General Greely

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1936. Biography of the Civil War soldier; leader of the disastrous Lady Franklin Bay Expedition; Chief Signal Officer of the U.S. Army, responsible for modernizing communications in Puerto Rico, Cuba, the Philippines & Alaska; and military commander during the aftermath of the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco. Shortly before his death, he was awarded… Read more about this item

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1936. 8vo size clothbound hardcover with gilt titles on front cover; 242 toned pages Adolphus Greely was an American army military officer and polar explorer. He remains the only person awarded the Medal of Honor for lifetime achievement. A Reading Copy: Ex-library with typical treatments; fep was clipped to remove barcode;… Read more about this item

NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1936. textblock very clean and tight. Plain green cloth binding is rubbed, but overall lightly edge-worn; no dust jacket; 242pp.. First Edition. Green Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by Plates. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

G.P. Putnam, 1936-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Good+/Good Dust Jacket. 1st edition, 1936. From a private collection. Good+ hardcover with good dust jacket. Previous owner's name on front paste down; hinges lightly shaken (binding remains sound); dust soil to top edge. DJ is foxed and has wear, small closed tears along edges. DJ now in protective Mylar wraps, tears… Read more about this item

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1936 First edition. xiv, 242pp. Ten photographic plates. Blue cloth. A very fine copy. The definitive biography of this Civil War veteran and arctic explorer, by one who knew and worked with him from the time of his work with the U. S. Army Signal Corps to his death..

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1936. 242 pp. Original red cloth covers w/ light sunning to spine ends. Natural toning to endpapers. DJ moderately soiled and rubbed w/ short tears and chipping to edges. Approx. 7" wide x 1" long piece missing from bottom edge of rear panel and spine. Spine a bit sunned.… Read more about this item

G. P. Putnam, 1936. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

G.P. Putnam's sons. Collectible - Acceptable. First edition copy. Collectible - Acceptable. No Dust Jacket Former Library book. (Arctic Expeditions, Explorers, Biography)