OSBORN, Sherard (1822-1875). The Career, Last Voyage, and Fate of Captain Sir John Franklin . London: Bradbury and Evans, 1860. The first edition, very rare in original boards. This Franklin biography is extremely rare with only three appearances in the auction records of RBH or ABPC and not seen in original boards since 1985. Osborn was a strong advocate for the 1850 Franklin Search expedition under Horatio Thomas Austin and himself commander of the steam-tender Pioneer . Arctic Bib. 12893; Day 3376. Small octavo (170 x 105mm). Half-title. 8 steel-engraved plates including frontispiece; a full-page map, text illustrations. Original printed boards (rebacked, minor staining). Provenance : Bertram Plimer (Franklin Search bookplate laid in) – Patrick McGahern Books.
OSBORN, Sherard (1822-1875). The Career, Last Voyage, and Fate of Captain Sir John Franklin . London: Bradbury and Evans, 1860. The first edition, very rare in original boards. This Franklin biography is extremely rare with only three appearances in the auction records of RBH or ABPC and not seen in original boards since 1985. Osborn was a strong advocate for the 1850 Franklin Search expedition under Horatio Thomas Austin and himself commander of the steam-tender Pioneer . Arctic Bib. 12893; Day 3376. Small octavo (170 x 105mm). Half-title. 8 steel-engraved plates including frontispiece; a full-page map, text illustrations. Original printed boards (rebacked, minor staining). Provenance : Bertram Plimer (Franklin Search bookplate laid in) – Patrick McGahern Books.
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