The Adventure of Wrangel Island
The Adventure of Wrangel Island | Libri antichi e moderni | Stefansson, Vilhjalmur
The Adventure of Wrangel Island
The Adventure of Wrangel Island | Libri antichi e moderni | Stefansson, Vilhjalmur
Metodi di Pagamento
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Dettagli
- Anno di pubblicazione
- 1926
- Luogo di stampa
- London. Jonathan Cape
- Autore
- Stefansson, Vilhjalmur
- Soggetto
- Travel - Polar
- Lingue
- Inglese
Descrizione
8vo [23 x 16 cm]; xxviii, 424 pp, frontis, many plates from photos, maps (including color folding). original cloth, gilt title lettering on spine, edges worn, interior clean, good. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Arctic Bibliog 16744: "Account of an expedition to colonize Wrangel Island in the Arctic Ocean, 1921-23, directed by Stefansson." Based in part on diary of E. L. Knight. There are several pictures of Ada Blackjack, the Inuit seamstress that was on the expedition and of whom a book was written and a documentary film was made.
Edizione: first british edition.