The North Pole: Its Discovery in 1909 Under the Auspices of the Peary Arctic Club by Robert E. Peary. With an Introduction by Theodore Roosevelt and a Foreword by Gilbert H. Grosvenor. With Eight Full-Page Illustrations Reproducing Photographic Enlargements Colored by Hand; One Hundred Illustrations in Black-and-White, from Photographs; and with a Map in Colors by Gilbert H. Grosvenor.

1910 The North Pole 1ed Robert E. PEARY Arctic Expedition Exploration Voyage MAP

"The North Pole" by Robert Edwin Peary is an exciting account of the explorer's arduous journey to the North Pole in 1908. Introduced by Theodore Roosevelt, the narrative details the systematic strategy employed by Peary and his team of 22 men, with significant help from local Inuits. Overcoming extreme Arctic conditions, the team gradually advanced towards the North Pole, with only Peary, Matthew Henson, and four Inuit team members reaching the final destination.

The book contains a large, color folding map along with 8 color plates and 100 illustrations from photographs, depicting their trials and triumphs.

Item number: #41585

Price: $599

PEARY, Robert E.; ROOSEVELT, Theodore (Contrib.); GROSVENOR, Gilbert H. (Contrib.)

The North Pole: Its Discovery in 1909 Under the Auspices of the Peary Arctic Club by Robert E. Peary. With an Introduction by Theodore Roosevelt and a Foreword by Gilbert H. Grosvenor. With Eight Full-Page Illustrations Reproducing Photographic Enlargements Colored by Hand; One Hundred Illustrations in Black-and-White, from Photographs; and with a Map in Colors by Gilbert H. Grosvenor.

New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1910. First US Edition.

Details:

· Collation: Complete

o xxxii, 373, [1]

o 108 illustrations + folding map

8 color plates (including frontispiece)

100 illustrations from photographs

· Edition Note(s):

o Title Page: Dated 1910

o Copyright: September, 1910

· Reference(s): Arctic Bibliography 13230

· Language: English

· Binding: Hardcover; secure

o Blue cloth

· Size: ~9.5in X 7in (24.5cm x 17.5cm)

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