This book is an account of the author's expedition to the Arctic regions in 1909-1910, during which he studied the movement of ice and snow and the effects of wind on the polar landscape. The book is illustrated with photographs and maps, and offers a fascinating glimpse into the geography and geology of the Arctic. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and ...
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This book is an account of the author's expedition to the Arctic regions in 1909-1910, during which he studied the movement of ice and snow and the effects of wind on the polar landscape. The book is illustrated with photographs and maps, and offers a fascinating glimpse into the geography and geology of the Arctic. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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Good+/No Jacket. No Jacket. Edges foxed, else VG. 376 pages. Accounts of various Greenland and Arctic expeditions including those on the ships Morrissey, The Disko, The Walrus and Fulton, info on Eskimos, using sounding balloons, etc. 26 b/w photos, chapter decorations by the author. ZSBH A6504.
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Very Good. The story of how he first importanct arctic weather observatory was established on the Greenland ice cap, which is known to be the North Pole of our wind sytem. Endpapers are maps. Contains 26 black and white photographic illustrations and maps. Previous owner's name on endpaper. What appears to be the front dust jacket flap is stapled to front free endpaper. Remainder of jacket is not present. Small indentation on front coverboard. Some light edgewear and sunning. Size: Sm 4to (9" to 11"). 376 pp.
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Very good. 1st Edition. viii, 376pp. Octavo. Plates from photos (including frontispiece) and decorative illustrations from drawings by the author. Original blue cloth with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Endpaper maps. Top edge blue and uncut fore-edge. Slight shelf wear to edges. very good AB 7150. Account of the University of Michigan Greenland Expeditions 1926-8, by the leader.
