Elder, William: BIOGRAPHY OF ELISHA KENT KANE. , Philadelphia: Childs and Peterson, 1858.

1st Edition: (2pp publishers advertisements), 417pp, (2pp publishers advertisements), illustrated, brown eps. Dark brown blind stampd cloth covers with gilt titling to spine. A distinguished naval officer and physician, Kane was stationed in the Orient, Africa, and Europe, served as medical officer with the Grinnell expedition in search of John Franklin, and led the second Grinnell expedition in 1853. This last undertaking failed to discover information regarding Franklin, but gleaned important material concerning Eskimos, the Arctic, and a route to the North Pole. Issued just after his death, this biography was widely read. Sabin 22094; Hill p. 412; Top and bottom of spine beginning to fray, split. Sonnet in memory of Dr. Kane tipped onto verso fep, previous owners signature verso frontispiece, spotting, some foxing, age toning of paper. Good. (Book ref. 2070)  £25.00

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