[AMUNDSEN, Roald (1872-1928)]. A group of 4 works in 4 volumes by Amundsen regarding polar flight, all 8vo, condition generally very fine.
Sale 1184 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, including Americana
May 11, 2023
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[AMUNDSEN, Roald (1872-1928)]. A group of 4 works by Amundsen regarding polar flight, comprising:
AMUNDSEN, Roald and ELLSWORTH, Lincoln (1880-1951). First Crossing of the Polar Sea. New York: George H. Doran Company, 1927. Publisher's blue cloth. Provenance: Richard H. Goddard (ownership inscription). -- AMUNDSEN, Roald. My Life as an Explorer. Garden City: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1927. Publisher's blue cloth; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. -- AMUNDSEN, Roald. My Polar Flight. London: Hutchinson & Co., [n.d.]. Publisher's blue cloth. -- AMUNDSEN, Roald and ELLSWORTH, Lincoln. Our Polar Flight. New York: Dodd, Mead, & Company, 1925. Publisher's blue cloth gilt. -- Together, 4 works in 4 volumes, all 8vo, condition generally very fine. Provenance for the lot: Collector's bookplates, a few pencil marks.
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