BELCHER EDWARD The Last of the Arctic Voyages in Search o

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BELCHER, EDWARD. The Last of the Arctic Voyages . . . in Search of Sir John Franklin. 4 maps, 32 plates (12 in color). 2 volumes. 8vo, contemporary 1/2 dyed calf, nicely rebacked with the original backstrip and recased, small chip to one lettering piece; bookplate on the front pastedown (H. Bradley Martin). With the half-titles. London: Lovell Reeve, 1855

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first edition. h. bradley martin's copy. Belcher's five ship 1852-54 expedition in search of Franklin would be the last official British attempt. On the HMS Assistance, Belcher successfully navigated through the Wellington Channel, but beset by ice was unable to return to Lancaster Sound and was forced to abandon the ship. This rare account of the expedition also includes several essays on the natural history of the region by Richardson, Owen, Bell, Salter and Reeve. Arctic Bibliography 1241; Sabin 4389; TPL 3409; Hill 106; Abbey, Travel 645; Martin Sale 1374 (this copy).

From the library of Dr. John M. Levinson, with his bookplate.