#298 • Inscribed 1959 Antarctic Scout, Thiry Eskimo Artifacts & Northern Books

Part of November 2026 Fantastic Finds Auction (timed auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

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Bidding closes Nov 15, 2026 5:42 PM AKST

Category: Books, Comics, Magazines & Ephemera

A 1959 first edition of Richard Lee Chappell's Antarctic Scout, published by Dodd, Mead, bears a personalized inscription signed Dick Chappell and dated April 7, 1959. In his author's note, Chappell describes being selected as an Eagle Scout to represent American youth on the U.S. Antarctic expedition during the International Geophysical Year. His illustrated account accompanies six other books on polar exploration and northern life. A 1977 first edition of Paul and Mary Thiry's Eskimo Artifacts: Designed for Use retains its black slipcase. A 1952 first edition of Will Lipkind's Boy with a Harpoon retains a jacket identifying it as a Sears' Young Peoples Book Club selection. The remaining volumes are Charles S. Strong's We Were There with Byrd at the South Pole, Wanda Neill Tolboom's Tosie of the Far North, Tobias Goes Seal Hunting, and Golden Press' Eskimos and Other Peoples of the North. An Eskimo Pie premium-offer sheet is also included. The Thiry volume measures approximately 10.5" x 12.5".