The United States Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin by Kane, Elisha Kent (M.D. U.S.N.) - 1856

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Harper & Brothers, 1854. Hardcover. Used; Good. New York, 1854; brown cloth covered boards; corner wear with boa4rd exposed; spine edge wear; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; previous owner's name on front paste-down; end papers with dark discoloration; early and late pages foxed interior pages lightly foxed; folding map present and in good condition; interior clean and unmarked; 552 pages.

Paperback / softback. New.

Philadelphia, PA, 1856. Binding copy. Contents are strong and clean with very little foxing, covers moderately worn but servicable, spine torn with loss. Endpapers loose and folded. Sold as a reading or binding copy, not returnable due to condition. Green embossed publishers cloth. Steel-engraved frontis, xix (1) pp., folding map, begins at page 13-558. Steel engravings with tissue guards. A usable or servicable copy of this uncommon title.

Sheldon, Blakeman and Co, 1857. Hardcover. Acceptable. New York, 1857; map is present; black boards with gold spine titles; heavy corner and edge wear; front board detached but present; backstrip detached and torn; flyleaf detached but present; soiling to boards; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; no jacket; markings on front endpaper; mild foxing to front endpapers. 552 pages.

Hardback. New.

Hardback. New.

Childs & Peterson, Philadelphia, 1856. Hardcover. Fair. xix, 552 pp. Endpapers foxed and stained, Frontispiece and title page foxed and stained, boards worn, all corner tips bumped and frayed, upper third of front spine hinge split, spine head and tail chipped. This is a reading copy only or candidate for re-binding. OB2. Quantity Available: 1. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: SKU1000847. .

Philadelphia: Childs & Peterson, 1856. New Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Octavo. xix, 13-552 pages. Frontispiece engraving of Sir John Franklin. Illustrated with engravings and sketches. Folding map present and in good condition. Brown cloth hardcover with blind stamped illustrations on the boards and gilt lettered title on the spine. Light edge wear to the cloth head and base of the spine. Previous owner gift inscription on the verso of the right front flyleaf. Light foxing to the front end sheet.