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Toronto: Dundurn Press, 1996. 144 pp, 8vo (9" H). B&w maps. "(S)eeks to provide illustrations of Arctic mysteries and fictions which often occur as a result of misconceptions of Arctic geography. The chapters are extremely varied in subject matter, and conclusions are in the domain of speculation. The book begins with very early examples of northern travels starting with the probable adventures of Pytheas the Greek, Brendan the Irish monk and the four medieval odysseys of Adam of Bremen, Nicolas of Lynn, Prince Henry Sinclair and Zeno of Venice. The next chapter addresses misconceptions of polar environments, especially illusory land and visualization of mermaids and mermen. In addition, the book deals with polar myths such as the open polar sea which existed only in people's minds, but nevertheless had great influence on navigation and exploration. No account of polar enigmas would be complete without reference to the Franklin expedition, the possible fate of his lost ships and the…
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THE ARCTIC: ENIGMAS AND MYTHS.
by Simpson-Housley, Paul.
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ARCTIC JOURNEYS, ANCIENT MEMORIES: SCULPTURE BY ABRAHAM ANGHIK RUBEN.
by Ruben, Abraham Anghik. Preface bBy Kevin Gover. Forword by William W. Fitzhugh. Essay by Bernadette Drisoll Engelstad.
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Washington, D.C.: Arctic Studies Center, National Museum of History, 2012. 87 pp, 11" H. Profusely illustrated with colour and b&w photographs, maps. The catalogue of the exhibition. "(F)eatures twenty-three pieces by this master sculptor, widely celebrated for his ability to tell us deep histories in new ways. His massive, intricately carved narratives speak not only of Inuit prehistory and settlement but of Viking legends and forays into the New World. The results are astounding, not just in terms of their great beauty and craftsmanship, but also the dialogues they present about ancient and living northern cultures." from the Preface. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - very minor corner edge wear/wrinkling, minor rubbing on the rear cover.. Not Signed. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Abraham Anghik Ruben, sculptor..
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AN ARCTIC SKETCHBOOK. A LECTURE GIVEN AT THE OSBORNE COLLECTION OF EARLY CHILDREN'S BOOKS, NOVEMBER 4, 1999. THE HELEN E. STUBBS MEMORIAL LECTURES. NUMBER TWELVE.
by Houston, James.
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Toronto: Toronto Public Library, 1999. 31 pp, 8 1/2" H. Limited to an edition of 500 copies. B&w illustrations from 'Tika'liktak' and 'The White Archer' by the author. The text of a lecture by James Houston - "Mr. Houston's distinguished career as an author, illustrator and artist began fifty years ago, and like the Arctic community whose creations he brought to the attention of the world, it has flourished ever since. The books Mr. Houston has written and illustrated have contributed to the international knowledge and appreciation of the rich culture and traditions of Canada's aboriginal peoples, and have achieved that particularly enviable status of being well-loved classics." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - clean. . Limited Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Illus. by James Houston..
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AYORAMA.
by De Coccola, Raymond (signed) and King, Paul.
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New York: Oxford University Press, 1956. 316 pp, 9" H. Map endpapers, drawings in black on blue stock by James Houston. Signed on title page "R. de Coccola". There is a non-authorial inscription on the half title page from one couple to another, stating "Father De C. is a good friend of ours, we hope you enjoy his story". "This is (the story of 'The People Beyond'), occasionally poignant, often shocking, but always heroic, from the opening scene of birth in an isolated iglu lit only by a flickering blubber lamp to the final disaster wrought by an epidemic that rages through a whole encampment. Raymond de Coccola was a missionary among these people for twelve years. In surroundings that could not have been more different from his native Corsica, he resolved to learn to understand the people by entering fully into their lives. He shared their quarters in iglu and tent, travelled with them on land and sea in the long winter and short summer, and took his full…
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THE BREADALBANE ADVENTURE.
by MacInnis, Joe. Introduction by Walter Cronkite.
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Montreal: Optimum, 1982. 171 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H). B&w photographs, map. "In 1975, Joe MacInnis, pioneer in the great frontier of the Arctic Ocean, discovered a new challenge. Through an old Arctic loner and a reclusive English scholar, he learned of a sailing vessel locked for 127 years beneath the polar ice. The 'Breadalbane' was one of many ships dispatched by the British Admiralty to find Sir John Franklin the explorer, and the 129 crewmen aboard the 'Erebus' and the 'Terror'. Like many before them, the ships had sought the fabled Northwest Passage to the riches of the Orient. Neither ship nor crewmen were ever found. On its ill-fated supply run, the 'Breadalbane' had stopped at Beechey Island and then became caught in the ice. The ice lifted the craft from the water and crushed its hull, but gave the crew time to scramble to safety before opening briefly to swallow its prize. Since 1853, the 'Breadalbane' has stood upright on the…
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THE COMPLETE IDIOT'S GUIDE TO THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC.
by Williams, Jack.
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Indianapolis: Alpha, 2003. 326 pp, large 8vo (9 1/16" H). B&w and color photographs, b&w drawings/diagrams/maps. "Key information on the plant and animal life that inhabit the polar landscape; Fascinating history of the exploration of these remote and forbidding areas; Cold, hard facts on environmental hazards such as global warming and oil drilling; How human populations such as the Inuit people have survived near the North Pole for thousands of years---" Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - clean and bright.. First Printing.. Soft Cover. Near Fine.
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A COUNTRY SO INTERESTING: THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY AND TWO CENTURIES OF MAPPING, 1670-1870.
by Ruggles, Richard I.
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Montreal: McGill - Queen's University Press, 1991. 300 pp, oblong (9 1/4" H x 12 1/4" D). Dark blue cloth with gold lettering/banding on spine. "Maps were an essential tool for the Hudson's Bay Company. The Company became, during the two centuries before Confederation, the main mapping agency in British North America for the immense territory extending from Ungava Bay to the Pacific Ocean. Richard Ruggles describes and analyses the mapping activities of the more than 160 Company servants and surveyors engaged in the field, as well as the contributions of more than fifty Indians and Inuit who drew sketches and gave confirgurations. Also included are annotated catalogues of all the maps known to have been produced by the (Company), and sixty-six reproductions of the most important maps and sketches." Minor edge wear, slight waviness to top/bottom edges of text block Dust jacket has very minor edge wrinkling, very minor rubbing.. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good+.
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THE GREAT MACKENZIE: IN WORD AND PHOTOGRAPH.
by Davies, Raymond Arthur.
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Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1947. 139 pp, 8 1/4" H. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs. A pictorial work about the Mackenzie River basin, its people, industries, institutions, shortly after the end of World War II. Contents: Foreword; The Awakening; The Gateway; The Great River; Northern Wealth; Fuel for the World; Northern Farming; Make Way for People; The Churches of the North; A Plan to Build the North; Conclusion. Small area of light printing ink smudging of text on page 41 - still very legible, light printing ink mark in bottom margin of page 48, some light edge wear, wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, small minor dent on rear board fore-edge. Dust jacket has small edge chips, tears and some creases; tear/scuff on spine; very light browning on spine and flap-folds; light rubbing; now protected in a mylar sleeve.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Fair. Illus. by George Zuckerman, photographs..
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HABITAT. VOLUME X, NUMBERS 3-6. CENTENNIAL ISSUE.
by Lester B. Pearson, Hugh MacLennan, Leslie Roberts, Raymond Souster, A.W. Purdy, Marjorie Freeman Campbell, Clare Bice, Grant MacEwen, J.G. MacGregor, Ethel Wilson, Eric Nicol, Harry Boyle, John G. Diefenbaker, Harold Horwood, Alain Grandbois, et al.
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Ottawa: Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation, 1967. 180 pp, 11" H. B&w photographs, reproductions. A look at Canada's cities in its Centennial year. Contents include: St. John's by Harold Horwood; Charlottetown by Frank MacKinnon; Halifax by Hugh MacLennan, Fredericton by Esther Clark Wright; Charme de Quebec by Gerard Morisset; Trois-Rivieres by Mgr Albert Tessier; Montreal by Alain Grandbois; Westmount by Leslie Roberts; My Two Torontos by Raymond Souster; Hamilton by Marjorie Freeman Campbell; London by Clare Bice; North Bay by Leonard J. Parker; Winnipeg by Christopher Dafoe, Prince Albert by John G. Diefenbaker; Calgary by Grant MacEwen, Peace River by J.G. MacGregor; Young Vancouver by Ethel Wilson; Victoria by Eric Nicol; Prince George by Terry Hammond, Whitehorse by Harry Boyle; etc. Interior - light toning to the edges of the pages, soft bump to the bottom corner of approx. the first half of the pages, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior…
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HUDSON'S BAY TO HARO STRAIT: BOOKS ON WESTERN CANADA AND THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. A COLLECTORS' GUIDE.
by Whale, G.J. Kim. Signed.
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Victoria, British Columbia: Rockland Books, 1998. 316 pp + Index, large 8vo (9 1/4" H). No. 186 of the first edition of 500 copies. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper. "(T)he boundaries of the guide are reasonably flexible. If a book contains significant Western or Western Arctic material, it will be included. The geographic reach embraces all the past and present territory of Western and Arctic Canada, all that was once Rupert's Land as well as those areas where histories have intermingled. For example, the great gold rushes of Alaska and the Klondike are strongly linked, and that's reflected in the accounts dealing with those events. I don't think I've missed many of the West's important books, but allow me the occasional oversight. The listings of the books have been made as clear and simple as possible, with a minimum of bibliographic description; enough ony to provide a sense of the size, shape and format of the book and a rough guide to the…
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LAW OF THE YUKON: A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE MOUNTED POLICE IN THE YUKON.
by Dobrowolsky, Helene. Foreword by Dr. William Beahen.
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Whitehorse, Yukon: Lost Moose, 1995. 192 pp, 12 1/4" H. B&w and colour photographs, maps, reproductions. Contents: Introduction; The First Post - Fort Constantine; The Klondike Gold Rush; Reinforcements Meet the Great Stampede; After the Rush; First Nations People and the Police; Crime, Conspiracy and Court; Women and the Force; Patrolling the Yukon; At Ease; Wartime and Alaska Highway Construction; Dog Stories; Policing Today; Honour Roll; Reference: Endnotes; Selected Bibliography; Illustrations; Index. Minor bump at bottom of spine. Dust jacket has minor edge wrinkling, minor rubbing, very soft crease at top of rear panel and flap, 1" faint line indentation on front panel.. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good+.
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NORTHWEST TERRITORIES POSTAL CANCELLATIONS 1907-1986.
by O'Reilly, Kevin. Inscribed.
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Toronto: Unitrade Press, 1987. 230 pp, 4to (11" H). Inscribed on title page: "To Jim & Pat / Best Wishes / K O'Reilly". B&w reproductions, maps. "A brief introduction reviews the geographic, temporal and philatelic scope of this research. This is followed by an office-by-office historical sketch, illustrations of the markings and a listing of their known usages. Features: All impressions of devices used to cancel mail from N.W.T. post offices and accompanying registration boxes are illustrated in full size; Each cancellation has been assigned a general type code and an individual numerical suffix. (Many offices have more than one marking of a a certain type.); 13 detailed topographical maps; Important data for each post office including status, location, population of area, origin of name and name changes; Historical sketches of the settlements relating to the most significant events; The proof date (of hammers) where known; Earliest and latest dates known for cancels;…
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THE POLAR PASSION: THE QUEST FOR THE NORTH POLE. WITH SELECTIONS FROM ARCTIC JOURNALS.
by Mowat, Farley. (Thorgisl Orrabeinsfostri, Robert Bylot, William Baffin, Elisha Kent Kane, Charels Francis Hall, George Tyson, Adolphus Greely, Fridtjof Nansen, Frederick Cook.)
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Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1967. 303 pp, 12 1/4" H. Profusely illustrated with reproductions, drawings, maps, photographs. Contents: Foreword; The First Steps North: The Saga of Thorgisl Orrabeinsfostri c. 997 A.D.; The Bay of Disbelief: The Fifth Voyage of Robert Bylot and Wm. Baffin, 1616; A Moth to the Flame: Elisha Kent Kane, Arctic Explorations, 1853-55; Life on an Ice-Floe: Charles Francis Hall, Life Among the Esquimaux, 1865 / George Tyson, Wonderful Drift, 1871-73; Lieut. Greely Sees It Through: Adolphus Greely, Three Years of Arctic Service, 1881-84; The Inland Ice: Fridtjof Nansen, The First Crossing of Greenland, 1888; The Passion Quickens: A Survey - 1892-1906; The Top of the World: Frederick Cook, My Attainment of the Pole, 1907-08; Epilogue; Sources and Acknowledgements; Index. Very light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, two very tiny stains on top of text block, very light edge wear. Dust jacket has light to moderate edge wear/creasing, a few small edge tears and chips…
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QUEST FOR FRANKLIN.
by Wright, Noel.
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London: Heinemann, 1959. 258 pp, 8vo (8 11/16" H). B&w plates, maps. "(G)ives a background account of Arctic exploration from the sixteenth century onwards and sets out such facts about Franklin's disappearance as have been discovered by the various relief and search parties. It is an exciting and moving story in which official incompetence and indifference contrasts strongly with Lady Franklin's gallant and persistent attempts to find her husband. But 'Quest for Franklin' is not only a history and an adventure story; it is also an inquiry and an appeal. For Admiral Wright believes that the known facts have never before been properly examined and correlated, and he is suspicious of the slurs that have been cast on the highly experienced officers who led the Franklin expedition. And so he draws his own conclusions, and makes a call for a further effort to find the cache in which he is convinced there lie valuable scientific information and conclusive evidence of what…
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THE SEARCH FOR THE BREADALBANE. REVISED EDITION.
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Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1985. 191 pp, large 8vo (9 1/16" H). B&w photographs, reproductions, map. "In 1980 the remains of a three-masted British barque were discovered in 100m of water south of Beechey Island in the Canadian Arctic. Three years later, in May 1983, a diving crew led by Dr Joe MacInnis actually set foot on the deck of the 'Breadalbane', the northernmost shipwreck known to man. This is its story." Small bump at top of front hinge. Dust jacket has light wrinkling at top of spine, minor rubbing.. Revised Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.
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