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Title: Nine volumes on Arctic exploration, including one by the famous Robert A. Peary, in which he claims to be the first to have reached the North Pole with his expedition in 1909 Author: Place: Publisher: Date: Various dates Description: Includes: Osborn, Sherard: Stray Leaves From an Arctic Journal; or, Eighteen Months in the Polar Regions, in Search of Sir John Franklin's Expedition, in the Years 1850-51. Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1861. Purchas, Samuel: Henry Hudson's Voyages from Purchas His Pilgrimes. Readex Microprint, [1966]. Peary, Robert A.: The North Pole; Its discovery in 1909 under the auspices of the Peary Arctic Club. Introduction by Theodore Roosevelt. New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1910. Greely, Adolphus W.: Report on the proceedings of the United States Expedition to Lady Franklin Bay, Grinnel Land. Vol. I. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1888. Schwatka, Frederick: Nimrod in the North; or, Hunting and fishing adventures in the Arctic regions. New York: Cassel & Company, Limited, 1885. Kersting, Rudolf: The White World; Life and adventures within the Arctic Circle portrayed by famous living explorers. New York: Lewis, Scribner & Co, 1902. Searching for the Franklin Expedition; The Arctic journal of Robert Randolph Carter. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, [1998]. Raitt, Helen: Exploring the deep Pacific. Denver: Sage Books, [1964]. Roberts, Kenneth: Northwest Passage. London: The Book Club. Lot Amendments Condition: Some hinges loose, edges worn, few dampstains; very good. Item number: 253085