A Thousand Days In The Arctic: With Preface By Admiral Sir F. Leopold Mcclintock. Jackson, Frederick G Arctic & Antarctic

1st Edition: Vol I xxi, 551 pages, Vol II xxii-xv, 580 pages. Appendices, indices. Illustrated throughout with over one hundred eighty black & white drawings, plates, 5 maps. Hardcovers, rebacked very nicely. Shelf wear, corners bumped, some minor foxing, mainly to prelims. NOTE: All maps have been removed and PHOTOCOPIES laid in. Previous owners inscriptions on prelims otherwise contents clean. A day-by-day journal of the Jackson-Harmsworth Expedition (1894-97). The party established winter quarters at Cape Flora, Franz Joseph Land, and remained there for 3 years. By sheer coincidence, Fridtjof Nansen and Hjalmar Johansen encountered Jackson's camp in June of 1896 during the Fram Expedition, and enjoyed several weeks of generous hospitality (after surviving through the winter on walrus and bear meat). Throughout their stay, the party made sledge journeys in the archipelago, surveyed, made scientific collections, hunted, and described the polar night. Includes a chapter on scurvy. [AB 7943]. "This is an unvarnished tale of a thousand consecutive days spent in the Arctic, printed almost word for word as it was written--while the facts and impressions were fresh in my memory, in our hut, or tent, when on sledging and boating journeys in Franz-Josef Land. It is a simple, true account and statement of facts incident to our life and work there, plain facts, penned by a plain man." (from the author's note). A very important title in early arctic exploration. This is the first UK edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 5 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3727. This is a SET of books, therefore heavier than a standard volume, and will involve extra shipping charges to some countries.