Log Bob by Bartlett Captain Robert: Signed (3 results)

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Foreward by Paul O'Neill and signed by O'Neill on title page. Recounts famous sealing captain's voyages including his journey with Robert Peary to discover the North Pole and many other Arctic excursions. Captain Bartlett was the captain of the "Karluk", which was the flagship of the Canadian Arctic Expedition of 191316. The expedition ended with the loss of the ship in the Arctic seas, and the subsequent deaths of nearly half her complement of 25. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases. Illustrated with black and white photographic images. Size: 8vo (8" to 9"). 318 pp.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. 352pp. Illustrated with black and white photographic plates. Front pastedown with a booksellers ticket and an owners bookplate belonging to DuPont board member and Philadelphia Phillies owner R.R.M. Carpenter, front fly with the owner name of his wife, Margaretta DuPont Carpenter. Binding a bit cocked, cloth rubbed and soiled, front gutter cracked and with an old repair, rear gutter neatly repaired, about very good. Inscribed on the third leaf by the author: "In appreciation of a fine and jolly visit - Long may the Carpenters reign. Sincerely, Bob Bartlett." Bartlett wrote the preface for Carpenters book *Game Trails from Alaska to Africa*. Signed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Publisher's decorative stamped and gilt blue cloth hard covers, with gilt titles to front spine. Light handling to covers; front inner hinge split at endpaper, but holding. Edges a little toned, and some light foxing to endpapers. SIGNED and inscribed by author on front endpaper, from his Schooner Morrissey at New York Harbour, April 6, 1933. Otherwise, clean, tight, and unmarked. A neat and sound copy. xii,352pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed and Inscribed by Author. Book.…