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Arctic Breakthrough : Franklin's Expeditions 1819-1847

Arctic Breakthrough : Franklin's Expeditions 1819-1847

by Nanton, Paul

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First British Edition
Published
1971
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9780718301323
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London : William Kimber , 1971 . First British Edition . VG/VG . 8VO . The story of all three of Franklin's Arctic expedtions. Black and white illustrations, maps, map endpapers. Light wear to book and jacket.
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Arctic Bride
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Arctic Bride

by Tolbloom, Wanda Neill

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First US Edition
Published
1957
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New York : William Morrow , 1957 . First US Edition . VG/VG . 8VO . A young bride spends the first two years of her marriage at an isolated settlement in Nothern Quebec on Hudson's Bay. Well illustrated with black and white photos. Review copy with review slip affixed to front endpaper. Light wear to… Read more about this item
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Life and Adventures of Nansen - The Great Arctic Explorer

Life and Adventures of Nansen - The Great Arctic Explorer

by Bain, J Arthur

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London : The Walter Scott Publishing Co, Ltd, , No Date . . Very Good . 8VO . Simpkin shown as publisher on spine. Illustrated in black and white with generally poor reproductions. Very light wear, a solid handsome copy. Square ink scribble on front pastedown apparently covering up a signature.
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In The Arctic Seas : A Narrative of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and His Companions

In The Arctic Seas : A Narrative of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and His Companions

by M'Clintock, F L

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Philadelphia : Porter & Coates , no date . . VG . 8VO . An account of the final one of the hunts for Franklin. Originally published by John Murray in 1859. Although the title page states with maps and illustrations there is only a frontis piece. Light wear, a bit more at spine tail. … Read more about this item
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The New People : The Eskimo's Journey Into Our Time
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The New People : The Eskimo's Journey Into Our Time

by Iglauer, Edith

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First British Edition
Published
1966
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London : Jonathan Cape , 1966 . First British Edition . VG/VG . 8VO . An early description of the Inuit's migration from the land to fixed settlements. Originally published in the New Yorker as a series of articles. Very light wear to book, jacket rubbed along folds.
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Reindeer Days Remembered

Reindeer Days Remembered

by Hart, Elisa J

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Used - Near Fine in Wraps
Edition
First Edition
Published
2001
ISBN
9780968363676
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Inuvik, NWT : Inuvialuit Cultural Resource Centre , 2001 . First Edition . Near Fine in Wraps . 4TO . The little known story of Innuit Reindeer herding in the Mackenzie Delta. Well illustrated in colour and black and white. Lightest of wear. Uncommon
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The Arctic Grail : The Quest for the the North West Passage and the North Pole 1818-1909

The Arctic Grail : The Quest for the the North West Passage and the North Pole 1818-1909

by Berton, Pierre

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Published
1988
ISBN
9780771012662
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Toronto : McClelland and Stewart , 1988 . . NF/NF . 8VO . SIGNED and dated (Dec 88) by Berton on the title page. The complete story of the exploration of the Arctic in the Nineteenth Century. Well illustrated in black and white. Owner's signature on jacket flap, front endpaper and half-title.
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Arctic Exploration and Development, c. 500 B.C. to 1915 : An Encyclopedia

Arctic Exploration and Development, c. 500 B.C. to 1915 : An Encyclopedia

by Holland, Clive

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First Edition
Published
1994
ISBN
9780824076481
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New York : Garland Publishing , 1994 . First Edition . Very Good . 4TO . An invaluable reference for anyone interested in things Arctic. Illustrated with 30 maps. A very lightly worn ex-library copy with usual interior markings and pocket, no external markings beyond a stamp on the top edge. A large and heavy… Read more about this item
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SEA-ICE ATLAS OF ARCTIC CANADA 1975-1978

by Lindsay, D. G.

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First Edition
Published
1982
ISBN
9780660110240
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Ottawa : Energy, Mines and Resources Canada , 1982 . First Edition . VG . Oblong 4TO . A solid non-circulating ex-library copy with minimal interior and exterior markings. Rebound in sturdy bllue library buckram.
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Arctic Bibliography Prepared for and in Cooperation with the Department of Defence Under the Direction of the Arctic Institute of North America. Volumes 4-8 and volume 11-14

by Tremaine, Marie (editor)

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First Edition
Published
1954-1969
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Washington & Montreal : Department of Defense & mcGill University Press , 1954-1969 . First Edition . VG . 8VO . Nine volumes. An indispensable Arctic reference. Folding maps in all volumes except 11 & 13. Very lightly worn non-circulating ex-library reference copies with minimal markings, no pockets. Quite a handsome set with white accession numbers on… Read more about this item
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Arctic Bibliography Prepared for and in Cooperation with the Department of Defence Under the Direction of the Arctic Institute of North America. Volumes 1-3

by Arctic Institute of North America

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First Edition
Published
1953
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Washington, DC : Department of Defense , 1953 . First Edition . VG . 8VO . These first three volumes cover the early era of Arctic exploration and are an indispensable reference for anyone interested in the history and literature of the Arctic. Folding maps in all three volumes. Very lightly worn non-circulating ex-library reference copies with… Read more about this item
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Report of the Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-18. Volume XI: Geology and Geography, Southern Party - 1913-16.

by Various Authors

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Published
1924
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Ottawa : F A Acland, King's Printer , 1924 . . VG . 8VO . Includes Geographical Notes on the Arctic Coast of Canada (Part B); Geology of the Arctic Coast of Canada, West of the Kent Peninsula (Part A). Bound in green buckram with black lettering on spine. Illustrated with black and white photos,… Read more about this item
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Thawing Out The Eskimo

by Morice, Rev. Adrian G

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Published
1943
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Boston : Society for Propagation of the Faith , 1943 . . VG . 8VO . The story of Bishop Turquetil, known as the Bishop of the North Pole, and his work among the Innuit. Book very lightly worn. Several pieces of jacket, including front flap laid in. Owner's name and and exhortation to "return this… Read more about this item
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Libby : The Sketches, Letters and Journal of Libby Beaman, Recorded in the Pribilof Islands, 1879-1880

by Beaman, Libby

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Edition
Second Printing
Published
1987
ISBN
9780933031098
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Tulsa : Council Oak Books , 1987 . Second Printing . NF . Narrow 4TO . As presented by her granddaughter Betty John. A unique record of a wpman's stay in the Pribiloff Islands of Alasks in the 1800's A handsome production in every way illustrated with drawings and photos. Publisher's broadsheet laid in. Lightest of wear,… Read more about this item
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Nansen and the Frozen North

by Black, John

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Published
1905
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London : George Routledge , 1905 . . Good . 12MO . Illustrated with black and white photographic plates. Pictorial covers.Story on Nansen's journey to the hightest latitudes reached until that time. Covers worn and with red staining. Rear spine splitting at top. Pages browned, some foxing.
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The Arctic Year : A Month by Month Account of Life in the Arctic Zone

by Freuchen, Peter & Salomonsen, Finn

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Edition
Second Printing
Published
1958
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New York : G P Putnam's , 1958 . Second Printing . Vg/VG- . 8VO . Nice copy in somewhat worn jacket with half inch irregular hole near head of spine.
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The Polar Voyagers

by Rasky, Frank

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Edition
First Edition
Published
1976
ISBN
9780070824058
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Toronto : Mcgraw Hill Ryerson , 1976 . First Edition . NF/Good . 4TO . From the Vikings to the fur-trade explorers of the 18th century. Extensively illustrated in black and white. Jacket worn with several chips and tears.
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Charting the Russian Northern Route

by Starkokadomskiy, L M

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Edition
First Edition
Published
1976
ISBN
9780773502109
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Montreal : Arctic Institute of North America , 1976 . First Edition . NF/VG . 8VO . The Arctic Ocean Hydrographic Expedition 1910-1915. Translated and edited by William Barber. Illustrated with black and white photos.
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