Arctic Artist is the liveliest and most complete account of Sir John Franklin's tragic first expedition to the Arctic. George Back's prose captures the drama of the journey, while his superb watercolour sketches reveal the beauty and wonder of this northern land. Published for the first time, this is the complete text of Back's journal. Arctic Artist completes Stuart Houston's trilogy of the journals of Franklin's officers.
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Arctic Artist is the liveliest and most complete account of Sir John Franklin's tragic first expedition to the Arctic. George Back's prose captures the drama of the journey, while his superb watercolour sketches reveal the beauty and wonder of this northern land. Published for the first time, this is the complete text of Back's journal. Arctic Artist completes Stuart Houston's trilogy of the journals of Franklin's officers.
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Add this copy of Arctic Artist: the Journal and Paintings of George Back to cart. $19.99, very good condition, Sold by Book Bear rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from West Brookfield, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by McGill-Queen's University Press.
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Very Good. Near Fine Dust Jacket. 4to-over 9¾-12" tall. 403 pp. Tightly bound. Light bump to lower right corner front board. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Near fine dust jacket. This copy is the 1995 printing. This copy is smyth sewn. Smyth sewing is a method of bookbinding where groups of folded pages (referred to as signatures) are stitched together using binder thread. Each folded signature is sewn together individually with multiple stitches and then joined with other signatures to create the complete book block. This is the traditional and best method of bookbinding.
Add this copy of Arctic Artist to cart. $20.00, very good condition, Sold by Hennessey + Ingalls rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Los Angeles, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by McGill-Queen's University Press.
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Used-Very Good. Arctic Artist is the liveliest and most complete account of Sir John Franklin's tragic first Arctic land expedition. George Back's prose captures the drama of this journey, and his superb watercolour sketches reveal the beauty and wonder of this northern land. Back's journal completes Stuart Houston's trilogy of the journals of Franklin's officers, and is particularly valuable because it is the only journal that records the entire expedition; Franklin himself relied on it for his own published account of the journey. Houston provides an introduction and extensive annotations, as well as synopses of the frank comments regarding the expedition recorded in the various journals of the Hudson's Bay fur trade posts. I.S. MacLaren's commentary on Back's paintings reveals a naval officer of exceptional talent. Conversant with the artistic conventions and aesthetic temper of his age, Back used his sketchbooks not only to depict the expedition's progress but also to capture his imaginative response to the northern wilderness. MacLaren also edits and comments on two other documents written by Back during the expedition: a candid letter to his brother and a poem dramatizing the disaster that claimed the lives of eleven of the twenty explorers in Franklin's party. Arctic Artist is the liveliest and most complete account of Sir John Franklin's tragic first expedition to the Arctic. George Back's prose captures the drama of the journey, while his superb watercolour sketches reveal the beauty and wonder of this northern land. Published for the first time, this is the complete text of Back's journal. Arctic Artist completes Stuart Houston's trilogy of the journals of Franklin's officers. wrapped in complimentary Brodart dust jacket protector...Very nice clean, tight copy free of any marks.
Add this copy of Arctic Artist: the Journal and Paintings of George Back to cart. $33.00, very good condition, Sold by Hourglass Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Vancouver, BC, CANADA, published 1994 by McGill-Queen's University Press.
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Very Good+ in Very Good jacket. Book Minor wear; a few small repairs have been made to the dust jacket; previous owner's name on front end paper; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; illustrated with black and white and colour reproductions of Back's paintings as well as black and white maps.
Add this copy of Arctic Artist: the Journal and Paintings of George Back to cart. $43.00, very good condition, Sold by Edmonton Book Store rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Edmonton, AB, CANADA, published 1994 by McGill-Queen's University Press.
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Very good in very good jacket. pp. 403, "'Arctic Artist' is the liveliest and most complete account of Sir John Franklin's tragic first Arctic land expedition. George Back's prose captures the drama of this journey, and his superb watercolour sketches reveal the beauty and wonder of this northern land. Back's journal completes Stuart Houston's trilogy of the journals of Franklin's officers, … Larger 8vo.
Add this copy of Arctic Artist to cart. $50.00, like new condition, Sold by Hennessey + Ingalls rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Los Angeles, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by McGill-Queen's University Press.
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Used-Like New. Arctic Artist is the liveliest and most complete account of Sir John Franklin's tragic first Arctic land expedition. George Back's prose captures the drama of this journey, and his superb watercolour sketches reveal the beauty and wonder of this northern land. Back's journal completes Stuart Houston's trilogy of the journals of Franklin's officers, and is particularly valuable because it is the only journal that records the entire expedition; Franklin himself relied on it for his own published account of the journey. Houston provides an introduction and extensive annotations, as well as synopses of the frank comments regarding the expedition recorded in the various journals of the Hudson's Bay fur trade posts. I.S. MacLaren's commentary on Back's paintings reveals a naval officer of exceptional talent. Conversant with the artistic conventions and aesthetic temper of his age, Back used his sketchbooks not only to depict the expedition's progress but also to capture his imaginative response to the northern wilderness. MacLaren also edits and comments on two other documents written by Back during the expedition: a candid letter to his brother and a poem dramatizing the disaster that claimed the lives of eleven of the twenty explorers in Franklin's party. Arctic Artist is the liveliest and most complete account of Sir John Franklin's tragic first expedition to the Arctic. George Back's prose captures the drama of the journey, while his superb watercolour sketches reveal the beauty and wonder of this northern land. Published for the first time, this is the complete text of Back's journal. Arctic Artist completes Stuart Houston's trilogy of the journals of Franklin's officers. Minor shelf wear at edges. Overall, book is in great shape. Neat, clean, and unmarked. Inside is unworn with crisp pages and a tight binding.
Add this copy of Arctic Artist: the Journal and Paintings of George Back to cart. $51.31, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by McGill-Queen's University Pres.
Add this copy of Arctic Artist: the Journal and Paintings of George Back to cart. $55.00, like new condition, Sold by Sutton Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Norwich, VT, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by McGill-Queen's, 1994.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. Hbk small 4to 403pp, profusely illustr maps, color and b+w plates, appears unused and an excellent clean tight unmarked copy in fine unclipped, sleeve-protected dj as new, gift quality.
Add this copy of Arctic Artist: the Journal and Paintings of George Back to cart. $103.00, good condition, Sold by Edmonton Book Store rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Edmonton, AB, CANADA, published 1994 by McGill Queens Univ Press.
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Good in Good jacket. pp. 403, signed by the author. "'Arctic Artist' is the liveliest and most complete account of Sir John Franklin's tragic first Arctic land expedition. George Back's prose captures the drama of this journey, and his superb watercolour sketches reveal the beauty and wonder of this northern land. Back's journal completes Stuart Houston's trilogy of the… Larger 8vo. Signed by Author.
Add this copy of Arctic Artist. the Journal and Paintings of George Back to cart. $123.00, like new condition, Sold by Aquila Books rated 1.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Calgary, AB, CANADA, published 1994 by McGill-Queen's University Press.
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Fine. 1st Edition. xxvii, 403pp. Small quarto in original black cloth, gild lettering on spine, light grey endpapers. Fine dust jacket. Colour and B&W plates and B&W illustrations in text from drawings (including maps). Fine condition. fine Signed on title page by C. Stuart Houston with inscription for Don and Maureen Somers (dated April 4, 1995). Back's account of Franklin's first overland expedition 1819-1822 based on his journals, sketches and watercolours.
Add this copy of Arctic Artist. the Journal and Paintings of George Back to cart. $123.00, very good condition, Sold by Aquila Books rated 1.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Calgary, AB, CANADA, published 1994 by McGill-Queen's University Press.
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Very good. 1st Edition. xxvii, 403pp. Small quarto in original black cloth, gild lettering on spine, light grey endpapers. Fine dust jacket. Colour and B&W plates and B&W illustrations in text from drawings (including maps) very good Signed on title page by C. Stuart Houston, inscription on title page for Bob Finch from I. S. MacLaren. Back's account of Franklin's first overland expedition 1819-1822 based on his journals, sketches and watercolours. Subscribers edition with letter loosely inserted.
