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Peoria: Bradley Polytechnic Institute, 1946. 110p. Diagrams. 19x13cm, cloth. VG.

Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. pp. 127. Oblong 4to., measuring 24 x 31 cm. Bound in publisher's green cloth over boards with black lettering to the spine, and front board. Chiefly comprised of striking captioned black-and-white photographs. No detectable flaws, contents equally without blemish with bright, clean, and unmarked leaves and firm, sound bindind; near fine and housed in its original lightly-rubbed, unclipped, dustjacket showing a touch of light wear at the head of spine panel. Overall, near fine. A beautifully-produced publication. Ernest Carl Oberholtzer was a central figure in the struggle to preserve the wilderness areas of the Minnesota-Ontario border, as well as an important advocate for the creation of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. Toward Magnetic North is the story of Ernest Oberholtzer and Billy Magee's exploration of the then uncharted area of Saskatchewan up to Hudson Bay and into Manitoba. Oberholtzer's photos and journal entries capture the spirit of the wild places that he loved and admired.…