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Rawson, Kennett Longley: A BOY'S-EYE VIEW OF THE ARCTIC. Intro. by Commander Donald B. MacMillan 142pp. Illus. Internally tight and clean. Externally spine ends and edges show moderate wear. The 14yr. old author served as cabin-boy [and an extra hand] on third voyage of the BOWDOIN into the Arctic under the command of Donald MacMillan. [ARCTIC] Keywords donald b. macmillan; ship bowdoin; exploration; arctic
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Martin, Constance: JAMES HAMILTON. ARCTIC WATERCOLOURS Calgary, Alberta: Glenbow Museum. (1983). 52pp. Illustrated. Soft cover. A fine copy. Catalogue of Arctic watercolours organized by the Glenbow Museum, October 7, 1983-January 22, 1984. S098. Keywords ARCTIC/ANTARCTIC; ART; JAMES AMILTON; EXHIBITION CATALOGUE;
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  • KUSIQ. An Eskimo Life History from the Arctic Coast of Alaska. Recorded, compiled by William Schneider. Im collaboration with Leona Kisautaq Okakok and James Mumigana Nageak.
  • Bodfish, Waldo: KUSIQ. An Eskimo Life History from the Arctic Coast of Alaska. Recorded, compiled by William Schneider. Im collaboration with Leona Kisautaq Okakok and James Mumigana Nageak. Fairbanks, Ak.: University of Alaska Press. (1991). 330pp. Illus. Soft cover. A very good tight, clean copy. Oral Biography Series #2. S013. Keywords ARCTIC; ALASKA; WAINWRIGHT; ESKIMOS; BIOGRAPHY; CUSTOMS; INUPIAQ ESKIMO DIALECT;
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    Hood, D. W. and E. J. Kelley (Editors): OCEANOGRAPHY OF THE BERING SEA. With emphasis on renewable resources. Fairbanks, Ak.: Institute of Marine Science, University of Alaska. (1974). 623pp. Hard cover. Fine copy. Papers presented to International Symposium for Bering Sea Study, Hakodate, Japan. 31 January-4 February, 1972. Keywords ARCTIC/ANTARCTIC; BERING SEA; OCEANOGRAPHY; ALASKA; SIBERIA;
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  • PEARY. The Man Who Refused to Fail.
  • Green, Fitzhugh: PEARY. The Man Who Refused to Fail. NY:G. P. Putnam's. 1926. 404pp. Illustrated. A tight clean copy. Blue binding is sun-faded. A piece of tissue guard over frontispiece has stuck to the title page, with resulting small tears, otherwise, a very satisfactory copy. S010. Keywords arctic; exploration; robert e. peary; arctic/antarctic
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  • PEOPLE OF THE ICE WHALE. Eskimos, White Men, and the Whale.
  • Boeri, David: PEOPLE OF THE ICE WHALE. Eskimos, White Men, and the Whale. NY: E. P. Dutton. (1983). 285pp. With dust jacket. Hard cover. 1st. edition. A very good to fine, tight, clean copy. S018. Keywords ARCTIC; ALASKA; BARROW; ST. LAWRENCE IS.; WHALES; BOWHEAD WHALING;
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    Scott, Captai R. F.: SCOTT'S LAST EXPEDITION. The personal journals of Captain R. F. Scott, CVO, RN on his journey to the South Pole. With an introduction by Sir Vivian Fuchs. 322pp. + 16 illus. Hard bound. With slip case. 3rd. impression. Book in excellent condition. Binding spotted by light foxing. Spine sun-faded. slip-case shows wear. Keywords ARCTIC/ANTARCTIC/; EXPLORATION; BRITAIN; SCOTT;
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  • SEA OF THE BEAR. Journal of a voyage to Alaska and the Arctic, 1921.
  • Ransom, M.A.: SEA OF THE BEAR. Journal of a voyage to Alaska and the Arctic, 1921. Annapolis, Md.: United States Naval Institute. (1964). 119 pp. Illustrated. Hardcover w/ dust jacket. Binding lightly sun faded at top edges, otherwise very good. Jacket lightly frayed at edges. Internally clean and bright, free of stray markings. Overall, a very good copy. Keywords ARCTIC; ALASKA; UNITED STATES COAST GUARD;
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    Kohl-Larsen, Ludwig: SOUTH GEORGIA. GATEWAY TO ANTARCTICA. 294pp. + fold. map. With dust jacket. A fine copy. The author spent the summer of 1927-28 camping on the island with his wife and photographer, making the first file of the island and collecting a wide range of biological specimens. Originally published in German in 1930 as AN DEN TOREN DER ANTARKTIS which was translated by William Barr. [DS]. Keywords ANTARCTIC; SOUTH GEORGIA; NATURAL HISTORY;
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    Mawson, Douglas: THE HOME OF THE BLIZZARD. A true story of Antarctic Survival. Foreword by Ranulph Fiennes. 438pp. Illus. Hard bound. With dust jacket. Fine copy. This is Douglas Mawson's firsthand account of his years spent in sub-zero temperatures and gale-force winds. At the heart of the story is Mawson's epic sledge journey from 1912 to 19`13, during which his companions B. E. S. Ninnis and Xavier Mertz both perished. This edition illustrated with more than ninety original photographs from the Mawson Collection of original prints and glass plates at the University of Adelaide. Originally published in Australia in 1996. W030. Keywords ANTARCTIC; DOUGLAS MAWSON; AUSTRALASIAN ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION;
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    Parry, Richard: TRIAL BY ICE. The True Story of Murder and Survival on the 1871 POLARIS Expedition. 321pp. With dust jacket. Fine copy. Account of an incredible adventure that pits men, against the natural elements and their fragile human nature. Neither the ship or Hall would ever return. [DS] Keywords ARCTIC; EXPLORATION; AMERICAN; CHARLES FRANCIS HALL; POLARIS;
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