The Red Caboose with Peary in The Arctic by Marie Ahnighito Peary (aka The Snow Baby) -William Morrow & Company, New York 1932 retailer
The Red Caboose with Peary in The Arctic by Marie.
The Red Caboose with Peary in The Arctic by Marie Ahnighito Peary (aka The Snow Baby) -William Morrow & Company, New York 1932
Here is a children's book written by the original Snow Baby - Marie Ahnighito Peary. The Snow Baby was the child of arctic explorer Admiral Robert Peary and and wife Josephine Peary. She was born on one of her parent's expeditions to the North Pole. She became known world-wide as the only white child to be born that far north and near the north pole. Thus she became known as " The Snow Baby."
Hardcover book with gray cloth covered boards. 12mo. 128pp. 4 colour plates including frontis illustrated by Ferdinand H. Horvath. Illustrated endpapers. Red titles on spine and top board. Top edge dyed red as issued. No statement of edition, but same date on title page as copyright page. No dustjacket (if there ever was one - I've seen no copies with dustjackets).
Condition: The book is in good+ condition. Internally there are very minimal flaws. There is a prior owner bookplate on the front free endpaper and very minimal soiling at the bottom of the first page. The binding is tight and hinges retailer sound. Externally there is some soiling and some staining to the cloth (mostly on the rear panel near the bottom). The top edge is faded in spots. There is a little wear to the spine ends.
Dimensions: 7.5" x 5.75"