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• Auction House:
  Davidson Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Estate & Collector
• Sale Date:
  02 Aug 2014 ~ 10am: Part 1 - Various Collections - Lots 1 - 522
  02 Aug 2014 ~ 2.30pm: Part 2 - The David Spode Collection - Lots 601 - 1326
• Lot #:
  1194
• Lot Description:
  Books On Arctic Exploration (3)
  KANE, Elisha Kent. Arctic Explorations:The Second Grinnell Expedition in search of Sir John Franklin, 1853, '54, '55. Illustrated by upwards of three hundred engravings from Sketches by the Author.Philadelphia, Childs & Peterson [and] Boston, Phillips, Sampson & Co., 1856. Two volumes. First edition, the 'Boston' issue.2 portrait frontis., 2 extra steel-engraved titlepages with vignettes, 18 fine steel-engraved plates, many wood-engraved illustrations in text, 3 maps (1 folding), folding chart, 464,467pp., 8vo., publisher's grey-green blindstamped cloth, gilt titling on spine, some negligable traces of rubbing at tips and spine ends. Internally, some very occasional trivial signs of use, but no foxing as often. A very good set indeed; HOVGAARD, A. Nordenskiold's Voyage round Asia and Europe.A Popular Account of the North-East Passage of the "Vega", 1878-80. Translated from the Danish by H.L.Braeksted.London, Sampson, Low,[&c.], 1882. First edition in English.47 wood-engraved illust
• Estimate:
  A$300 - 450
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Books & Manuscripts

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