The Conquest of the Atlantic

First Edition, First Printing. Very rare; only one on the market in some time. Original price intact ($2.50). Errata slip on page 55. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Profusely illustrated throughout on full color and black and white. Near fine in publisher's original tan cloth. Content near fine with only occasional spots; otherwise very clean, bright and colorful. Very good pictorial dust jacket (rare thus), with moderate chips and small tears / closed tears (see photos). 4to. 55pp. A rare and wonderful copy of this d'Aulaire book.

"Here is a book that is unique in its dramatic presentation of the history of the Atlantic in an unbroken chain of events from the voyages of the Viking Dragon ships to General Balbo's twenty seaplanes flying from Italy to Chicago by way of Greenland." (New York Times Review 1933). One of the D'Aulaires' early (1933) titles. A wonderful tale of exploration and adventure.

Ingri d'Aulaire (1904-1980) was an American children's artist and illustrator, who worked in collaboration with her husband and fellow artist, Edgar Parin d'Aulaire. Born Ingri Mortenson in Kongsburg, Norway, she studied art in Norway, Germany and France, and met Edgar Parin d'Aulaire when she was a student in Munich. They married in 1925, and immigrated to the USA shortly thereafter, settling in Brooklyn in 1929. After pursuing separate careers initially, the couple turned to illustrating children's books together, releasing their first collaborative effort, The Magic Rug, in 1931. They settled in Wilton, Connecticut in 1941, and lived there until their deaths in the 1980s. Awarded the 1940 Caldecott Medal for their picture-book biography of Abraham Lincoln, the d'Aulaires published other children's biographies, as well as some notable works on Greek and Norse mythology.