THREE YEARS OF ARCTIC SERVICE: AN ACCOUNT OF THE LADY FRANKLIN BAY EXPEDITION OF 1881-84 AND THE ATTAINMENT OF THE FARTHEST NORTH

Richard Bentley and Sons, London, 1886. First Edition. Hardcover. Reading Copy/No Dust Jacket. 2nd Edition, (1st UK Edition); Vol I. xxv, 428 pages, illustrated, frontispiece, 16 full page engravings, 54 text illustrations, 5 maps, (1 folding) Vol II. frontispiece, 25 full page engravings, 28 text illustrations, maps (MISSING LARGE FOLDING MAP). Rebound with part of original cover pasted onto Volume 1, previous owners stamp on front end paper, Volume I - Plates at Page 40 and 180 are COPIES, Map at page 305 and text of 306 is a COPY, maps at pages 86 and 325 are COPIES. Stain affecting pages 280 onwards, worse from page 400 but text still readable. Volume 2 Frontispiece is a COPY as is plate at page 333, small folding map at page 36 is missing half but COPY is laid in.Classic harrowing account of survival in the Arctic. After Greely had waited for reinforcements in vain for 2 years, he marched southwards and was finally forced to set up camp on Pim Island. The weeks that followed saw one of the most terrible Polar tragedies of all times. Hunger and cold took their toll and when Captain Schley's rescue expedition arrived, only 7 men, among them Greely, had survived. One of the first U.S. Polar expeditions and one of the most tragic. sold as a READING COPY ONLY This is the first UK edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 5 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2145. . This is a SET of books, therefore heavier than a standard volume, and will involve extra shipping charges to some countries.