The Friendly Arctic - Association copy signed and inscribed by Stefansson
by Stefansson, Vilhjalmur, Illustrated by Photos
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Lincoln, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
1944 New York: The Macmillan Company, May 1944., 1944. Second printing of the January 1943 revised second ediiton (i.e. "New Edition with New Material" as specified upon the title page) xxxviii, 812 pages. Hardcover: H 22cm x L 14.75cm. Lacks dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt titles. Unabridged reprint of the November 1921 first edition with a new Preface and a new concluding chapter titled "The Friendly Arctic Twenty-One Years After." Association copy signed and inscribed by Stefansson to Harry Belleville Eisberg, and dated February 19 1948. Pocket maps are missing.
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- Bookseller
- The Book Moose
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019929
- Title
- The Friendly Arctic - Association copy signed and inscribed by Stefansson
- Author
- Stefansson, Vilhjalmur, Illustrated by Photos
- Format/Binding
- No Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Date Published
- 1944
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The White Mountains of New Hampshire, mostly non-fiction, maps, early guides and view-books, Many maps of The White Mountains, counties, state, etc…, photos, CDV's, stereo views, illustrations, Original Birdseye views, etc. of the White Mountains and New Hampshire in general. We boast the largest collection of material concerning at the White Mountains that is for sale anywhere in the United States.
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