La vie des Esquimaux

Welzl, Jan

La vie des Esquimaux

Translated from Czech by J. Gagnaire

Paris

Librairie Gallimard (nrf)

Géographie humaine

F. Paillart

1934

Achevé d'imprimer le 30 avril 1934 par F. Paillart à Abbeville (Somme).

French

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Czech

J. Gagnaire

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186 pages

37 black-and-white illustrations

1 map

Octavo (8vo)

22.5 × 14.5 cm

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Wove paper

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Letterpress printing in good condition, with map and illustrations integrated into the volume.

Half leather binding with brown cloth-covered boards.

Leather spine with gilt title; traces of the gilt initials A.G. remain, now heavily worn.

Brown cloth-covered boards in generally good condition.

Plain edges.

Human geography, Arctic peoples, Eskimos (Inuit), Alaska, Siberia, Arctic Ocean, polar exploration, ethnography.

Autobiographical account by Jan Welzl describing his experiences among the Eskimo populations of Siberia, Alaska and the Arctic regions. The work recounts daily life, customs, expeditions, hunting, travel and survival in extreme polar conditions, illustrated with numerous photographs and a map.

French translation of a work originally written in Czech. Part of the "Géographie humaine" series edited by Pierre Deffontaines. Includes one map and thirty-seven photographic illustrations. Printed on 30 April 1934 in Abbeville (Somme).

Geography, ethnography, Indigenous peoples, polar exploration, Arctic, Alaska, Siberia, travel history, anthropology.

Inuit, traditional life, survival, explorers, hunting, sledges, navigation, polar climate.

0465

Good overall condition. Spine shows significant leather wear and deterioration of the gilt initials; interior is clean and complete.

Library of Alfred Gallart i Genís.

Custom half leather and cloth binding. Traces of the initials A.G. remain on the spine. Wove paper. Dimensions 22.5 × 14.5 cm. Includes one map and 37 illustrations.