[ARCTIC EXPLORATION]. A large polar library of approximately over 1,000 titles.
An extensive collection of both modern and golden-age explorers in the Arctic, consisting of first-hand accounts, scientific results, journals, some foreign language editions, monographs and biographies of famous explorers such as Robert Falcon Scott and his fateful expedition, Fridtjof Nansen, Frederic Cook, Richard Byrd (some signed), Matthew Henson, and others. Consists of mostly American, Canadian, and European accounts, many of which mention the Northwest Passage. Most in original bindings, dust jackets, or wrappers, most 8vo, contents published mostly between 1900-2000s, some titles signed, condition generally very good. Includes books from notable polar collections such as Martin L. Greene who was a notable polar book collector whose partial collection sold at Christie’s, 7 December 2017, amassing almost $3m in total sales. Third party shipping required.