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Group of 3 First Editions of Polar Explorations, including: PRIESTLEY, Raymond E. (1886-1974). Antarctic Adventure. Scott's Northern Party. New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, 1915. 8vo. Profusely illustrated with numerous photographs, maps and plans (some folding). [383] pp. Publisher's full blue cloth, front board and spine stamped in silver (spine sunned, some wear to spine and boards, some minor foxing in text, a few gutters a bit overopened). Near fine. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. And: PEARY, R. E. (1856-1920). Nearest the Pole. A Narrative of the Polar Expedition of the Peary Arctic Club in the S. S. Roosevelt, 1905-1906. New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1907. 8vo. Profusely illustrated with 95 photographs by the author, 3 folding maps at rear (one is loose). 411, [1, blank] pp. Publisher's full green cloth, front board stamped in blind and colors, spine lettered in gilt (some wear, scuffing to binding, rear hinge starting, library inkstamps on ffep, title-page, and a few other leaves). Near fine. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. And: RASMUSSEN, Knud (1879-1933). The People of the Polar North. A Record. London: Kagan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd., 1908. 8vo. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white, with color folding map at rear. 358 pp. Publisher's full blue cloth, front board lettered in dark blue, spine lettered in gilt (spines sunned with some edgewear and a blemish near the bottom, some edgewear to boards, text and plates foxed, some gutters overopened). Very good. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. ALL OF THESE BOOKS ARE FROM THE COLLECTION OF GEOLOGIST AND FAMED ARCTIC AND GEOLOGICAL BOOK COLLECTOR, WILLIAM E. DAVIES, ALL WITH HIS OWNERSHIP INSCRIPTIONS ON ENDLEAVES.