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SUTHERLAND, Peter C. (1822-1920). Journal of a Voyage in Baffin's Bay and Barrow Straits, in the Years 1850-1851, Performed by H. M. Ships “Lady Franklin" and “Sophia".... London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1852. 8vos. Illustrated with 2 folding maps and 5 lithograph plates (including 2 frontispieces). 2 volumes. 506, [32, ads]; 363, [1, blank], [i]-[ccxxxiv] pp. Publisher's full brown cloth, boards ruled in blind, spines ruled in blind and lettered in gilt, tan coated endleaves (spines torn and worn, boards bumped and soiled, hinges cracked, front endleaves and title-pages, early pages, and front tissue guards with markings of “Franklin Collection," “Scott Polar Research Institute," “Department of Geography/Cambridge University", a few gutters overopened, some pencil markings throughout). Fair. FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED “FROM THE PUBLISHER" WRITTEN ON THE TITLE-PAGE OF VOLUME I. An account of one of the several searches for Sir John Franklin. The author was the surgeon on one of the two ships involved in the search. Arctic Bibliography 17231.