Finding the North Pole; Dr. Cook's Own Story of His Discovery, April 21, 1908; The Story of Commander Peary's Discovery, April 6, 1909
[Philadelphia]: [W.E. Scull] [1909], 1909. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [2], v-xii, [4], 17-448 pp. Pictorial cloth with decorations in red, navy, white, and gold on the front board and spine. Illustrated by a frontispiece, a few black and white drawings, and several black and white photographs. Edited by Charles Morris with an introduction by George W. Melville, Rear Admiral of the U.S. Navy. Admiral Melville was the one to recover De Long's journals and body from the Jeannette expedition. A fascinating volume on early polar exploration. Very Good. Item #00008887
A Very Good book with moderate foxing to the rear board and a 1909 name written on the front pastedown next to a small Christmas sticker.
Price: $50.00