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	ARCTIC INSTITUTE OF NORTH AMERICA, Arctic Bibliography Prepared for and in Cooperation with the Department of Defence Under the Direction of the Arctic Institute of North America. Volumes 1-3. Washington, DC, Department of Defense, 1953. First Edition, 8VO, Very lightly worn non-circulating ex-library reference copies with minimal markings, no pockets. Quite a handsome set with white accession numbers on spines. Front hinge cracked in Volume 2. A very heavy set, special shipping considerations. VG Â ¶ These first three volumes cover the early era of Arctic exploration and are an indispensable reference for anyone interested in the history and literature of the Arctic. Folding maps in all three volumes. USD 700.00 [Appr.: EURO 467 \| £UK 420.75 \| JP¥ 61780] Book number: 24284 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	BANFIELD, A W F, The Barren- Ground Caribou. Ottawa, Department of Resources and Development, 1951. First Edition, 4TO, 56 pp. VG ¶ Illustrated with black and white photos and maps. A solid ex-library copy with usual interior and exterior artifacts. Original publication including covers bound into stiff card covers which have done an admirable job of preserving the publication with almost no wear. USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12.25 \| JP¥ 1765] Book number: 26625 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	BATTY, BEATRICE, Forty-Two Years Amongst the Indians and Eskimos: Pictures From the Life of the Right Reverend John Horden, First Bishop of Moosonee. London, Religious Tract Society, 1893. First Edition, 8VO, 223 pp. Bound in blue decorated cloth with gilt titling. Some edgewear, spine darkened, lower corner torn off FFEP and photo frontis, not affecting the illustration. VG Â ¶ Pictures from the life of The Right Reverend John Horden, First Bishop of Moosonee. Black and white illustrations. USD 55.00 [Appr.: EURO 36.75 \| £UK 33.25 \| JP¥ 4854] Book number: 13359 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	BEAMAN, LIBBY, Libby : The Sketches, Letters and Journal of Libby Beaman, Recorded in the Pribilof Islands, 1879-1880. Tulsa, Council Oak Books, 1987. Second Printing, Narrow 4TO, 198 pp. Lightest of wear, spine a little faded, a very attractive copy. Hardcover Edition. NF Â ¶ As presented by her granddaughter Betty John. A unique record of a wpman's stay in the Pribiloff Islands of Alasks in the 1800's A handsome production in every way illustrated with drawings and photos. Publisher's broadsheet laid in. USD 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.5 \| £UK 8.5 \| JP¥ 1236] Book number: 18876 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	BLACK, JOHN, Nansen and the Frozen North. London, George Routledge, 1905. 12MO, 159 pp. Covers worn and with red staining. Rear spine splitting at top. Pages browned, some foxing. Good Â ¶ Illustrated with black and white photographic plates. Pictorial covers.Story on Nansen's journey to the hightest latitudes reached until that time. USD 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.5 \| £UK 5 \| JP¥ 706] Book number: 16036 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	FREUCHEN, PETER & SALOMONSEN, FINN, The Arctic Year : A Month by Month Account of Life in the Arctic Zone. New York, G P Putnam's, 1958. Second Printing, 8VO, 438 pp. Vg/VG- Â ¶ Nice copy in somewhat worn jacket with half inch irregular hole near head of spine. USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6.25 \| JP¥ 883] Book number: 9098 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	HART, ELISA J, Reindeer Days Remembered. Inuvik, NWT, Inuvialuit Cultural Resource Centre, 2001. First Edition, 4TO, 112 pp. Near Fine in Wraps Â ¶ The little known story of Innuit Reindeer herding in the Mackenzie Delta. Well illustrated in colour and black and white. Lightest of wear. Uncommon USD 65.00 [Appr.: EURO 43.5 \| £UK 39.25 \| JP¥ 5737] Book number: 26360 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	HOPE, ASCOTT R, The Ice World and Its Wonders. London, Gall and Inglis, nd. 12MO, 128 pp. VG+ Â ¶ Colourful decorated cover in very nice condition - sunned on rear. Illustrated with woodcuts. USD 24.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.25 \| £UK 14.5 \| JP¥ 2118] Book number: 9346 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	LEECHMAN, DOUGLAS, Eskimo Summer. Toronto, Ryerson Press, 1945. First Edition, 8VO, 247 pp. Book slightly cocked, some marks along edges, sticker removal on FFEP. Jacket edgeworn with several small chips and tears. VG/VG Â ¶ A summer with the Eskimos in the 1940's . Bound in bright orange cloth with quite striking woodcut jacket. Map frontis, black and white photographic plates. USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1059] Book number: 15757 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	LINDSAY, D. G., SEA-ICE ATLAS OF ARCTIC CANADA 1975-1978. Ottawa, Energy, Mines and Resources Canada, 1982. First Edition, Oblong 4TO, 135 pp. VG Â ¶ A solid non-circulating ex-library copy with minimal interior and exterior markings. Rebound in sturdy bllue library buckram. USD 60.00 [Appr.: EURO 40.25 \| £UK 36.25 \| JP¥ 5295] Book number: 25621 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	MANNING, T H & MACPHERSON, A H, The Mammals of Banks Island. Montreal, Arctic Institute of North America, 1958. First Edition, 8VO, VG in Wraps ¶ A solid ex-library copy with usual interior and exterior artifacts. Original publication including covers bound into stiff card covers which have done an admirable job of preserving the publication with almost no wear. USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1059] Book number: 26630 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	METAYER, MAURICE FR.(TRANSLATOR)(ILLUSTRATOR AGNES NANOGAK), TALES FROM THE IGLOO. Edmonton, Hurtig, 1972. First Edition, Square 12mo, 127 pp. Jacket edgeworn with several tears. NF/VG Â ¶ 22 tales from the Copper Eskimo wonderfully illustrated by Agnes Nanogak. Foreword by Al Purdy. USD 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.5 \| £UK 5 \| JP¥ 706] Book number: 19797 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	MISHAEGEN, ANNE DE, Mush! Un Hiver en Pays Cree. Montreal, Librairie Beauchemin, 1933. First Edition, 12MO, 243 pp. Light wear, a handsome copy. VG in Wraps Â ¶ Illustrated with black and white photos, map. Striking art deco wraps. A year in Northern Manitoba. Peel 2003 - 5707. Mishaegen, a Belgian, wrote several books on her experiences in the north. USD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 20.25 \| £UK 18.25 \| JP¥ 2648] Book number: 24967 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	MORICE, REV. ADRIAN G, Thawing Out The Eskimo. Boston, Society for Propagation of the Faith, 1943. 8VO, 241 pp. Book very lightly worn. Several pieces of jacket, including front flap laid in. Owner's name and and exhortation to return this book written in several places. Gift inscription from the Roman Catholic Mission in Churchill, Manitoba dated 1946 VG Â ¶ The story of Bishop Turquetil, known as the Bishop of the North Pole, and his work among the Innuit. USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6.25 \| JP¥ 883] Book number: 22060 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	PITSEOLAK [EBER, DOROTHY, ED.], PITSEOLAK: PICTURES OUT OF MY LIFE. Toronto, OUP, 1977. First Edition, Square 8VO, A fine copy in worn jacket with several tears. NF/VG Â ¶ The story of the famous Innuit artist's life in her own words from interviews by Dorothy Eber. The first book to be published in an Innuit/English edition. Illustrated in colour and black and white by Pitseolak. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9.25 \| JP¥ 1324] Book number: 6905 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	RASKY, FRANK, The Polar Voyagers. Toronto, Mcgraw Hill Ryerson, 1976. First Edition, 4TO, 320 pp. Jacket worn with several chips and tears. NF/Good Â ¶ From the Vikings to the fur-trade explorers of the 18th century. Extensively illustrated in black and white. USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6.25 \| JP¥ 883] Book number: 14041 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	STARKOKADOMSKIY, L M, Charting the Russian Northern Route. Montreal, Arctic Institute of North America, 1976. First Edition, 8VO, 332 pp. NF/VG Â ¶ The Arctic Ocean Hydrographic Expedition 1910-1915. Translated and edited by William Barber. Illustrated with black and white photos. USD 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.25 \| £UK 11 \| JP¥ 1589] Book number: 13900 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	TREMAINE, MARIE (EDITOR), Arctic Bibliography Prepared for and in Cooperation with the Department of Defence Under the Direction of the Arctic Institute of North America. Volumes 4-8 and volume 11-14. Washington & Montreal, Department of Defense & mcGill University Press, 1954-1969. First Edition, 8VO, Very lightly worn non-circulating ex-library reference copies with minimal markings, no pockets. Quite a handsome set with white accession numbers on spines. A very heavy set, special shipping considerations. VG Â ¶ Nine volumes. An indispensable Arctic reference. Folding maps in all volumes except 11 & 13. USD 250.00 [Appr.: EURO 167 \| £UK 150.25 \| JP¥ 22064] Book number: 24285 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	TURLURIALIK, RUTH ANNAQTUUSI & PELLY, DAVID, Qikaaluktut, Images of Inuit Life. Toronto, OUP, 1986. First Edition, Square 8VO, NF/NF Â ¶ A lovely book filled with pictures by the author illustrating her tales USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9.25 \| JP¥ 1324] Book number: 7940 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	VARIOUS AUTHORS, Report of the Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-18. Volume XI: Geology and Geography, Southern Party - 1913-16.. Ottawa, F A Acland, King's Printer, 1924. 8VO, A very clean non-circulating ex-library copy with library lettering on lower spine, no other exterior markings, several interior stamps and labels. VG Â ¶ Includes Geographical Notes on the Arctic Coast of Canada (Part B); Geology of the Arctic Coast of Canada, West of the Kent Peninsula (Part A). Bound in green buckram with black lettering on spine. Illustrated with black and white photos, two folding maps in text and large folding map at rear. USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12.25 \| JP¥ 1765] Book number: 24092 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.

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	ARCTIC INSTITUTE OF NORTH AMERICA, Arctic Bibliography Prepared for and in Cooperation with the Department of Defence Under the Direction of the Arctic Institute of North America. Volumes 1-3. Washington, DC, Department of Defense, 1953. First Edition, 8VO, Very lightly worn non-circulating ex-library reference copies with minimal markings, no pockets. Quite a handsome set with white accession numbers on spines. Front hinge cracked in Volume 2. A very heavy set, special shipping considerations. VG Â ¶ These first three volumes cover the early era of Arctic exploration and are an indispensable reference for anyone interested in the history and literature of the Arctic. Folding maps in all three volumes. USD 700.00 [Appr.: EURO 467 \| £UK 420.75 \| JP¥ 61780] Book number: 24284 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	BANFIELD, A W F, The Barren- Ground Caribou. Ottawa, Department of Resources and Development, 1951. First Edition, 4TO, 56 pp. VG ¶ Illustrated with black and white photos and maps. A solid ex-library copy with usual interior and exterior artifacts. Original publication including covers bound into stiff card covers which have done an admirable job of preserving the publication with almost no wear. USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12.25 \| JP¥ 1765] Book number: 26625 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	BATTY, BEATRICE, Forty-Two Years Amongst the Indians and Eskimos: Pictures From the Life of the Right Reverend John Horden, First Bishop of Moosonee. London, Religious Tract Society, 1893. First Edition, 8VO, 223 pp. Bound in blue decorated cloth with gilt titling. Some edgewear, spine darkened, lower corner torn off FFEP and photo frontis, not affecting the illustration. VG Â ¶ Pictures from the life of The Right Reverend John Horden, First Bishop of Moosonee. Black and white illustrations. USD 55.00 [Appr.: EURO 36.75 \| £UK 33.25 \| JP¥ 4854] Book number: 13359 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	BEAMAN, LIBBY, Libby : The Sketches, Letters and Journal of Libby Beaman, Recorded in the Pribilof Islands, 1879-1880. Tulsa, Council Oak Books, 1987. Second Printing, Narrow 4TO, 198 pp. Lightest of wear, spine a little faded, a very attractive copy. Hardcover Edition. NF Â ¶ As presented by her granddaughter Betty John. A unique record of a wpman's stay in the Pribiloff Islands of Alasks in the 1800's A handsome production in every way illustrated with drawings and photos. Publisher's broadsheet laid in. USD 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.5 \| £UK 8.5 \| JP¥ 1236] Book number: 18876 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	BLACK, JOHN, Nansen and the Frozen North. London, George Routledge, 1905. 12MO, 159 pp. Covers worn and with red staining. Rear spine splitting at top. Pages browned, some foxing. Good Â ¶ Illustrated with black and white photographic plates. Pictorial covers.Story on Nansen's journey to the hightest latitudes reached until that time. USD 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.5 \| £UK 5 \| JP¥ 706] Book number: 16036 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	FREUCHEN, PETER & SALOMONSEN, FINN, The Arctic Year : A Month by Month Account of Life in the Arctic Zone. New York, G P Putnam's, 1958. Second Printing, 8VO, 438 pp. Vg/VG- Â ¶ Nice copy in somewhat worn jacket with half inch irregular hole near head of spine. USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6.25 \| JP¥ 883] Book number: 9098 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	HART, ELISA J, Reindeer Days Remembered. Inuvik, NWT, Inuvialuit Cultural Resource Centre, 2001. First Edition, 4TO, 112 pp. Near Fine in Wraps Â ¶ The little known story of Innuit Reindeer herding in the Mackenzie Delta. Well illustrated in colour and black and white. Lightest of wear. Uncommon USD 65.00 [Appr.: EURO 43.5 \| £UK 39.25 \| JP¥ 5737] Book number: 26360 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	HOPE, ASCOTT R, The Ice World and Its Wonders. London, Gall and Inglis, nd. 12MO, 128 pp. VG+ Â ¶ Colourful decorated cover in very nice condition - sunned on rear. Illustrated with woodcuts. USD 24.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.25 \| £UK 14.5 \| JP¥ 2118] Book number: 9346 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	LEECHMAN, DOUGLAS, Eskimo Summer. Toronto, Ryerson Press, 1945. First Edition, 8VO, 247 pp. Book slightly cocked, some marks along edges, sticker removal on FFEP. Jacket edgeworn with several small chips and tears. VG/VG Â ¶ A summer with the Eskimos in the 1940's . Bound in bright orange cloth with quite striking woodcut jacket. Map frontis, black and white photographic plates. USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1059] Book number: 15757 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	LINDSAY, D. G., SEA-ICE ATLAS OF ARCTIC CANADA 1975-1978. Ottawa, Energy, Mines and Resources Canada, 1982. First Edition, Oblong 4TO, 135 pp. VG Â ¶ A solid non-circulating ex-library copy with minimal interior and exterior markings. Rebound in sturdy bllue library buckram. USD 60.00 [Appr.: EURO 40.25 \| £UK 36.25 \| JP¥ 5295] Book number: 25621 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	MANNING, T H & MACPHERSON, A H, The Mammals of Banks Island. Montreal, Arctic Institute of North America, 1958. First Edition, 8VO, VG in Wraps ¶ A solid ex-library copy with usual interior and exterior artifacts. Original publication including covers bound into stiff card covers which have done an admirable job of preserving the publication with almost no wear. USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1059] Book number: 26630 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	METAYER, MAURICE FR.(TRANSLATOR)(ILLUSTRATOR AGNES NANOGAK), TALES FROM THE IGLOO. Edmonton, Hurtig, 1972. First Edition, Square 12mo, 127 pp. Jacket edgeworn with several tears. NF/VG Â ¶ 22 tales from the Copper Eskimo wonderfully illustrated by Agnes Nanogak. Foreword by Al Purdy. USD 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.5 \| £UK 5 \| JP¥ 706] Book number: 19797 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	MISHAEGEN, ANNE DE, Mush! Un Hiver en Pays Cree. Montreal, Librairie Beauchemin, 1933. First Edition, 12MO, 243 pp. Light wear, a handsome copy. VG in Wraps Â ¶ Illustrated with black and white photos, map. Striking art deco wraps. A year in Northern Manitoba. Peel 2003 - 5707. Mishaegen, a Belgian, wrote several books on her experiences in the north. USD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 20.25 \| £UK 18.25 \| JP¥ 2648] Book number: 24967 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	MORICE, REV. ADRIAN G, Thawing Out The Eskimo. Boston, Society for Propagation of the Faith, 1943. 8VO, 241 pp. Book very lightly worn. Several pieces of jacket, including front flap laid in. Owner's name and and exhortation to return this book written in several places. Gift inscription from the Roman Catholic Mission in Churchill, Manitoba dated 1946 VG Â ¶ The story of Bishop Turquetil, known as the Bishop of the North Pole, and his work among the Innuit. USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6.25 \| JP¥ 883] Book number: 22060 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	PITSEOLAK [EBER, DOROTHY, ED.], PITSEOLAK: PICTURES OUT OF MY LIFE. Toronto, OUP, 1977. First Edition, Square 8VO, A fine copy in worn jacket with several tears. NF/VG Â ¶ The story of the famous Innuit artist's life in her own words from interviews by Dorothy Eber. The first book to be published in an Innuit/English edition. Illustrated in colour and black and white by Pitseolak. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9.25 \| JP¥ 1324] Book number: 6905 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	RASKY, FRANK, The Polar Voyagers. Toronto, Mcgraw Hill Ryerson, 1976. First Edition, 4TO, 320 pp. Jacket worn with several chips and tears. NF/Good Â ¶ From the Vikings to the fur-trade explorers of the 18th century. Extensively illustrated in black and white. USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6.25 \| JP¥ 883] Book number: 14041 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	STARKOKADOMSKIY, L M, Charting the Russian Northern Route. Montreal, Arctic Institute of North America, 1976. First Edition, 8VO, 332 pp. NF/VG Â ¶ The Arctic Ocean Hydrographic Expedition 1910-1915. Translated and edited by William Barber. Illustrated with black and white photos. USD 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.25 \| £UK 11 \| JP¥ 1589] Book number: 13900 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	TREMAINE, MARIE (EDITOR), Arctic Bibliography Prepared for and in Cooperation with the Department of Defence Under the Direction of the Arctic Institute of North America. Volumes 4-8 and volume 11-14. Washington & Montreal, Department of Defense & mcGill University Press, 1954-1969. First Edition, 8VO, Very lightly worn non-circulating ex-library reference copies with minimal markings, no pockets. Quite a handsome set with white accession numbers on spines. A very heavy set, special shipping considerations. VG Â ¶ Nine volumes. An indispensable Arctic reference. Folding maps in all volumes except 11 & 13. USD 250.00 [Appr.: EURO 167 \| £UK 150.25 \| JP¥ 22064] Book number: 24285 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	TURLURIALIK, RUTH ANNAQTUUSI & PELLY, DAVID, Qikaaluktut, Images of Inuit Life. Toronto, OUP, 1986. First Edition, Square 8VO, NF/NF Â ¶ A lovely book filled with pictures by the author illustrating her tales USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9.25 \| JP¥ 1324] Book number: 7940 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.
	VARIOUS AUTHORS, Report of the Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-18. Volume XI: Geology and Geography, Southern Party - 1913-16.. Ottawa, F A Acland, King's Printer, 1924. 8VO, A very clean non-circulating ex-library copy with library lettering on lower spine, no other exterior markings, several interior stamps and labels. VG Â ¶ Includes Geographical Notes on the Arctic Coast of Canada (Part B); Geology of the Arctic Coast of Canada, West of the Kent Peninsula (Part A). Bound in green buckram with black lettering on spine. Illustrated with black and white photos, two folding maps in text and large folding map at rear. USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12.25 \| JP¥ 1765] Book number: 24092 Click here to order or inquire at Neil Williams, Bookseller.