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Alexander, Caroline
The Endurance
"T27725" "Alexander, Caroline" "The Endurance" "Polar" "THE ENDURANCE. Knopf, N.Y. 1999, Produced in association with the American Museum of Natural History, large octavo, 212 pages. Story of Shackleton's legendary Antarctic Expedition with the astonishing unpublished photographs of Frank Hurley. If you are interested in Shackleton, this book is a must. Previous owner inscription on the front endpaper. Dust Jacket, Very Fine. $45.00 ID#: 4805
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Cross, Wilbur
Disaster at the Pole
"T31057" "Cross, Wilbur" "Disaster at the Pole" "Polar" "DISASTER AT THE POLE. The Lyons Press, N.Y. 2000, first edition thus, 316 pages,, illustrated with B & W photographs, drawings, map. Thr crash of the airship Italia -- a harrowing true tale of Arctic endurance and survival. In 1928 General Umberto Nobile, one of Italy's premier aeronautical engineers, decided to take a newly designed dirigible to the North Pole, land men who could conduct scientific explorations, and then fly them safely back to base. But on the Italia's return flight disaster struck. The ship crashed down on the ice pack hundreds of miles from help. The survivors struggled for two months before being rescued after a search involving many nations. One of he searchers was Roald Amundsen who lost his life in a plane crash during the search. Other than a small inscription on the front pastedown, the dust jacket and book are Very Fine. $50.00 ID#: 4825
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FRANCIS, DANIEL
Discovery of the North
[T29723] Hurtig, Publishers, Edmonton 1986, first edition, 224 pages, B & W photographs and other illustrations, several maps. The Exploration of Canada's Arctic featuring the golden age of arctic exploration from Martin Frobisher in the sixteenth century to the controversial Vilhjamur Stefansson in the early twentieth. Dust jacket and book are Very Fine. ID#: 341
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Hunt, William R.
Arctic Passage
[T27709] Scribner's, N.Y. 1975, 1st edition, 395 pages, B & W photos. The turbulent history of the land and people of the Bering Sea 1697 - 1975. For over two and a half centuries, men traveled north to the land bridge comprising the Aleutian-Commander Islands. This is the story of some of the adventurers who came to this remote area. Dust Jacket, Fine. ID#: 347
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Jenness, Diamond
The People of the Twilight
[T29856] University of Chicago Press 1975 reprint, 250 pages, B & W illustrations. Two years among the Eskimos above the Arctic Circle - an intimate account of a primitive life now extinct. Paper wraps. Fine. ID#: 349
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Keely, Robert N and Davis, G.G.
In Arctic Seas, the Voyage of the "Kite"
[T26759] Rufus C. Hartranft, Philadelphia 1892, first edition, 524 pages, illustrated by maps, portraits and photographic views. Narrative of the expedition of 1891 to convey Peary to the northwestern shore of Greenland and of the second voyage of the "Kite" in 1892 to bring the party home again, "The Peary Relief Expedition." Pictorial cover somewhat dull. There is a previous owner inscription dated 1892 on an interior endpaper page, Although the cover shows some discoloration and wear the book is solid and tight and the pages are clean. Overall a Very Good copy. ID#: 351
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LOPEZ, BARRY
ARCTIC DREAMS
[020149] NEW YORK: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1986, 1986. Hardcover. / Dust Jacket Included. BOMC. The author's studies, reflections and inspiration about and from the Arctic regions. Fine/Very Good Plus DJ slightly worn.
ID#: 352
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Merk, Frederick (editor)
Fur Trade and Empire - George Simpson's Journal 1824-25
[T27727] Published by the Belknap Press of Harvard University Press 1968, 370 pages, map. "Remarks Connected with the Fur Trade in the Course of a Voyage from York Factory to Fort George and Back to York Factory 1824-25." This was a voyage to organize the fur trade monopoly of the Hudson Bay Company. Dust Jacket, Very Fine. ID#: 358
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Nansen, Fridtjof
NANSEN IN THE FROZEN WORLD
"T26797" John C. Winston, Philadelphia printing of the A. J. Holman, Philadelphia 1897, 1st edition, 531 pages, profusely illustrated. Arranged and edited by S.L Berens. The ""Fram"" expedition preceded by a biography of the great explorer and copious extracts from Nansen's ""First Crossing of Greenland;"" also an account by Elvind Astrop of life among the people near the Pole and his journey across Northern Greenland with Lieut. R.E. Peary, U.S.N. followed by a brief history of the principal earlier Arctic explorations by John E. Read. Pictorial cover of the ""Fram"" in the pack ice along with a polar bear. Cover shows considerable wear. However, internally the hinges are tight and the contents are solid, There are no marks or inscriptions. There are occasional foxing spots in the text. Overall a Good only copy. ID#: 3078
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Nelson, Richard K.
SHADOW OF THE HUNTER, STORIES OF ESKIMO LIFE
466 T30846 University of Chicago Press 1980, first edition, 282 pages, illustrated with B & W drawings by Simon Koonook. This is a collection of stories based upon the author's experiences in an Eskimo village of the Tareogmiut or ""people of the sea."" The stories follow a group of hunters and their families through the cycle of an arctic year. A vast amount of information is conveyed in these stories, as well as a sense of the character of the people and the land in which they live. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. Dust jacket and book are Fine. ID#: 4124
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Nelson, Richard K.
SHADOW OF THE HUNTER, STORIES OF ESKIMO LIFE
466 T30846 University of Chicago Press 1980, first edition, 282 pages, illustrated with B & W drawings by Simon Koonook. This is a collection of stories based upon the author's experiences in an Eskimo village of the Tareogmiut or ""people of the sea."" The stories follow a group of hunters and their families through the cycle of an arctic year. A vast amount of information is conveyed in these stories, as well as a sense of the character of the people and the land in which they live. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. Dust jacket and book are Fine. ID#: 4125
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Rodahl, Kaare
NORTH, THE NATURE AND DRAMA OF THE POLAR WORLD
"T30276" Harper, N.Y. 1953, 237 pages, illustrated with B & W photographs, map endpapers in color. Exploration and adventure in the far north. Dust jacket, Near Fine. ID#: 2517
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Scholes, Arthur
Fourteen Men
T25463" "Scholes, Arthur." "Fourteen Men" "Arctic & Antarctic & Polar" "FOURTEEN MEN. Dutton, N.Y. 1952, 1st edition, 314 pages, B & W photos, map endpapers. Story of the 1947 Australian Antarctic expedition to Heard Island, a fragment of land separated from Australia by 2500 miles of the wildest and loneliest seas in the world. The expedition to explore, map and study, lasted fifteen gruelling months. No dust jacket. Spine sunned, overall Very Good Plus. $18.00 ID#: 4812
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Staender, Gilbert and Vivian
ADVENTURES WITH ARCTIC WILDLIFE
"T26007" Caxton, Caldwell, Idaho 1970, 1st edition, 260 pages, profusely illustrated in color and B & W. The experiences of a teacher-naturalist and his wife who spent several months in Alaska north of the Arctic Circle alone with the wildlife and the serenity of the barrens. Dust Jacket. Fine. ID#: 2573
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Tilman, H.W.
Ice With Everything
[026671] Gray's Publishing, Sidney, B.C., 1st Canadian edition. 142 pages, B & W photos, map endpapers. Expedition to east and west Greenland in 1971-73. Dust Jacket slightly worn, Very Fine. ID#: 379
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