Description: ROALD AMUNDSEN. THE NORTH WEST PASSAGE: BEING THE RECORD OF A VOYAGE OF EXPLORATION OF THE SHIP "GJOA" 1903 – 1907. London: Archibald Constable and Company Limited. FIRST EDITION. 1908. 2 VOLS IN 1: xiii (13) + 335 + ix (9) + 397 pages with Index. B&W ILLUSTRATIONS + FOLD-OUT MAPS. Large octavo (9 1/2 by 6 1/2 inch) hardcovers in full green cloth, gilt design to front boards, gilt titling to spines. Some now repaired tearing to heads & bases of spines & along upper parts of joints, some wear & bumping to corners, water-stain evident to bottom corner throughout each volume (barely noticeable except on the boards & endpapers), some archival repairs of some tears to the fold-out maps, personal bookplate to front pastedown, old stamp to front free endpapers, o/w hinges firm & tight & GOOD CONDITION. A now repaired and solid set of the rare FIRST EDITION, the only really noticeable flaws now being some bumped & worn corners & some minor and not too disfiguring water-stains to the bottom corners. ALL MAPS & PLATES COLLATED AND PRESENT. CONTENTS: • VOLUME I: PREFACE. I.) INTRODUCTION. • II.) MAKING FOR THE POLAR SEA. • III.) IN VIRGIN WATER. • IV.) THE FIRST WINTER. • V.) TOWARDS THE POLE. • VI.) SUMMER. • VII.) THE SECOND WINTER. • VIII.) THE INHABITANTS AT THE MAGNETIC NORTH POLE. •• VOLUME II: VIII.) THE INHABITANTS AT THE MAGNETIC NORTH POLE. • IX.) FAREWELL TO GJOAHAVN. • X.) THE NORTH WEST PASSAGE. • XI.) THE THIRD WINTER. • XII.) WITH THE ESKIMO AND THE INDIAN. ON SKI AND SNOWSHOE THROUGH CANADA AND ALASKA. SUPPLEMENT: TOWARD KING HAAKON VII'S LAND, BY FIRST LIEUTENANT GODFRED HANSEN, VICE-COMMANDER OF THE EXPEDITION. CONTRIBUTORS, ETC. TO THE EXPEDITION FUND. INDEX. [keywords masonry freemasonry masonic history knights templar templars albigensian crusade crusades cathars occult occultism esoteric esoterica metaphysics metaphysical religious religion gnostic gnosticism cathari cathars albigensians albigensian heresy davinci da vinci code north american america history americana western canadian canada canadiana exploration travel] A REPAIRED AND NOW SOLID SET. SEE FULL DESCRIPTION OF CONDITION ABOVE.
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Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated
Topic: Exploration
Subject: Exploration & Travel
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