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The United States Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin; A Personal Narrative
by Kane, Elisha Kent
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very near Fine
- Seller
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Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Childs & Peterson, 1857. Later edition. Hardcover. Very near Fine. Large 8vo. [4] (pages of publisher's advertisements), [6], vii-xix, [2], 14-552, [4] (pages of publisher's advertisements) pp. Recent beige cloth with red morocco labels (contemporary to the leaves) lettered in gilt mounted on the spine; all edges marbled. Marbled endpapers and pastedowns. Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece portrait of Kane, a fold-out map, several plates from drawings by Kane engraved on steel, wood engravings in the text, and an occasional full-page wood engraving. Although rebound, still a lovely example. The binding and the leaves are beautiful and bright, the marbled free front endpaper's verso has a contemporary nameplate.
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- Bookseller
- Evening Star Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000013742
- Title
- The United States Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin; A Personal Narrative
- Author
- Kane, Elisha Kent
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Later edition
- Publisher
- Childs & Peterson
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1857
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About the Seller
Evening Star Books
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Madison, Wisconsin
About Evening Star Books
We buy and sell rare and fine books in many fields. Our interests include philosophy, modern first editions, and works of historical or intellectual interest. In addition to bookselling, we regularly do valuations and appraisals for non-IRS purposes. Evening Star Books is a Limited Liability Company.
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Edges
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- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Cloth
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- Leaves
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