Outpost of the Lost. An Arctic Adventure. by Brainard, David, L - (1929)

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Skyhorse, 2018-07-31. Paperback. Used: Good.

Skyhorse, 2018-07-30. paperback. Very Good. 6x0x9. No highlighting or marking with tight binding. Not ex-library.

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Skyhorse, 2018-07-31. Paperback. Used:Good.

Skyhorse Publishing, 2018. Paperback. New. A first voice account of Adolphus Greely's arctic expedition. New tightly bound softcover in printed wraps. 8vo. Clean text free of marks or underling. In chronological or diary format. 336 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. In the summer of 1881, Lt. Adolphus Greely of the Fifth United States Cavalry and a crew of twenty-one men set out on the Proteus to explore the then relatively-unknown Arctic Circle. During their three-year journey, the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition, as it came to be known, was meant to ascertain new astronomical data, to establish an observation station, and to record other meteorological data. And while they did accomplish those tasks, the crew of the Proteus will instead forever be remembered for the catastrophe that they encountered, one that yielded few survivors. After a relatively calm first year in the Arctic, the members of the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition grew increasingly desperate as ships… Read More

Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1929. First Edition . Hardcover. Fair/No Dust Jacket. Signed. A Fair copy (brief 1931 gift inscription) in black cloth of the stated first edition, with the spine lettering quite faded but the front cover lettering legible. About sixty pages at the rear are creased and/or lightly chipped at the top corner, in the margin only. The binding is sound and the text is clean. Nicely inscribed and signed by editor Bessie Rowland James at the title page. Please note: signed by editor James (who is given title page credit as editor), but not by Brainard. No dust jacket.

Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Co, 1929. First Edition. Near Fine. [8.5x6in]; 317 pp.; Dark green cloth covers with muted yellow lettering on cover and spine. maps on front and back end papers; Minimal shelf wear to edges and corners, two small chips and scraped mark on front end paper, bookplates of William Herbert Hobbs, geologist, Arctic explorer, historian and writer and Dan Laursen, Arctic explorer and polar research scientist. [Arctic Biblio 2071, Howgego III G18]. David L. Brainard (1856-1946) was an US Army Brigadier General and Arctic explorer. He was involved in the Indian wars during the 1870's. In 1881 he was detailed to the Lady Franklin Bay expedition (1881-1884) led by Lt. Adolphus Greely in connection with the first international polar year 1882-83. This expedition was to establish a base on Ellesmere Is. off the Robeson channel and explore the west coast of Greenland over a two year period. In addition to scientific observations, Greely wanted to beat the British farthest north… Read More