ANON [ FRANKLIN ]; CAPT MACKEY
Arctic Travels or an Account of Several Land Expeditions to Determine the Geography of the Northern Part of the American Continent
1831. Hardcover. Book, First edn thus, London, for CJG & F Rivington (SPCK), 1831. 12mo, 9 x 14 cm, iv-173p, 1p ad. 4 woodcut illus. Sl wear, VG in old marbled boards, rebacked in 1/4 cloth, hinges strengthened. The original Binders small stamp is also present on the endpaper 'Smith & Son, Binders, 15 Albion Buildings, Bartholomew Close, July, 1835'. A nice item in dialogue form. Scarce early report of Franklin's search for the Northwest Passage. Only 2 copies on COPAC. Very Good.
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