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 2510 (754) Category Arctic; Author Manning, Mrs. Tom Title IGLOO FOR THE NIGHT. Publishing Information Toronto: The University of Toronto Press, 1946. Description 1st Canadian Edition: 234pp, illustrated, 27 b/w photographs, route map on fep. Blue cloth covers with titling to spine in dustjacket. Mrs. Manning and her husband were married on July24th on the Hudson's Bay Company's ship Nascopie whilst she lay in the bay of Cape Dorset, SW Baffin Island. For the next two years the couple journeyed around the northern end of Hudson Bay on Manning's boat the Polecat and by dogsled, a joutney of around 2500 miles. Covers faded, gift inscription on half title, contents clean. Dustjacket grubby, nibbled, tears, small pieces missing. Good/Dustjacket Fair Price £20.00 Keywords qpolarq, eskimo, whale, husky, Arctic, polar, Alaska S1-Arc ISBN Add this to your basket