Search Results: peary by hobbs william herbert

Macmillan Co., New York: 1937, 1937-01-01. Hardcover. Good.

New York: Macmillan, 1936. First edition. Hardcover. Ex-Library. Inscribed by the author, first edition, 1936, hardcover, octavo, 502pp., illustrated in b&w + fold out maps. Book ex-library with minor markings (Biosophical Institute stamps to front endpapers, small letters to bottom of spine), mild edgewear to spine ends and corners, binding tight, previous owner's plate and sticker to pastedowns, otherwise text clean and unmarked. No DJ.

New York. Macmillan. 1936. F. Hardcover. tall8vo. 23.5cm, first edition, 502p. with 27 maps, 13 halftones, 10 records and diagrams and 36 drawings by the author after photographs by Peary and others, dark blue cloth, spine titles slight faded else a very good to fine copy.

The MacMillan Company. Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. *Ex-Library copy with usual identifiers. Discoloration to pages due to age. In great condition for the age of the book. .

MacMillan London 1936. First edition 502pp illust., inc. folding charts throughout, ex libris (usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc.) fair (rubbed, sl bruised corners, sunned spine, internal separation just appearing at hinges but not affecting stability of book, faint discolouration to free endpapers)

New york: Macmillan, 1936. First edition. hardcover. very good/torn. 8vo. pp.502

Macmillan Co., New York: 1937, 1937-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. Vintage Hardcover with DJ, First Edition 1936 Macmillan 502 pages. Very Good+, in a VG DJ. Just a touch of shelf/edge wear to blue cloth boards with gilt titles - one corner bumped. Minor shelf/edge wear, dust soiling and one closed tear to DJ - now in mylar. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. Deckled edges. Robert Edwin Peary Sr. ( May 6, 1856 – February 20, 1920) was an American explorer and officer in the United States Navy who made several expeditions to the Arctic in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is best known for, in April 1909, leading an expedition that claimed to be the first to have reached the geographic North Pole. 27 maps. (all fold-out maps are present)13 half-tones. 10 records and diagrams. 36 drawings by the author after photographs of Peary and others. Footnotes. Appendices. Index. A very handsome First Edition in DJ.LOC SSS-04

Macmillan Co., New York: 1937., 1937 pp. xv, 502 + Plus portrait frontis, folding maps, photographs and diagrams. Numerous text illustrations. Tall 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket. Second printing. A very nice example. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! POLAR 2 ** Language: eng. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included.

New York: MacMillan Company, 1936. Undetermined. very good. 1st Edition. xv,502pp. Octavo in original gilt lettered blue cloth with plates (including frontispiece portrait) from photos and illustrations from drawings (including maps). Covers slightly rubbed with slightly faded spine. Remainder mark on bottom edge. very good AB 7160. Biography of Robert E. Peary with appendices including a list of his publications. 1936

New York: Macmillan, 1936. First Edition, First printing. Hard Cover. FINE BOOK, APPEARS UNREAD, IN VERY GOOD+ DUST JACKET, PRICE-CLIPPED DUST JACKET WITH MINOR EDGE WEAR AND ONE SMALL DISCOLORATION. Uncommon in this condition with a quite decent dust jacket.

New York: MacMillan Company, 1936. Undetermined. very good. 1st Edition. xv,502pp. Octavo in original gilt lettered blue cloth with plates (including frontispiece portrait) from photos and illustrations from drawings (including maps). Covers slightly rubbed. Inscribed "For Singing Cove Camp from the Author, Ann Arbor, Mich., Feb. 25th, 1938. very good AB 7160. Biography of Robert E. Peary with appendices including a list of his publications. 1936

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1936. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Good/Fair. xv, [1], 502, [2] pages. 27 maps. 13 half-tones. 10 records and diagrams. 36 drawings by the author after photographs of Peary and others. Footnotes. Appendices. Index. DJ is worn, torn, soiled and chipped. There have been no more passionate quests in the history of exploration than that of Robert E. Peary for the North Pole. He had at times a detachment of purpose which makes one feel that the man sought the Grail rather than a geographical point upon a map. Inscribed by author to Otto Orren Fisher and Josephine H. Fisher on fep. Inscription reads To O. O. and Josephine Fisher with regards of Wm. H. Hobbs, Ann Arbor, April 25th, 1939. Bookplate of Otto Orren Fisher and bookplate of Josephine H. Fisher, both inside front cover. Dr. Otto Orren (O. O.) Fisher was a 1909 Miami alumnus who went on to the John Hopkins University School of Medicine before settling in Detroit. He was industrial surgeon for… Read More