[ARCTIC]. STEFANSSON, Vilhjalmur (1879–1962). A

[ARCTIC]. STEFANSSON, Vilhjalmur (1879–1962). A pair of signed titles, including: The Friendly Arctic: The Story of Five Years in Polar Regions. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1921. 8vo. Numerous illustrations from photographs, several maps including 2 folding maps in rear pocket. Original publisher’s gilt–lettered blue cloth (few corners bumped, else fine). FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, dated one month after publication (December 1921). Arctic Bibliography 16808. –– Iceland: The First American Republic. New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1939. 8vo. Numerous illustrations from photographs. Original publisher’s blue cloth (spine sunned); original unclipped dust jacket (light rubbing or chipping at extremities). Provenance: Lincoln Douglass (personal library stamp). PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR: “To Lincoln Douglas, this / book about Iceland for his / kindness at the Iceland breakfast, / from / Vilhjalmur Stefansson / August 14, 1941”.