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The North Pole; Its Discovery in 1909 under the Auspices of the Peary Arctic Club
por Peary, Robert E
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- Perto de Excelente
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Sobre este item
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1910. Second Edition. Cloth. Near fine. Signed second edition of The North Pole by Robert E. Peary.. Quarto, xxxii, 373pp. Publisher's blue cloth, pictorial front cover, gilt title on spine. Stated "second edition" on title page. Top edge gilt. Complete with 8 color plates, hundreds of black and white photographs and large fold-out map at rear. Light rubbing to edges, loss of gilt at bottom of spine, bright illustrations and coloring on front cover. Inscribed by Robert E. Peary on the front free endpaper: "To Edward A. Carruthers, with best wishes of R.E. Peary. - Apr. 12th '17." Book contains an introduction by President Theodore Roosevelt. This book recounts the voyage of Rear Admiral Robert Peary in his quest to be the first person to reach the North Pole. An attractive copy.
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- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
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- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 10251
- Título
- The North Pole; Its Discovery in 1909 under the Auspices of the Peary Arctic Club
- Autor
- Peary, Robert E
- Ilustrador
- Signed second edition of The North Pole by Robert E. Peary.
- Formato/Encadernação
- Cloth
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Perto de Excelente
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Edição
- Second Edition
- Editorial
- Frederick A. Stokes Company
- Local de publicação
- New York
- Data de publicação
- 1910
- Palavras-chave
- The North Pole Peary, first edition Robert Peary, Negro Explorer at the North Pole Henson, northward Peary, first edition North Pole, Nearest the Pole Peary, signed book Robert Peary
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