Glimpses of the Barren Lands

Glimpses of the Barren Lands. Author inscribed with autograph.

Author: Mallett, Captain Thierry

8vo. (5.75" x 8.75") 1930. Mallett, Captain Thierry. Privately Printed, New York: Revillon Press. Quarter brown cloth over beige boards. Red printed title/author to front cover with silver box centered to cover. Beige endpapers, deckled edges. Bookplate of Edna B. Williams to front pastedown. Author signature at top of contents page with short inscription to Mrs. Williams. Illustrated with seven illustrations. Slight staining to covers, spine with lighter spots, rear board bumped at bottom. No DJ as issued.

From a site: Seven stories, each "a true episode of the far North", by one who spent part of each year for 20 years inspecting the Revillon Freres' fur-trading posts. He relates his travelling and hunting experiences, describes the life and ways of Indians and Eskimos in the Barren Grounds west of Hudson Bay.

AI generated: Captain Thierry Mallet was a French explorer, fur trader, and writer who traveled extensively in the Canadian Arctic in the early 20th century. He was the president of Revillon Frères, a French fur trading company that had established posts in the North since 1723. He was also an avid photographer and author of several books about his experiences and observations of the northern lands and peoples. Mallet made several expeditions to the Arctic between 1910 and 1930, visiting places such as Hudson Bay, Ungava Bay, Labrador, Baffin Island, and Great Bear Lake. He was interested in the natural history, geography, and ethnography of the region, and collected specimens, artifacts, and photographs. He also befriended and learned from the Inuit and other native groups, and respected their culture and traditions. He wrote about their customs, legends, skills, and hardships in his books, such as Plain Tales of the North (1925) and Glimpses of the Barren Land (1930). Mallet was one of the pioneers of Arctic exploration and documentation in the modern era. He contributed to the knowledge and appreciation of the North and its inhabitants. He also inspired other explorers, such as Robert J. Flaherty, who met him in 1920 and later made the famous documentary film Nanook of the North (1922)

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