The Voyage of the ‘Fox’ in the Arctic Seas. A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions.


Book Description
First edition. 8vo. pp. xxvii, 403, [3, ads.]; 16 plates, 3 maps including one in pocket at rear; foxing to title-page, previous owner’s bookplate to front pastedown, else very good in the original blue cloth, gilt, expertly restored at foot of spine.
Dealer Notes
AB 10555. Sponsored by Lady Franklin and by public subscription, M'Clintock’s expedition used informaton supplied by John Rae to search for Franklin’s ships in the King William Island area. In this it proved successful, finding sufficient proofs to ascertain the fate of Franklin and his men, and an appendix lists the various relics found.
Author
M’Clintock, Sir F. Leopold.
Date
1859
Binding
Original cloth, gilt
Publisher
London: John Murray
Condition
See description
Pages
pp. xxvii, 403, [3, ads.]
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