My Arctic Journal; A Year Among Ice-Fields and Eskimos | With an account of the Great White Journey Across Greenland by Robert H Peary
London: Longmans, Green and Co., Ltd., 1894. Very Good. First Edition. [8.5x6.5in]; [3] 240 pp. [1] map, tissue covered frontispiece and 20 photograph plateswith several color tinted, numerous photos in text; Forest green cloth covers with embossed blind stamped patterns and beveled edges, black clay-coated end papers, gilt lettering on spine; Minor shelf wear with small dents in front cover and bottom corners bumped, some wear to top and bottom of spine, front hinge loose. [Arctic Bilio 13221, US Edition, NMM 981]. Item #13044
Josephine Diebitsch Peary [1863-1955] accompanied her husband Robert Peary on his second trip in 1891-92 to explore the interior of Greenland. This is her journal on her experiences at McCormick Bay and interaction with the Inuit people. Her observations contributed to the study of the Inuit. This book also includes a short account of the 1892 summer journey to discover the extent of Greenland and confirm that it was an island.
This is a good addition to Robert Peary books on his extensive exploration of Greenland and Polar travels.
Price: $160.00