Polar Books Catalogue

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    Reference 4387 (2472)
    Category Arctic;
    Author Scott, J.M
    Title GINO WATKINS.
    Publishing Information London: Hodder & Stoughton Limited,1935.
    Description October 1935 Edition (1st edition, 2nd reprint) xviii, 317pages. illustrated, coloured frontispiece, 28 b/w plates, 7maps. Original cloth covers, no dust jacket. Shelf wear, covers slightly grubby, previous owners signature to front end paper otherwise contents clean. A nice copy. Biography of the polar explorer and hero with a tribute from Stanley Baldwin. The life of Henry "Gino" Watkins, who died in 1932 at the age of 25 on his 4th Arctic expedition, to Greenland. [Neate S37: Gino Watkins (1907-1932) was a good climber who became a driving force in Arctic exploration. He discovered the highest mountains in Greenland which are now named after him, but drowned while out hunting in a kayak.
    Price £20.00
    Keywords qpolarq, arctic, polarbook, polar, S1-Arc
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