First English translation by Paul Selver

By Welzl, Jan

New York: Macmilllan Co. 1932. First edition in English. 8vo, 336pp., fold-out map. Original light green cloth with bright gilt lettering on cover and spine. Covers are in Near Fine condition. Internally: Near Fine condition with no inscription, folds, foxing or folds with tight hinges, rough cut pages on bottom and side; Dust jacket in Very Good condition showing slight chipping at extremities. Foreword by Karel Capek. Introduction by Bedrich Golombek and Edvard Valenta. Translated from the original Czech edition of 1930 by Paul Selver. A Fine copy in a Near Fine dust jacket.

A well written and easy to read first-hand account of Jan Welzl, a Czech by birth, who decided to seek his fortune searching for gold and furs in the Far Northern areas including Russian Siberia, the Canadian Yukon and Alaska. This is the story of his arduous journeys by land and sea that ultimately led him to New Siberia, an island in the Arctic Ocean. The first English translation provides a clear telling his life for over 30 years among the Eskimo and gold miners. Arctic Bibliography 19282.

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