"Peter Freuchen, the late Danish explorer, understood the Eskimo and other inhabitants of the Far North better than any other man of our generation." This is a well kept book: Illustrated ivory linen over boards with silver gilt print on spine panel; end papers depict maps of the Frozen North; 315 pages; solid binding; no external or internal marks; corners are square with subtle wear at bottom; no external or internal marks; no chips, tears, or creases in the book; clipped dust jacket displays many small closed chips and tears - now protected in archival brodart wrapper; first edition.