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Franklin, John. NARRATIVE OF A JOURNEY TO THE SH

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Franklin, John.  NARRATIVE OF A JOURNEY TO THE SH
Franklin, John. NARRATIVE OF A JOURNEY TO THE SHORES OF THE POLAR SEA, IN THE YEARS 1819, 20, 21, AND 22. London: John Murray 1823 4to. xvi,768pp. Thirty plates, 12 of which are hand colored, four folding maps. Modern half calf, marbled boards, spine gilt, edges marbled. Occasional minor spotting but a very good copy, uniformly bound with Franklin's second Journey, lot 59.

Arctic Bibl. 5194. First edition. Franklin was sent out overland to explore the Coppermine River. He reached its mouth, and continued eastward along Coronation Gulf for over 500 miles. The party, including John Richardson & George Back, suffered great hardship on the return, nearly starving to death. An arctic classic.