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Northward Over the "Great Ice" by Robert E. Peary - 1898
by Robert E. Peary
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Northward Over the "Great Ice"
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London: Methuen & Co, 1898 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 9.5" by 7.5". Not Stated. The two volume first UK edition of this fascinating autobiographical work by American Arctic explorer Robert Peary. The two volume first UK edition of this work of polar exploration.A fascinating autobiographical work by American Arctic explorer Robert Peary.Peary famously claimed to have reached the geographic North Pole during his expedition with Matthew Henson; however, in modern day it is generally accepted that they did not quite make it.This work cover the first three of Peary's eight expeditions to Greenland and towards the North Pole, with the author providing personal and technical information about his voyages.Illustrated with around eight hundred vignette and full page illustrations, a frontispiece to each volume, and a folding map of the arctic region. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Bumping to back strip heads and tails, otherwise externally excellent. Front hinge of volume I, and front and rear hinge of volume II starting, with boards firmly held. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good
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- Keywords Robert Edwin Peary Sr. Robert Peary North Pole arctic Robert Peary
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Northward Over the Great Ice - Volume 1
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NORTHWARD OVER THE ""GREAT ICE"" - Volime I, Only
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Frederick A. Stokes, 1898-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. in x in x in. Ex-Library. Rebound Hardback.
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Northward Over the Great Ice - Volume 2
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Northward Over the Great Ice: A Narrative of Life and Work Along the Shores and Upon the Interior Ice-Cap of Northern Greenland in the Years 1886 and 1891-1897, with a Description of the Little Tribe of Smith-Sound Eskimos, the Most Northerly Human Bei
by Robert E 1856-1920 Peary
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Northward over the Great Ice: A Narrative of Life and Work along the Shores and upon the Interior Ice-Cap of Northern Greenland in the Years 1886 and ... Collection - Polar Exploration) (Volume 1)
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Northward Over the Great Ice: A Narrative of Life and work Along the Shores and upon the Interior Ice-Cap of Northern Greenland in the Years 1886 and ... Collection - Polar Exploration) (Volume 2)
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Northward over the "great ice" : a narrative of life and work along the shores and upon the interior ice-cap of northern Greenland in the years 1886 and 1891-1897 : with a description of the little tribe of Smith-Sound Eskimos, the most northerly human beings in the world, and an account of the discovery and bringing home of the "Saviksue" or great Cape-York meteorites (2 volumes)
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Frederick A. Stokes, 1898-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. 2 volume set. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Library stamps and markings. "With maps, diagrams, and about eight hundred illustrations." Contents: Part I. Reconnaissance of the Greenland inland ice, 1886; Objects and results of 1886 reconnaissance --Part II. North Greenland expedition of 1891-1892. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
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Northward Over the Great Ice: A Narrative of Life and Work Along the Shores and Upon the Interior Ice-Cap of Northern Greenland in the Years 1886 and 1891-1897
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Methuen 1898. THIS VOLUME ONLY, imperial octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, silver gilt motif & gilt rule to front board, teg, frontispiece with tissue guard, xiv + 625pp, illus, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping to spine extrems, moderate scuffing to board corners, moderate scuffing to spine, light soiling & chafing to boards, moderate tanning to page edges & eps, ex-libris label & previous owner's name in pencil to front pastedown,moderate foxing to prelims, previous moderate water damage to page tops causing sporadic adhesion/tearing, pgs 2-3 stuck together, cracks to gutters)
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Northward over the 'Great Ice': A Narrative of Life and Work along the Shores and upon the Interior Ice-Cap of Northern Greenland in the Years 1886 and 1891-1897, with a Description of the Little Tribe of Smith-Sound Eskimos, the Most Northerly Human Beings in the World, and an Account of the Discovery and Bringing Home of the 'Saviksue,' or Great Cape-York Meteorites
by Peary, Robert E
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London: Methuen & Co, 1898. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. First UK edition. Front hinge of each volume just beginning to weaken, boards lightly rubbed. 1898 Hard Cover. lxxx, 521; xiv, 625 pp. 8vo. Original navy blue cloth, gilt titles, top edge gilt, Arctic motif on front boards. Peary's firsthand account of his two separate Greenland expeditions, with maps, diagrams, and about 800 illustrations. Five appendices follow text. Arctic Bibliography 13231: "Contents: v. 1, pt. 1 Reconnaissance of the Greenland inland ice, 1886 (Account of the man-drawn sledge trip east of Disko Bay to about 100 miles from edge of the icecap, coasting southeastern Nugssuak Peninsula and exploring glaciers). Pt. 2. North Greenland Expedition of 1891-92. (Account of the party's exploration from its base at McCormick Bay, determining the insularity of Greenland, delineating the northern extension of the icecap; its discovery of the ice-free land masses on the north coast; observations of…
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Northward Over the Great Ice: A Narrative of Life and Work along the Shores and upon the Interior Ice-Cap of Northern Greenland in the Years 1886 and 1891 - 1897; With a Description of the Little Tr
by PEARY, ROBERT E
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Methuen & Co, 1898. Two volume set, octavo red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontis, illus (1) lxxx + 521pp (2) xiv + 625pp; both VG (foxing to eps, light fading to spine, wear to cloth cover with slight fraying at spine edges, v light tanning (1) small chip to spine top)
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