Lot 812
  • 812

M'Donald, Alexander

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description

  • A Narrative of some Passages in the History of Eenoolooapik, a Young Esquimaux, who was brought to Britain... [and] an Account of the Discovery of Hogarth's Sound: Remarks on the Northern Whale Fishery... &c. Edinburgh: Fraser & Co. and J. Hogg, 1841
  • paper
FIRST EDITION, 8vo (189 x 114mm.), [iv], iv, 150pp., 2 folding maps, 1 portrait, 1 folding facsimile letter, original dark green ribbed cloth, slipcase

Literature

Sabin 43142; Staton & Tremaine 2383

Condition

A good copy
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Catalogue Note

The author, an experienced Arctic hand, sailed with Sir John Franklin on his ill-fated expedition in 1845.