Farewell, Nanook by Mary Oldham SIGNED Hardcover in Dust Jacket 1979 Vantage Press - Alaska Fiction - Big Game Hunting

Title: Farewell, Nanook

Author: Mary Oldham

Description: Inscribed by the author on the ffep. Stated first edition. Blue cloth boards with silver lettering on spine. Clean except for a light sign of erased pencil price on ffep; small spot of soiling on fore-edge of text block. Dust jacket has a few closed tears and shows some wear to the top edge; not price clipped. DJ in clear archival sleeve. 281 pp. 8.25 x 5.5 inches.

A novel about polar bear hunting and life with the Eskimos. The author was the wife of trophy hunter, big game guide, bush pilot and outfitter Ken Oldham and at the time of writing was the only woman licensed by the state of Alaska to fly hunters over the Arctic seas for polar bear hunting. The stories in the novel are all based on true experiences she and her family has had while living with the Eskimo.

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+

Jacket Condition: Good+

Publisher: Vantage Press

Place: New York

Year: 1979

ISBN: n/a

Language: English

Keywords: big game, hunting, Arctic, Alaska, Eskimo, Polar Bear, bear, novel, fiction,