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. Place: London Publisher: Hutchinson & Co. Date: 1907 Description: xx, 411 pp. Illustrated with numerous photo plates; color frontispiece from a painting by Albert Operti; two folding maps. (Large octavo) original blue cloth with gilt cover vignette, spine lettered in gilt. First English Edition. The book is described in the Arctic Bibliography: "Contains an account of the Roosevelt's passage to Cape Sheridan, Ellesmere Island; the march on the ice of the Arctic Basin to 87o06'N. and return via the northwest coast of Greenland; a sledge journey along the northern coast of Ellesmere Island (Grant Land), and the return of the ship through Robeson Channel-Smith Sound...," etc. Arctic Bib. 13226. Lot Amendments Condition: Rebacked with original spine strip laid down; front hinge reinforced, gift inscription on front flyleaf, some page toning; overall very good. Item number: 310688
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. Place: London Publisher: Hutchinson & Co. Date: 1907 Description: xx, 411 pp. Illustrated with numerous photo plates; color frontispiece from a painting by Albert Operti; two folding maps. (Large octavo) original blue cloth with gilt cover vignette, spine lettered in gilt. First English Edition. The book is described in the Arctic Bibliography: "Contains an account of the Roosevelt's passage to Cape Sheridan, Ellesmere Island; the march on the ice of the Arctic Basin to 87o06'N. and return via the northwest coast of Greenland; a sledge journey along the northern coast of Ellesmere Island (Grant Land), and the return of the ship through Robeson Channel-Smith Sound...," etc. Arctic Bib. 13226. Lot Amendments Condition: Rebacked with original spine strip laid down; front hinge reinforced, gift inscription on front flyleaf, some page toning; overall very good. Item number: 310688
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