Arctic Miscellanies. A Souvenir of the Late Polar Search. By the Officers and Seamen of the Expedition.

First edition. Coloured lithographic frontispiece (a little loose). Publisher's tan cloth stamped in gilt, moderate edge wear and some soiling to boards. xviii, 347, [1], 8, 24, [2]pp. Very good. London,

A rare collection of articles reproduced from the monthly newspaper published by the officers and men of the Horatio Austin Expedition to find the lost Franklin party in 1850-51. The newspaper, called the Aurora Borealis, was produced in manuscript by an officer aboard Austin's ship, the Assistance. "The collection includes a variety of whimsical and informative articles by members of the [Austin] expedition, on animals and birds, sledge journeys, entertainment, history, and the [Inuit], etc." (Arctic Bibliography). Includes an engraved title-page vignette and several handsome engravings in the text.

Arctic Bibliography 651; Lande, 926; Sabin, 1924; TPL, 3128.

Stock Code: 224075