Nobu Shirase and the Japanese Antarctic Expedition: the Collection of Chet Ross
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Lot 185
RASMUSSEN, Knud (1879-1933). Fra Grønland til Stillehavet, ...
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RASMUSSEN, Knud (1879-1933). Fra Gr?nland til Stillehavet, rejser og mennesker; fra 5. Thule-ekspedition 1921-24. K?benhavn: Gyldendal, 1925. 15 parts, tall 8vo. Illustrations throughout from photographs, folding maps. Original pictorial wrappers (part 1 upper cover detached and chipped, light wear at extreme ends). FIRST EDITION IN THE RARE ORIGINAL PARTS, of Ramussen?s report on his epic sledge journey across North America. Rasmussen was part-Inuit and born in Greenland. His greatest achievement was the Fifth Thule Expedition, during which his team spent over three years studying and living among the Inuit. Arctic Bib. 14199.
