New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1886 . First edition. Leather. Very Good. 2 volumes, 24 cm; Vol. 1: xxv, 428 pages, [17] leaves of plates; vol. 2: xii, [2], 444 pages, [26] leaves of plates. Folding maps, including one in special map pocket on rear pastedown. Bound in full red pebbled leather ruled in gilt, with six-panel spine decorated in gilt, floral gilt turn-ins, marbled endleaves. All edges gilt. Joints rather tender, with upper joint of volume one predictably distressed with a long split. Small chip missing from lower panel on spine of volume 1, and from upper panel on spine of volume 2. Unblemished interior. Reference: Arctic Bibliography 6118.

American polar explorer Adolphus Washington Greely (1844-1935) led a scientific expedition during the first International Polar Year (1881) that met with extreme hardship. By the time the party was rescued (in 1884!), there were only six survivors of the original 25-man crew, and one of the survivors died during the homeward journey. This account is written with the dispassion of a scientist but with the intensity of a survivor.

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Bookseller: Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 5581
Title: Three years of Arctic service:
Author: Greely, Adolphus W
Format/Binding: Leather
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1886
Keywords: polar exploration Franklin expedition arctic exploration Polar year survival
Bookseller catalogs: Journeys and Destinations;
Note: May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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