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AMUNDSEN, Roald (1872-1928). Roald Amundsen's "The North West passage"; being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship "Gjöa" 1903-1907. London: Archibald Constable and Co., 1908.
The first British edition—a bright, partially unopened copy. Amundsen and his team were the first to traverse the Northwest passage in a single ship: the Gjøa, now on display by the Fram museum in Oslo. Arctic Bib. 402.
Two volumes, octavo (236 x 162 mm). Frontispieces, 2 color folding maps in rear pockets, in-text illustrations throughout, partially unopened. Publisher’s original green decorated cloth, top edge gilt. Provenance: John C. Weaver (1915-1995, a noted American geographer who served as an Arctic intelligence officer in the Navy; bookplate), – High Latitude, Bainbridge Island.
The first British edition—a bright, partially unopened copy. Amundsen and his team were the first to traverse the Northwest passage in a single ship: the Gjøa, now on display by the Fram museum in Oslo. Arctic Bib. 402.
Two volumes, octavo (236 x 162 mm). Frontispieces, 2 color folding maps in rear pockets, in-text illustrations throughout, partially unopened. Publisher’s original green decorated cloth, top edge gilt. Provenance: John C. Weaver (1915-1995, a noted American geographer who served as an Arctic intelligence officer in the Navy; bookplate), – High Latitude, Bainbridge Island.