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SCORESBY, Rev. William (1789-1857). The Franklin Expedition: or Considerations for the Discovery and Relief of Our Absent Adventurers in the Arctic Regions. London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1850. 8vo. Illustrated with one (of two) folding maps (“Arctic America Sheet II" is present). 99, [1, ads] pp. Publisher's full blue cloth, boards decoratively paneled in blind, spine ruled in blind and gilt, beige coated endleaves (spine sunned and chipped, boards edgeworn, corners bumped, hinges starting, endleaves soiled, text toned with occasional thumbsoiling, some corners creased, a few gutters cracking, map nearly detached and with a tear at the left margin, bookseller's ticket on fp). Good. FIRST EDITION OF THIS SCARCE FRANKLIN ITEM. This essay was originally published in the December 1849 issue of The Morning Herald; this promotional book was issued with the aim of securing a rescue expedition to find Franklin and his men. Sabin 78170.