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THE NORTH POLE: With an introduction by Theodore Roosevelt. One hundred and sixteen illustrations from photographs
by Robert E Peary, (Introduction by Theodore Roosevelt)
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Llandudno, Conwy, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1910. First Edition. Hardcover (Vellum). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. Limited Deluxe Edition of 500, signed by Peary and Bartlett, this copy is unnumbered; xii, 326 pages, illustrated, 116 illustrations from photographs, included 4 photogravures. Full vellum bound, top page edge gilt, page edges uncut, vignettes of polar bear to covers. Original covers, frontispiece loosening, page 316 loose. Shelf wear, covers bumped, stained. The original large folding map is laid in. American explorer Robert Peary's interesting account of his expedition from 1908-1909 to the North Pole, the expedition in which he claimed to have reached the Pole. This was a controversial claim and was widely debated alongside Frederick Cook competing claim. The debate continues to this day, with some thinking that he simply just came within a few miles of the Pole. PLEASE NOTE: This book will incur extra postage and insurance charges. Please contact us for a quote. Special Limited Edition, first issue in this format. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 5 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; 1900-1920; Exploration. Signed by Author. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2682. . This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.
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- Bookseller
- Polar Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2682
- Title
- THE NORTH POLE: With an introduction by Theodore Roosevelt. One hundred and sixteen illustrations from photographs
- Author
- Robert E Peary, (Introduction by Theodore Roosevelt)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Vellum)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1910
- Keywords
- BZDB349 polar, Arctic, expedition, signed book, polar book, arctic book polar books antarctic book arctic book Artic/Arctic, Antartic/Antarctic Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; 1900-1920; Exploration. Signed by Author Robert E Peary, (Introduction by
- Bookseller catalogs
- Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration;
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Llandudno, Conwy
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Jacket
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