PEARY, Robert E. (1856-1920). The North Pole . London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1910. The deluxe first edition of Peary’s cornerstone work, signed by him and R.A. Bartlett – one of 500 copies. Peary’s account of his achievement of the pole is introduced with high praise by Theodore Roosevelt. Peary wintered at Ellesmere Island before heading North to the pole with a small team. Despite winning a high profile lawsuit against Frederick Cook who had a competing claim, recent scholarship has cast some doubt on Peary's ability to accurately measure his own location on the ice, having left Bartlett, his expert navigator, behind at the camp. Arctic Bib. 13230. Quarto (289 x 230mm). 4 photogravure plates, 112 mounted photographic reproductions, folding map (first gathering loose, offsetting to title). Contemporary white cloth with gilt title and bust of Peary. Provenance : High Latitude, Bainbridge Island.
PEARY, Robert E. (1856-1920). The North Pole . London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1910. The deluxe first edition of Peary’s cornerstone work, signed by him and R.A. Bartlett – one of 500 copies. Peary’s account of his achievement of the pole is introduced with high praise by Theodore Roosevelt. Peary wintered at Ellesmere Island before heading North to the pole with a small team. Despite winning a high profile lawsuit against Frederick Cook who had a competing claim, recent scholarship has cast some doubt on Peary's ability to accurately measure his own location on the ice, having left Bartlett, his expert navigator, behind at the camp. Arctic Bib. 13230. Quarto (289 x 230mm). 4 photogravure plates, 112 mounted photographic reproductions, folding map (first gathering loose, offsetting to title). Contemporary white cloth with gilt title and bust of Peary. Provenance : High Latitude, Bainbridge Island.
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