Philadelphia: Childs and Peterson, 1856. Elisha Kent Kane (1820-1857) an American physician and Arctic explorer who in 1850 led an unsuccessful expedition to northwestern Greenland to search for the British explorer Sir John Franklin, missing since 1845.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1992. First Edition, First Printing. Near Fine Hardcover in a Near Fine Dust Jacket. Surveys the history of the Antarctica Peninsula, from its exploration to its exploitation to the researches of contemporary scientists and explores the evolution of its unusual animal life. Winner of the John Burroughs.....

Edinburgh: Adam & Charles Black, 1853. First Edition, First Printing. Half-lLeather Hardcover. Record of Forbes' travels in Norway with additional journals documenting his time in France. The author was a professor of natural philosophy at the University of Edinburgh and developed the "Forbes data set", still used today in statistics.Forbes.....

New York: Prentice-Hall, 1992. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. This expansive and meticulously researched atlas of North American exploration combines historical narratives with cartographic excellence to trace the continent's exploration from its earliest Norse visitors to the daring Polar expeditions of the early 20th century.The atlas unfolds.....

Chicago, Philadelphia, Toronto: The John C. Winston Company. 1930. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. This book offers a condensed history of polar exploration over the past millennium, highlighting figures like Richard Evelyn Byrd, Roald Amundsen, Robert Falcon Scott, and Ernest Shackleton. It begins with early Arctic and.....

New York: J. Messner, Inc., 1939. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Ivan Dmitriyevich Papanin was a legendary Soviet polar explorer, scientist, and Counter Admiral who earned the prestigious title of Hero of the Soviet Union twice, along with nine Orders of Lenin. A true pioneer of his.....

London: George Routledge and Sons, 1935. Later Reprint. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. This autobiography of Robert E. Peary’s daughter, born in Greenland during one of his Arctic expeditions, the narrative for children describes life with the Eskimo [Inuit] delightfully showing the culture and daily life.  The illustrations are from photographs.....

New York: Doubleday, Page, 1907. First Edition, First Printing. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE –Published just one year before Peary’s final attempt on the Pole, Nearest the Pole is a study in grit and controversy. While Peary and Matthew Henson claimed a new "Farthest North" record during this expedition, their figures were fiercely.....

New York: Viking, 2003. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. In 1838, the U.S. government launched the largest discovery voyage the Western world had ever seen-6 sailing vessels and 346 men bound for the waters of the Pacific Ocean. Four years later, the U.S. Exploring Expedition, or Ex.....

New York: Doubleday, 2014. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. In the Kingdom of Ice by Hampton Sides chronicles the ill-fated 1879 Arctic expedition of the USS Jeannette, led by Lieutenant George Washington De Long. The crew set out to reach the North Pole but became trapped in.....

New York: William L. Allison Co., 1886. A Reprint Edition. A Very Good Hardcover. The author was an American historical writer and popular biographer.  This book is a nice overview of early 19th century Arctic Explorations.

New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1903. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good Decorated Cloth Hardcover. This autobiography of Robert E. Peary's daughter, born in Greenland during one of his Arctic expeditions, the narrative for children describes life with the Eskimo [Inuit] delightfully showing the culture and daily life.  Published five.....