Conquest of the Arctic by Louis Segal - 1939

Paperback / softback. New.

London: G. G. Harrap & Company, Ltd. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1939. 1st. Hardcover. The book has been rebound in red cloth covered boards with gilt titles on spine, tape stains on end papers, unobtrusive library markings, library pocket and cncellation stamp on back end paper ; A bright, solid book, B&W plates throughout. Appears not to have been read very much ; Ex-Library; 285 pages; Segal attempts to give a history of the attempts of various explorers to discover the Artic in its various aspects, its passages, its flora and fauna, its peoples. These explorers, many of whom gave their lives, traveled by sea, by air, and overland. Many places are named in honour of these men. In an appendix at the end is a chronological list of the explorers, their nationality, the location of their exploration and the year, ending in 1918. .

George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.,, 1939. First Edition. Cloth. Good. 1st Edition: 285pp, illustrated, b/w photographs, 2 maps. Blue cloth covers with white titling. Contents include Exploration; Navigating the Nort-East Passage; On Top of the Earth; The Western Arctic; Men of the North; Aviation,Scientific Discovery, and Natural Resources; Chronology of Arctic Voyages and Exploration. Covers grubby, spotting to end papers, prelims and page edges. Blind stamped complimentary copy on last page of index. Covers grubby, contents clean. Good. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Arctic; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2815. .

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Hardback. New.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

London: Harrap, 1939. SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp. 284. Bound in publisher's light blue cloth titled in pale silver to spine, in a pictorial dustjacket depicting modes of transport heading towards the North Pole. Cloth in excellent condition with limited signs of wear. Endcaps a little pushed, with superficial rubbing here and there. Textblock externally spotted, but clean throughout. Dustjacket is excellent: bright, clean, unclipped, with a few small closed tears and chips, and a little soiling to the rear panel. A visually striking book. Author's red pen inscription to the front flyleaf reads: 'To Mr. Hugh W. Ewing / With the sincere compliments of the author / 15.01.42 / Louis Segal'. Ewing was the author of the 'First Books for Home and School' in the 1940s. Segal's work is a scholarly account of passages into the Arctic, from the ancients to more modern accounts. Thrilling rescues from treacherous ice floes and feats of daring-do are waiting to be found inside this item.