Biography Of Elisha Kent Kane

Philadelphia: Childs & Peterson, 1858. First Edition. Hardcover. [2]pp of publisher's advertisements, 416pp + subscribers' list and [2]pp of publisher's advertisements. Original decorated cloth stamped in blind on the sides, spine lettered in gold. Engraved title, frontispiece, and four inserted plates with woodcuts. Biography of the famous Arctic explorer. Some wear to corner tips and spine ends, a touch… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: Childs & Peterson, 1858 c1857. First Edition. Very good in blind stamped, black cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine. An octavo of 8 5/8 by 5 1/2 inches with the cloth at the head and heel of the spine worn down to the edges of the text block, the cloth over the … Read more about this item

Philadelpiha: Childs and Peterson, 1858. A good to very good copy with some wear to extremities (larger at head of spine) and intermittent pale spotting. 8vo. 416 pages. Engraved frontispiece portrait and engraved illustrated title page and 4 full page illustrations; 2 pages of publisher's advertisements in front, 2 pages of publisher's advertisements at end. Original embossed cloth.… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: Philadelphia: Childs and Peterson, 1858. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 6 x 9 inches high. 416 pp. Black blind-stamped cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Condition of the book is VERY GOOD; Spine ends worn, Light foxing to frontis portrait & title page text very clean, binding tight. Travel & Exploration RGR

Philadelphia, Childs & Peterson; Boston, Phillips, Sampson & Co, 1858-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 416 pages, [5] leaves of plates : illustrations, portrait ; 23 cm. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Spine torn. Ships daily.

Philadelphia/London: Childs and Petersen/Trübner, 1858. Three-Quarter Leather. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The damage from the library is minimal: 3 small circular ownership stamps and two embossed stamps, also small and circular. There is intermittent foxing throughout the book and pages 59 and 339 have loss at the edge. A very attractive copy, with… Read more about this item

Childs & Peterson, 1858. Leather binding. . Moderate wear to extremities else very good condition. Author spine label is missing.. B&W Illustrations Marbled page edges. Marbled end papers. Gilt lettering on spine.

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Philadelphia, 1858. 416pp. plus plates and advertisements. Portrait. Engraved title. Original cloth. Extremities frayed, scattered foxing. Good. Later edition, first published in 1857. 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.… Read more about this item

Philadelphia:: Childs & Peterson,, 1858.. publisher's cloth.. Better than very good; tight and sound with some light foxing to the fore-edge and minor rubbing at extremities.. 8vo,.

Phila: Childs & Peterson, 1858. First edition, 8vo, 416pp. plus ads, engraved title-p. and portrait, 4 engraved plates; good, sound copy or better in orig. brown cloth; ex-MHS.

Philadelphia, PA: Childs and Peterson, 1858. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition, 1858. Tooled cloth. Engraved title page and portrait. Tooled boards. Professionally rebacked with original spine. Very good. Small library stamp at front and rear. Pocket successfully removed. No marks on spine. Repair to back side of front endpaper. No other former owner marks.… Read more about this item

Philadelphia and Boston: Childs & Peterson and Phillips, Sampson & Co., 1858. 416 pp. b/w engraved frontispiece and title. A beautiful copy, with 2 page prospectus for "Dr. Kane's Great Work" tipped in front and a 2 pages of ads for Childs & Peterson publications at back. Bound in publisher's blindstamped brown cloth. Immaculate.

Philadelphia, PA: Childs and Peterson. Good condition: edges rubbed, spine slightly frayed, foxing/No Dustjacket. 1858. 8vo., 416 pp. .

Childs and Peterson. hardcover. Acceptable. 0x0x0. Philadelphia, 1858; brown cloth covered boards with blind decorative embossing; gold spine title; heavy edge and corner wear with board exposed; spine edges chipped and frayed; corners bumped; Previous owner's name on front end paper; finger smudges on several interior pages, otherwise Interior clean and unmarked; 416 pages.

Philadelphia: Childs and Peterson, 1858. Full grey cloth with blind stamped decoration on the covers, gilt lettering on the spine, paper label wityh hand written numbers on the spine, cloth is frayed and chipped at the top & bottom of the spine. Pocket removed from the front free endppaers, previous owner's names, and bookplates underneath, steel plate engraved frontispiece… Read more about this item

Philadelphia, Childs & Peterson; Boston, Phillips, Sampson, 1858 [1857]., 1858. First edition. 8vo. Engraved frontispiece portrait and engraved illustrated title page and 4 full page illustrations; 2 pages of publisher's advertisements in front, 2 pages of publisher's advertisements at end. Original full dark brown cloth, spine stamped gilt and blind, blindstamped decorative covers, brown coated endpapers (corners bumped, slight rubbing).… Read more about this item

Paperback / softback. New.

Philadelphia: Childs & Peterson; Boston: Phillips, Sampson & Co.. Collectible - Acceptable. First edition copy. Collectible - Acceptable. Reading copy only. Front hinge split. Writing inside. In protective mylar cover. (Physicians, Sailors, Biography)

Childs & Peterson. Later Printing. Trade Paperback. Good/None. condition 3/4-leather over marbled boards. Leather and boards rubbed, woron, lather cracked at bottom front edge