Lot 277

The Grinnell Expedition by E. K. Kane 1st Ed. 1854

Estimate: $300 - $600

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Included in this lot is "The Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin" by Elisha Kent Kane. This book is a first edition and second printing and was published in New York by Harper & Brothers Publishers in 1854. Elisha Kent Kane (1820-1857) was an American explorer and medical officer in the United States Navy during the first half of the 19th century. The Arctic Exploration, or ‘Advance,’ led by Elisha Kent Kane, was financed to find Sir John Franklin and his ship that was missing. While Franklin was never found, Kent and his explorers were able to gather a lot of information about people, geography, and natural history of the Arctic region, a relatively unknown region of the world. The discoveries found on this voyage include the Humboldt Glacier, Kennedy Channel, the Kane Basin, and reaching the farthest north of any exploration at the time. This 1854 edition book was immensely popular shortly after it was first published in 1853 and was “often compared to the Bible for wide dissemination of America’s bedside reading tables” (Books on Ice 3.9). This book includes 8 engraved plates, maps, and many in-text illustrations of icebergs, ship scenes, animals, and portraits. This book is in fair condition for its age, with some spots and wears on the front cover and the spine of the book with some browning to the pages. This book measures 9 1/2" by 6 1/2".
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