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of the fate of Sir John Franklin and his companions.
London, John Murray, 1859
First edition, 8vo, xxvii, 403 pp., 3 pages ads at end dated January 1860, 2 folding maps (1 in the rear pocket, 1 showing 2 charts), 16 plates, original pictorial gilt blind-stamped blue cloth, brown endpapers, old gift inscription (1880) to front free endpaper, very lightly rubbed, a fine copy.
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