By Richard J Cyriax
London   Methuen & Co.
9" by 6" xviii, 222pp
An important work on the disappearance of Sir John Franklin on his final Arctic Expedition. Very scarce in the dust wrapper and especially in such condition
By Richard J Cyriax

1939 Sir John Franklin's Last Arctic Expedition A Chapter in the History of the Royal Navy

London   Methuen & Co.
9" by 6" xviii, 222pp
An important work on the disappearance of Sir John Franklin on his final Arctic Expedition. Very scarce in the dust wrapper and especially in such condition
£2,400.00
: 0.75kgs / : 598P23

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An Important Work, First Edition, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

Admiral John Franklin was an English explorer and Royal Navy Officer, who disappeared in 1847 attempting to chart the Northwest Passage in the Canadian Arctic. The ships’ disappearance was a matter of great interest at the time, with the public supporting Franklin’s wife, Jane, in her search for her husband. Many other ships from both Britain and America went in search of Franklin and his crew, but in the end more men and ships were lost in trying to rescue them. Richard Cyriax has been interested in the Naval Northwest Passage Expedition since childhood, and became an authority on it and John Franklin during his life. This copy has a newspaper cutting loose in the pages, from the Times in May 1983. The article is about divers discovering the ship under an icecap.

Condition

In the original publisher’s cloth binding, with the original price clipped dust wrapper. Externally smart. Very light marking to the spine. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Spotting to the fore edge. Offsetting to the front wrap, due to the newspaper clipping. Light edge wear to the dust wrapper, with minor markings to the rear flyleaf. Some discolouration and marking to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean. Occasional scattered spotting, mostly focused to the first and last few pages. Occasional light spots to pages due to spotting to the fore edge.

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