Nearest the Pole: A narrative of the Polar Expedition of the peary Arctic Club in the S.S. Roosevelt, 1905-1906
by Peary, Robert E
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
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Hardwick, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1907 Medium green cloth; gilt title and spine lettering; top edge gilt. Blindstamped cover illustration featuring globe with Arctic region highlighted in white ink, with three red, white and blue flags planted within Arctic region. ? First edition or first thus, with same date on title and copyright pages, and "Published, April, 1907" also on copyright page. Fifth volume in The Geographical Library, as noted on verso of half-title page. With 95 half-tone photographs by the author within the text, and a tissue-guarded frontispiece color illustration by Albert Operti. Two large color folding maps in rear are present and intact, with irregular creasing along edges closest to hinges and short, narrow strip of darkening and minute chips at upper edge of first map. Moderate rubbing along all cover edges and extremities. Spine cloth moderately scuffed. Binding very slightly shaken (heavy text block). Otherwise clean and unworn.
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- Bookseller
- The Curiosity Book Shop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13944
- Title
- Nearest the Pole: A narrative of the Polar Expedition of the peary Arctic Club in the S.S. Roosevelt, 1905-1906
- Author
- Peary, Robert E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Page & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1907
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