THE JOURNAL OF ROCHFORT MAGUIRE 1852-1854; Two years at Point Barrow, Alaska, Aboard H.M.S. Plover in the search for Sir John Franklin (two volumes) by Maguire, Rochfort (edited by Bockstoce, John) - 1988

London: The Hakluyt Society, 1988. Both volumes have blue cloth-covered boards with gilt titling to spine and a design of a sailing ship to front board. Both spine ends are very slightly bumped (on jackets as well). Both clean, clear copies; 584 pages combined. The second volume includes a tipped-in map. "In 1845 Sir John Franklin's expedition left England, searching for a northwest passage, and vanished into the Arctic forever. Three years later H.M.S. Plover's was the first departure of twenty-one expeditions searching for Franklin... The Plover's voyage of 1848 to 1854 was the first constant presence of Europeans in the western Arctic, and Rochfort Maguire's journal is the earliest account of a sustained foreign association with the Eskimos of northern Alaska. Maguire's journal is far more than an important historical document, it is a fascinating account of Europeans and Eskimos learning to cope with one another.". First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8 1/2" x 5 1/2". Clear Brodart Covering.