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    Reference 2612 (2272)
    Category General Polar;
    Author Edited By Morris, Charles; With an Introduction By Melville, George W.
    Title FINDING THE NORTH POLE: Dr. Cook's Own Story of His Discovery, April 21, 1908 - The Story of Commander Peary's Discovery, April 6, 1909. Together with the Marvelous Record of Former Arctic Expeditions.
    Publishing Information W.E. Scull, 1909
    Description No Publisher listed Copyright W.E. Scull, 1909, 1st Edition; xvi, 17-448 pages, illustrated, frontispiece, monotone illustrations. Quarter leather covers with gilt titling to spine, coloured end papers, marbled page edges. Introduction by Admiral George W. Melville, who himself survived three Arctic expeditions. Contains sketches of Cook's and Peary's early Arctic work, the Cook Peary controversy and 19th century exploration of the North East and North west passages as well as two chapters on the Antarctic "The problems of the Antarctic Zone" and "Shackleton on the Threshold of The South Pole". Arctic Bibliography 11754. Contents clean. A nice copy. Very Good
    Price £60.00
    Keywords qpolarq, arctic, antarctic S1-Pol
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