A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and His Companions. by M'Clintock, Captain - 1860

Librar. Paperback. Fine. The Voyage of the 'Fox' in the ARctic Seas. Facsimile reprinting of the Ticknor and Field Boston 1860 publication; 5 1/4 x 8 1/8"; 375 pages.

Boston, MA: Ticknor & Fields, 1860. Hardcover. maps, black-&-white plates. pp. xxiv, 375. 8vo. Bound in brown cloth, binding quite broken. Three folding maps. Complete, internally unmarked. The author's edition. The diaries of the Captain of the 'Fox', who was commissioned by Lady Franklin to search for evidence of the fate of her unfortunate husband. She offered M'Clintock command of the expedition after government-funded searches turned up only rumours and a few relics of the ships 'Erebus' and 'Terror'. The expedition of the 'Fox' was funded entirely by Lady Franklin and her friends, and it is for this reason that M'Clintock dedicated the publication of his diaries of the expedition to Lady Franklin.

Boston: Ticknor & Fields. Very good copy. 1860. 1st. hardcover. 8vo, 375 pp., Illustrated with engravings and maps (including three fold-outs)., "Author's Edition" (as stated on the verso of the title page) .

Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1860. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. Engravings. Original blue buckram with gilt title. Minor rubbing to covers; light foxing to endpapers not extending to text; p/o name on front endpaper; two maps missing. Else a very good, tight and crisp copy, scarce in any condition.

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Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1860 Book. Illus. by Maps and Illustrations. Fair to Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Front hinge cracked and showing binding cords. Binding loose but complete. Laid in are newspaper clippings from 1926 and 1930 related to the search. Large foldout map. 375 pp. with appendix. Green cloth on boards. Previous owner's name..

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Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1865. Full Leather. Very good. Author's edition. First published 1859. Bound in publisher's original brown cloth with spine stamped in gilt. Covers lined in blind. Front cover illustrated in gilt. Back cover illustrated in blind. Frontispiece. Illustrated with full-page plates. Foldout maps tipped in at the end of book. Moderate wear to extremities. Previous owner's notation covered in white-out on front fixed endpaper. 5 1/4 x 8 inches. 375 pages.