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Century Co., New York NY,, 1910. 8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with frontispiece (original tissue guard present), 63 plates and folding map on japon; handsomely bound in full navy crushed morocco, back with raised bands ruled in gilt, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled and ruled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, uncut, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. With small blind stamp on title. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR'S SISTER WITH HER LONG SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. AN ELEGANT COPY OF A SCARCE AND IMPORTANT RECORD.
HUNTING WITH THE ESKIMOS. THE UNIQUE RECORD OF A SPORTSMAN'S YEAR AMONG THE NORTHERNMOST TRIBE - THE BIG GAME HUNTING, THE NATIVE LIFE, AND THE BATTLE FOR EXISTENCE THROUGH THE LONG ARCTIC NIGHT. by Whitney, Harry. Introduction by Dillon Wallace - 1974
by Whitney, Harry. Introduction by Dillon Wallace
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HUNTING WITH THE ESKIMOS. THE UNIQUE RECORD OF A SPORTSMAN'S YEAR AMONG THE NORTHERNMOST TRIBE - THE BIG GAME HUNTING, THE NATIVE LIFE, AND THE BATTLE FOR EXISTENCE THROUGH THE LONG ARCTIC NIGHT.
by Whitney, Harry. Introduction by Dillon Wallace
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Toronto: Coles, 1974. 453 pp, 8 5/8" H. Burgundy cloth with black title block, gilt lettering/banding on spine, gilt lettering/banding on front board - one of the Coles Canadian Collection. B&w photographs. A facsimile of the edition published by The Century Company, New York, 1910. "Here is an exciting episode to stir the blood of the most jaded adventure lover - a fourteen-month hunting expedition with the Eskimos of Greenland and Ellesmere Island in 1908-09. Thrilling incidents and hair-breadth escapes were the fortune of Whitney and his Eskimo guides and companions in their quest for polar bear, wolves, musk-ox, seal, and narwhal. The fast-paced, concise style makes every page absorbing reading, as he documents a life of constant battle for survival in the Arctic territory at the turn of the century. Innumerable photographs and extensive observations of the Eskimo way of life make this book a unique contribution to the early study of Arctic regions and their peoples. Breath-taking drama unfolds from the first page, when the author departs aboard Admiral Peary's exploratory sailing ship; through the last page, when an injured sailor is lost and, finally, tragically abandoned as the party leaves for home. Through the pages of this book, we discover life as it existed in the Arctic frontier of a century ago." A few tiny soiling specks on boards. Dust jacket has very light rubbing, light wrinkling at top of rear flap, minor soiling on spine.. Facsimile Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good.
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- Place of Publication Toronto
- Date Published 1974
- Keywords Bear Hunting, Humboldt Glacier, Inuit, Ingloos, Christmas, Ice, Walrus, Glaciers, Ellesmere, Musk Ox, Smith Sound, Narwhal, Duck, Shooting, Adventure, Whales, Blubber, Erik, Etah Harbour, Deer, Kayaks, Ice Fishing, Sledges, Seal, Arctic Hare, Auks, Snow B
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Hunting with the Eskimos. The Unique Record of a Sportsman's Year among the Northernmost Tribe - the Big Game Hunting, the Native Life, and the Battle for Existence through the long Arctic Night. SPLENDID ASSOCIATION COPY IN FULL MOROCCO
by WHITNEY Harry
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