Category: Polar

Price: £125.00

Publisher: The Paradigm Press / Bluntisham Books: 1984

Seller ID: 63361

ISBN: 0950610445

Binding: hardcover

Condition: 243pp, original highly decorative boards, small owner's address label, Fine. A lovely copy of this attractive reprint which retains much of the character of the original First Edition.

Bull was a Norwegian businessman who had emigrated to Australia in 1885. He was convinced the whales reportedly found in the Ross Sea by Ross could be taken for profit and returned to Norway convincing Svend Foyn, a whaling magnate, to finance an expedition. The expedition left Melbourne for Antarctica on 28 September 1894, crossing the Antarctic Circle on 25 December, they entered the Ross Sea and landed on Possession Island on 19 January. Borchgrevink was on board as a scientist and discovered lichen on the island which was the first vegetation found south of the Antarctic Circle. The expedi...
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The Cruise of the 'Antarctic' to the South Polar Regions

Price: £125.00

Publisher: The Paradigm Press / Bluntisham Books: 1984

Seller ID: 66551

ISBN: 0950610445

Binding: hardcover

Condition: 243pp, original highly decorative boards, slight rounding to corners, Fine. A lovely copy of this attractive reprint which retains much of the character of the original First Edition.

The Cruise of the 'Antarctic' to the South Polar Regions

Price: £650.00

Publisher: Edward Arnold: 1896

Seller ID: 68000

Binding: hardcover

Condition: 243pp, 32pp adverts, 12 illusts, original decorative blue boards, new spine with gilt titling, wear to corner tips, VG.

The Cruise of the 'Antarctic' to the South Polar Regions

Price: £110.00

Publisher: The Paradigm Press / Bluntisham Books: 1984

Seller ID: 68925

ISBN: 0950610445

Binding: hardcover

Condition: 243pp, original highly decorative boards, near Fine. An attractive reprint which retains much of the character of the original First Edition.

The Quest For Frank Wild

Price: £38.00

Publisher: Jackleberry Press: 2011

Seller ID: 71222

ISBN: 0956927203

Binding: hardcover

Condition: 214pp, hardback, New in dustwrapper, signed by Angie Butler.

The truth of the final years of Frank Wild's life. Wild was Ernest Shackleton's closest friend and the only explorer to serve on five expeditions during the Heroic Age. The book fulfils Wild's wish to have his memoirs published.
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The Quest For Frank Wild

Price: £38.00

Publisher: Jackleberry Press: 2011

Seller ID: 71223

ISBN: 0956927203

Binding: hardcover

Condition: 214pp, hardback, New in dustwrapper, signed by Angie Butler.

The Quest For Frank Wild

Price: £38.00

Publisher: Jackleberry Press: 2011

Seller ID: 71224

ISBN: 0956927203

Binding: hardcover

Condition: 214pp, hardback, New in dustwrapper, signed by Angie Butler.

The Quest For Frank Wild

Price: £22.00

Publisher: Jackleberry Press: 2019

Seller ID: 71235

ISBN: 0956927211

Binding: paperback

Condition: 232p, paperback, New, signed by Angie Butler.

The Quest For Frank Wild

Price: £22.00

Publisher: Jackleberry Press: 2019

Seller ID: 71234

ISBN: 0956927211

Binding: paperback

Condition: 232p, paperback, New, signed by Angie Butler.

The Quest For Frank Wild

Price: £22.00

Publisher: Jackleberry Press: 2019

Seller ID: 71233

ISBN: 0956927211

Binding: paperback

Condition: 232p, paperback, New, signed by Angie Butler.

Order:Shackletons Critic

Price: £28.00

Seller ID: Engle

Binding: hardback

Condition: new

Survival: South Atlantic

By: Buxton Cindy & Price Annie

Price: £3.00

Publisher: Granada Publishing: 1983

Seller ID: 44028

ISBN: 0246120878

Binding: hardcover

Condition: 237pp, inscription, VG in VG dw.

In March 1982 the wildlife Film-maker Cindy Buxton and her assistant Annie Price were coming to the end of seven months filming on the South Atlantic island of South Georgia when the Argentinians invaded.
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Little America. Aerial Exploration in the Antarctic & the Flight to the South Pole

By: Byrd Richard Evelyn

Price: £65.00

Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons: 1931

Seller ID: 57570

Binding: hardcover

Condition: xvi, 422pp, 74 illusts, map, original royal blue cloth, pictorial endpapers, many pages unopened, light foxing to prelims, internally exceptionally clean, near Fine in colour photocopy of original dw. A lovely copy of the much scarcer UK First Edition.

The Great North

By: Cadell James

Price: £6.00

Publisher: Andre Deutsch: 1957

Seller ID: 1578

Binding: hardcover

Up Through The Ice Of The North Pole

By: Calvert James F. Comdr. USN

Price: £12.00

Publisher: National Geographic Society: 1959

Seller ID: 45066

Binding: paperback

Condition: 1 - 41pp, extract from the National Geographic Magazine, July 1959, in green card covers, VG+

Up through the ice of the North Pole
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Antarctica. The Last Continent

By: Cameron Ian

Price: £7.00

Publisher: Cassell: 1974

Seller ID: 64021

ISBN: 0304294160

Binding: hardcover

Condition: 256pp, some spotting to boards, VG- in VG+ dw

History of Antarctic Explorations.
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The Crystal Desert. Summers In Antarctica

By: Campbell David G.

Price: £5.00

Publisher: Secker & Warburg: 1992

Seller ID: 64032

ISBN: 043620049X

Binding: hardcover

Condition: 308pp, yellowing to page edges, map endpapers, VG+ in VG+ dw

The Antarctic Peninsula, its plants and animals.
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Moonlight At Midday

By: Carrighar Sally

Price: £6.00

Publisher: Michael Joseph: 1959

Seller ID: 57164

Binding: hardcover

Condition: 317pp, foxing to foreedges and endpapers, VG+ in VG dw

Alaskan life with the local native people.
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The Voyage Of The 'Pourquoi-Pas?'. The Journal Of The Second French South Polar Expedition, 1908-1910.

Price: £125.00

Publisher: C. Hurst & Company: 1978

Seller ID: 62403

ISBN: 0903983753

Binding: hardcover

Condition: 315pp, Fine in VG+ dw

The expedition visited the South Shetland Islands and bunkered at Deception Island. With a compliment of 30 men they wintered at Petermann Island. They went on to charter the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula and islands southwards to Adelaide Island and Alexander Island, discovering Marguerite Bay, Fallieres Coast and Charcot Land which later proved to be an island. A comprehensive scientific programme was undertaken partly supplied and assisted by whaling vessels, especially from deception Island.
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The Voyage Of The 'Pourquoi-Pas?'. The Journal Of The Second French South Polar Expedition, 1908-1910.

Price: £125.00

Publisher: C. Hurst & Company: 1978

Seller ID: 56113

ISBN: 0903983753

Binding: hardcover

Condition: 315pp, Fine in VG+ dw

The Voyage Of The 'Pourquoi-Pas?'. The Journal Of The Second French South Polar Expedition, 1908-1910.

Price: £125.00

Publisher: C. Hurst & Company: 1978

Seller ID: 57518

ISBN: 0903983753

Binding: hardcover

Condition: 315pp, Fine in VG+ dw

The Voyage Of The 'Pourquoi-Pas?'. The Journal Of The Second French South Polar Expedition, 1908-1910.

By: Collier Graham & Collier Patricia Graham

Price: £115.00

Publisher: C. Hurst & Company: 1978

Seller ID: 56554

ISBN: 0903983753

Binding: hardcover

Condition: 315pp, light foxing to endpapers and foreedges, VG+ in VG dw

Towards The South Pole Aboard The "Francais". The First French Expedition To The Antarctic 1903-1905.

By: Charcot Jean-Baptiste

Price: £35.00

Publisher: Bluntisham Books / Erskine Press: 2004

Seller ID: 71506

ISBN: 1852970626

Binding: hardcover

Condition: 247pp, highly decorative boards, hardback, New. A beautifully produced reprint of the original French edition.

The first French expedition to the Antarctic set sail in August 1903 under the command of Jean-Baptiste Charcot. He had sailed the waterways of Europe until, in 1902, he visited Iceland and the Faroes. He reached the Arctic Circle and his taste for polar voyaging was established. On his return he commissioned a vessel to be built - Francais. By this stage, although an amateur, Charcot had become quite well known, though Scott referred to himwith possibly a touch of disparagementas 'the polar gentleman'. In August 1903 he set sail. Charcot had designed the ship so that each man could have a pri...
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Towards The South Pole Aboard The "Francais". The First French Expedition To The Antarctic 1903-1905.

By: Charcot Jean-Baptiste

Price: £35.00

Publisher: Bluntisham Books / Erskine Press: 2004

Seller ID: 71505

ISBN: 1852970626

Binding: hardcover

Condition: 247pp, highly decorative boards, hardback, New. A beautifully produced reprint of the original French edition.

Towards The South Pole Aboard The "Francais". The First French Expedition To The Antarctic 1903-1905.

By: Charcot Jean-Baptiste

Price: £35.00

Publisher: Bluntisham Books / Erskine Press: 2004

Seller ID: 71504

ISBN: 1852970626

Binding: hardcover

Condition: 247pp, highly decorative boards, hardback, New. A beautifully produced reprint of the original French edition.

The Worst Journey In The World. Antarctic 1910 -1913

By: Cherry-Garrard Apsley

Price: £25.00

Publisher: Chatto & Windus: 1952

Seller ID: 59645

Binding: hardcover

Condition: 612pp, 9 illusts, 4 maps, original blue cloth, light marks to boards, Good+ in colour photocopy of original dw.

Being an account of Scott's Last Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1913, especially the Winter, Polar, and Search Journeys, with the diaries of those who took part.
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Antarctica. Beauty In The Extreme.

By: Chester Jonathan

Price: £4.00

Publisher: Grange: 1991

Seller ID: 64271

ISBN: 1856270920

Binding: hardcover

Condition: 136pp, VG+ in VG+ dw

Explorer, writer and photographer Jonathan Chester shares the knowledge gained from his seven expeditions to this alien continent, offering his insights on the nature of the land, its history and its future.
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The Arctic Guide. Wildlife of the Far North

By: Chester Sharon

Price: £21.00

Publisher: Princeton University Press: 2016

Seller ID: 66645

ISBN: 069113975X

Binding: paperback

Condition: 542pp, softback, New.

A most authorative guide to the flora and fauna of the entire Arctic region, featuring superb colour illustrations of over 800 species of plants, fishes, butterflies, birds and mammals.
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From 60 North To 60 North. A Cruise from Bergen to Oslo

By: Chubb Percy

Price: £34.00

Publisher: D. Van Nostrand Company for the Author: 1951

Seller ID: 63942

Binding: hardcover

Condition: 52pp, original cloth with gilt, VG+, signed dedication to front endpaper by Percy Chubb. Only 200 copies of the First Edition were printed.

Percy Chubb 2nd was a retired insurance executive and chairman of the insurance underwriters, Chubb & Son. He had served as president and chairman of the Federal Insurance Company, the National Insurance Company and the Sun Alliance Company. He was president of the American Institute of Marine Underwriters in 1956-57. For 25 years, until his retirement in 1971, he also was a member of the board of directors of the First National City Bank of New York, as Citibank was then known. Chubb was an active yachtsman and competed in trans-Atlantic competitions. He served as commodore of the New York Ya...
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Antarctic Odyssey. In The Footsteps of the South Polar Explorers.

Price: £7.00

Publisher: Robinson: 1999

Seller ID: 64280

ISBN: 1841191043

Binding: hardcover

Condition: 194pp, Fine in VG+ dw

Graham Collier's journeys capture the spirit of this only unhabited continent, the last great wilderness.
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Antarctic Odyssey. In The Footsteps Of The South Polar Explorers.

By: Collier Graham & Collier Patricia Graham

Price: £7.00

Publisher: Robinson: 1999

Seller ID: 52686

ISBN: 1841191043

Binding: hardcover

Condition: 194pp, Fine in Fine dw

Graham Collier's journeys capture the spirit of this only unhabited continent, the last great wilderness.
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Antarctic Odyssey. In The Footsteps Of The South Polar Explorers.

By: Collier Graham & Collier Patricia Graham

Price: £7.00

Publisher: Robinson: 1999

Seller ID: 57264

ISBN: 1841191043

Binding: hardcover

Condition: 194pp, Fine in Fine dw

Graham Collier's journeys capture the spirit of this only unhabited continent, the last great wilderness.
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Bibliography of Antarctic Exploration. Expedition Accounts from 1768 to 1960

By: Conrad L. J.

Price: £45.00

Publisher: L. J. Conrad, Washougal, Washington: 1999

Seller ID: 71380

ISBN: 0966962702

Binding: hardcover

Condition: 4to, xv, 424pp, original blue cloth with gilt titling, New, signed by Larry Conrad. Only 1000 copies were produced.

A fantastic reference. Each expedition has its own section, which contains a brief expedition account, expedition accomplishments, historical importance, bibliographical information. All entries are cross-referenced to the Antarctic Bibliography, Headland's Chronological List, Renard's Antarctica Auction Catalog, Spence's Antarctic Miscellany, and Scott Polar Research Institute's Collection Number.
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Bibliography of Antarctic Exploration. Expedition Accounts from 1768 to 1960

By: Conrad L. J.

Price: £45.00

Publisher: L. J. Conrad, Washougal, Washington: 1999

Seller ID: 71378

ISBN: 0966962702

Binding: hardcover

Condition: 4to, xv, 424pp, original blue cloth with gilt titling, New, signed by Larry Conrad. Only 1000 copies were produced.

Bibliography of Antarctic Exploration. Expedition Accounts from 1768 to 1960

By: Conrad L. J.

Price: £45.00

Publisher: L. J. Conrad, Washougal, Washington: 1999

Seller ID: 71379

ISBN: 0966962702

Binding: hardcover

Condition: 4to, xv, 424pp, original blue cloth with gilt titling, New, signed by Larry Conrad. Only 1000 copies were produced.

No Man's Land. A History Of Spitsbergen From Its Discovery In 1596 To The Beginning Of The Scientific Exploration Of The Country

Price: £310.00

Publisher: Cambridge University Press: 1906

Seller ID: 61584

Binding: hardcover

Condition: 377pp, 11 illusts, 12 maps, original green cloth with gilt titling, private bookplate, corners slightly bumped, VG. An attractive copy of a very scarce title.

Results of research over a period of nine years, begun as preliminary studies to the author's expeditions, 1896-97. A well documented account of the discovery of Svalbard, its walrus hunting and whaling history; winterings on west Spitsbergen, the era of Russian trappers, and national expeditions to the archipelago. List of principal voyages recorded 1847-1900; bibliography of the history and geography of Svalbard; the cartography with a chronological list of maps, 1598-1820, and a history of Svalbard nomenclature before the 19th century.
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No Man's Land. A History Of Spitsbergen From Its Discovery In 1596 To The Beginning Of The Scientific Exploration Of The Country

Price: £150.00

Publisher: Cambridge University Press: 1906

Seller ID: 61983

Binding: hardcover

Condition: 377pp, 11 illusts, 12 maps, mint new green cloth binding, exlibrary with a few small ink stamps, small edge tear to half title and dedication page and two other leaves, one folding map reproduced, VG.

No Man's Land. A History Of Spitsbergen From Its Discovery In 1596 To The Beginning Of The Scientific Exploration Of The Country

Price: £220.00

Publisher: Cambridge University Press: 1906

Seller ID: 63363

Binding: hardcover

Condition: 377pp, 11 illusts, 12 maps, original green cloth with gilt titling, professionally recased with new spine and original laid on, exlibrary, small ink stamps, the Admiralty Chart has been reproduced, near VG.

With Ski & Sledge Over Arctic Glaciers