$240 SLEDGE, Martin Lindsay, British Trans-Greenland Expedition, 1934, Cassell, London, 1935, B&W plates, colour fold-out map in rear ( no tears) VG copy with minor foxing,

SLEDGE, Martin Lindsay, British Trans-Greenland Expedition, 1934, Cassell, London, 1935, B&W plates, colour fold-out map in rear ( no tears) VG copy with minor foxing, Previous owners name in endpapers, chipped / near complete jacket protected in non adhesive archival film, A fascinating account of the 1,200-mile journey across Greenland from west to east with description of hardships and accomplishments including some scientific discoveries. Arctic Bibliography 10171: 'Based on the diaries of Lindsay, A. Croft and D. Godfrey; account of a three-man trip by sledge and skis under Lindsay's leadership May-Sept. 1934, across Greenland icecap in the region Jakabshavn-Kangerdlugassuaq; carrying out a survey exploring Watkins Mts. from the west and making measurements. Describes organization, finance, equipment, travel methods, dog-driving, weather, icecap, mountains, with a chapter on Croft's wintering 1933-34 on west coast.' Ex libris Graham Claridge $240

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SLEDGE, Martin Lindsay, British Trans-Greenland Expedition, 1934, Cassell, London, 1935, B&W plates, colour fold-out map in rear ( no tears) VG copy with minor foxing, Previous owners name in endpapers, chipped / near complete jacket protected in non adhesive archival film, A fascinating account of the 1,200-mile journey across Greenland from west to east with description of hardships and accomplishments including some scientific discoveries. Arctic Bibliography 10171: 'Based on the diaries of Lindsay, A. Croft and D. Godfrey; account of a three-man trip by sledge and skis under Lindsay's leadership May-Sept. 1934, across Greenland icecap in the region Jakabshavn-Kangerdlugassuaq; carrying out a survey exploring Watkins Mts. from the west and making measurements. Describes organization, finance, equipment, travel methods, dog-driving, weather, icecap, mountains, with a chapter on Croft's wintering 1933-34 on west coast.' Ex libris Graham Claridge $240