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FLEMING, FERGUS: : NINETY DEGREES NORTH: The Quest for the North Pole

LONDON.GRANTA BOOKS,2001.

ISBN 1862074496.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE-. No owner inscrptn,no price-clip - absence of published price.These are generally accepted as export issues/edns and are distributed before the trade release in the country of origin.Bright,crisp, clean,glossy,wrap-around white background with b/w photograph of Peary with telescope searching ofr the horizon,1908-9,to front panel,with capitalised,black-lettered title,sub-title also black-lettered and other black lettering to front panel,capitalised,black lettered part title+author name to white background of spine/ backstrip,publisher's b/w colophon to head of same,rear panel with thumbnail colour painting illustration of Artic Expedition of HMS Alert c.1875,by R B. Beechey,1808-95, at top edge above critics' black-lettered reviews; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present - though both panels with minimal, superficial scoring/indent but without penetration to boards beneath.Top+fore-edges bright and clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - appears unread,other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp, unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain navy blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt lettered spine/backstrip and publisher's bright,crisp silver gilt colophon at head of spine,miniscule bumping with reciprocal creases to head+foot of spine/backstrip,and immaculate plain dark blue endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,viii-xxipp+2-470pp [paginated] includes verso of contents list/table, Preface and Acknowledgements,a Chronology of Major Expeditions,22 chapters and Epilogue,24pp of contemporary b/w illustrations reproductions and b/w conyrmporary photographs in 3 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp102/03,pp214/15 and pp342/43 respectively,an Appendix - a Paper on Scurvy by Drs' Dunnet and Fraser,Sources and References,a Bibliography including Journals, Newspapers and Periodicals,and an Index.Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, quotes/epigrams (4) from Sir John Barrow,Blackwood Magazine,Fridjtjof Nansen and Robert Edwin Peary respectively,with blank verso,recto of contents list/table,4pp Arctic regional b/w maps after the Chronology and before the start of the first chapter. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation presentation for a book of it’s 20 year-old age. It is only the minimal exterior faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading,especially for the dw/dj. Despite that,it really is an exceptional copy for its cleanliness and brightness. The North Pole was a mystery in the mid-19th century, many explorers who ventured into its wastelands never returned. After another failed expedition in 1845, even more concerted efforts were made to reach the Northernmost point of the globe. Fleming relays these stories. Elisha Kane was a poor leader of his crew, Charles Hall died of a stroke after his men refused to obey his orders. Later, the obsessive Robert Peary even took his pregant wife with him in order to set the record for the most northerly birth in history. Fleming gives an insight into the disasters and triumphs of these explorations. Please contact seller,because of the weight and value of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. Buyers in EU countries may be required to pay Import VAT and a handling fee to the courier/mail service on items costing more than 150 Euros (including shipping costs).For items less than 150 Euros to EU buyers, charges may be minimised by opting to pay myself direct,via my account at Paypal.Please contact seller,prior to ordering,for more information. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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