Crabtree's Collection Old Books

Circling the Midnight Sun: culture and change in the Invisible Arctic.

Raffan, James, · 2015

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Canada, HarperCollins, (2015). 1st ptg. VG PB slight edge wear & remainder mark. With the spirit of an adventurer, intellect of a geographer, curiosity of a journalisst, and the heart of a humorist. author. Raffan writes about the contradictory patterns, ethical conundrums and...

The Long Exile.

McGrath, Melanie, · 2007

$11.00 (€9.98 | £8.33 | ¥1,757)

NY, Knopf, 2007. G in G DJ ex-library. In 1952 the Canadian government forcibly relocated three dozen Inuit from the east coast of Hudson Bay to a region of the. High Arctic that was 1,200 miles farther north. The Inuit were taken to Ellesmere Island, an arid and desolate land...

Abandoned: the story of The Greely Arctic Expedition 1881-1884.

Todd, A. L., introduction by Vilhjalmur Stefansson, · 1961

$85.00 (€77.12 | £64.34 | ¥13,573)

NY, McGraw-Hill, (1961). 1st ed. VG signed by author.

Little America: aerial exploration in the Antarctic the flight to the South Pole.

Byrd, Richard Evelyn, · 1930

$11.00 (€9.98 | £8.33 | ¥1,757)

NY, Putnam, 1930. 5th imp. VG. Byrd has stood on both poles and capped off his geographical research by flying over the South Pole. Fold-out map of Bay of. Whales.

Handbook of Polar Discoveries.

Greeley, A. W. General, U.S. Army, · 1910

$70.00 (€63.51 | £52.98 | ¥11,178)

Boston, Little Brown, 1910. 5th ed enlargd. VG. Gray pictorial binding showing men climbing icy blue path with ship in the background. Binding rubbed and slightly tanned. Owner name ft endpaper, fold-out map carefully repaired.

Tuning the Rig: a journey to the Arctic.

Oxenhorn, Harvey, · 1990

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Harper Row, (1990). BCE. VG in VG DJ. Expedition in search of humpback whales in far north becomes a voyage of discovery for an apprentice seaman on a tall ship.

Nunaga: ten years of Eskimo life.

Pryde, Duncan, · 1971

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Walker, (1971). VG in G DJ. Pryde tells of his discovery of a remote & primitive way of life to which he easily adapted. The Eskimos' birth, death &. marriage rites, extraordinarily tolerant sexual customs, their age-old & effective hunting skills & uncertain future in a f...

And to the Eskimos.

Ledyard, Gleason H., · 1956

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

Chicago, Moody, (1956). 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. Work of the Eskimo Gospel Crusade began in 1946 to serve the race of people who inhabit the Arctic coast & live by hunting &. fishing. DJ & endpapers tanned on edges, DJ edge wear.

The Netsilik Eskimo.

Balikci, Asen, foreword by Margaret Mead, · 1970

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Natural History Press, (1970). VG PB. The Netsilik Eskimo, People of the Seal, lived close to the Arctic Circle in one of the harshest environments known to man. Here in an ethnographic reconstruction based on historical sources & his own fieldwork. Owner name ft endpaper.

Little America: aerial exploration in the Antarctic the flight to the South Pole.

Byrd, Richard E., · 1930

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

NY, Putnam, 1930. 1st ed. VG. Byrd has stood on both Poles and capped off his geographical research by flying over the South Pole. Fold-out map.

Arctic Wild.

Crisler, Lois, foreword by A. Starker Leopold, · 1958

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Harper, (1958). VG in VG DJ. Photographing wolves & caribou in the remote mountains of Alaska, the Crislers discover personal adventure. DJ chipped.

Adventures in the Arctic (originally published under the title "Pechuck").

Montgomery, Richard G., · 1932

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Grosset & Dunlap, (1932). Fair. Blue binding, silver lettering. Interior very good. Damp stain on spine edges causing discoloration, endpapers tanned near. hinges, star & date on ft endpaper.

Spring on an Arctic Island.

Scherman, Katharine, · 1956

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

Boston, Little Brown, (1956). BCE. VG. Scherman went with a scientific expedition of 8 Americans to Bylot Island, 450 miles north of the Arctic Circle. At first. the country seemed deserted but then she began noticing the wildlife all around. DJ edge wear & price clipped.

Spring on an Arctic Island.

Scherman, Katharine, · 1956

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Boston, Little Brown, (1956). VG in VG DJ. Scherman went with a scientific expedition of 8 Americans to Bylot Island, 450 miles north of the Arctic Circle. At first. the country seemed deserted but then she began noticing the wildlife all around. DJ edge wear & price clipped.

Hell on Ice: the saga of the "Jeannette".

Ellsberg, Commander Edward, · 1938

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

NY, Dodd, Mead, 1938. 1st ed. VG. The first expedition to seek the North Pole by way of the Behring Sea. Navy blue binding, gilt pictorial of ship, blue. decoration.

Hell on Ice: the saga of the "Jeannette".

Ellsberg, Commander Edward, · 1938

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Dodd, Mead, 1938. G ex-library. The first expedition to seek the North Pole by way of the Behring Sea. Library markings, ft DJ flap laid in, edge wear.

Karluk: the great untold story of Arctic exploration.

McKinlay, William Laird, foreword by Magnus Magnusson, · 1977

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, St. Martins, (1977). BCE. G in Fair DJ ex-library. The leading ship of Stefansson's Arctic Expedition of 1913-18 which was crushed & sunk in ice almost before it began. A crew of 25 ws left stranded on the Arctic ice while their leader continued his northern exploration, n...

Hell on Ice: the saga of the "Jeannette".

Ellsberg, Commander Edward, · 1938

$8.00 (€7.26 | £6.06 | ¥1,277)

NY, Dodd, Mead, 1938. G ex-library. The first expedition to seek the North Pole by way of the Behring Sea. Library markings, edge wear, binding rubbed.

Yukon Alone: the world's toughest adventure race.

Balzar, John, · 2000

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Holt, (2000). 1st ed 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. The Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race is among the most challenging & dangerous of all adventure contests. Author. moved to the Far North to find out why anyone would want to run this race.

Adrift on an Ice-Pan.

Grenfell, Wilfred Thomason, · 1935

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,977)

Boston, Houghton Mifflin, (1935). 30th imp. VG in VG DJ. Inscribed "With best wishes Wilfred T. Grenfell" fep. Eps have some browning. DJ chipped and some discoloration.