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Harrap , 1942. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1940. 1st Edition 1st Printing stated. Hardcover. Good +. Maps, drawings, photos. Stiff and whistle-clean inside. Spine has sunning but the silver lettering remains. Tanning along the interior hinges, wonderful drawing on the endpapers. rear hinge starting to be exposed but still strong. Slight humidity caused waving of early pages. Very nice book Though I have been critical. History of the earliest known explorer, Thule. The great Age of Exploration.

Very Good Hardcover Very Good Mylar Protected Price cut Dust Jacket Clean 383 pp. b/w illus. Except for Woman's Memorial Hospital written sentence. NOT a library copy. A study of exploration of the ancient Arctic by the Irish and Pytheas exploring Ultima Thule. and Iceland. Drawings of Celtic Coracles and Inuit Umiaks. Even discussion of Climate Change in the Arctic in the ancient world. Uncommon Dust Jacket. See our Three Geese in Flight Scans

London, George G. Harrap & Co., [1942], First British edition. . original cloth, rubbed at edges, publishers label on front cover, cover is good, internally very good and clean. . 8vo [22 x 14 cm]; 256 pp, 13 maps, illustrations from photos and drwgs by Alexander Popini, bibliog, index. . The author, a major Arctic explorer, describes his theories about Pytheas and Columbus' travels in the Arctic, as well as Arctic climate in their time. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

New York: The MacMillan Company. Very Good+. 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. Spine and cover lettering faded. Endpapers browned ; Greek philosophy and the far North; 8vo; 383 pages .

George G. Harrap & Company, 1942. Early Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Fair. 1942 Edition; 256 pages, illustrated with 4 b/w plates, 4 text illustrations and 13 maps, bibliography, index. Blue cloth covers with red titling to spine in illustrated unclipped dust jacket. Shelfware, dust jacket tatty, neat gift inscription dated 1943 to front end paper, minor spotting to page edges, contents clean. The author, a major Arctic explorer, describes his theories about Pytheas and Columbus' travels in the Arctic, as well as Arctic climate in their time. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2863. .

Macmillan Company, NY,, 1944. Book Book Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. Signed by Author(s). Macmillan Company, NY, 1944. Very Good. Signed by Author(s). Blue cloth slightly worn at edges.DJ creased at top edge and with some loss top of spine, and scraped at title, now in protective sleeve. Signed by the author.Pages clean and tight but slightly warped at lower edge. PO's small ink stamp on front free endpaper.

New York: MacMillan Company, 1940. Undetermined. near fine. 1st Trade Edition. [x],383pp. Octavo. Illustrations from drawings by Alexander Popini and sketch maps. Original silver stamped blue cloth with endpaper illustrations. Dust wrapper has minor soiling and wear at the top and bottom of spine. Interesting engraved bookplate on the front pastedown. near fine A.B. 16871; CF Mattila A21. Stefansson explores the possible voyages of Pytheas and Columbus to the Arctic seas. Book is inscribed by Stefansson on the half title to the owner of the bookplate. Also with the Bookplate of Beekman Pool. 1940

New York: MacMillan Company, 1940. (11),383 pp. Octavo. Bound in a fine presentation binding by Bennett of New York. Half green morocco with an interesting paper used on the boards. Leather corners to match. Endpapers to match. Top edge gilt. Spine ruled in six compartments with decorative center tool. Illustrations from drawings by Alexander Popini and sketch maps. Copy #41/100 for members of the Explorers Club, signed by Stefansson, and Popini. Very scarce in this edition and as a presentation binding. A.B. 16871; CF Mattila A21. Stefansson explores the possible voyages of Pytheas and Columbus to the Arctic seas. Intended as a supplement to Stef's earlier work Unsolved Mysteries of the Arctic. This copy from the library of noted polar book collector Martin Greene. 1940