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Arctic List
Last updated January 15, 2008
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. Finnie, Richard. CANOL:
THE SUB-ARCTIC PIPELINE AND REFINERY PROJECT CONSTRUCTED BY BECHTEL-PRICE-CALLAHAN
FOR THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS UNITED STATES ARMY, 1942-1944. San
Francisco, Taylor and Taylor: 1945. 210 pages. Shelf wear to binding and slight
rubbing to spine and corners. The covers are sun-faded. Binding tight and
contents clean $200.00
3. Jenkins, John S. EXPLORATIONS
AND ADVENTURES IN AND AROUND THE PACIFIC AND ANTARTIC OCEANS. New
York, Hurst & Company: 1842. 517 pages. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to
spine and corners, corners bumped. Beautiful gilt-decorated spine, with an
illustration of a ship. $75.00
4. 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
5. M'Clintock, Captain. THE
VOYAGE OF THE 'FOX' IN THE ARCTIC SEAS. A NARRATIVE OF THE DISCOVERY OF HTE FATE
OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN AND HIS COMPANIONS. Philadelphia,
J.T. Lloyd: 1860. 399 pages. This is the 1960 edition. Heavy shelf wear to spine
and corners, with rubbing and discoloration to spine. One signature is slightly
protruding from the text block, but binding is tight. $33.00
6. M'Clintock, Captain. IN
THE ARCTIC SEAS. A NARRATIVE OF THE DISCOVERY OF THE FATE OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN
AND HIS COMPANIONS. Philadelphia, Porter &
Coates: ca. 1885. 375 pages. Slight shelf wear and rubbing to spine and corners.
Beautiful green pictorial covers. This edition appears to have been printed
about mid 1880's. $30.00
7. 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 edges. Spine slightly cocked. $10.00
8. Oye, P. Van. BIOGEOGRAPHY
AND ECOLOGY IN ANTARCTICA. The Hague, Netherlands,
Dr. W. Junk: 1965. Ex-library, with internal stamps and label on spine. Light
library wear. $40.00
9. Reclus, Elisee. THE
EARTH AND ITS INHABITANTS. North America. Complete set of 3 volumes. New
York, D. Appleton & Company: 1895. 512 pages. Complete set of 3 volumes. All
three 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. $450.00
10. 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. $350.00
11. 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. $75.00
12. 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. $18.00