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The Arctic Institute of North America. Good+. 1948. Reprint. Hardcover. Clear mylar jacket added for protection. ; Ex-Library; B&W Photographs; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 144 pages; Ex-library, with card pocket and "withdrawn" stamp on BFEP. Very clean, as new it appears that these volumes were rarely, if ever, checked out of the library. This is a bound reprint copy of the magazine "ARCTIC", containing copies of the first and second issues of the magazine from 1948. .

The Arctic Institute of North America. Good+. 1949. Reprint. Hardcover. Clear mylar jacket added for protection. ; Ex-Library; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 204 pages; Ex-library edition with card pocket and "withdrawn" stamp on BFEP. Almost as new. It appears that this volume was seldom, if ever taken out at the library. This is a bound reprint of the magazine "ARCTIC" from 1949, issues 1, 2 and 3. Issue 2 includes extensive fold-out maps detailing the areas of permafrost in Canda and the average mean temperature of the area of Canada and the Arctic. .

Vancouver BC: Canadian Museum of Civilization and Raincoast Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2003. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1551926458 . Only slight wear ; A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; 11.1 X 9.3 X 1.0 inches; 230 pages; "The Western Canadian Arctic is a cold and seemingly barren wilderness. Yet for a thousand years it has been the homeland of a rich and accomplished people who call themselves Inuvialuit, "the real people." Hunters and fishers, their lives were enhanced by great annual hunts of beluga and bowhead whales. All that changed with the arrival of American whalers in the 1890s. Decimated by disease and cultural dislocation, the Inuvialuit have successfully rebounded in the last fifty years, signing a major land claim agreement in 1984. This beautiful book is the definitive, illustrated history of one of North America's most interesting and least known Native people. Across Time… Read More

New York: Hyperion. Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2003. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0786868635 . DJ and boards show light shelf wear, front free endpaper removed ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 431 pages; "In September 1921, four young men and Ada Blackjack, a diminutive 25-year-old Eskimo woman, ventured deep into the Arctic in a secret attempt to colonize desolate Wrangel Island for Great Britain. Two years later, Ada Blackjack emerged as the sole survivor of this ambitious polar expedition. This young, unskilled woman--who had headed to the Arctic in search of money and a husband--conquered the seemingly unconquerable north and survived all alone after her male companions had perished." .

Toronto: Harpercollins Publishers Ltd.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2003. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0002000989 . DJ and boards show very light shelf wear. ; A bright, solid book dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; B&W Illustrations; 9.0 X 6.3 X 1.3 inches; 334 pages; "Samuel Hearne is grudgingly recognized as the eighteenth-century British adventurer who, during a remarkable three-year odyssey, became the first European to reach the Arctic coast of North America. In Ancient Mariner, McGoogan demonstrates that Hearne was far more complex, accomplished and influential than the history books suggest. Beginning with Hearne’s entry into the Royal Navy at twelve years of age, McGoogan paints an authentic portrait of eighteenth-century British life, both on and off the wooden sailing ships. After serving as a midshipman during the tumultuous Seven Years’ War, Hearne moved to London and, in 1766, just twenty-one, joined the Hudson’s Bay Company. Based… Read More

Yellowknife, NWT: Department of Information Northwest Territories. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1976. Hardcover. General edgewear, scuffing and creasing of dustjacket, light wear only to book ; A bright, solid book, dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. A square book - 10 1/2 inches ; B&W and Colour Illustrations; 108 pages; Not only does it carry the annual report but gives some historical information on the the original governments going back to the late 1800s. .

London: Oxford University Press. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1943. First Edition. Hardcover. DJ shows shelf wear with tears, creasing and chipping, spine lightly faded. ; A tight solid book, hinges intact. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector, unclipped. Endpapers feature art by Thoreau Macdonald, B&W plates throughout. ; B&W Plates; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 274 pages; Malcolm John MacDonald was a British politician who was appointed High Commissioner of Canada in March 1941. In the performance of his duties he took a two week tour of northern Canada in August 1942. His observations of the land and the people he met form the basis for this book. .

Victoria, BC: Island Pacific Publishing. Near Fine. 2013. Second Edition. Softcover. 0973713674 . As new, 1 copy is creased on back fly leaf. ; Glossy pictorial card covers ; Trade PB; B&W and Colour illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 95 pages; As a young man in Denmark, Haagensen became enamoured of the ham radio and what it could be used for. As he grew and obtained his education, he discovered the Institute of Technology and a course for Radio Operators in Copenhagen. WWII was approaching and Denmark, being on the border with Germany, everyone was affected. Borge was too young to serve as a soldier but he still found interesting ways to use his knowledge to help the resistance movement, stiing up clandestine broadcast transmitters. After the war was his compulsory military service, a time working as radio technician in the navy and most interesting of all working in remote stations in Iceland and Greenland. Haagensen gradually built his network of international friends and… Read More

Oakville ON: Mosaic Press. Very Good+. 2001. First Edition. Softcover. 0889627444 . Previous owner's name on half-title page.; A bright, solid book.; B&W Photographs; 8.80 X 5.90 X 1 inches; 166 pages; "Across the broad expanse of Canada's North there are few physical reminders of the rich history of the land and its people. 'Forgotten Places in the North' examines three rare cases where heritage structures have withstood the ravages of time and unforgiving climate. YORK FACTORY was the key staging area of the Hudson's Bay Company for over two hundred years. From its construction in 1830, the "Depot" warehouse held a wealth of trade goods that lured the trappers of the Northwest. HERSCHEL ISLAND, off the north coast of the Yukon, became the unlikely winter home to hundreds of Yankee whalers in the 1890's. The buildings of this abandoned settlement still remain. The MID-CANADA LINE was an electronic Cold War bastion that stretched the… Read More

London: George G. Harrap & Co.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. DJ and boards show some shelf wear and light soiling. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in laminated jacket protector, unclipped. ; B&W Photographs; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 192 pages .

New York: Harpercollins. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. 0062133438 . DJ shows light shelf wear. Remainder dot on bottom page edges. ; Book boards and spine in near-fine condition, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; B&W Photographs; 9.2 X 6.5 X 1.4 inches; 391 pages; "On November 5, 1942, a US cargo plane slammed into the Greenland Ice Cap. Four days later, the B-17 assigned to the search-and-rescue mission became lost in a blinding storm and also crashed. Miraculously, all nine men on board survived, and the US military launched a daring rescue operation. But after picking up one man, the Grumman Duck amphibious plane flew into a severe storm and vanished. Frozen in Time tells the story of these crashes and the fate of the survivors, bringing vividly to life their battle to endure 148 days of the brutal Arctic winter, until an expedition headed by famed Arctic explorer Bernt Balchen brought them to safety. Mitchell Zuckoff takes the reader… Read More

Don Mills, ON: Oxford University Press. Very Good+. 1992. First Edition. Softcover. 0195407725 . Prev. owner's name on FFEP in ink. Light shelfwear to card covers, minor creasing.; A tight solid book. ; B&W Illustrations; 9 X 5.90 X 0.90 inches; 284 pages; As arctic and Subarctic of the Canadian North take their place in the global economy, the interplay of resource development, the environment, and the peoples of the North has caused dramatic change. This book examines the dominant images of the North and traces the impact of resource exploitation and mega-projects such as Quebec Hydro's massive James Bay development. It includes a discussion of the effects on people's lives--Native people, southern Canadians, and the growth of regional centres and resource towns. With detailed illustrations and problem-oriented discussion of the Canadian North, this volume will provide a balanced look for those concerned with the human and environmental costs of development. .

London: Clerke & Cockeran. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. 1951. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. DJ shows light shelf wear with short tears, chipping, light soil. Tape remnants on inside front and back DJ flaps. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector, unclipped. Illustrated throughout by photographs which were, for the most part, the author's own. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 176 pages; The second Lord Tweedsmuir, oldest son of the author, John Buchan, spent a number of years in Canada. He was also John Buchan but better known as Johnnie. He spent 1938-1939 as a fur trader for the Hudson's Bay Company in the far north at Cape Dorset on Baffin Island. This is his diary of that time. It was from this diary that his father took the background information for his last book 'Sick Heart River', published posthumously in 1941. .

Kilmarnock, Scotland: John Ritchie, Publisher of Christian Literature. Very Good- with no dust jacket. c. 1925. Hardcover. Illustrated boards show light shelf wear, light soiling. Previous owner's name on FFEP, which is tanned as is the BFEP. Front and back hinges cracked but still solid ; Green cloth covered boards with black and orange decoration on front and spine. B&W photos and drawings throughout. Undated but gift notation on front free endpaper is dated 1925 ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 103 + ads pages .

UK: Bramley Books. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. 0862836123 . DJ and boards show very light shelf wear. Due to the book's size, we won't be able to mail this overseas. ; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Richly illustrated with colour photos throughout. ; Colour photographs; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 160 pages .

Duncan, BC: Lambrecht Publications. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. 0919383084 . DJ has small tears. Light shelfwear to DJ and boards. ; Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 162 pages; McMeekan's look at Yellowknife, its history, uranium mining, prospectors, trappers, bush pilots etc. .

Vancouver BC: Douglas & McIntyre Ltd. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2000. 1st Thus. Hardcover. 155054814X . Only slight wear ; A bright, solid book, dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Includes a new introduction by the modern maritime historian James P. Delgado and the introduction from the 1908 edition by Captain Robert F. Scott. ; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 291 pages; The original title of Franklin's journal was 'Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea in the Years 1819-20-21-22'. This expedition was almost as disastrous as the 1845 expedition that resulted in the deaths of himself and his crew. This is a reproduction of the 1908 edition with added background information coming from archaeological excavation of the site where Franklin and his crew camped while awaiting rescue. .

Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. 0771018258 . price clipped DJ has tears, 2 in. X 1/4 inch piece missing bottom front. Some soiling, creasing and chipping. ; Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector, a tight solid book. ; B&W Illustrations; 222 pages; In the early 1970s, Burnford and artist Ross, visited the Arctic outpost of Pond Inlet on northern Baffin Island, spending 2 summers. While there, they observed the realities of daily life in the Eskimo community. Burnford is best known for her book 'Incredible Journey' .

Toronto: University of Toronto Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1987. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. 0802057624 . A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. B&W illustrations; 6.5 X 1 X 9.5 inches; 261 pages; "In May 1845 Sir John Franklin sailed westward from England in search of the Northwest Passage and was never seen again. Some thirty-five years later, Heinrich Klutschak of Prague, artist and surveyor on a small expedition led by Lieutenant Frederick Schwatka of the 3rd US Cavalry Regiment, stumbled upon the grisly remains at Starvation Cove of the last survivors among Franklin's men. 'Overland to Starvation Cove' is the first English translation of Klutschak's account. A significant contribution to Canadian exploration history, it is also an important anthropological document, providing some of the earliest reliable descriptions of the Aivilingmiut, the Utkuhikhalingmiut, and the Netsilingmiut. But above all,… Read More

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. 0771082398 . DJ and boards show light shelf wear, gift notation on half title page.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. B&W photographs throughout; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 313 pages; "Don Starkell decided to paddle a kayak from Hudson Bay 3,000 miles through the Northwest Passage.Paddle to the Arctic is Don's diary of his journey from Churchill, Manitoba, north and then west all the way to Tuktoyaktuk, close to Alaska. The voyage took him three Arctic summers. Each attempt almost cost him his life." .