Professor Sonntag's Thrilling Narrative of the Grinnell Exploring Expedition to the Arctic Ocean in the Years 1853, 1854, and 1855 in Search of John Franklin, under the Command of Dr. E.K. Kane

[Sonntag, Professor August]; Rhodes, Charles C.

Verlag: Charles C. Rhodes [1857], Philadelphia, 1857

Beschreibung

8vo. [1] (page of publisher's advertisements), [10], 13-176 pp. Rebound in recent brown cloth with cloth from the original front and rear boards laid down, gold lettering on the recent spine. Recent endpapers and pastedowns. Completing the title page: "Containing the history of all previous explorations of hte Arctic Ocean, from the year 1618 down the present time; showing how far they advanced northward, what discoveries they made and their scientific observations. The present whereabouts of Sir John Franklin and his party, if they are still alive. A statement of the only practicable method by which the North Pole may be reached; the reasons why all exploring expeditions have hitherto failed to penetrate the icy barriers of the Polar regions. Highly important astronomical observations, proving that there is no such thing as apparent time at the North Pole; sufferings of Dr. Kane's exploring party: how they were buried for two years in the ice, enduring a degree of cold never experienced by any human being before; their miarculous escapes and unprecedented hardships; their abandonment of the ship; and perilous journey of four hundred miles over the ice." Illustrated with nearly one hundred engravings, full-page and in-text (done in black and white). Arctic Bibliography 14449. First published by Whiting in 1857, this is an early printing of Rhodes' "literary imposture". Rhodes passed this work off as Sonntag's, when in reality Sonntag had nothing to do with its authorship or publication: the credit for that belonged to Rhodes. An institutional stamp on the title page and another stamp on the dedication page. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 000013910

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Professor Sonntag's Thrilling Narrative of ...

Verlag: Charles C. Rhodes [1857], Philadelphia

Erscheinungsdatum: 1857

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Ex-Library

Auflage: Early Printing.