Author: Mallet, Captain Thierry.
Title: Glimpses of the Barren Lands.
Description: New York: Revillon Freres, 1930. 1930. - Octavo, light gray boards backed with gray cloth. The binding is lightly bumped, soiled & foxed with the paper worn at the corners. The spine is darkened & there are a few tiny ink marks to the bottom edge of the rear cover. 142 pages plus colophon. Full-page black-and-white illustrations. The bottom corners of the front endpaper & half-title are creased. The gutters are slightly darkened. Good.

First edition.

Captain Mallet, President of Revillon Freres, writes in his introductory note that he spends part of each year inspecting the company's fur-trading posts. He writes in this book about his experiences in the Far North and the people he has met. Good .

Keywords: TRAVEL; ARCTIC; GLIMPSES OF THE BARREN NORTH; FUR-TRADING; REVILLON FRERES. CAPTAIN THIERRY MALLET; ILLUSTRATIONS; FUR-TRADERS; ESKIMOS; NATIVE AMERICANS; TRAPPERS; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

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