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New York.: St. Martin's Press., 1977.. Stated first edition. . Hardcover. . Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar). . Octavo. . Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition.
Karluk. The Great Untold Story of Arctic Exploration by William Laird McKinlay - 1976
by William Laird McKinlay
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Karluk. The Great Untold Story of Arctic Exploration
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London: BCA, 1976. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Bound in silver/blue cloth, with unclipped dw, 48 b/w photographs, 3 maps, 170pp. The story of the Karluk, the leading ship of Stefansson's Arctic Expedition of 1913-18 which was crushed and sunk in ice leaving the 25 sailors of the ship's crew stranded on the Arctic ice. Eleven of the crew died before rescue came.
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Karluk. The Great Untold Story of Arctic Exploration.
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New York: St Martin's Press. 1977. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition in Good+ Dustjacket. DJ has some minor wear & is now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Maps. 170 pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st US Edition. Hardback.
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NY: St. Martin's Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1977. Hardcover. 8vo; 170 pages. .
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London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1976. xiii, 170pp, index, 48 bw ills, 3 maps. Or gray cloth in jacket. Jacket price clipped, with minor fading on spine. Tells for the first time the story of the Karluk, the leading ship of the Stefansson Arctic Expedition of 1913-18, which was crushed and sunk in ice almost before the expedition began. The ship's crew of 25 were left stranded on the ice while the expedition leader continued on his northern exploration, not returning for five years. In the ensuing struggle for survival eight men died moving across the ice floes, one shot himself, 2 died of malnutrition and the rest barely managed to survive until rescue came. The incredible story is told by the magnetician and meteorologist for the expedition, Angus McDonald, a Scottish schoolteacher then 25 years of age. Illustrated by photographs taken at the time, most never before published.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.
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London England: Book Club Associates. Very Good/Fair. 1976. 1st Book Club Associates. Cloth. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Hardback Hardback. Closed tear repair to top edge of front D/J. Foreword by Magnus Magnusson. This book tells for the first time the full story of the Karluk, the leading ship of Stefansson's Arctic Expedition of 1913-18, which was crushed and sunk in ice almost before the expedition had properly begun. The ship's crew of twenty-fice people were left stranded on the Arctic ice while their leader continued his northern exploration, not returning for five years. The almost incredible story of their nightmare struggle for survival in the face of ignorance, lack of leadership and the appalling Arctic conditions is told by the magnetician and meteorologist of the expedition, William Laird McKinlay, a Scottish schoolteacher, then twenty-five years old. Like most of his companions, he was inexperienced, and untrained in any of the skills essential to…
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New York: St. Martin's Press. 1977. Family Bookshelf Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Small closed tear on spine crown. Light edgewear on bottom front panel. .
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