Northwest Passage : The Historic Voyage of the S S Manhattan

204pp, two sections of black and white photographs. Grey cloth-covered boards; blue logo on front, blue titles on spine. Lightly bumped bottom corners and spine ends. Text block edges starting to tan. Map endpapers. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has internal tape repairs that have bled through jacket, rear has lamination fault from manufacturing error, light shelf wear, chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, price unclipped. 8vo. The dramatic story of the voyage of the SS Manhattan through the legendary Northwest Passage – the sea route through the Arctic Ocean which connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The Manhattan’s voyage was designed to prove that a commercial route was a viable option via the Passage and is told by the only newspaperman accompanying the trip.