[HALL, Charles Francis (1821-1871) - Joseph Everett NOURSE (1819-1889), editor
Narrative of the Second Arctic Expedition Made by Charles F. Hall... and Residence Among the Eskimos during the years 1864-69. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1879.4to, (260 x 195 mm). Engraved portrait frontispiece, numerous illustrations and maps, some folding. (Old tape repairs.) Publisher's pictorial green cloth (light rubbing). FIRST EDITION. The work is a narrative of Hall's second expedition including his voyage to Repulse Bay, sledge journeys to the straits of Fury and Hecla and to King William's Land.
Property from the Collection of the Valley of Milwaukee, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Milwaukee, Wisconsin