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BEATTIE, OWEN and GEIGER, JOHN: : FROZEN IN TIME - The Fate of the Franklin Expedition

LONDON.BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING LTD.,November,1987.

ISBN 0747501017.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st reprint.[Book was originally published October,1987,this is the first reprint of it,done in November,1987.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated, contemporary monochrome illustration reproduction of ice-bound sail ship background with a superimposed thumbnail colour photograph of coffin-cased John Torrington's thawed body to front of dw/dj,with capitalised,black-lettered part-title,other black-lettered sub-title and co-authors' names and publisher's capitalised, black-lettered name to lower edge.Red,glossy spine with capitalised,white-lettered title and co-authors' names and publisher's white illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with faux blind spine/backstrip representation and remainder of panel with cream background with black-lettered prose extract from book.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top edges with light blemising spots,fore-edges also with some minimal thumbing mark; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, original plain red cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked,gilt-lettered spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st reprint,viii-xipp+3-180pp [paginated] includes both co-authors' Acknowledgements - a regional Canadian Arctic b/w map with regional insets to reverse of second page of Acknowledgements,a King William Island b/w map with a Foreword to it's verso, Pts 1+2 comprising 7 and 6 chapters respectively,24pp contemporary expedition colour photographs in 2 blocks of 12pp apiece,between pp52/53 and pp116/17 respectively,b/w line drawings and maps by Neil Hyslop,Appendices (2), a 6pp Bibliography,and an Index with Notes about the authors to its verso of last page; plus [unpaginated] a thumbnail b/w reproduction contemporary portrait illustration of Sir John Franklin page,a title page,a dedication,a Contents list/table,and individual Pts separator pages each with an epigram.   Visually the exterior appearance is more than acceptable and particularly internally,is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its 35+ year-old age. It is only the minor faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading.Despite that,it really is still an exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of other detracting faults.   The truth about what happened on Sir John Franklin's ill-fated Arctic expedition of 1845-48 has been shrouded in mystery for nearly 140 years.                                        This book is a photographic record of the excavation,together with maps and illustrations, accompanies the riveting account of Franklin's fatal adventure.The unfolding of Dr Beattie's unexpected findings is in itself a tale of high adventure. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard US AIRMAIL to these destinations can now,in some cases,cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st reprint.
Not SIGNED.

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