Robert E. Peary. The North Pole... New York: 1910. General Hubbard edition, limited to 500 copies and signed....
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Robert E. Peary. The North Pole... New York: 1910. General Hubbard edition, limited to 500 copies and signed.More Information:
Robert E. Peary. The North Pole. Its Discovery in 1909 under the Auspices of the Peary Arctic Club. New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1910. Signed, limited edition. The signed, limited "General Hubbard" edition, one of 500 copies signed by Peary, this being copy number 146. Thick octavo. xxxii, 373, [1, blank] pages. With numerous illustrations, a folding map, and signed limitation page inserted throughout. Publisher's deluxe binding of half blue levant morocco over blue cloth boards, spine ruled, tooled and lettered in gilt in compartments. Five raised bands. Top edge gilt, others uncut. Marbled endleaves. Spine a bit sunned; some rubbing, light wear to binding; intermittent soiling to binding. Text a bit toned; cloth tape reinforcement to verso of folding map. Still, a very good copy of this rare and handsome edition. From the James C. Seacrest Collection.
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