1971 "First edition" stated on copyright page; Harcourt Brace Jovanovich publishers, New York; hardbound; very good condition with unmarked pages; dust jacket good with very minor edge dings (see pics).
 
Description -
In 1896, three survivors from a whaling misadventure are nursed back to health by Eskimo villagers who share their food, women, and way of life with the strangers. In return, the foreigners introduce to the villagers the spirit of competitiveness that rules the white man's world. Map and drawings by the Author.