Search Results: a narrative of the discovery of by captain mcclintock

Philadelphia: Porter & Coates not dated (c. early 1900s), 275pp, 'Alta Edition', blindstamped design to front cover, corners lightly bumped, slight soiling & shelfwear to cover, no dj, contents clean & unmarked.. Cloth. Very Good -/No Jacket.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2007-10-22. Paperback. Used:Good.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2007-10-22. Paperback. Good.

Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1860. Author's Edition. Very good in purple, pebbled, blind stamped cloth covered boards with faded copper colored text stamping on the spine which is slightly faded. A small octavo of 7 5/8 by 4 7/8 inches with yellow end sheets. The text block is completely foxed around the margins of each page 375 pages including an appendices and text. The two, fold-out maps are located at the end of the text are in excellent condition. The text is illustrated with an engraved frontispiece with 14 plates and one engraving within the text (one plate is missing) plus three maps of four called for and the facsimile of the Record found of the Franklin Expedition.

Philadelphia: Porter & Coates. Good with no dust jacket. c. 1860. Hardback. Light brown leather HB with Morris-like cover & border designs and illustration and black lettering on front and spine in mylar/; 375 pages; Hinge weak, webbing shows but book intact .

PHILADELPHIA: PORTER AND COATES, 1859. FIRST BY THIS PUBLISHER. . Hardcover. Good/NoNE. DRAWINGS. STATES AUTHORS EDITION ON BACK OF COPYRIGHT PAGE BOUND IN REDDISH BROWN WITH PERFECT BLACK AND GILT LETTERING AND DESIGN WORN THROUGH IN A SMALL AREA AT TOP OF SPINE BACK HINGE CRACKED BINDING IS FAIRLY STRONG BUT BOOK DOES HAVE INTERNAL WEAKNESSES ILLUSTRATED PAGE BETWEEN PAGES 68-9 IS LOOSE AND LAID IN BUMPING AND WEAR TO CORNERS A GREAT TALE OF ADVENTURE AND THE EARLIEST EXPLORATION OF THE ARCTIC PAGES ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN A GREAT RESEARCH OR READING COPY OF A VERY RARE TITLE IN ITS ORIGINAL STATE DESPITE ITS SPINAL WEAKNESS

The John C Winston Co.. Hardcover. Very Good. pp.375 no date of publication with maps and illustrations Dedication to My Dear Lady Franklin dated London 24th Nov. 1859 by F.L. McClintock clean tight copy dark blue covers show red print and acorn nuts and a paste down picture of boats gold gilt title on top spine with red acorn nut. top and bottom spines show small tears, creases and rubbing, frays, bumps and rubbing to corners and board edges, text pages are tanned, 1 1/2" page loose up gutter on dedication and frontpiece pages Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

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Philadelphia, PA: Porter & Coates, 1859. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Author's Edition. Gilt & black lettering & decoration on brown covers in hand-made brown paper wrappers - which had kept this volume in near fine condition! 12mo, 375 pages. Ex- library copy - This is Volume No.57 of the West Bath (Maine) Library Association, with their label on the inside of the back cover. The unusual library label says: "N. B. This book must not be lent out of the subscribers family, and if injured, all damage must be paid to the librarian. No volume can be kept over four weeks ; two weeks additional time will be allowed by having it renewed. A fine of two cents per day will be charged for a book kept over this time. A violation of these rules will result in a loss of membership.". Other than the brown paper wrapper pasted on the inside of the covers, spine pean, and the library bookplate, this is a near fine copy.

New York: J. T. Lloyd, 1860. First thus. Good. A good copy in dark green blindstamped cloth with gilt titles on spine A 2" piece at the top of the spine has detached, but is still present Cracking in outer hinges but binding still intact The book actually appears unread Minor other edgewear at spine ends and corners Ink signature of previous owner on ffep, but no other marks or damage to text at all Large foldout map has two tears where attached, but the map itself is complete and otherwise undamaged The narrative itself is 314 p but the a 40 page sample of another book by the same publisher Godfrey's Narrative of the Last Grinnell Arctic Exploring Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin 1853-4-5 is appended as an advertising "teaser" 403 pp.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC. paperback. New. 6x0x9. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

John Murray, London, 1859. First Edition. Cloth. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition: xxvii, 403 pages, [3 pages publishers advertisements],illustrated folding map, wood engraved plates, folding facsimile of handwriting, folding map in pocket at end. Original covers. Hinges split. Text block loosening, remnants of old Sellotape. Folding map in pocket present, minor tears along folds but overall map in good condition. Narrative of Lady Franklin's fin al searching expedition under Capt. M'Clintock, drawn from his day-to-day journal. It records the voyage to Greenland and on to Melville Bay, Baffin Bay, Davis Strait, Lancaster Sound and so on. Includes notes on the Inuit and on geographic features, weather conditions and more. This expedition was funded by Lady Franklin and her subscribers proved that Franklin had died when they discovered the cairn on King William Island, containing the letter from Lieutenant Gore written in 1848. This is the first UK edition. Quantity Available:… Read More

London: John Murray, 1860. Hardcover. Very good. Twelfth Thousand. "Building on the work of John Rae and other Franklin searches, McClintock rightly can claim the distinction of discovering the true fate of Franklin. His expedition, which was privately sponsored by Lady Jane Franklin, lasted from July 1857 to September 1859. In scouring King William Island for traces of the lost explorers, the expedition's most significant discoveries were the only known paper records of Franklin, especially a composite note describing the besetting of Erebus and Terror in 1846, the death of Franklin on June 11, 1847, the abandonment of the ships in 1848 and the intent of Captain Crozier to set out on April 26, 1846, to Back's Fish River. In additional to several bodies, McClintock found or bought from local Inuit several relics from the crushed ships, including a number of books. McClintock also was able to describe the death march from Point Victory to the Great Fish River as Franklin's 'earliest discovery of the… Read More

London: John Murray, 1859 8vo. blue cloth gilt, uncut (recased with remains of original spine and upper panel with gilt design of ship laid down, generally rubbed, new endpapers, bound without half-title, fore-edge to some leaves frayed, occ. spots & other minor blemishes, else clean, lacks folding map at rear) pp. xxviii (last blank), 403, [3 (pubs. advts.)], with tissue-guarded frontispiece, facsimile document, 14 other illustrations & 3 (of 4) maps. Heavy item (1.25 kg), additional postage may be required for international delivery. A good copy. From Louis Baume's collection, with his tiny rsm to foot of rear pastedown.. First Edition. Hard Cover. G+.

London: John Murray, 1859. First edition. Cloth. Good Only. 9" by 6". Not Stated. A first edition copy of this naval and maritime work by Captain Leopold McClintock, narrating his experiences exploring Arctic waters. In the publisher's original blue cloth binding.This work narrates the voyage Captain Leopold McClintock (1819-1907) aboard the 'Fox' as it made its way through Arctic waters. In 1857, McClintock and his crew were in search for the remains of Sir John Franklin, who, nearly fifteen years prior, had set out to chart the elusive Northwest Passage. He and his crew had never returned, and it became Captain McClintock's job to find their remains. Captain McClintock received the Arctic Medal from Queen Victoria after this successful mission. This work contains nineteen illustrations, four of which are folding plates, collated and complete. Bookplate of Leonard Harrison Matthews to the front pastedown.This copy came from the library at Julians Park, Hertfordshire, the previous home of Audrey… Read More

John Murray, London, 1881. Fifth Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 5th Edition, with a chapter on the recent searching expeditions of Capt. C.F.Hall & Liet. F. Schwatka, U.S.A.: xxiv, pages 25-336, [32 pages publishers advertisements], 3 folding maps, 28 b/w plates, folding facsimile of handwriting. Original cloth covers, gilt titling and blind stamped portrait of Franklin to front cover. Shelf wear, minor staining to covers, minor repaired to tears at the margins of the very fragile maps maps, previous owners on free end paper otherwise contents clean. The 5th Edition is in a slightly smaller format than the previous editions, ideal for traveling. A lovely copy. This is a narrative of Lady Franklin's final searching expedition under Capt. M'Clintock, drawn from his day-to-day journal. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon… Read More

London: John Murray, 1859. First Edition. Very Good. London: John Murray; 1859; First Edition [6.25x9"]; Dark Blue cloth on covers with gilt lettering on spine and stamped gilt illustration of sailing ship on front, blind stamped double border on covers and blind stamped designs on spine, light-brown endpapers, untrimmed edges; xxvii, 403 pp., [3], frontispiece of ‘Fox', 14 illustrations, 3 maps with one folding, 1 map in back endpaper; Some shelf wear to edges, corners bumped with some fraying, rubbed hinges and covers, small chip on top rear edge, front hinge cracked, rear hinge loose, several leaves partially loose, bookseller stamp on front and binders stamp on rear endpaper, long inscription on front endpaper to prior owner dated 1860. Overall condition is Very Good. [Arctic Bibliography 10555, Hill 1121]. Francis Leopold McClintock (1819-1907) was an Irish explorer in the British Royal Navy known for his discoveries in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago and discovering the fate of John… Read More