Arctic from Legacy Books II

1897. Print. Illus. by Matthew Brady. VG. No Binding. Sized about 9 x 5, with facsimile signature, printed on light-gauge glossy paper, from an engraving by T. B. Welch of a Brady daguerreotype..

NY: The Century Company, 1896. Book. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 7pp extract, printed in double columns, illustrated by the author, salvaged from a damaged issue of The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, Volume LII, No. 3, July, 1896. The 1893 studio of the author and artist, north of Inglefield Gulf, northwest Greenland, where he spent several months working. Housed… Saber más sobre este artículo

NY: S. S. McClure, 1902. Book. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 10pp extract, printed in double columns, illustrated with 5 photographs taken the previous summer by Dr. F. A. Cook at Cape Sabine, where Peary was presently encamped, and a map showing the region of Peary's exploration, first page-only in photocopy, salvaged from a damaged issue of McClure's Magazine, Volume XVIII,… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: George Newnes, Ltd, 1896. Book. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 10pp extract, printed in double columns, illustrated with 12 photographs and drawings, including portraits and a map of the polar regions showing Nansen's course, salvaged from a damaged issue of The Strand Magazine, Volume XII, No. 70, December, 1896. Illustrations include a view in Nansen's study, the group portrait of… Saber más sobre este artículo

NY: The Century Company, 1864. Book. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 22pp extract, printed in double columns, illustrated with 23 characteristic Harper's engravings, salvaged from a damaged issue of Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume XXIX, No. 172, September, 1864. From the opening paragraph, "In this Magazine for May was given a general resume of the remarkable expedition to the Arctic regions… Saber más sobre este artículo

NY: The Century Company, 1911. Book. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 7pp extract, printed in double columns, illustrated with 4 photographs, water staining at page ends, salvaged from a damaged issue of The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, Volume LXXXII, No. 5, September, 1911. Illustrations include the church at Sukkertoppen, an Eskimo nurse-maid, sevants in Danish service, and an Eskimo girl in… Saber más sobre este artículo

NY: The Century Company, 1917. Book. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 13pp extract, printed in double columns, illustrated with 15 photographs, faded water-staining at page bottoms, salvaged from a damaged issue of The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, Volume XCIV, No. 6, October, 1917. From the opening paragraph, "One of the fundamental principles of all my arctic expeditions has been to depend… Saber más sobre este artículo

NY: Harper & Brothers, 1857. Book. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 6pp extract, printed in double columns, salvaged from a damaged issue of Harper's Monthly, Volume XIV, No. 81, February, 1857. Includes Robert McClure and the Franklin search expedition. Housed in protective mylar report cover with spine sleeve..

NY: Harper & Brothers, 1861. Book. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 12pp extract, printed in double columns, illustrated with 7 characteristic Harper's engravings, salvaged from a damaged issue of Harper's Magazine, Volume XXIII, No. 137, October, 1861. Seal, walrus, polar bear, and reindeer hunting on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen in the Arctic Ocean. Housed in protective mylar report cover with… Saber más sobre este artículo

Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1831. Book. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 18pp extract, printed in double columns, salvaged from a damaged issue of Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume XXX, No. 182, July, 1831. A contemporary review of the author's very scarce title that had recently been published by Colburn and Bentley, London, 1831. Housed in protective mylar report cover with spine… Saber más sobre este artículo

NY: Harper & Brothers, 1860. Book. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 8pp extract, printed in double columns, salvaged from a damaged issue of Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume XX, March, 1860. Historical review of the various sailors and explorers who sought the Northwest Passage. Housed in protective mylar report cover. Scarce..

Washington: GPO, 1871. Book. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 10pp extract, salvaged from a damaged copy of the Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution for the Year 1869. Housed in protective mylar report cover with spine sleeve..

Boston: Ticknor And Fields, 1867. Book. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 12pp extract, printed in double columns, salvaged from a damaged issue of The Atlantic Monthly, Volume XX, #117, July, 1867. Housed in protective mylar report cover with spine sleeve..

NY: The Century Company, 1885. Book. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 14pp extract, printed in double columns, illustrated with 2 maps, a ground plan of Camp Clay, and a facsimile of the first page of the hektograph newspaper printed at Fort Conger, salvaged from a damaged issue of The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, Volume XXX, No. 1, May, 1885. First-hand account… Saber más sobre este artículo

NY: The Century Company, 1887. Book. Illus. by Mary Hallock Foote. Good. Soft cover. 8vo. 12pp extract, printed in double columns, illustrated with 2 drawings, salvaged from a damaged issue of The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, Volume XXXIV, No. 4, August, 1887. An honorable memorial of sorts for Kivigtok Jens Edwards who died while hunting seal for the starving expedition.… Saber más sobre este artículo

NY: American Geographical Society, 1901. Book. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 7pp extract, salvaged from a damaged copy of the Bulletin Of The American Geographical Society Of New York 1901, Vol 33, No. 4. The author's presentation to the American Geographical Society on Tuesday, November 19, 1901. Bridgman was secretary of the Peary Arctic Club, and also commanded the Diana, 1899,… Saber más sobre este artículo

Washington: GPO, 1953. Book. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 18pp extract, bibliography, illustrated with 4 plates, salvaged from a damaged copy of the Annual Report Of The Board Of Regents Of The Smithsonian Institution For The Year Ended June 30 1952. Significance of glacial and interglacial ages, evidence of glaciation, distribution and types of former glaciers, growth and disappearance of the… Saber más sobre este artículo

Washington: GPO, 1944. Book. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 12pp extract, salvaged from a damaged copy of the Annual Report Of The Board Of Regents Of The Smithsonian Institution For The Year Ended June 30 1944. Housed in protective mylar report cover..

NY: American Geographical Society, 1895. Book. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 13pp extract, salvaged from a damaged copy of the Bulletin Of The American Geographical Society Of New York 1895, Vol 27, No. 1. A proposal by Robert E. Peary's wife to scientific and historical organizations to contribute money or effort toward an expedition to Greenland to retrieve Peary and his… Saber más sobre este artículo