The Coast of Northeast Greenland

With Hydrographic Studies in the Greenland Sea

By L.A. Boyd

New York, 1948. American Geographical Society, Special Publication No. 30. First Edition. Two Volumes. sm4to, Vol. I: [xi], 339pp., 193 photographs, full-page maps and drawings. Vol. II: 7 fold-out maps and 5 fold-out b/w panoramic views — loose in a matching gray cloth covered folio. Publisher’s gray cloth covered boards in excellent condition, no prior ownership markings or institutional stamps; no foxing, folds or tears; tight un-cracked hinges. A Fine and complete set in excellent condition.

Narrative and scientific documentation of the Louise Boyd Arctic Expeditions of 1931, 1933 and 1937 & 1938. Much information is focused on topographic mapping, geology, hydrographic and ice conditions in the Greenland Sea, Spitsbergen and Franz Josep Land. An excellent and thorough documentation.