Polar Books Catalogue
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Sections : Antarctic; Arctic; Journal of the Manchester Geographical Society; Maps; Miscellaneous; Mountaineering; General Polar; Scott; Other travel; Whaling;
Reference 2431 (697) Category Arctic; Author Markham, Captain Albert Hastings Title LIFE OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN AND THE NORTH-WEST PASSAGE. Publishing Information London: George Philip and Son, 1891. Description 1st Edition, (undated but collation similar): xii, 324pp, illustrated, frontispiece, 9 plates, illustrations in text and 6 maps (4 coloured, 2 of which folding). Blue cloth covers ruled and titled in black. An account of the life and explorations on one of the world's great explorersIncludes an account of Franklin's first Arctic voyage in 1818 with Captain Buchan, in search of the North Pole; also his two Canadian overland expeditions and his final voyage in search of the North West Passage. Minor spotting to page edges and age toning, contents clean. Very Good Price £50.00 Keywords qpolarq, arctic, polar S1-Arc ISBN Add this to your basket