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New York: The Macmillan Co., 1943. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. New Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Green cloth, lettered in gilt. Minor rubbing to corners and spine extremities, text block edges typically tanned/foxed. Firm binding, clean interior though with mild cigarette odor to contents, nothing objectionable. xxxvii,812 pp., illus., lacking folding maps in rear pocket. 1st thus (of New Edition, with new material): Jan. 1943..
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The Friendly Arctic: The Story of Five Years in Polar Regions
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The Macmillan Co, 1921. Hardcover. Good/No Dustjacket . Front hinge broken. Some wear and fraying to covers. All 9 maps present (one internal map loose and laid in). Two large maps from rear pocket present and in nice condition (one short tear to one map). Uncommon thus. In 1913 Stefansson organized the Canadian Arctic Expedition, arranged by the Canadian government to explore the sea west of the Parry Archipelago, the northernmost islands in the Canadian Arctic. The expedition set off from Nome, Alaska, but soon ran into trouble. The lead ship Karluk became trapped in ice and Stefansson disembarked to continue his travels, purportedly to gather provisions, but, in the eyes of the crew, in order to avoid drifting off course.The Karluk drifted westward in the ice floes, eventually being crushed in January 1914. Survivors attempted to reach Wrangel Island, north of Siberia, but many perished, either from carbon monoxide poisoning or from the severe cold. Eventually, the captain of the ship, Robert…
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The Friendly Arctic: The Story of Five Years in Polar Regions
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New York: Macmillan, 1927. hardcover. good. Foreword by Gilbert Grosvenor. Introduction by Robert Laird Borden. Extensively illustrated, including folding map in rear pocket. xxv + 784 pages, thick 8vo, blue cloth; chipped at head of spine, covers rubbed. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1927. A worn copy but still good and solid.<br/> <br/>
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The Macmillan Company, New York, 1944 revised Second Edition, Very Good Hardcover / no dustjacket, 812 pages, 6" x 8.75", edgewear on boards, ownership sticker on fep, otherwise clean and tight. All maps intact, two fold-out maps in rear pocket. The Stefansson - Anderson expedition, 1908-1912. This expedition produces major geographic and ethnographic discoveries in the western Canadian Arctic.
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The Friendly Arctic: The Story of Five Years in Polar Regions.
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MacMillan Company. Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. 1944. Hardcover. 1943 reprint edition. Green hardback covers show some wear to the edges and corners. The original dust jacket is present. The jacket has some chips and tears to the edges and quite a bit of soiling, with a spill stain at the bottom of the spine. Scarce in jacket.; 8.6 X 5.9 X 2.4 inches .
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The Friendly Arctic The Story of Five Years in Polar Regions
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New York: MacMillan, 1932. Hardcover. Good+ with no dust jacket. Not a library book. Bottom first 20-30 pages have slight moisture warping but not staining. Previous owner's embossed stamp on inside cover pages and index writing. Book is otherwise unmarked. Two folded maps in back pocket. ; Book Description; Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds. Covers are square and with minor wear. Back last page of index has some rips on the edges. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 784 pages.
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The Friendly Arctic : The Story of Five Years in Polar Regions : New Edition with New Material
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UsedGood. 1944 Macmillan. Hardcover. No dustjacket. Cover shows light wear. Tight binding. Pages unmarked. Graphs included. Solid copy. We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back guarantee. Customers purchasing more than one item from us may be entitled to a shipping discount.
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New: Macmillan, 1922. Very Good. Very good in dark blue cloth with gilt titles on the spine and front cover. Corners and spine ends show minor bumping and scuffing. NOT ex-library. Binding is very sound. No fading to spine of covers. Gilt still bright. The book shows little if any use. Two maps in excellent condition in pocket on rear pastedown. The pocket has a small tear. Ink name of the original owner (dated "Xmas 1922") on the ffep and an ink stamp of another previous owner at the top of the front pastedown. No other marks or damage at all. Vilhjalmur Stefansson (1879 - 1962) was an Arctic explorer and ethnologist.
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THE FRIENDLY ARCTIC: THE STORY OF FIVE YEARS IN POLAR REGIONS
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New York, NY: The MacMillan Company. VG. 1932. reprint. Hardcover. Hardback in Very Good condition with Very Good- dust jacket. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 784 pages. Light chipping and wear to dust jacket edges; ink ownership signature on front endpaper; ownership initials on top and bottom page blocks. . * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided * .
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The Friendly Arctic: The Story of Five Years in Polar Regions
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New York: Macmillan, 1925. Later printing. Hardcover. 8vo, xxxi, 784 pp, b&w frontis,7 maps & illus throughout text; 2 folding maps in pocket inside rear cover. Orig. dark blue & gilt cloth, spine rubbed at tips. Good +. Canadian government. expedition to investigate the western Canadian Arctic from Nome to Alaska; also includes text on the loss of the Ship Karluk.
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New York: Macmillan, 1945. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Very good +. (New Edition With New Material). 6"x9", illustrated, five maps bound in; one single page, one double page, 2 folding maps. Two folding maps in rear pocket. "Stefansson's discoveries included new land (such as Brock, Mackenzie King, Borden, Meighen, and Lougheed Islands) and the edge of the continental shelf. His journeys and successes are among the marvels of Arctic exploration. He extended the discoveries of Francis Leopold McClintock. -- In 1921, he was awarded the Founder's Gold Medal of the Royal Geographical Society for his explorations of the Arctic. -- Stefansson is also a figure of considerable interest in dietary circles, especially those with an interest in very low-carbohydrate diets. Stefansson documented the fact that the Inuit diet consisted of about 90% meat and fish; Inuit would often go 6 to 9 months a year eating nothing but meat and fish-what was perceived to have been a no-carbohydrate…
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