AMUNDSEN

AMUNDSEN, ROALD - THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship Gjoa 1903-1907. With a Supplement By First Lieutenant Hansen Vice-Commander of the Expedition. London, Constable, 1908. First edition, two volumes, original publisher's green cloth, profusely illustrated with photographic plates and maps, a near-fine set. This famous polar expedition was the first to successfully navigate the Northwest Passage after countless efforts and numerous lives lost. Included in the narrative are the voyage to the Canadian Arctic, wintering at Gjoa Haven on King William Island, Eskimos encountered including Mackenzie Delta Eskimos, numerous boat and sledge journeys, food and hunting, etc (2)