[Rarebooks] FS: Stray Leaves from an Arctic Journal

[Duncan McLaren]

$300 USD + mailing $20 USD less 20% trade discount.

Stray Leaves from an Arctic Journal
OSBORN, Lieut. Sherard  (1822-1875)

1852, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans
First UK edition. 4-1/4 x 7-1/2 inches.  vii, (3), 320 pp, Full brown tan calf, gilt-ruled boards and edges, raised bands with gilt decorations in the panels, red  morocco label, (small piece missing in label, slightly effecting type) marbled edges and endpapers.  Over all very good copy. Internally age toned paper and some spotting  on borders of plates.
4  chromolithograph  plates entitled “Cape Hotham”, "Breaking through the ice", "Resolute winter quarters" and "Sledge travelling", all drawn by Lieutenant Osborn and lithographed by M & N Hanhart, and 7 engraved illustrations in text. Engraved folding map (190 x 600 mm) coloured with blue in outlines "shewing the track of H.M.S. Pioneer, in search of Sir John Franklin, 1851-1852" by Trelawney Saunders.  TPL 3193

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Thank you for considering.

Duncan McLaren
LDRB

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