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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

 

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