BACK (George).

Voyage dans les Régions Arctiques,

a la recherche du Captain Ross, en 1854 et 1855, et Reconnaissance du Thlew-ee-Choh, maintenant Grande Rivière Back… Two volumes. Folding map. 8vo. Quarter calf over marbled paper covered boards, gilt to spines, all edges marbled. Bookplate to front pastedown. Perforated library stamp to titlepage, map, first few leaves of each volume. [4],x,[2],331; [4],407pp. Paris, Arthus Bertrand, 1836.

£270.00

First French edition of Back’s expedition in search of Sir John Franklin.

WAGNER-CAMP 58b:6. SABIN 2614.

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