GREELY, Adolphus W. (1844-1935). Report of the Proceedings of the United States Expedition to Lady Franklin Bay, Grinnell Land. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1888.
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Lot Description
GREELY, Adolphus W. (1844-1935). Report of the Proceedings of the United States Expedition to Lady Franklin Bay, Grinnell Land. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1888.
2 volumes, 4to. 6 maps and charts (one folding), numerous plates and illustrations. Original half calf gilt (some rubbing and wear). Provenance:
FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, WITH AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED laid-in: "For Capt. Schaff['s friend?] with compliments of A. W. Greely U. S. Army Mch. 28, '89." The official report of Greely's ill-fated expedition to explore the northwest coast of Greenland, during which most of the party would perish before the could be rescued in 1884.
Selections from the Property of Dr. Eugene Vigil, Antiquariat Botanicum
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