Narrative of a journey to the shores of the Polar Sea,. in the years 1819-20-21-22. By John Franklin, Capt. R.N., ... and commander of the expedition. Published by the authority of ... Earl Bathurst.
Sir John Franklin (1786-1847)
Category
Books
Date
1824
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Dyrham, Gloucestershire
NT 3254860
Summary
Bibliographic description
Second edition.. 2v., plates. ill.., map. 8vo. Acquired by the National Trust with other former Dyrham books in April 2022. Significant damage to spine of v.1, cover nearly detached revealing printed music used in binding. Provenance: armorial bookplate of George William Blathwayt tipped in on upper pastedown [possibly = Rev. George William Blathwayt (1759-1806) or Col. George William Blathwayt (1797-1871)]; manuscript ownership inscription on upper flyleaf: 'Chs. Blathwayt, Langrindge Rectory' [= Rev. Charles Blathwayt (1827-1905)] Binding: nineteenth-century half binding with brown leather and brown and pink marbled paper; simple gold tooling to leather edges; red and blue sprinkled edges; gold tooling to spine with 'Franklin's Journey' lettered in gold.
Makers and roles
Sir John Franklin (1786-1847)