The truth is that the scientific value of Polar exploration is greatly exaggerated. The thing that takes men on such hazardous trips is really not any thirst for knowledge, but simply a yearning for adventure ... A Polar explorer always talks grandly of sacrificing his fingers and toes to science. It is an amiable pretention, but there is no need to take it seriously. — H.L. Mencken
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1871. First Edition, First Printing. A Near Fine Hardcover. Is it possible to connect two continents by a telegraph line through Bering Strait? Richard J. Bush thought it was possible even though he encountered challenges such as a sinking ship, shortage of supplies, annoying.....
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.....
![Item #011836 The Case for Doctor Cook [Arctic Exploration]. Andrew A. Freeman](/pictures/thumb/011836.jpg?v=1672177367)
New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., 1961. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good Hardcover in a Good Dust Jacket. A gripping narrative of epic adventure in analyzing the Cook-Peary controversy regarding the claims of each to be the first man to reach the North Pole. Freeman defends Cook, who made the claim.....
Toronto: The Radisson Society of Canada Limited, 1925. A Very Good Hardcover. "The expedition crossed the Rocky Mountains by the Yellow Head Pass, journeyed along the north Thompson River to Kamloops, and from there to Yale and the Pacific." The author was secretary to Sir Sandford Fleming, Chief Engineer of.....
![Item #16011 [Travel, Exploration] The Polar World a Popular Description of Man and Nature Arctic...](/pictures/thumb/16011.jpg?v=1661108548)
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1874. Second Edition. A Near Fine Half Leather Volume. A beautifully illustrated and finely bound scientific and historical study of the polar regions. Written with the intention of conveying 'solid instruction under an entertaining form', Hartwig describes the geography, geology and history of exploration in.....
Philadelphia: Childs and Peterson, 1856. Illustrations by J.M Butler; Van Ingen & Snyder. Elisha Kent Kane. First Edition, First Printing. Good Hardcovers, complete with maps and illustrations. As described by the title-pages, the volumes are "Illustrated by upwards of three hundred engravings, from sketches by the author. The steel plates.....
London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1852. First Edition, First Printing. A Very Good Hardcover in a Custom Box. The expedition proved that Franklin's ships had not been lost in Baffin's Bay. Much of the success of the voyage was due to the steam tenders, which, opened new prospects for.....
London: R.H. Porter, 1899. First Edition, First Printing. A Near Fine Hardcover. A remarkable account of an ambitious project, this book forms part of the nineteenth-century genre of scientific travel literature and contains still-relevant information about the Arctic environment.In 1895, naturalists Henry J. Pearson and Colonel H. W. Feilden sailed.....
London: George Routledge and Sons, 1935. Later Reprint. Very Good in a Very Good 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. .....
![Item #16019 The Red Caboose: with Peary in the Arctic [Greenland]. Marie Ahnighito Peary](/pictures/thumb/16019.jpg?v=1661182782)
New York: William Morrow & CO., 1932. Illustrated by Ferdinand H. Horvath. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good in a Very Good Dust Jacket. From the Dust Jacket: “…authentic and instructive.” Includes amusing stories of Eskimo culture and an account of finding the largest Meteorite in the world and how.....
![Item #16021 Little Tooktoo: The Story of Santa Claus Youngest Reindeer [Greenland]. Marie...](/pictures/thumb/16021.jpg?v=1660919880)
London: John F. Shaw & CO., No Date c1930. Illustrations by Kurt Wiese. Very Good in Stiff Wraps and a Very Good Dust Jacket. Marie Ahnighito Peary was born in Northwest Greenland on September 12, 1893, to Arctic explorer Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary and his wife, Josephine Diebitsch Peary.....
New York: Doubleday, Page, 1907. A Very Good Hardcover. 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.....
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Publisher's, 1904. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good Illustrated cloth. A sequel to the popular juveniles, "The Snow Baby" and "Children of the Arctic." Which explore the Inuit [Eskimo] culture that Peary’s daughter, Snow Baby grew up with.True stories, some written for, and others told.....
St. Louis: J. W. Henry, 1894. An enlarged edition of Along Alaska's Great River. A Very Good Hardcover. In 15 chapters, and with special chapters on the Chilkat country, rafting, the Yukon flat-lands, discovery and history, and the people and their industries, Tourville, 4018; Howgego, S13.
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: Scribner, 1943. Fredrick Machetanz: Photography. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. An informative look at Alaska by the wife of a noted Arctic explorer. Illustrated with b/w photographs by Frederick Machetanz and others. Jacket and endpaper maps by Raymond Lufkin.
![Item #16375 Children of the Arctic. [Greenland] [Robert E. Peary] [Inuit / Eskimo]. Marie...](/pictures/thumb/16375.jpg?v=1670780145)
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.....
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1932. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good in a Good Dust Jacket. Though considered a non-fiction account and was very popular when published controversy surrounds the author and his adventures in Siberia and the Arctic regions. Reviewing the book in 1932, famed Arctic explorer Vilhjalmur.....