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 2870 (2172) Category Arctic; Author Stefansson, Vilhjalmur (Forewords by H.F. Osborn & R.W. Brock; Natural History Appendix by Dr.R.M. Anderson) Title MY LIFE WITH THE ESKIMOS. Publishing Information London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.,1924. Description New Edition, revised and abridged; xii, 299 pages,illustrated, b/w plates, 2 folding maps. Original covers. Ex Libri, usual stamps and markings to prelims and page v of the foreword. Shelf wear, bumped, some minor foxing, mainly to page edges and prelims.Describes the adventures of this noted Canadian explorer & ethnologist in the early twentieth century in the Arctic, highlighting his second expedition among the Mackenzie Eskimo. 'The New Edition, abridged to less than half the 1913 edition, 'eliminated digressions and omits the scientific appendix;' but includes additional information, made available in the interval, on the so called 'blond eskimos.' Price £30.00 Keywords polar,qpolarq, arctic, polarbook, S1-Arc ISBN Add this to your basket