1557501793 - Deadly Winter: The Life of Sir John Franklin von Beardsley, Martyn (11 Ergebnisse)

First Edition. The first full biography written in twenty years about the British adventurer who disappeared with his men in the Arctic in 1845. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 272 pages; Description: xiv, 272 p. , [8] p. Of plates : ill. , map ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-257) and index. Subjects: Franklin, John, Sir, 1786-1847. Explorers --Great Britain --Biography. Arctic regions --Northwest Passage --Discovery and exploration --British 1 Kg.

First Edition. The first full biography written in twenty years about the British adventurer who disappeared with his men in the Arctic in 1845. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 272 pages; Description: xiv, 272 p. , [8] p. Of plates : ill. , map ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-257) and index. Subjects: Franklin, John, Sir, 1786-1847. Explorers --Great Britain --Biography. Arctic regions --Northwest Passage --Discovery and exploration --British 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Various (illustrator). First Edition. includes bibliography, notes and references, and index. Colour illustrated dustjacket. Central art paper section of 8 pages of black-and-white facsimiles and reproductions of artworks and photographs. The book shows no damage. This fascinating sometimes harrowing account of the life of the famous British explorer John Franklin examines his incident filled and sometimes contentious career from his early days, when he fought at the battle of Trafalgar, to his last expedition to seek the fabled Northwest passage when he vanished along with his men in controversial and mysterious circumstances. -- Rear panel blurb Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. XVI, 272 pages, Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Various. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; History -- Canada; Arctic; ISBN: 1557501793. ISBN/EAN: 9781557501790. Inventory No: 0229927.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. Dust Jacket is in fine condition without tears or chips or other damage. Dust Jack in mylar guard. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Polar Exploration; ISBN: 1557501793. ISBN/EAN: 9781557501790. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 23959.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. Shipped from the Calico Cat Bookshop, a brick and mortar bookshop established in 1975.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. First U.S. Edition. Pp: xiv + 272. Gilt titles: sp. Illust. w/ b/w map, prints, portraits, photo & facsimile docs. (listed). Biography of the British explorer and naval officer, whose polar expedition of 1845 came to a calamitous end. The first major biography of Franklin in many years. Includes appendices, bibliography, notes and references & index. A clean unmarked copy.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First Edition. 272 pages. Red binding with gold letters on spine. A few B/w illustrations . This account of the life of the famous British explorer John Franklin examines his incident-filled and sometimes contentious career from his early days, when he fought at the battle of Trafalgar, to his last expedition to seek the fabled Northwest Passage when he vanished along with his men in controversial and mysterious circumstances.Though his name is perhaps one of the most significant in the many recent books written on Arctic exploration, no biography has appeared for over twenty years. Theories - many wild - continue to abound on the fate of his final expedition of 1845, while questions hang over his first Arctic overland expedition, when many men died of cold and starvation and Franklin himself was hours from death. The author has tackled these episodes in a fair and balanced way and, drawing on much recent research, settled many of the wilder theories.A significant part of the book is also devoted to Franklin the sailor and the man. He was present at two of Nelson's most famous battles, Copenhagen and Trafalgar, and sailed with the great navigator Matthew Flinders on the first circumnavigation of Australia. The book covers his governorship of Tasmania, and gives an insight into the corruption and political chicanery which finally drove him out. Franklin was married to two exceptional women, and through surviving letters and diaries we catch a glimpse of his relationship with the precocious but frail Eleanor Anne Porden, who died tragically young while he was away on an expedition. He subsequently married the strong-willed Jane Griffin, who won great admiration in her attempts to pressure the Admiralty to step up their efforts to find her missing husband. Photos on request.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Later Edition. ISBN 1-55750-179-3. Hardback. Near Fine Condition book in a Near Fine Condition Dustjacket. Tight, bright, attractive copy with no markings to the book. As new condition. Copy 2.

Hardcover. Zustand: very good. Purchase pre-owned books for prompt service and customer satisfaction.

Zustand: new.

Hardcover. Zustand: New.