The Coast of Northeast Greenland with Hydrographic Studies in the Greenland Sea: the Louise A. Boyd Arctic Expeditions of 1937 and 1938 (with maps and plates)
New York: American Geographical Society, 1948. Hardcover. Grey cloth over boards. Black title block with gold lettering. 339 pp. with 194 bw photos, charts, diagrams, etc. 7 fold-out maps and panoramas all held in matching board slipcase. Text looks to be unread and maps unused; VG+ but covers show faint shelf wear, and slipcase has a length-wise water stain on one side. Item #144279
Includes narratives of the expeditions and information about the vessels and equipment by Louise Arner Boyd, who financed and led several Arctic expeditions; Studies in Glacial Geology and Geomorphology; Ecological Notes on the Flora; information about botanical collecting/collections; hydrographical and topographical surveys; current and tide observations; magnetic observations; photographic survey of the Orienteering Islands; and radio reports.
Price: $75.00