A PERSONAL NARRATIVE OF THE DISCOVERY OF THE NORTH-WEST PASSAGE; WITH NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE DURING NEARLY FIVE YEARS CONTINUOUS SERVICE UNDER SIR JOHN FRANKLIN (Provenance: Steve Fossett)
London: Hurst and blackett, 1857. First Edition. A fine copy bound in 3/4 leather/19th century half red calf, marbled boards, marbled edges and end papers. Provenance: Earl of Inniskillen (Armorial Bookplate). Provence: Steve Fossett, Explorer; Sailor; and aeronautical explorer, (Bookplate). Fossett was the first person to navigate the earth in..... More