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Shores of the Polar Sea

FIRST EDITION OF SHORES OF THE POLAR SEA, WITH 16 CHROMO-LITHOGRAPHIC PLATES AFTER DRAWINGS BY EDWARD L. MOSS

MOSS, Edward L. Shores of the Polar Sea. London, 1878.

First edition, with 16 handsome mounted chromo-lithographic plates and numerous engravings after illustrations made on the spot by Edward L. Moss, and a map of the expedition route, in beautiful publisher's cloth. $7800.

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Typed letter signed

PEARY ON COOK: “LARGE AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN PAID THE GREATEST IMPOSTOR OF THE PRESENT GENERATION FOR A FICTITIOUS STORY”

PEARY, Robert E. Typed letter signed. Washington, 17 December 1909.

Extraordinary and revealing typed letter signed by acclaimed explorer Robert Peary, written shortly after Peary’s bitter controversy with Frederick Cook had erupted over which of the two explorers was the first to reach the North Pole, discussing a lecture invitation and rejecting Cook as a charlatan. $4800.

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History of the Voyages and Discoveries Made in the North

EARLY SEARCHES FOR THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE

FORSTER, John Reinhold. History of the Voyages and Discoveries Made in the North. London, 1786.

First edition in English of this early historical survey of attempts to discover a North West Passage, including an account of Cook's last voyage, with three engraved folding maps, handsomely bound by Bayntun. $4800.

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Discovery of the North-West Passage

“THE PROBLEM OF THE NORTH WEST PASSAGE, DISPUTED FOR 300 YEARS, WAS SOLVED”

M'CLURE, R[OBERT]. Discovery of the North-West Passage. London, 1856.

First edition of McClure's harrowing account of the HMS Investigator's dramatic discovery of "the fabled North West Passage, sought by British seamen for nearly 300 years," with folding color map and four full-page tinted lithographs (including frontispiece), in original cloth. $3500.

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Under the North Pole

“NANSEN’S FRAM AND AMUNDSEN’S MAUD WERE HELPLESS WHEN DRIFTING WITH THE ICE”

WILKINS, George Hubert. Under the North Pole. New York, 1931.

Limited deluxe first edition of this plan to explore Arctic waters in a submarine, number 159 of 275 copies signed by expedition leader Wilkins and submariner Sloan Danenhower. With fine original silver gelatin photographic frontispiece portrait of Wilkins, one map, 30 photographic plates, and two plans. A beautiful copy. $2500.

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Narrative of the Arctic Land Expedition

“A BREATHTAKING RECITAL OF CONTINUOUS ADVENTURE”

BACK, George. Narrative of the Arctic Land Expedition. London, 1836.

First edition, octavo issue of this extraordinary account of Back’s journey down the uncharted Great Fish River, with 16 full-page engravings and lithographs produced by Finden and Haghe after drawings by Back himself, and a large folding map, also by Back. $2500.

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Hand-painted sign commemorating the first commercial transpolar flight

AIRPORT SIGN,
FROM THE FIRST COMMERCIAL TRANSPOLAR FLIGHT

(DUSTIN, Frederick G.). Hand-painted sign commemorating the first commercial transpolar flight. Rio de Janeiro, 1968.

Unique artifact, documenting the historic first commercial round-the-world flight, tracking longitudinally across the two poles and touching down on all seven continents, including Antarctica. $1500.

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Stella Polare nel Mare Artico. WITH: Osservazioni Scientifiche

THE DUKE OF ABRUZZI’S EXPEDITION TO THE ARCTIC SEA, 1899-1900

AMEDEO, Luigi, Duke of Savoy. Stella Polare nel Mare Artico. WITH: Osservazioni Scientifiche. Milan, 1903. Two volumes.

First edition of this epic account of the expedition led by Prince Luigi di Savoia, Duke of the Abruzzi, to a latitude never before reached by anyone, illustrated with hundreds of photographic illustrations by renowned photographer Vittorio Sella and numerous in-text illustrations; together with a first edition of the volume of scientific observations. $450.

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