Polar.- Chapman (F.Spencer) Northern Lights: the Official Account of the British Arctic Air-Route Expedition 1930-31, first edition, signed and inscribed by author, 1932; and other similar (10)
Polar.- Chapman (F.Spencer) Northern Lights: the Official Account of the British Arctic Air-Route Expedition 1930-31, first edition, signed and inscribed by author, original prospectus loosely inserted, frontispiece, 63 plates, 4 folding maps, occasional faint spotting, original cloth, slight bumping to corners and spine extremities, dust-jacket, small tears and loss to extremities, expertly restored, faint spotting, 1932 § Rudmose Brown (R. N.) Spitsbergen, first edition, 'presentation copy' blind-stamp to title, frontispiece, plates and maps, previous owner's ink inscription, original decorative cloth, slight bumping to spine extremities, 1920 § Glen (A. R.) Under the Pole Star, first edition, frontispiece, plates and maps, original cloth, spotting to corners and spine, 1937; and 7 others including 2 copies of 'Northern Lights', 2 copies of 'The Geographical Journal' and 2 extracts from 'The Geographical Journal', 8vo (10)
⁂ The first is inscribed, "Xmas 1932 from Daddy with a spot of love. Yours Sincerely F. Spencer Chapman. (If you get German Measles don't blame me! F.S.C.)
The 'Geographical Journal' contains articles by A. R. Glen on similar subjects to his book 'Under the Pole Star' also included in this lot.
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Polar.- Chapman (F.Spencer) Northern Lights: the Official Account of the British Arctic Air-Route Expedition 1930-31, first edition, signed and inscribed by author, original prospectus loosely inserted, frontispiece, 63 plates, 4 folding maps, occasional faint spotting, original cloth, slight bumping to corners and spine extremities, dust-jacket, small tears and loss to extremities, expertly restored, faint spotting, 1932 § Rudmose Brown (R. N.) Spitsbergen, first edition, 'presentation copy' blind-stamp to title, frontispiece, plates and maps, previous owner's ink inscription, original decorative cloth, slight bumping to spine extremities, 1920 § Glen (A. R.) Under the Pole Star, first edition, frontispiece, plates and maps, original cloth, spotting to corners and spine, 1937; and 7 others including 2 copies of 'Northern Lights', 2 copies of 'The Geographical Journal' and 2 extracts from 'The Geographical Journal', 8vo (10)
⁂ The first is inscribed, "Xmas 1932 from Daddy with a spot of love. Yours Sincerely F. Spencer Chapman. (If you get German Measles don't blame me! F.S.C.)
The 'Geographical Journal' contains articles by A. R. Glen on similar subjects to his book 'Under the Pole Star' also included in this lot.