May 24, 2007 - Sale 2116

Sale 2116 - Lot 80

Price Realized: $ 184
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 200 - $ 300
STEFANSSON, VILHJALMUR. The Friendly Arctic. The Story of Five Years in Polar Regions. Plates and maps, including the two folding maps in the rear pocket. 8vo, publisher's cloth, light wear; front hinge a bit loose; some toning to the text. New York: The MacMillan Company, 1921

Additional Details

first edition. signed by stefansson on the front free endpaper. This narrative describes the Canadian government sponsored 1913-18 expedition to Alaska and the western Arctic. Arctic Bibliography 16808.

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