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Price: £34.00
Publisher: IK Foundation & Co Ltd: 2006
Edition: 2006 First Edition
Seller ID: 68186
ISBN: 1904145094
Condition: 414pp, hardback, Fine in Fine dustwrapper, signed on the half title by the author, Dag Hagenaes-Kjelldahl. This is a new copy.
A personal account. View more info
By: Halle Louis J.
Price: £6.00
Publisher: Michael Joseph: 1974
Edition: 1974 First Edition
Seller ID: 62349
ISBN: 0718112415
Condition: 286pp, map endpapers, VG in VG price clipped dw
This is a naturalist's book, enhanced by the author's knowledge of the history, geography, and exploration of the area. View more info
By: Halle Louis J.
Price: £6.00
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co: 1973
Edition: 1973 First Edition
Seller ID: 64648
ISBN: 0395154707
Condition: 286pp, map endpapers, exlibrary but discreet markings, Good+ in Good+ dw.
This is a naturalist's book, enhanced by the author's knowledge of the history, geography, and exploration of the area. View more info
Price: £35.00
Publisher: Museum Tusculanum Press: 2019
Edition: 2019 First Edition
Seller ID: 68799
ISBN: 8763545543
Condition: 96pp, paperback, New, signed by Geoffrey Halliday.
Prior to 1963 virtually all our knowledge of the flora of south-east Greenland had been gained at low altitudes. However, that year saw the first of seventeen European mountaineering expeditions to the region covered in this volume. Their members rarely had any botanical expertise, but the author was able to persuade most to make collections and record the altitude. This resulted in 111 collections from altitudes of up to 2480 m. This, in Schweizerland, is probably the highest altitude for vascular plants in the Arctic. The region was divided into northern and southern halves, 100 species bein... View more info
By: Halliday Geoffrey & Corner R. W. N.
Price: £28.00
Publisher: Trollius Publications: 2019
Edition: 2019 First Edition
Seller ID: 68792
ISBN: 0953971872
Condition: 280pp, 106 colour plates, 7 colour figures, 3 b&w figures, 245 b&w distribution maps, 5 watercolour sketches, 1 b&w photo, large paperback, New, signed by Geoffrey Halliday.
This fjord region occupies the middle third of Greenland’s east coast. It extends for nearly 500 miles from north to south and from 100 miles east to west, from the inland ice to the outer coast. With its rich flora, by arctic standards, its superb mountain scenery and benign summer climate it is a popular destination for arctic botanists, climbers and general lovers of the Arctic. The book includes distribution maps of 245 species based on 170 visits by expeditions and individuals since William Scoresby in 1822. The main part of the book is the accounts of individual species, which include ... View more info
By: Halliday Geoffrey & Corner R. W. N.
Price: £28.00
Publisher: Trollius Publications: 2019
Edition: 2019 First Edition
Seller ID: 68794
ISBN: 0953971872
Condition: 280pp, 106 colour plates, 7 colour figures, 3 b&w figures, 245 b&w distribution maps, 5 watercolour sketches, 1 b&w photo, large paperback, New, signed by Geoffrey Halliday.
This fjord region occupies the middle third of Greenland’s east coast. It extends for nearly 500 miles from north to south and from 100 miles east to west, from the inland ice to the outer coast. With its rich flora, by arctic standards, its superb mountain scenery and benign summer climate it is a popular destination for arctic botanists, climbers and general lovers of the Arctic. The book includes distribution maps of 245 species based on 170 visits by expeditions and individuals since William Scoresby in 1822. The main part of the book is the accounts of individual species, which include ... View more info
By: Hartwig Dr. G.
Price: £55.00
Publisher: Longmans, Green And Co: 1892
Edition: 1892 Second Edition
Seller ID: 57358
Condition: xviii, 523pp, + Map, original highly decorative boards, t.e.g., owner's ink stamp and signature, wear to head of spine, VG. A tight attractive copy.
Price: £30.00
Publisher: British Antarctic Survey: 1980
Edition: 1980 First Edition
Seller ID: 64998
Condition: 112pp, paperback, maps in rear folder, VG.
Scientific Reports No.101 View more info
By: Hayes J. Gordon
Price: £18.00
Publisher: Grant Richards & Humphrey Toulmin:
Edition: Circa 1929
Seller ID: 47438
Condition: 299pp, t.e.g., spine faded, VG
Complete with maps View more info
By: Hayes J. Gordon
Price: £16.00
Publisher: Thornton Butterworth: 1932
Edition: 1932 First Edition
Seller ID: 44540
Condition: 318pp, original green cloth, spine faded with wear, private bookplate, 2 plates lacking, Good.
By: Hayes J. Gordon
Price: £20.00
Publisher: Thornton Butterworth: 1937
Edition: 1937 Keystone Library Edition
Seller ID: 57354
Condition: 317pp, original green cloth, VG+. A lovely copy.
Contains an account of expeditions, 1909-34, and of the Danish Expedition, 1906-08, under Mylius-Ericksen. View more info
By: Hayter Adrian
Price: £9.00
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton: 1968
Edition: 1968 First Edition
Seller ID: 64011
ISBN: 340044802
Condition: 191pp, map endpapers, light foxing to foreedges, VG in VG dw
One year at Scott Base, Antarctica. View more info
By: Headland R.K.
Price: £18.00
Publisher: British Antarctic Survey: 1982
Edition: 1982 First Edition
Seller ID: 58564
Condition: 28pp plus two sided addendum and map, A4 size card covers, VG+.
A study of the natural resources and wildlife of South Georgia. View more info
By: Headland Robert
Price: £40.00
Publisher: Cambridge University Press: 1986
Edition: 1986 reprint
Seller ID: 59233
ISBN: 0521252741
Condition: 293pp, some slight bumping to bottom of boards and bottom corners, VG in VG dw.
The history, geography, geology, biology, economy and government of South Georgia. A very scarce book despite its youth. View more info
By: Headland Robert
Price: £55.00
Publisher: Cambridge University Press: 1984
Edition: 1984 First Edition
Seller ID: 52538
ISBN: 0521252741
Condition: 293pp, two photographs on photographic paper neatly placed on front pastedown, ink stamps of King Edward Point, South Georgia and the Magistrate's Office, South Georgia, also signed and with the ink stamp of local official, Major J Badgery, Fine in Fine dw.
The history, geography, geology, biology, economy and government of South Georgia. A very scarce book despite its youth. View more info
By: Heide-Jorgensen Mads Peter & Lydersen Christian
Price: £24.00
Publisher: The North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission: 1998
Edition: 1998 First Edition
Seller ID: 58324
ISBN: 8291578044
Condition: 273pp, pictorial boards, Fine copy
The NAMMCO scientific Committee provides scientific advice on marine mammal species and stocks in the North Atlantic. View more info
Price: £9.00
Publisher: Orion Books: 1998
Edition: 1998 First Edition
Seller ID: 39752
ISBN: 0752817973
Condition: 271pp, large inscription, VG+ in VG dw with small tear repaired, signed by David Hempleman-Adams.
Account of his walk to the North Pole to complete his polar Grand Slam. View more info
Price: £12.00
Publisher: Orion Books: 1998
Edition: 1998 First Edition
Seller ID: 37039
ISBN: 0752817973
Condition: 271pp, owner's signature, Fine in Fine dw, signed by David Hempleman-Adams.
Account of his walk to the North Pole to complete his polar Grand Slam. View more info
By: Henry Thomas R.
Price: £4.00
Publisher: Eyre & Spottiswoode: 1950
Edition: 1950 First Edition
Seller ID: 52800
Condition: 211pp, inscription, VG in Good dw
The story of Antarctica, by a correspondent with the United States Navy Expedition 1946-47. View more info
By: Henry Thomas R.
Price: £4.00
Publisher: Eyre & Spottiswoode: 1950?
Edition: No Date
Seller ID: 64005
Condition: 211pp, foxing to foreedges, light foxing to spine, Good+ in VG- dw
The story of Antarctica, by a correspondent with the United States Navy Expedition 1946-47. View more info
By: Herbert Kari
Price: £24.00
Publisher: Viking: 2004
Edition: 2004 First Edition
Seller ID: 57189
ISBN: 067091374X
Condition: 355pp, VG in VG price clipped dw, signed by Kari Herbert and Marie Herbert.
Kari lived with the Inuit with her parents Wally and Marie Herbert for two years from the age of 10 months. View more info
By: Herbert Kari & Lewis-Jones Huw
Price: £12.00
Publisher: Conway: 2011
Edition: 2011 First Edition
Seller ID: 63538
ISBN: 1844861376
Condition: 192pp, decorative boards, New
This glorious visual history traces our search for the South Pole, from our earliest encounters through the Heroic Age to modern times. View more info
Price: £16.00
Publisher: Polarworld: 2007
Edition: 2007 First Edition
Seller ID: 32573
ISBN: 0955525519
Condition: 128pp, full colour images, new in dw. Sir Wally Herbert passed away on 12 June 2007 just days after seeing the first copies of this his final book. He was arguably the greatest explorer of our time.
This stunning book captues the spirit of the Polar World. This superb collection of Sir Wally's paintings together with personal anecdotes of his experiences. This is a vital contribution to polar literature and a must for any collector. View more info
Price: £16.00
Publisher: Polarworld: 2007
Edition: 2007 First Edition
Seller ID: 32568
ISBN: 0955525519
Condition: 128pp, full colour images, new in dw. Sir Wally Herbert passed away on 12 June 2007 just days after seeing the first copies of this his final book. He was arguably the greatest explorer of our time.
This stunning book captues the spirit of the Polar World. This superb collection of Sir Wally's paintings together with personal anecdotes of his experiences. This is a vital contribution to polar literature and a must for any collector. View more info
By: Herbert Wally
Price: £15.00
Publisher: G. P. Putnam's: 1969
Edition: 1969 First Edition US
Seller ID: 59648
Condition: 232pp, owner's signature, a little staining to leading edge of title page, VG in VG dw with a couple of small edge tears and with a little faint staining on the rear. There is no folding map which was present with the UK Edition, I am not sure if it was included in the US edition.
By: Herbert Wally
Price: £4.00
Publisher: Collins: 1978
Edition: 1978 3rd Imp
Seller ID: 58351
ISBN: 000100123X
Condition: 128pp, pictorial boards, Fine copy
By: Herbert Wally
Price: £35.00
Publisher: Collins: 1978
Edition: 1978 3rd Imp
Seller ID: 58425
ISBN: 000100123X
Condition: 128pp, pictorial boards, VG+, signed on the title page by Wally Herbert.
A summary of man and his relationship with the polar regions. View more info
Price: £45.00
Publisher: Ithaca, N.Y., Cornell University: 1927
Edition: 1927 First Edition
Seller ID: 65348
Condition: 284pp, in original paper wrappers and then bound in grey cloth with gilt titling, ex college library, a few stamps but very clean indeed, VG.
The Fiske Icelandic Collection is one of the three largest collections on Icelandic literature and civilization. Daniel Willard Fiske, 1831-1904, was a professor at Cornell University, New York, and became their first librarian. An accomplished linguist and an inveterate book collector he began building his Icelandic library while still a young student. He bequeathed the collection to Cornell and it came to the University Library in 1905. The collection has quadrupled in size during its first century at Cornell, and the acquisition program is still active today. Halldór Hermannsson, became fi... View more info
By: Hermannsson Halldór [compiler]
Price: £36.00
Publisher: Martino Publishing: 2002
Edition: 2002 reprint
Seller ID: 61663
ISBN: 1578982634
Condition: 755pp, original green cloth with gilt titling, New copy.
The Fiske Icelandic Collection is one of the three largest collections on Icelandic literature and civilization. Daniel Willard Fiske, 1831-1904, was a professor at Cornell University, New York, and became their first librarian. An accomplished linguist and an inveterate book collector he began building his Icelandic library while still a young student. He bequeathed the collection to Cornell and it came to the University Library in 1905. The collection has quadrupled in size during its first century at Cornell, and the acquisition program is still active today. Halldór Hermannsson, became fi... View more info
By: Hermelo Ricardo S. & Sobral Jose M. & Fliess Felipe
Price: £36.00
Publisher: Adelie Books: 2004
Edition: 2004 First Edition
Seller ID: 61532
ISBN: 0970538618
Condition: xii, 24pp, hardback, marbled boards, no dustwrapper issued, New.
Most Antarctic polar buffs are familiar with the Swedish Antarctic Expedition of 1901-4 under the leadership of Otto Nordenskjöld, but because all of the primary sources are in Spanish and Swedish few are familiar with the interesting homeward bound journey aboard the Argentinean relief vessel Uruguay. The ship was severely damaged in a storm north of the South Shetland Islands, and just what transpired between the Argentinean and Swedish staffs became a matter of intriguing controversy and pride for the Argentineans. When the Corvette Uruguay Was Dismasted is an English language translation ... View more info
By: Herrmann Paul
Price: £8.00
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton: 1954
Edition: 1954 First Edition
Seller ID: 32945
Condition: 455pp, foxing to endpapers, VG.
The Saga Of Early Exploration And Discovery. View more info
By: Hoehling A.A.
Price: £16.00
Publisher: Abelard-Schuman Ltd: 1969
Edition: 1969 First Edition
Seller ID: 57528
ISBN: 200715070
Condition: 224pp, VG+ in VG rubbed dw
By: Hofer Ernst
Price: £32.00
Publisher: Kummerly & Frey, Berne: 1957
Edition: 1957 First Edition
Seller ID: 52678
Condition: 125pp, VG+ in VG dw
The beauty of North East Greenland. View more info
By: Hofer Ernst
Price: £32.00
Publisher: Kummerly & Frey, Berne: 1957
Edition: 1957 First Edition
Seller ID: 66598
Condition: 125pp, VG+ in VG+ dw.
The beauty of North East Greenland. View more info
By: Holland Clive
Price: £7.00
Publisher: Robinson Publishing Ltd: 1994
Edition: 1994 First Edition
Seller ID: 57531
ISBN: 1854872826
Condition: 305pp, light foxing to endpapers, a few light marks to boards, Good+
By: Holland Clive
Price: £10.00
Publisher: Robinson Publishing Ltd: 1994
Edition: 1994 First Edition
Seller ID: 502
Condition: Fine in Fine dw
By: Holland Clive
Price: £250.00
Publisher: Garland Publishing: 1994
Edition: 1994 First Edition US
Seller ID: 63203
ISBN: 0824076486
Condition: xvi, 704pp, 30 maps, original blue decorative cloth, owner's signature and date, near Fine.
A fantastic reference, only 500 copies produced. View more info
By: Holland Clive
Price: £235.00
Publisher: Garland Publishing: 1994
Edition: 1994 First Edition US
Seller ID: 63222
ISBN: 0824076486
Condition: xvi, 704pp, 30 maps, original blue decorative cloth, new endpapers, VG+.
A fantastic reference, only 500 copies produced. View more info
By: Holland Clive
Price: £200.00
Publisher: Garland Publishing: 1994
Edition: 1994 First Edition US
Seller ID: 66549
ISBN: 0824076486
Condition: xvi, 704pp, 30 maps, original blue decorative cloth, bright cloth, some staining to foreedges and just slightly to head of pages, but not affecting the pages themselves, small bump to top corner, VG.
A fantastic reference, only 500 copies produced. View more info
Price: £4.00
Publisher: Anthony Nelson: 1984
Edition: 1984 rep
Seller ID: 32901
Condition: 127pp, Fine in Fine dw.
The story of early exploration and discovery with an introduction by Sir Vivian Fuchs. View more info
Price: £4.00
Publisher: Anthony Nelson: 1984
Edition: 1984 rep
Seller ID: 64270
ISBN: 0904614093
Condition: 127pp, Fine in Fine dw
The story of early exploration and discovery with an introduction by Sir Vivian Fuchs. View more info
Price: £4.00
Publisher: Anthony Nelson: 1984
Edition: 1984 rep
Seller ID: 64033
ISBN: 0904614093
Condition: 127pp, Fine in Fine dw
The story of early exploration and discovery with an introduction by Sir Vivian Fuchs. View more info
Price: £210.00
Publisher: John Murray: 1813
Edition: 1813 Second Edition
Seller ID: 42105
Condition: 369 + 391 pp, later quarter leather bindings, private bookplates, general wear to bindings, small tear to head of spine of Vol 2, hinges cracking but secure, internally very clean, VG-, signed dedication to half title by William Jackson Hooker.
Recollections of a tour in Iceland in 1809. There are six appendices: A - Detail of the Icelandic Revolution in 1809; B - Proclamations, Letters, and Other Documents, Relative to the Icelandic Revolution; C - Account of Hecla; with Some Particulars of Other Remarkable Volcanic Mountains in Iceland; D - Odes and Letters Presented by the Literati of Iceland to the Right Honorable Sir Joseph Banks and the Honorable Captain Jones; E - Icelandic Plants; F - Danish Ordinances Concerning The Trade Of Iceland By Land And Sea As Also The Products Of Its Manufactories. View more info
Price: £50.00
Publisher: John Murray: 1813
Edition: 1813 Second Edition
Seller ID: 41949
Condition: 391pp, ex library with usual stamps, bound in cloth library binding, some foxing, Good
Recollections of a tour in Iceland in 1809. There are six appendices: A - Detail of the Icelandic Revolution in 1809; B - Proclamations, Letters, and Other Documents, Relative to the Icelandic Revolution; C - Account of Hecla; with Some Particulars of Other Remarkable Volcanic Mountains in Iceland; D - Odes and Letters Presented by the Literati of Iceland to the Right Honorable Sir Joseph Banks and the Honorable Captain Jones; E - Icelandic Plants; F - Danish Ordinances Concerning The Trade Of Iceland By Land And Sea As Also The Products Of Its Manufactories. View more info
By: Houston James
Price: £10.00
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart: 1995
Edition: 1995 Canadian First Edition
Seller ID: 51663
ISBN: 0771042728
Condition: 320pp, Fine in Fine dw
The story of the man who brought Inuit art to the outside world. View more info
By: Huish Robert
Price: £88.00
Publisher: William Wright: 1836
Edition: 1836 First Edition
Seller ID: 61563
Condition: 704pp, original black cloth, recased, worn to extremities, sadly defective pages 99-105, 112-121, 128-193, 528-537, and 7 plates lacking, a reading copy. A very scarce title, would be £400+ if complete.
By: Huntford Roland
Price: £5.00
Publisher: Gerald Duckworth: 1998
Edition: 1998 Third Impression
Seller ID: 56716
ISBN: 0715628437
Condition: 610pp, paperback, near VG.
A most comprehensive biography. View more info
By: Huntford Roland
Price: £10.00
Publisher: Weidenfeld: 1993
Edition: 1993 reprint
Seller ID: 52715
ISBN: 0297813811
Condition: 665pp, paperback, Fine copy
Roland Huntford remorselessly strips away the myth of Scott of the Antarctic, a man who wanted to be a hero, in contrast to his rival Amundsen, who merely wanted to get to the Pole. View more info
By: Huntford Roland
Price: £12.00
Publisher: Atheneum: 1985
Edition: 1985 rep US
Seller ID: 1230
Condition: 565pp, substantial softback, owner's neat stamp, VG+.
Previously published as 'Scott and Amundsen' identical except the title. This book tells the full story of Scott's failure and Amundsen's triumph. View more info
By: Huntford Roland
Price: £6.00
Publisher: Pan Books: 1983
Edition: 1983 rep
Seller ID: 62620
ISBN: 0330280902
Condition: 565pp, paperback, orevious owners signature and date on inside front cover, otherwise VG+.
