1856, ISBN: f57aad6b5484adee7dab210df491c0c3

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[SC: 19.79], FIRST EDITION, The Second Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin. First edition. 2 vols. 2 maps (1 folding), 1 folding table, 2 frontispiece portraits, 2 addition… Plus…

[SC: 19.79], FIRST EDITION, The Second Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin. First edition. 2 vols. 2 maps (1 folding), 1 folding table, 2 frontispiece portraits, 2 additional engraved vignette title pages, 18 engraved plates. Numerous further illustrations in text. 8vo. Original blind-stamped brown publisher's cloth (Phillips, Sampson & Co variant), gilt titles to spines. A little scuffed, occasional spots within, otherwise very good. [2], 464; [2], 467pp. Philadelphia, Childs & Peterson, Having served as ship's surgeon on the first Grinnell Expedition, Kane actively promoted and commanded the second. Leaving in 1853 on the Advance, the party were trapped in the ice for 22 months. Running low on provisions, Kane struck a tentative trading arrangement with the Etah Inuit, who allowed some of the men to accompany them on hunting trips. Having lost two men to complications from frostbite, a party of the nine strongest survivors trekked south in a bid for rescue. The bid failed and the nine men were returned to the ship by the Inuit in frail condition. In May 1855, after five months of preparation, the party made a successful 800-mile trek to Upernavik Greenland. Sabin, 37001.<

1856, ISBN: f57aad6b5484adee7dab210df491c0c3

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[SC: 19.38], FIRST EDITION, The Second Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin. First edition. 2 vols. 2 maps (1 folding), 1 folding table, 2 frontispiece portraits, 2 addition… Plus…

[SC: 19.38], FIRST EDITION, The Second Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin. First edition. 2 vols. 2 maps (1 folding), 1 folding table, 2 frontispiece portraits, 2 additional engraved vignette title pages, 18 engraved plates. Numerous further illustrations in text. 8vo. Original blind-stamped brown publisher's cloth (Phillips, Sampson & Co variant), gilt titles to spines. A little scuffed, occasional spots within, otherwise very good. [2], 464; [2], 467pp. Philadelphia, Childs & Peterson, Having served as ship's surgeon on the first Grinnell Expedition, Kane actively promoted and commanded the second. Leaving in 1853 on the Advance, the party were trapped in the ice for 22 months. Running low on provisions, Kane struck a tentative trading arrangement with the Etah Inuit, who allowed some of the men to accompany them on hunting trips. Having lost two men to complications from frostbite, a party of the nine strongest survivors trekked south in a bid for rescue. The bid failed and the nine men were returned to the ship by the Inuit in frail condition. In May 1855, after five months of preparation, the party made a successful 800-mile trek to Upernavik Greenland. Sabin, 37001.<

1856, ISBN: f57aad6b5484adee7dab210df491c0c3

[SC: 32.2], KANE, Elisha Kent. ARCTIC EXPLORATIONS: The Second Grinnell Expedition in search of Sir John Franklin, 1853, '54, '55. Illustrated by upwards of three hundred engravings, from… Plus…

[SC: 32.2], KANE, Elisha Kent. ARCTIC EXPLORATIONS: The Second Grinnell Expedition in search of Sir John Franklin, 1853, '54, '55. Illustrated by upwards of three hundred engravings, from Sketches by the Author. Philadelphia: Childs & Peterson, 1856. First edition. In 2 volumes 8vo, 464 and 467 pp., each with frontis. portrait, Vol. I with folding map tipped in and 11 plates, Vol. II with 7 plates and map; numerous vignettes in text. In tree calf with leather on boards laid down, lacking spine labels. Boards slightly edgeworn, some scraping at joints. Top of spine Volume II cracked at joints, detached about 1/2 inch. Interiors very good plus, clean except for a few thumbed pages here and there, and owner's generous use of inkstamp name/address. Slight dampstaining to bottom corner, Volume II.<

1856, ISBN: f57aad6b5484adee7dab210df491c0c3

1856. KANE, Elisha Kent. Arctic Explorations: The Second Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin, in 1853, '54, '55. Phila.: Childs & Jefferson, 1856. 1st ed. 2 vols. 464;467p… Plus…

1856. KANE, Elisha Kent. Arctic Explorations: The Second Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin, in 1853, '54, '55. Phila.: Childs & Jefferson, 1856. 1st ed. 2 vols. 464;467pp. Portrait frontises., illus., plates, maps. Orig. blind pictorial cloth. Light wear to corners and spine ends of Vol. Two, lacks folding map, else very good or better. $75.00 Hill 904: "Kane was the commander of the Advance on this expedition, also financed by Henry Grinnell. Although Franklin was not found, the explorers were able to gather much information about the people, geography, and natural science of the region., 1856, 0<