Narrative of the North Polar Expedition, US Ship Polaris - antique 1876 book best

Product Name: Narrative of the North Polar Expedition, US Ship Polaris - antique 1876 book best
This antique hardcover book is bound in red cloth boards, with gilt lettering on the spine and a gilt illustration on the front. Cover is worn. Spine faded, edgeworn, with small chips at edges. Bookplate on front inner board. Inner and outer hinges worn and frayed. General wear and soil. Fair condition overall, text is generally clean. Black-and-white plates throughout. This is the first edition of the official report of Capt. Charles Francis Hall's expedition to the North Pole on the ship Polaris. 695 pages; best approx. 8"x10". NARRATIVE OF THE NORTH POLAR EXPEDITION, U.S. SHIP POLARIS C.H. Davis Government Printing Office, 1876 First edition.