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Price: £28.00
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co: 1998
Edition: 1998 First Edition
Seller ID: 63280
The unique account of one couple's life and adventures living all year round on South Georgia for five years. Superbly illustrated. View more info
Price: £32.00
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co: 1998
Edition: 1998 First Edition
Seller ID: 66838
The unique account of one couple's life and adventures living all year round on South Georgia for five years. Superbly illustrated. View more info
By: Carrighar Sally
Price: £6.00
Publisher: Michael Joseph: 1959
Edition: 1959 First Edition
Seller ID: 57164
Alaskan life with the local native people. View more info
Price: £19.00
Publisher: Chatto And Windus: 1934
Edition: 1934 Fourth Printing
Seller ID: 64584
With map and 32 pages of plates View more info
Price: £38.00
Publisher: Bluntisham Books / Erskine Press: 2004
Edition: 2004 reprint
Seller ID: 63575
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 him—with possibly a touch of di... View more info
Price: £32.00
Publisher: Bluntisham Books / Erskine Press: 2004
Edition: 2004 reprint
Seller ID: 63580
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 him—with possibly a touch of di... View more info
Price: £34.00
Publisher: Bluntisham Books / Erskine Press: 2004
Edition: 2004 reprint
Seller ID: 63581
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 him—with possibly a touch of di... View more info
Price: £38.00
Publisher: Bluntisham Books / Erskine Press: 2004
Edition: 2004 reprint
Seller ID: 65137
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 him—with possibly a touch of di... View more info
Price: £38.00
Publisher: Bluntisham Books / Erskine Press: 2004
Edition: 2004 reprint
Seller ID: 63577
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 him—with possibly a touch of di... View more info
By: Charles Graham, Jones Mark and Waters Marcus
Price: £36.00
Publisher: Penguin Group, NZ: 2007
Edition: 2007 First Edition NZ
Seller ID: 66527
Gripping account of one of the most extreme sea kayak expeditions ever undertaken - the first successful circumnavigation of South Georgia. Unclaimed Coast is an enthralling tale of triumph told by three men passionate about the environment and challenging themselves to the limit. The story covers each leg of their journey and dives into Sth Georgia’s fascinating history and as the island made famous by Sir Ernest Shackleton during his historic rescue journey in 1916. ... View more info
By: Cherry-Garrard A.G.B. [editor]
Price: £1,795.00
Publisher: Smith, Elder & Co.: 1914
Edition: 1914 First Edition
Seller ID: 68030
This is copy No.255 of 350 copies. Volume III - April to October 1911. Volume III of The South Polar Times is a facsimile reproduction of the original, single issues produced in the Antarctic, created in the same tradition as the first two volumes from the Discovery expedition. The final volume was edited by Apsley Cherry-Garrard during Scott's last expedition of 1911, and published in 1914. View more info
Price: £10.00
Publisher: The Narrative Press: 2001
Edition: 2001 US reprint
Seller ID: 43942
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. View more info
Price: £49.00
Publisher: The Folio Society: 2012
Edition: 2012 rep
Seller ID: 66670
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. View more info
Price: £20.00
Publisher: Picador: 1994
Edition: 1994 rep
Seller ID: 67252
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. View more info
Price: £65.00
Publisher: Chatto & Windus: 1965
Edition: 1965 New Edition
Seller ID: 66839
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. View more info
By: Chester Jonathan
Price: £4.00
Publisher: Grange: 1991
Edition: 1991 First Edition
Seller ID: 64271
In this book, 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. View more info
By: Chester Sharon
Price: £22.00
Publisher: Princeton University Press: 2016
Edition: 2016 First Edition
Seller ID: 66640
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. View more info
By: Chester Sharon
Price: £22.00
Publisher: Princeton University Press: 2016
Edition: 2016 First Edition
Seller ID: 66645
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. View more info
By: Christensen Peter Bondo & Elander Magnus
Price: £40.00
Publisher: Peter Bondo Christensen & Magnus Elander: 2018
Edition: 2018 First Edition
Seller ID: 68208
With dogs and wooden sleds, twelve men from the Danish Armed Forces patrol the vast reaches of Northeast Greenland. For nearly seventy years, Sled Patrol Sirius has enforced the kingdom's sovereignty in the inhospitable, desolate landscapes of this enormous region in the high Arctic. View more info
By: Christensen Peter Bondo & Elander Magnus
Price: £40.00
Publisher: Peter Bondo Christensen & Magnus Elander: 2018
Edition: 2018 First Edition
Seller ID: 68209
With dogs and wooden sleds, twelve men from the Danish Armed Forces patrol the vast reaches of Northeast Greenland. For nearly seventy years, Sled Patrol Sirius has enforced the kingdom's sovereignty in the inhospitable, desolate landscapes of this enormous region in the high Arctic. View more info
By: Christensen Peter Bondo & Elander Magnus
Price: £50.00
Publisher: Peter Bondo Christensen & Magnus Elander: 2018
Edition: 2018 First Edition
Seller ID: 68109
With dogs and wooden sleds, twelve men from the Danish Armed Forces patrol the vast reaches of Northeast Greenland. For nearly seventy years, Sled Patrol Sirius has enforced the kingdom's sovereignty in the inhospitable, desolate landscapes of this enormous region in the high Arctic. View more info
By: Christensen Peter Bondo & Elander Magnus
Price: £50.00
Publisher: Peter Bondo Christensen & Magnus Elander: 2018
Edition: 2018 First Edition
Seller ID: 68110
With dogs and wooden sleds, twelve men from the Danish Armed Forces patrol the vast reaches of Northeast Greenland. For nearly seventy years, Sled Patrol Sirius has enforced the kingdom's sovereignty in the inhospitable, desolate landscapes of this enormous region in the high Arctic. View more info
By: Chubb Percy
Price: £36.00
Publisher: D. Van Nostrand Company for the Author: 1951
Edition: 1951 First Edition
Seller ID: 63942
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 the... View more info
By: Church Ian
Price: £35.00
Publisher: Otago Heritage Books: 1997
Edition: 1997 First Edition
Seller ID: 44533
This port played a major role in many Antarctic expeditions. View more info
By: Cleaver A.H. & Stann E. Jeffrey [Editors]
Price: £12.00
Publisher: Naval Institute Press: 1988
Edition: 1988 First Edition US
Seller ID: 53298
William Reynolds set sail in 1838 with the U.S. Navy's first exploring expedition. View more info
Price: £11.00
Publisher: Odhams Press Ltd: 1963
Edition: 1963 First Edition
Seller ID: 62390
A vivid account of the work of the Discovery II and other British vessels and of the officers and men who sailed them. View more info
By: Collier Graham & Collier Patricia Graham
Price: £9.00
Publisher: Robinson: 1999
Edition: 1999 First Edition
Seller ID: 64280
Graham Collier's journeys capture the spirit of this only unhabited continent, the last great wilderness. View more info
By: Conefrey Mick & Jordan Tim
Price: £6.00
Publisher: Boxtree: 1998
Edition: 1998 First Edition
Seller ID: 38923
Companion to the TV series. View more info
Price: £380.00
Publisher: Cambridge University Press: 1906
Edition: 1906 First Edition
Seller ID: 61584
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-... View more info
Price: £185.00
Publisher: Cambridge University Press: 1906
Edition: 1906 First Edition
Seller ID: 61983
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-... View more info
Price: £260.00
Publisher: Cambridge University Press: 1906
Edition: 1906 First Edition
Seller ID: 63363
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-... View more info
Price: £52.00
Publisher: Damms Antikvariat: 1995
Edition: 1995 reprint
Seller ID: 63491
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-... View more info
Price: £49.00
Publisher: Damms Antikvariat: 1995
Edition: 1995 reprint
Seller ID: 66535
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-... View more info
Price: £650.00
Publisher: J. M. Dent & Co: 1898
Edition: 1898 First Edition
Seller ID: 68211
This volume is to be regarded as an appendix to the author's 'The First Crossing of Spitsbergen'. Together they comprise an account of his exploration of the interior of West Spitsbergen undertaken during the summers of 1896 and 1897, in the company of E. J. Garwood, whose photographs illustrate this book. The text is a narrative of the explorations during 1897, when Conway and Garwood with two companions, ascended the Nordenskiold Glacier, proceeded by boat to King's Ba... View more info
Price: £320.00
Publisher: William Heinemann: 1900
Edition: 1900 First Edition
Seller ID: 57421
The American physician, Frederick Cook, joined the expedition at the last minute when the first surgeon pulled out. Amundsen wrote reverently of Cook’s contributions during the arduous Antarctic winter, ‘He, of all the ship’s company, was the one man of unfaltering courage, unfailing hope, endless cheerfulness, and unwearied kindness…. And not only was his faith undaunted, but his ingenuity and enterprise were boundless’. For many years Cook’s account was the... View more info
By: Cowcher Helen
Price: £3.00
Publisher: Andre Deutsch: 1990
Edition: 1990 First Edition
Seller ID: 64028
Childrens book. View more info
By: Crawford Janet
Price: £75.00
Publisher: South Latitude Research Ltd: 1998
Edition: 1998 First Edition
Seller ID: 67563
Written and edited by Janet Crawford - grand-daughter of L. C. Bernacchi. View more info
By: Cresswell Lieut. S. Gurney
Price: £85.00
Publisher: The Arctic Press: 1998
Edition: 1998
Seller ID: 33244
High quality reprints. Limited copies. Size 450 x 640mm. Extra postage due to size. View more info
By: Cross Wilbur
Price: £19.00
Publisher: William Sloane Associates: 1960
Edition: 1960 First Edition US
Seller ID: 585
Price: £28.00
Publisher: Bluntisham Books / Erskine Press: 1997
Edition: 1997 First Edition
Seller ID: 51688
Davis was arguably the greatest of the captains in the age of Antarctic exploration. His seven voyages from 1907 to 1930 gave him unrivalled experience in ice navigation. His caution and natural pessimism often brought him into conflict with expedition leaders such as Douglas Mawson. Taken from his private journals, here for the first time is Davis's account of his major Antarctic voyages. View more info
By: Crouse Nellis M.
Price: £24.00
Publisher: Columbia University Press: 1934
Edition: 1934 First US Edition
Seller ID: 50639
An early summary of voyages. View more info
By: Cunnane Jarlath
Price: £99.00
Publisher: Collins Press: 2007
Edition: 2007 reprint
Seller ID: 54627
Eight Irishmen and their 47-foot aluminium boat Northabout sail the North West Passage in 2001 and also the North East Pasage in 2004/5. View more info
Price: £19.00
Publisher: Cambridge University Press: 2012
Edition: 2012 reprint
Seller ID: 66632
In 1836, the French King Louis-Philippe, enthusiastic for Southern Hemisphere exploration, supported J. Dumont d Urville s plan for a circumnavigation focusing on the South Seas. D Urville, 1790-1842, had already distinguished himself on two Pacific expeditions and was eager to rival the achievements of James Cook. Between 1837 and 1840, the ships Astrolabe and Zelee explored the waters of the Antarctic area and Oceania in extremely harsh conditions: almost forty crew me... View more info
By: Daly Regina W.
Price: £28.00
Publisher: The Erskine Press: 2009
Edition: 2009 First Edition
Seller ID: 65161
Ernest Shackleton was obsessed by the Antarctic. He was disappointed at his showing during Scott's Discovery expedition and he wanted to be the first to the South Pole, partly for glory but also because he felt he had to redeem himself. Raising money was fraught with difficulty but in 1907 he finally set sail, aboard the Nimrod. Here, gathered together for the first time, are some 160 letters and telegrams exploring his endeavours to find finance and to prepare for the e... View more info
By: Daly Regina W.
Price: £28.00
Publisher: The Erskine Press: 2009
Edition: 2009 First Edition
Seller ID: 65163
Ernest Shackleton was obsessed by the Antarctic. He was disappointed at his showing during Scott's Discovery expedition and he wanted to be the first to the South Pole, partly for glory but also because he felt he had to redeem himself. Raising money was fraught with difficulty but in 1907 he finally set sail, aboard the Nimrod. Here, gathered together for the first time, are some 160 letters and telegrams exploring his endeavours to find finance and to prepare for the e... View more info
By: Davies Paul
Price: £6.00
Publisher: Kingsbridge Books: 2011
Edition: 2011 First Edition
Seller ID: 46361
The Scott and Shackleton expeditions had strong connections with Plymouth and South Devon, as many of the crew and scientists had been recruited from there. This book examines their contribution and identifies the many associated memorials and landmarks in Devon. View more info
By: Davis John King
Price: £32.00
Publisher: Bluntisham Books / Erskine Press: 2007
Edition: 2007 reprint
Seller ID: 61874
Mawson and Davis became closely acquainted during Shackleton's 1907-9 expedition, and Mawson later recruited Davis to be captain of the Aurora on the 1911-14 Australasian Antarctic Expedition. Originally published in a small edition in 1919 this is the record of the voyages of Aurora in Southern Waters, written from a sailor's point of view. Built in 1876 as an Arctic whaler Aurora, though old and battered, captained by Davis, managed three Antarctic voyages in support o... View more info
By: Davis John King
Price: £32.00
Publisher: Bluntisham Books / Erskine Press: 2007
Edition: 2007 reprint
Seller ID: 61875
Mawson and Davis became closely acquainted during Shackleton's 1907-9 expedition, and Mawson later recruited Davis to be captain of the Aurora on the 1911-14 Australasian Antarctic Expedition. Originally published in a small edition in 1919 this is the record of the voyages of Aurora in Southern Waters, written from a sailor's point of view. Built in 1876 as an Arctic whaler Aurora, though old and battered, captained by Davis, managed three Antarctic voyages in support o... View more info
By: Davis John King
Price: £32.00
Publisher: Bluntisham Books / Erskine Press: 2007
Edition: 2007 reprint
Seller ID: 59721
Mawson and Davis became closely acquainted during Shackleton's 1907-9 expedition, and Mawson later recruited Davis to be captain of the Aurora on the 1911-14 Australasian Antarctic Expedition. Originally published in a small edition in 1919 this is the record of the voyages of Aurora in Southern Waters, written from a sailor's point of view. Built in 1876 as an Arctic whaler Aurora, though old and battered, captained by Davis, managed three Antarctic voyages in support o... View more info
By: De Bok Rene
Price: £13.00
Publisher: Elsevier: 1981
Edition: 1981 Edition
Seller ID: 58323
Text in Dutch. Een Nederlandse expeditie in het spoor van Willem Barentsz. View more info
