Did Peary Reach the Pole? By "An Englishman in the Street
first edition
1911 · London
by Lewin, W. Henry.
London: Simkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., 1911. First edition. Very Good. 19 cm; 85 pages and folding map. Bound in original blue ribbed cloth with title and price (2/6) stamped in gilt on upper board. Acid shadows on endleaves from something, perhaps newspaper clippings, once laid in but now gone. Lower hinge a bit worn. Spot or two on title page. Else just fine, without shelf wear or fatigue.
Calls into question Peary's claims of having reached the North Pole in 1909. (Inventory #: 6184)
Calls into question Peary's claims of having reached the North Pole in 1909. (Inventory #: 6184)