Nearest Pole by Peary U S N (8 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Black cloth on boards with gilt decoration to front and gilt lettering to spine. Mild bumping and rubbing to extremities. Very clean and tidy, and firm, throughout. Illustrated with black and white photographs within the text. The two fold-out maps located at the back of the book are a little creased from poor re-folding, but are intact and, apart from small closed tears at the hinges, are complete. A heavy book, which will incur extra carriage charges for non UK customers.

hard cover, ex library, two fold out maps in place, brown cloth, 411 pages, 6 5/8 x 9 7/8 inches, 1st edition, very good book condition, no dust jacket, non-fiction,

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Hardcover; Hardcover: Ex- library with all the usual markings. Library binding with title on spine in gold. Library bookplate on paste-down. Frontispiece and pages are foxed. Library perforated stamp on title page. Fascinating text and interesting photos (in sepia) . Lacking maps. Nice tight binding. ; Photos & Illus; 4TO; 411 pages.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No d/w. First Edition. xx + 411pp; With ninety-eight illustrations by the author and two maps; Black cloth stamped with gilt vignette of image of man, sled and dogs; A bright and clean copy though covers rubbed and some chipping to head and tail of spine; Digital photos available on request; Size: Large 8vo; A heavy item; Book.

Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. 1st UK Edition: xx, 411pages, illustrated, with 98 illustrations by the author and two folding maps. Original black/brown cloth, gilt vignette of man, sled and dogs to front cover. The account of the second unsuccessful attempt by Peary, in 1906, to reach the North Pole. He was forced to turn back 175 miles from his destination. He passed Ellesmere Land to Cape Sheridan and the Arctic Basin, returning along the coast of Greenland. In this, his second to last expedition he claimed to have reached 87º06', the farthest north any had yet been. Arctic Biblio,13226. Ricks p. 169. Peary made several expeditions attempting to reach the North Pole. In this, his 1906 expedition, he reached latitude 87degrees 06minutes N, about 175 miles from the Pole, the closest to the Pole yet achieved. While ostensibly failures, these expeditions allowed him to test his equipment, dogs and men, honing his skills for what he later (1909) reported to be a successful achievement of the Pole. These 1906 journeys passed Ellesmere Land to Cape Sheridan and the Arctic Basin. He returned to his ship by sledge along the Northern Coast of Greenland. There is appended a report of Peary's explorations in 1898-1902. Whether Peary himself ever reached the North Pole is a subject of some controversy today. Shelfware, bumped, previous owners bookplate to front pastedown, frontispiece and couple of pages cracking at hinge, age toning to pages, contents clean, small tear to one of the two folding maps. This is the first UK edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; 1900-1920; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2687.

A Very Good Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Green cloth binding with raised decoration to front panel. Top edge gilt a bit dulled. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear. Both fold-out maps at rear of binding are present. With ninety-five photographs by the author, and a frontispiece in colour by Albert Operti. Royal Ocatvo; 4to; 10.25 inches tall; 411 pages with an index. Gift inscription in Year of Publication. First Edition, First printing. Ref: AB 13226; Stam 5.10. The book was published one year prior to Peary's final attempt to reach the pole. The reviewer for Georgaphic Journal, [Sept. 1907] praises Peary's efforts and his use of the Inuit to reach his goals. Although the ship reached a high latitude of Ellesmere Island, the expedition was played by an epidemic (probably from diseased whale meat). After advance parties prepared the way, Peary was stopped at 84 Deg 30 min. by a blizzard. After sending back the advance parties Henson and Peary pressed on. Whether they established a new record as they claimed was debated.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Illustrated with 95 photographs by the author, two maps and a frontispiece in color by Albert Operti. Signed by Peary with brief personalization "best regards of the author". Only Peary's autograph (in fountain pen) is in the authors hand. Bound in publishers full green cloth, titles and cover decoration in gilt. Narrow fragment of cloth at spine head partly detached, wear to cloth at tips with rubbing to boards at bottom board edge. Binding remains tight, entirely free of any former owner marking. Both maps tipped in at rear with original folds, short splits at two folds else well preserved. Photos upon request. Signed by Author(s).

Quarter Leather. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Illustrated (illustrator). First Edition. Green hard boards, tips and spine ends bumped and with modest wear, gold gilt print on spine and graphics on front cover in very good condition, gold gilt on leaf ends top. Clean and tight inside with the back spine just starting. (see picture) Vintage map attached to the inside back cover. Book has been signed by the author and with inscription, see pictures. 411 pages with none missing and none damaged. Rare volume. Very rare to find in such good condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author.