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With Peary Near the Pole
de Astrup, Eivind. Translated by H.J. Bull
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- very good
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- Estado
- very good
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London: C. Arthur Pearson, Limited, 1898. Undetermined. very good. 1st Edition. 362 +plates,[fold out at rear]pp. Octavo. Original red cloth. Stamped boards with spine title in gilt. Minor shelf wear to spine crown and foot; front lower corner bent with small, closed gash on upper edge. Bookplate on front pastedown; endpapers slightly browned. Illustrated frontis; 4 plates from photographs and numerous in-text illustrations. Fold out map of Greenland at rear. Arctic bib 777.Translation of Astrup's journey to Greenland with Peary in 1891-92. Eivind Astrup served aboard the SS Kite, which set out from New York to determine if Greenland was an island. Peary was accompanied by his wife, Josephine Diebitsch Peary, the first female to travel on an expedition to the Arctic. 1898
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- Librería
- Aquila Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 131667
- Título
- With Peary Near the Pole
- Autor
- Astrup, Eivind. Translated by H.J. Bull
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Undetermined
- Estado del libro
- Usado - very good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Editorial
- C. Arthur Pearson, Limited
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1898
- Palabras clave
- Greenland|North Pole|North West Passage|Peary
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