The Friendly Arctic: The Story of Five Years in Polar Regions

by Vilhjalmur Stefansson

$200 · Offered by Johnnycake Books

First edition

NY: Macmillan, 1922. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Second printing of the Artic exploration classic. xxxi, 1 , 784 pp, illustrated with all maps in original folds in rear pocket. From the library of American philanthropist Julius Rosenwald, owner of Sears Roebuch, and his wife Augusta with their bookplate, designed by Marie Blanke on the front pastedown, which also has a Chicago bookseller ticket. Very Good +. Item #013728

• Printing: later
• Binding: Hardcover

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