Vilhjalmur Stefansson, ed, with the collaboration of Olive Rathbun Wilcox

Great Adventures and Explorations

New York: The Dial Press, 1947. First. Hardcover. [8.5 x 6 ins], xii, 788 pp., illustrated with black-and-white maps by Richard Edes Harrison and color end-paper maps of the Arctic and Antarctica.  Very good condition. Stefansson (1879-1962) was a distinguished explorer and anthropologist. During his lifetime, he was considered the greatest authority on the Arctic and the folkways and cultural background of the peoples of the North. He was twice elected President of the Explorers Club.. Very good. / No dust jacket. Item #50

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