Robert E. Peary. U. S. N. - Nearest the Pole - 1907

«A Narrative of the Polar Expedition of the Peary Arctic Club
in the S.S. Roosevelt, 1905-1906".

Plates, text and maps in lovely condition.

Publishers black buckram with gilt vignette.
Gilt title to spine.
Gilt vignette to rear cover.

xx, 411 pages.
Colour frontispiece with captioned tissue guard.
98 photographic plates from the author's originals.
2 folding colour maps.

"Peary's 1905-6 attempt on the North Pole by way of Smith Sound
was sponsored by the Peary Arctic Club, of which Peary offers an
account in the book. Adverse weather conditions thwarted the attempt,
but Peary was able to explore the northern coast of Ellesmere Island.
[Arctic Bibliography 13226]."

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