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THREE YEARS OF ARCTIC SERVICE: AN ACCOUNT OF THE LADY FRANKLIN BAY EXPEDITION OF 1881-84 AND THE ATTAINMENT OF THE FARTHEST NORTH
by Greely, A.W
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- Hardcover
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- Very Good/No Dust Jacket
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About This Item
Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1886. First Edition. Leather. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 1st US Edition; Vol I. xxv, 428 pages, illustrated, frontispiece, 16 full page engravings, 54 text illustrations, 5 maps, Vol II. frontispiece, 25 full page engravings, 28 text illustrations, 4 maps (large folding map in rear pocket), marble page edges. Rebound, blue covers with gilt tiling to spine. Previous owners signature on prelims, public library embossed stamp on title pages and odd page, both volumes. Vol I: 3 of the 5 maps are laid in as are plates by 40 and 80. Vol II frontispiece is laid in as is the plate at page 333, the map at page 36 is laid in. (All are originals). The large original folding map in the pocket is present. There are discrete annotations and lines in margins. Classic harrowing account of survival in the Arctic, after Greely had waited for reinforcements in vain for 2 years, he marched southwards and was finally forced to set up camp on Pim Island. The weeks that followed saw one of the most terrible Polar tragedies of all times. Hunger and cold took their toll and when Captain Schley's rescue expedition arrived, only 7 men, among them Greely, had survived. One of the first U.S. Polar expeditions and one of the most tragic. This is the first USA edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 5 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; 19th century; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2143. . This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2143
- Title
- THREE YEARS OF ARCTIC SERVICE: AN ACCOUNT OF THE LADY FRANKLIN BAY EXPEDITION OF 1881-84 AND THE ATTAINMENT OF THE FARTHEST NORTH
- Author
- Greely, A.W
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1886
- Keywords
- BZDB349 Arctic & Antarctic; 19th century; Exploration. Unbranded Greely, A.W THREE YEARS OF ARCTIC SERVICE: AN ACCOUNT OF THE LADY FRANKLIN BAY EXPEDITION OF 1881-84 AND THE ATTAINMENT OF THE FARTHEST NORTH.
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