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Porden, Eleanor Anne [later Lady Franklin]
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 GBP
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Description
- The Arctic Expeditions. A Poem. By Miss Porden. London: John Murray, 1818
- paper
FIRST EDITION, 8vo (225 x 140mm.), 30pp., 12pp. adverts, half-title, sewn as issued in light brown wrappers, uncut
Literature
Sabin 64167
Condition
A good copy
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
PRESENTATION COPY OF A RARE WORK, inscribed "for M. Le Conseillr Zeerleder - as a mark of respect and gratitude from the Author".
The poem was "prompted by a visit to His Majesty's ships the Alexander and Isabella, lying at Deptford, on Monday 30th [March, 1818]" (introduction). Sir John Ross was appointed to the Isabella, a hired whaler, as commander of an expedition, which with the Alexander, commanded by Lieutenant William Edward Parry, sailed in April to endeavour to make the north-west passage through Davis Strait. Sir John Franklin also left on an Arctic expedition in 1818, under the command of John Buchan.
Apparently Franklin was so taken by this poem that he asked the authoress to visit his ships when he returned from the Arctic. They married in 1823.