Polar Books Catalogue
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Sections : Antarctic; Arctic; Journal of the Manchester Geographical Society; Maps; Miscellaneous; Mountaineering; General Polar; Scott; Other travel; Whaling;
Reference 3670 (1928) Category Antarctic; Author Dovers, Robert Title HUSKIES Publishing Information London: G. Bell & Sons Ltd., 1957. Description 2nd printing, April 1957: 219 pages, illustrated 19 b/w photo, 3 maps (1 double-page). Original covers in unclipped dust jacket. Shelf wear, dust jacket in archival sleeve, age toning to pages, conents clean. Robert Dovers was attached to a French expedition to learn about Polar exploration from experienced French personnel, at the same time benefiting all by his competency in other fields (cartography). This book is an account of his experiences and the behaviour and psychology of the sledge dogs. One of the objects of the expedition was to maintain the first all year round study of the Emperor penguins. Price £5.00 Keywords penguin, qpolarq, S1-Ant ISBN Add this to your basket