Arctic Explorations: The Second Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin, 1853, '54, '55

By Elisha Kent Kane, M.D., U.S.N.

Philadelphia, Childs and Peterson 1856. 2 volumes. First Edition. 8vo, 464pp., 467pp. With 2 portrait frontispieces, 2 vignette title pages, 3 engraved maps, 18 engraved plates, and nearly 300 engravings throughout the text from sketches by the author. in Near Fine period calf with marbled boards and endpapers. The spine has 5 raised bands, panels tooled in blind, medium brown morocco with gilt ruling on covers, spine with gilt lettering and decorative motifs on each volume, bright gilt page edges all around. A very handsome set of an important work. A Near Fine and complete set.