176x111mm A fine autograph letter to E. Stanley Jones from Vilhjalmur Stefansson on the club paper of The Athenaeum, Pall Mall, dated 26 September 1930, written in black ink on folded light blue paper with central horizontal crease, two adhesive marks to verso. In full: �Below the autograph of Vilhjalmur Stefansson who is sorry about the delay. For E Stanley Jones.� Vilhjalmur Stefansson 1879-1962 was a Canadian Arctic explorer and anthropologist known for promoting living off the land in polar regions. Born in 1879, he led expeditions that mapped previously unknown Arctic areas and studied Inuit survival techniques, influencing modern understanding of Arctic nutrition and travel. He controversially advocated high-meat diets based on Inuit practices. Later, he became a lecturer and writer, helping shape Western perceptions of the Arctic during the early twentieth century and exploration history.