[GRINNELL EXPEDITIONS (1850-1855)]. A group of 5 works about the First and Second Grinnell Expeditions, comprising:

FORCE, Peter (1790-1868). Grinnell Land. Remarks on the English Maps of Arctic Discoveries, 1850 and 1851, Made at the Ordinary Meeting of the National Institute, Washington, in May, 1852, by Peter Force. 1852. Modern cloth. [Bound-with]: Supplement to Grinnell Land. Read at the Ordinary Meeting of the National Institute, July 1853. Washington: Robert A. Waters, 1853. -- GREELY, Adolphus Washington (1844-1935). Report on the Proceedings of the United States Expedition to Lady Franklin Bay, Grinnell Land. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1888. 2 volumes. Publisher's brown cloth. Provenance: Everett J. Hayden (ownership signature). -- KANE, Elisha Kent (1820-1857). The U.S. Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin: A Personal Narrative. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1854. Publisher's brown cloth gilt. FIRST EDITION. -- SIMMONDS, Peter Lund (1814-1897). Sir John Franklin and the Arctic Regions...to Which is Added An Account of the American Expedition Under the Patronage of Henry Grinnell, Esq. Buffalo: Geo. H. Derby & Co., 1852. Publisher's green cloth. -- Together, 5 works in 5 volumes, various 8vo and 4to sizes, condition generally fine. Provenance for the lot: Collector's bookplates, a few pencil marks.