Four Years in the White North

By Donald B. MacMillan, F.R.G.S. ~ foreword by Adolphus W. Greely.

Signed and Inscribed by D. B. MacMillan.

New York and London, Harper & Brothers, 1918. First Edition [with K-S on verso title]. 8vo; [xxiv], 426 pp, frontis, numerous plates from the author’s photographs, 3 maps including a double-page showing the route, Appendix I — VII, Index. Publisher’s dark blue cloth with bright gilt cover lettering, spine gilt darkened. Exterior in Very Good Condition, Interior Near Fine and showing no foxing, folds or tears, and no prior ownership markings other than inscription and signature of MacMillan. A Very Good + copy.

—Arctic Bibliography 10673:

Narrative of the Crocker Land expedition, 1913-17, under Donald B. MacMillan, for exploration and mapping of Crocker Land and other unexplored lands between Axel Heiberg and Parry Islands and for scientific studies. The author showed the legendary Crocker Land, that earlier explorers said they observed west of Ellesmere Island, did not exist. A volume surpassing in its entirety the story of Kane’s experiences in the same regions and among the same Children of the Ice. (A. W. Greely). The author was with Peary in the 1908-9 North Pole attempt. With appendices by W. Elmer Ekblaw and an appendix on ornithology, listing and describing the 35 bird species recorded.