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Last Updated January 12, 2012

1. 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. $30.00

2. Jenkins, John S. EXPLORATIONS AND ADVENTURES IN AND AROUND THE PACIFIC AND ANTARTIC OCEANS.. New York: Hurst & Company, 517 pages. This is an undeated 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. $8.00

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. $6.95

5. Newcomb, Raymond Lee. OUR LOST EXPLORERS: THE NARRATIVE OF THE JEANETTE ARCTIC EXPEDITION AS RELATED BY THE SURVIVORS.... Hartford, Connecticut: American Publishing Company, 1882. 479 pages. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. Corners slightly bumped. Some staining on the fore-edge of the text block. A few rubbed spots to the covers. $75.00

6. Sargent, Epes & William C. Cunnington. THE WONDERS OF THE ARCTIC WORLD, A HISTORY OF ALL THE RESEARCHES AND DISCOVERIES IN THE FROZEN REGIONS OF THE NORTH TOGETHER WITH A COMPLETE AND RELIABLE HISTORY OF THE POLARIS EXPEDITION.. Philadelphia: Philadelphia Book Company, 1873. 651 pages. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. Corners slightly bumped. Spine title slightly dulled. Binding is tight. $27.00

7. 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. $35.00

8. Smithsonian Institute. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION SHOWING THE OPERATIONS, EXPENDITURES, AND CONDITION OF THE INSTITUTION TO JULY, 1894.. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1896. 770 pages. Ex-library, with labels on spine and a small label on the top of the front cover and labels inside the front cover. Shelf wear to the spine and corners. Binding is tight. With articles on Antarctica, bronze casting in Japan, high-speed photography, science, electricity, meteorology, oceanography, and many other topics. $10.00

9. Smithsonian Institution. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, SHOWING THE OPERATIONS, EXPENDITURES, AND CONDITION OF THE INSTITUTION TO JULY, 1897.. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1898. 686 pages. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. Corners bumped. Some fading to the spine. This issue has articles on satellites, the Omaha Indian Tribe, Antarctic exploration, Arizona archaeology (with color pottery plates, and other interesting items. $35.00

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