Polar.- Browne (W.H.) Ten Coloured Views taken during the Arctic Expedition of Her Majesty's Ships "Enterprise" and "Investigator", first edition, presentation copy, Ackerman and Co., 1850.

Polar.- Browne (W.H.) Ten Coloured Views taken during the Arctic Expedition of Her Majesty's Ships "Enterprise" and "Investigator", first edition, presentation copy, 10 tinted lithographs on 7 plates by Charles Haghe after Browne, tissue guards, some spotting and foxing, mostly marginal, text in English and French and printed in double column, original cloth, lettered in gilt and with flag vignette on upper cover, rubbed and soiled, rebacked preserving a small section of original spine, [Abbey, Travel 637; Arctic Bib. 2344; Sabin 8678], folio, Ackerman and Co., 1850.

⁂ Rare presentation copy of this scarce plate book on the search for Franklin. The inscription at the head of the title reads "presented to J.E. Brooman by his ship mate and friend Willy Browne with best wishes"; a further inscription is initialled by Brooman to Emily L. Royle. Brooman served as Purser on board H.M.S. Resolute under the command of Capt. H.T. Austin on the 1850-51 expedition in search of Franklin, when traces of Franklin's first winter camp on Beechey Island were found. We have been unable to trace another presentation copy at auction.