May 24, 2007 - Sale 2116

Sale 2116 - Lot 55

Price Realized: $ 180
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 200 - $ 300
GREELY, ADOLPHUS. International Polar Expedition. Report on the Proceedings of the United States Expedition to Lady Franklin Bay, Grinnell Land. Maps and plates. 2 volumes. 4to, contemporary 1/2 morocco, worn and stained; minor age toning to the text. 49th Congress, 1st Session, House Mis. Doc. No. 393. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1888

Additional Details

first edition. Includes comprehensive scientific data assembled by the Expedition before abandoning their station and their tragic demise. This set belonged to U.S. Senator from Delaware Anthony Higgins, who served from 1889-95, with his name stamped in gilt on the backstrips.

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