1930 N by E

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First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding

First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, vignette title, eight plates, and many in-text figures. Collated complete. In the summer of 1929, the author sailed on a painting expedition to Greenland recording his adventures and mishaps, which are recounted in this best-selling work. After meeting Danish Arctic explorers Peter Freuchen and Knud Rasmussen on this trip, Kent was determined to return to Greenland to paint and write. He spent two years above the Arctic Circle in a little fishing settlement, where he went on to conceive some of the most celebrated paintings of his career. Written and illustrated by Rockwell Kent, an American painter, printmaker, illustrator, writer, sailor, adventurer and voyager.