PEARY ROBERT E The North Pole

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PEARY, ROBERT E. The North Pole. Folding map, plates. Large 8vo, publisher's 3/4 crushed levant, minor wear; folding map separated along fold. New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1910

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first american edition. the general hubbard de luxe edition. one of 500 copies signed by peary. Peary's miraculous journey to the Pole, which he claimed to reach on April 6, 1909, and his speedy journey back to the ship has been continually questioned over the last century. This copy of his narrative includes a page clipped from the publisher's catalogue listing the book for sale in various editions (this edition being the most expensive and listed for sale at $15). Arctic Bibliography 13230.

From the library of Dr. John M. Levinson, with his bookplate.