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Narrative of the Arctic Land Expedition to the Mouth of the Great Fish River, and Along the Shores of the Arctic Ocean, in the Years 1833, 1834, and 1835
by Back, Captain George
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1836. x[2], 663[1]pp. Quarto (23 X 28 cm). Large-Paper Admiralty Issue. Original full calf boards with a new calf spine to match; five raised decorative bands and gold gilt lettering and decorations stamped to the spine with two Morocco title labels--one maroon and one black. Original marbled endpapers and edges to match. Sixteen mounted proof plates. Large folding map has some offsetting, very mild foxing and a 1" tear near the hinge that has been professionally repaired. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. Occasional foxing throughout. Generally, a tight and clean copy in an attractive binding. Artic Biblio. 851; Streeter 3705. Back, who had been with Franklin on both of his overland expeditions, was here sent out to locate John Ross, unreported after three winters in the Arctic. He traveled overland to Great Slave Lake, where he received news of Ross's return to England; Back however continued on, descending the Fish (now Back) River-- then unexplored--to the Arctic Ocean. This is the very scarce large paper Admiralty issue of the book that was produced to match the quarto issue of Beechey's Narrative. This was Thomas Sidney's copy, with his bookplate present on the front pastedown. Sidney was a City Counsellor for Farringdon Ward in 1843/4, and shortly afterwards in 1844, as Alderman of Billingsgate, a position he held for 36 years. 1836
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- Aquila Books
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- Title
- Narrative of the Arctic Land Expedition to the Mouth of the Great Fish River, and Along the Shores of the Arctic Ocean, in the Years 1833, 1834, and 1835
- Author
- Back, Captain George
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1836
- Keywords
- Polar|Arctic|Northwest Passage|Overland|Western Canada
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