The Friendly Arctic. The Story of Five Years in Polar Regions
by Stefansson, Vilhjalmur
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Garrison, New York, United States
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About This Item
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12926
- Title
- The Friendly Arctic. The Story of Five Years in Polar Regions
- Author
- Stefansson, Vilhjalmur
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Later printing
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1925
- Bookseller catalogs
- ARCTIC;
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Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
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Garrison, New York
About Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
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