first edition
1852 · London
by OSBORN, Sherard; Trelawney Saunders.
London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1852. First edition. 20 cm; vii, [3], 320 pages, hand-colored folding map, and [4] color lithograph plates. Bound in contemporary polished green calf ruled in gilt on boards and tooled in gilt on spine, with red leather label on spine lettered in gilt. Marbled endleaves and edges. Joints a bit tender, and not without some slight abrasions to the leather along joints and edges. References: Sabin 57760. Abbey Travel 640. Arctic Bibliography 12899
One of the early pioneers to pilot steam-powered ships into the Arctic, Osborn participated in the 1850-51 expedition (led by Austin) to search for the lost Franklin party. The success of Osborn's steamship in moderate ice, according to the Dictionary of National Biography, "held out new prospects for Arctic navigation," and "led directly to the employment of powerful screw-steamers. (Inventory #: 5894)
One of the early pioneers to pilot steam-powered ships into the Arctic, Osborn participated in the 1850-51 expedition (led by Austin) to search for the lost Franklin party. The success of Osborn's steamship in moderate ice, according to the Dictionary of National Biography, "held out new prospects for Arctic navigation," and "led directly to the employment of powerful screw-steamers. (Inventory #: 5894)