm). 6 engraved folding maps, 31 engraved plates. (Slight offsetting from plates.) Contemporary black gilt-panelled straight-grained morocco (rebacked preserving original spine, some minor wear). FIRST EDITION of Franklin's account of his second Arctic journey, which proved to be much more comfortable than his first expedition. He and his party surveyed a large portion of the coast of Arctic North America and collected important data on magnetism, geology, topology, and meteorology. Abbey Travel 635; Arctic Bibliography 5198; Field 561; Hill 636; Lande 1182; NMM 843; Sabin 26228; Streeter sale 3699; TPL 1434; Wagner-Camp 34. Estimate $400-600 Provenance: Lord Adolphus FitzClarence (1802-1856) British naval officer (bookplate); John Wigham Richardson (1837-1908), British shipbuilder (bookplate); Wilberforce Ross Barker (1874-1957), British author and President of the Royal Society of Teachers (bookplate).
* FRANKLIN, John, Sir (1786-1847). Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the years 1825, 1826, and 1827,... Including an Account of the Progress of a Detachment to the Eastward by John Richardson M.D. London: John Murray 1828. 4to (267 x 207 mm). 6 engraved folding maps, 31 engraved plates. (Slight offsetting from plates.) Contemporary black gilt-panelled straight-grained morocco (rebacked preserving original spine, some minor wear). FIRST EDITION of Franklin's account of his second Arctic journey, which proved to be much more comfortable than his first expedition. He and his party surveyed a large portion of the coast of Arctic North America and collected important data on magnetism, geology, topology, and meteorology. Abbey Travel 635; Arctic Bibliography 5198; Field 561; Hill 636; Lande 1182; NMM 843; Sabin 26228; Streeter sale 3699; TPL 1434; Wagner-Camp 34. Estimate $400-600 Provenance: Lord Adolphus FitzClarence (1802-1856) British naval officer (bookplate); John Wigham Richardson (1837-1908), British shipbuilder (bookplate); Wilberforce Ross Barker (1874-1957), British author and President of the Royal Society of Teachers (bookplate).
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