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NARRATIVE OF THE ARCTIC LAND EXPEDITION TO THE MOUTH OF THE GREAT FISH RIVER AND ALONG THE SHORES OF THE ARCTIC OCEAN IN THE YEARS 1833, 1834 AND 1835
by Back, Captain
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Paris 1836 Baudry. This edition has the large foldout map. No illustrations, as issued. 338p. One inch tear from margin into map (but no chips.) Calf leather with gilt trim ; later cloth backstrip. Hinges tight. Two bookplates. Cover corners worn down. Binding secure; hinges not cracked; owner bookplate ( William Young Boyd). Text clean with occasional light foxing.… Read more
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A TENDERFOOT WITH PEARY
by Borup, George
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London 1911 2nd Nash. Preface by G. W. Melville. Account of Peary Expedition by youngest American member. Octavo, 317pp., photo illustrations, map, hardcover. Ex-library, with usual effects. Good, a bit worn, text clean and binding secure .
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LIFE ON AN ICE FLOE
by Papinin, Ivan
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NY 1939. 8vo., 300pp., photo illustrations, boards. VG, come discoloration of boards, no DJ.
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THE NORTHWARD COURSE OF EMPIRE
by Stefansson, Vilhjalmur
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NY 1924 Macmillan. 8vo., 274pp., photo illustrations, folding map, hardcover. Good, cover a bit stained and with a few spots. no dj. .
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HIGHWAY TO THE WILDERNESS A SOJOURN BEYOND THE ARCTIC CIRCLE
by Bacon, Walter
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NY 1963 Vanguard. Hardcover. Octavo, 189p., photo illustrations, index, cloth. Fine in Good DJ, priced clipped, a few small tears and holes. .
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