(Exploration) PEARY, Robert E.; ROOSEVELT, Theodore; et al. The North Pole. Its Discovery in 1909 Under the Auspices of the Peary Arctic Club With an Introduction by Theodore Roosevelt. Foreword by Gilbert H. Grosvenor. [SIGNED/LIMITED EDITION]. New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company / The Plimpton Press, 1910. Signed Limited Edition. 6 1/2 X 9 3/4 Inches. xxxii, 373 PP. Very Good. Hardcover.

#149 of ONLY 500 copies signed by Robert E. Peary on the limitation page. The "General Hubbard" limited edition was published in September, 1910. Peary's own account of his Arctic expedition's organization, personnel, the voyage, interactions with Eskimos, hunting and a detailed account of the final push to the pole. The volume includes an introduction by Theodore Roosevelt and a foreword by Gilbert H. Grosvenor, Director and Editor of the National Geographic Society. Illustrataed with 8 color plates, 100 black and white photographs and a folding map at rear. Three-quarter blue Morocco leather binding and tips with light blue cloth boards. Five raised hubs to spine. TEG. A few light scuff marks to the spine, front and rear joints and the upper front right corner. Previous owner book plate of Jane S. Strong on the front pastedown.