Canadian Art, Culture and History

November 0712, 2020
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LOT 38

Lot 38

Two Volumes Relating to the Report of the Fifth Thule Expedition, 1921-24

Two Volumes Relating to the Report of the Fifth Thule Expedition, 1921-24
Lot 38 Details
Two Volumes Relating to the Report of the Fifth Thule Expedition, 1921-24


Knud Rasmussen
INTELLECTUAL CULTURE OF THE IGLULIK ESKIMOS

Kaj Birket-Smith
ETHNOGRAPHICAL COLLECTIONS FROM THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE

both 4to. in green cloth boards published by Gylendalske Boghandel, Nordisk Forlag, Copenhagen, 1929 and 1944 respectively
11.4 x 7.5 in — 29 x 19 cm

Estimate $100-$150

Realised: $276
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Two Volumes Relating to the Report of the Fifth Thule Expedition, 1921-24
  • Two Volumes Relating to the Report of the Fifth Thule Expedition, 1921-24
  • Two Volumes Relating to the Report of the Fifth Thule Expedition, 1921-24
  • Two Volumes Relating to the Report of the Fifth Thule Expedition, 1921-24
  • Two Volumes Relating to the Report of the Fifth Thule Expedition, 1921-24

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