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[POLAR]. A group of 7 bibliographies and catalogues, including:
Arctic Bibliography. Washington: Department of Defense, 1953. 2 volumes (without the Index), thick 8vo. Folding map of the Arctic in each volume at end. Original cloth (hinges starting, ex–library stamps on title–page, discard stamps on top edges). FIRST EDITION of this invaluable Arctic reference. –– MACKENZIE, Julian, editor. The Taurus Collection. 150 Collectable Books on the Antarctic: A Bibliography. London: The Travellers’ Bookshop, 2001. Small folio. Numerous color illustrations. Original cloth; original dust jacket. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, one of 500 copies. SIGNED BY THE EDITOR on the title–page. A valuable resource for key works on Antarctic exploration. –– PIMENTEL, Jean. Bibliographie Antarctique en Langue Française. Paris: Editions Paulsen, 2009. 8vo. Original gilt–lettered blue cloth. LIMITED EDITION, number 64 of 200 copies. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. –– A pair of polar catalogues from Gaston Renard and a binder of two Polar bibliographies and price guides from one of the premier polar dealers Jean and Jerome Parmer.