Author: HARRIS AUCTION GALLERIES; BARR K HARRIS; CHRIS BREADY
Title: Peary,Robert E. arctic expeditions:l Photographica: stereographs, books, albums, images; Sale No. 233, Mar. 15,1985
Description: Baltimore, Harris Auction Galleries. 1985. Soft cover, 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book, auction catalog, pictorial covers, (unpaged 73 pp.) illustrated, 423 items, very good cond.A very useful reference for collectors of Polar material . Much of the material offered is originally from Peary's personal collection.The catalog features over 800 vintage photographs from various arctic expeditions by Robert E. Peary, ca. 1891-1909. including many near unique prints, most images also with manuscript notations or remarks by Peary on reverses or on mounts..over 7500 stereo graphs listed.also an extensive collection of portraits, primarily cabinet cards from 1870-1900..also, two of the only known vintage prints of the earliest known photographs of Babe Ruth playing baseball as a student in Baltimore. Very Good.

Keywords: Auction Catalogs. Arctic Exploration, Polar Exploration, Arctic Photography, Photography Stereoviews


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