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Arctic List
Last Updated January 18, 2010
1. Borup, George. A
TENDERFOOT WITH PEARY. New York, Frederick A.
Stokes: 1911. Shelf wear and some soiling. Extremities quite shelf-worn. $20.00
2. Jenkins, John S. EXPLORATIONS
AND ADVENTURES IN AND AROUND THE PACIFIC AND ANTARTIC OCEANS. New
York, Hurst & Company: 517 pages. This is an undated reprint, probably ca.
1890's. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners, corners bumped.
Beautiful gilt-decorated spine, with an illustration of a ship. $35.00
3. Kennedy, Florence. POLAR
BOY: BEING THE STORY OF ARKLIO, A LITTLE ESKIMO BOY WHO LIVES IN GREENLAND. New
York, Saalfield: This edition is undated, but appears to be ca. 1930's. Some
shelf wear. Corners rubbed. $17.50
4. Negri, N. C. THE
VALLEY OF SHADOWS. The Story of an Arctic Expedition. London,
Frederick Muller Ltd. : 1956. Shelf wear, else near VG in dust jacket with chips
and tears to the edges. Spine slightly cocked. $7.25
5. Reclus, Elisee. THE
EARTH AND ITS INHABITANTS. SOUTH AMERICA. Set of two volumes. New
York, D. Appleton & Company: 1897. 512 pages. This is the two-volume set.
Both volumes bound in full tan leather calfskin with black leather labels.
Bindings are tight. There is some wear and a few scuffs to the spines. Overall a
beautiful set. Near very good condition. With numerous woodcuts, steel-engraved
plates, and maps. Some of the maps are in color. A beautiful set. Very scarce.
$175.00
6. Senn, Nicholas. IN
THE HEART OF THE ARCTICS. Chicago, W. B. Conkey:
1907. Some wear & rubbing to spine and corners. Clean & tight copy.
Front cover has a groove at the edge from having a string wrapped around the
book for a long period of time. $52.50
7. Tedrow, J.C.F.-editor. ANTARCTIC
SOILS AND SOIL FORMING PROCESSES. Antarctic Research Series, Volume 8. Washington,
DC, American Geophysical Union: 1966. Ex-library, with internal stamps and label
on spine. $13.50