Peary

By William H. Hobbs

New York. Macmillan. 1936, Ist US Edition. tall 8vo. [xv], 502pp., 27 maps, 13 halftones, 10 records and diagrams and 36 drawings by the author after photographs by Peary and others, several maps with one fold out and one fold out chart; Appendices A-F; Index. Publisher’s dark blue cloth with bright gilt lettering on cover and spine, a mint copy in brilliantly fine complete dust jacket — Fine in Fine unclipped dustjacket.

In contrast to the Gordon Hayes biography of Peary, Hobbs is convinced of Peary’s many claims and writes this supportive biography.