Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. ISBN 0888901593 9780888901590 [GB]

Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. ISBN 0888901593 9780888901590 [US]

Montreal: Optimum, Date: 1982. 171 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H). B&w photographs, map. "In 1975, Joe MacInnis, pioneer in the great frontier of the Arctic Ocean, discovered a new challenge. Through an old Arctic loner and a reclusive English scholar, he learned of a sailing vessel locked for 127 years beneath the polar ice. The 'Breadalbane' was one of many ships dispatched by the British Admiralty to find Sir John Franklin the explorer, and the 129 crewmen aboard the 'Erebus' and the 'Terror'. Like many before them, the ships had sought the fabled Northwest Passage to the riches of the Orient. Neither ship nor crewmen were ever found. On its ill-fated supply run, the 'Breadalbane' had stopped at Beechey Island and then became caught in the ice. The ice lifted the craft from the water and crushed its hull, but gave the crew time to scramble to safety before opening briefly to swallow its prize. Since 1853, the 'Breadalbane' has stood upright on the ocean floor, unseen by human eyes. Joe MacInnis spent three grueling years searching for the lost ghost ship, battling fierce Arctic winds, the lethal polar waters, and icebergs weighing up to a million tons. (Here, he) takes us on his unique quest, right up to the electrifying moment when he finds the ship, largely intact, in the sub-zero waters." Minor wrinkling at bottom of spine. Dust jacket has light to moderate edge wear, light rubbing, several small edge ...

Montreal, Quebec: Optimum Publishing International. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Date: 1982. First Edition. Hard Cover. 0888901593 . First Edition. Blue cloth covers/gilt lettering on spine. Front corners bumped, otherwise near fine. DJ has edgewear, crease and tear on top of back cover. Flap creases show wear, rubbing. "MacInnis takes us on his unique quest, right up to the electrifying moment when he finds the ship, larely intact, in the sub-zero waters. "; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 171 pages . 1982. Optimum Publishing International ISBN 0888901593 9780888901590 [CA]

Montreal: Optimum Publishing Company, Date: 1982. First edition. hardcover. very good/very good. 8vo. Signed by Author. pp.172. Signed by the author on half title page 1982. Optimum Publishing Company ISBN 0888901593 9780888901590 [CA]

Optimum Pub Intl, Date: 1982-09. Hardcover. Good. 1982. Optimum Pub Intl ISBN 0888901593 9780888901590 [US]