Nearest the Pole: A Narrative of the Polar Expedition of the Peary Arctic Club in the S. S. Roosevelt, 1905 - 1906

Peary, R. E. U.S.N. (Robert) (1856-1920)

Verlag: Doubleday, Page, New York, 1907

Beschreibung

Green cloth binding with raised decoration to front panel. Top edge gilt a bit dulled. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear. Both fold-out maps at rear of binding are present. With ninety-five photographs by the author, and a frontispiece in colour by Albert Operti. Royal Ocatvo; 4to; 10.25 inches tall; 411 pages with an index. Gift inscription in Year of Publication. First Edition, First printing. Ref: AB 13226; Stam 5.10. The book was published one year prior to Peary's final attempt to reach the pole. The reviewer for Georgaphic Journal, [Sept. 1907] praises Peary's efforts and his use of the Inuit to reach his goals. Although the ship reached a high latitude of Ellesmere Island, the expedition was played by an epidemic (probably from diseased whale meat). After advance parties prepared the way, Peary was stopped at 84 Deg 30 min. by a blizzard. After sending back the advance parties Henson and Peary pressed on. Whether they established a new record as they claimed was debated. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 014889

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Nearest the Pole: A Narrative of the Polar ...

Verlag: Doubleday, Page, New York

Erscheinungsdatum: 1907

Einband: A Very Good Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket