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Lot 125
[POLAR EXPLORATION]. A group of 74 modern works, primarily published between 1950 to 1975 74 volumes, various 8vo and 4to sizes, condition generally very fine.
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Lot Description
[POLAR EXPLORATION]. A group of 74 modern works, primarily published between 1950 to 1975, including:


BEATTIE, Owen (b. 1949) and GEIGER, John (b. 1960). Frozen in Time: Unlocking the Secrets of the Franklin Expedition. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1987. Publisher's blue cloth; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. -- FREEMAN, Andrew W. The Case for Doctor Cook. New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., 1961. Publisher's dark blue cloth. -- FUCHS, Vivian, Sir (1908-1999) and HILLARY, Edmund, Sir (1919-2008). The Crossing of Antarctica. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1958. Publisher's blue cloth; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. Provenance: James G. Lambrakis (ownership stamp). -- LOPEZ, Barry (1945-2020). Arctic Dreams: Imagination and Desire in a Northern Landscape. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1986. Publisher's cream cloth; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY BARRY LOPEZ. -- RODAHL, Kaare (1917-2008). North: The Nature and Drama of the Polar World. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1953. Publisher's black cloth; dust jacket. -- And 69 others. Together, 74 works in 74 volumes, various 8vo and 4to sizes, condition generally very fine. Provenance for the lot: Collector's bookplates, a few pencil marks. Complete list available on request.

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