The United States Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin
by Kane, Elisha Kent (M.D. U.S.N.)
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
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.
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- Bookseller
- Americana Books ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30865
- Title
- The United States Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin
- Author
- Kane, Elisha Kent (M.D. U.S.N.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- New Edition
- Publisher
- Childs & Peterson
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1856
- Keywords
- Arctic
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Stone Mountain, Georgia
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- Cloth
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Gilt
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- Spine
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- New
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...