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Sir John Franklin's Journals and Correspondence: The Second Arctic Land Expedition 1825-1827
by Davis, Richard C
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- As new
- ISBN 10
- 0969342594
- ISBN 13
- 9780969342595
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: Champlain Society, 1998. Hardcover. As new. First Edition limited to 1250 copies. lxxxi, 421, xxiii pp. Octavo in original red cloth with gilt lettering, crested spine, and gilt top edge. Blind stamp on the front cover. Frontispiece (portrait), illustrations, and 3 folding maps. Numbered copy of limited edition of 1,250 copies. As new condition. Franklin's second overland includes his journals, and selected correspondences during the planning and execution of his 1825-27 expedition. 1998
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- Bookseller
- Aquila Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 105866
- Title
- Sir John Franklin's Journals and Correspondence: The Second Arctic Land Expedition 1825-1827
- Author
- Davis, Richard C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As new
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0969342594
- ISBN 13
- 9780969342595
- Publisher
- Champlain Society
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1998
- Keywords
- Polar Expedition|Coppermine River
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