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Please find below a selection of books on all aspects of Polar Exploration, and travel in the Polar Regions.
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'The Storied Ice. Exploration, Discovery, and Adventure in Antarctica's Peninsula Region' by Joan N Boothe (Nov 2011)
'Ordeal By Ice. Ships Of The Antarctic' by Rorke Bryan (Oct 2011)
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| Voyage Through The Antarctic |
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| Adams Richard & Lockley Ronald |
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| Alfred A. Knopf, 1983 U.S. Edition, 160pp, this book IS available, it has still to be described and priced, please enquire for more details, , Book Ref: 40842 |
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| The Andree Diaries |
£ 49
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| Adams-Ray Edward |
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| John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd, 1931 First Edition, 471pp, bookplate of Scottish Arctic Club, inscr, original red cloth, spine faded, mark on back cover, internally very clean indeed, VG in colour photocopy of original scarce dw, , Book Ref: 37831 |
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| The Andree Diaries |
£ 45
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| Adams-Ray Edward |
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| John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd, 1931 rep, 471pp, slight tear to spine, inscr, VG in colour photocopy of original scarce dw, , Book Ref: 37958 |
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| Mrs Chippy's Last Expedition |
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| Alexander Caroline |
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| Bloomsbury, 1998, 170pp, paperback, VG+, The remarkable journal of Shackleton's polar-bound cat., Book Ref: 38076 |
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| The Endurance. Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition |
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| Alexander Caroline |
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| Bloomsbury, 1998 First Edition, 2nd Printing, 214pp, Fine in Fine dw. Now uncommon in hardback., Contains previously unpublished photographs from the Endurance expedition. With remarkable unpublished photographs of Frank Hurley., Book Ref: 48144 |
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| The Endurance. Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition |
£ 38
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| Alexander Caroline |
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| Bloomsbury, 1998 First Edition, 3rd Printing, 214pp, Fine in Fine dw. Now uncommon in hardback., Contains previously unpublished photographs from the Endurance expedition. With remarkable unpublished photographs of Frank Hurley., Book Ref: 39700 |
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| My Life As An Explorer |
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| Amundsen Roald |
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| William Heinemann, 1927 First Edition, 282pp, very slight foxing to page edges, VG+ in Poor dw with has part of front missing., Autobiography of Roald Amundsen the only man ever to have reached both Poles., Book Ref: 44275 |
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| Race To The South Pole |
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| Amundsen Roald |
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| Whitestar, 2007 Edition, 638pp, pictorial boards, New., Excerpts from 'The South Pole'., Book Ref: 46136 |
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| Race To The South Pole |
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| Amundsen Roald |
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| Whitestar, 2007 Edition, 638pp, pictorial boards, New., Excerpts from 'The South Pole'., Book Ref: 46137 |
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| The South Pole |
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| Amundsen Roald |
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| Birlinn, 2002 Edition, 430pp, paperback, Fine copy, , Book Ref: 37966 |
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| The South Pole |
£ 14
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| Amundsen Roald |
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| C. Hurst & Co, 2001 Reprint, 488pp, paperback, Fine copy, , Book Ref: 38958 |
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| The South Pole (Volume II only) |
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| Amundsen Roald |
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| John Murray, 1912 1st, 449pp, bumping to corners, red boards, VG, , Book Ref: 39908 |
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| First Crossing Of The Polar Sea |
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| Amundsen Roald & Ellsworth Lincoln |
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| Doubleday, Doran & Co, 1928 First Edition, 315pp, slight yellowing to page edges, VG+ in VG price clipped dw, , Book Ref: 37964 |
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| The First Flight Across The Polar Sea |
£ 36
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| Amundsen Roald & Ellsworth Lincoln |
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| Hutchinson & Co, No Date, 274pp, 39 illusts, map, darkening to spine, sadly lacking ten of the plates, otherwise VG. Still a worthwhile copy of an important title., , Book Ref: 47419 |
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| Expedition South |
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| Anderson Ellery |
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| Travel Book Club, c1960, 208pp, VG+ in VG dw, Anderson led the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey Expedition 1954-6., Book Ref: 44066 |
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| Expedition South |
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| Anderson Ellery |
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| Travel Book Club, c1960, 208pp, VG+, Anderson led the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey Expedition 1954-6., Book Ref: 39013 |
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| Expedition South |
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| Anderson Ellery |
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| Travel Book Club, c1960, 208pp, slight fading to spine, VG in VG dw., Anderson led the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey Expedition 1954-6., Book Ref: 37822 |
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| Expedition South |
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| Anderson W. Ellery |
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| Evans Brothers, 1957 First Edition, 208pp, ., The author's account of his expedition to the Falklands Islands in 1954 to explore and survey one of the least known sectors of Antarctica., Book Ref: 41048 |
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| First Under The North Pole - The Voyage Of The Nautilus |
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| Anderson, William R |
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| Brockhampton Press, 1960 rep, 64pp, marks to back and front boards, VG in VG- dw, This photographic picture book, wrtten especially for young readers by Commander Anderson himself, is the dramatic story of Operation Sunshine and what happened to the brave crew of the "Nautilus"., Book Ref: 42025 |
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| Discovery In Dundee |
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| Anne |
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| Dundee Heritage Trust, 1986 Edition, 14pp, booklet with pull-out plan of the Discovery, VG+., Captain Scott's famous ship returned home to Dundee in 1986. This is a brief history of the Discovery which was built in Dundee., Book Ref: 45697 |
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| Gronland Nunaat Kalaallit 1984 |
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| Anon |
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| Ministeriet For Gronland, 1985, 306pp, paperback, some damp marking to lower half of foreedges, VG, Ministry for Greenland's 15th Annual Report. It contains a text section with concise numerical data and a table section with detailed statistics. The table section has Danish, Greenlandic and English table texts and subject indices., Book Ref: 46573 |
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| Polar Exploration - Full set of 25 coloured cigarette cards issued by John Player |
£ 36
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| Anon |
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| John Player & Sons, 1916 2nd Series, No 12 has slight staining to reverse, otherwise an attractive set in protective sheets, VG., Scarce 2nd set of 25 cards issued in 1916 to commemorate the polar explorations of Captains Scott and Amundsen in the early part of the last century., Book Ref: 10328 |
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| Recent Expeditions To Eastern Polar Seas |
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| T.Nelson & Sons, 1886 First Edition, 143pp, original decorative gilt binding, slight wear to extremities, VG, 1. Voyage Of The Hansa And Germania. 2. Voyage Of The Tegethoff, Book Ref: 37951 |
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| The Arctic World - Its Plants, Animals And Natural Phenomena |
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| T. Nelson & Sons, 1876 First Edition, 276pp, for repair, With a historical sketch of Arctic Discovery, Book Ref: 38092 |
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| Photographer Of The World. The Biography Of Herbert Ponting |
£ 25
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| Arnold H.P.J. |
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| Hutchinson, 1969 First Edition, 175pp, VG+ in VG dw, , Book Ref: 47423 |
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| No Surrender ! Captain Scott's Journey…. |
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| Avery Harold |
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| Thomas Nelson And Sons Ltd, 1947 rep, 275pp, spine bumped and marked,owner's name and address, VG-, , Book Ref: 37824 |
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| No Surrender ! Captain Scott's Journey…. |
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| Avery Harold |
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| Thomas Nelson And Sons Ltd, 1947 rep, 262pp,, , Book Ref: 40804 |
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