Fighting the Polar Ice. With an Introduction by W. S. Champ, and Reports by William J. Peters, Russell W. Porter and Oliver S. Fassig

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pp. xxii, 296. (6), bound in worn green cloth with gilt titles and blind stamp image on front board, TEG, spine extremities sl/rubbed and worn,  FRONT HINGE WEAK, coloured frontispiece, with tissue-guard still intact, nine plates in colour, from paintings by Russell w. pORTER AND j. kNOWLES hARE, illustrations from photographs and sketches by the author, Folding colour map (at end). Arctic Bibl. 4938. Narrative of the Ziegler Polar Expedition to Franz Josef Land in the ship AMERICA, 1903-05, led by Fiala, who had completed 2 expeditions to the Arctic, and would accompany Theodore Roosevelt on his trip through the Brazilian jungle 1912-1913.

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Number of pages 296
Original Title Fighting the Polar Ice. With an Introduction by W. S. Champ, and Reports by William J. Peters, Russell W. Porter and Oliver S. Fassig
Published Date 1906
Book Condition Good
Jacket Condition No dustjacket
Binding Hardcover
Size Thick, larger 8vo
Place of Publication New York
Edition First American Edition
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pp. xxii, 296. (6), bound in worn green cloth with gilt titles and blind stamp image on front board, TEG, spine extremities sl/rubbed and worn,  FRONT HINGE WEAK, coloured frontispiece, with tissue-guard still intact, nine plates in colour, from paintings by Russell w. pORTER AND j. kNOWLES hARE, illustrations from photographs and sketches by the author, Folding colour map (at end). Arctic Bibl. 4938. Narrative of the Ziegler Polar Expedition to Franz Josef Land in the ship AMERICA, 1903-05, led by Fiala, who had completed 2 expeditions to the Arctic, and would accompany Theodore Roosevelt on his trip through the Brazilian jungle 1912-1913.

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Weight 1 kg