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By: Headland Robert
Price: £36.00
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: £50.00
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: £20.00
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
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: £22.00
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 Wally
Price: £14.00
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: £33.00
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: £42.00
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
Price: £55.00
Publisher: Ithaca, N.Y., Cornell University Press: 1960
Edition: 1960 reprint
Seller ID: 70020
Condition: xi, 755pp, in original paper wrappers, spine edges worn and a little delicate, repair tape marks to front and rear cover, internally very clean indeed, Fair. Reissue of the 1914 First Edition.
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: £35.00
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: £35.00
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: £15.00
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: £30.00
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: £9.00
Publisher: Robinson Publishing Ltd: 1994
Edition: 1994 First Edition
Seller ID: 502
Condition: Fine in Fine dw
By: Holland Clive
Price: £175.00
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: £175.00
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: £160.00
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: £200.00
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: £46.00
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: £8.00
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: £82.00
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: £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+.
By: Huntford Roland
Price: £5.00
Publisher: Gerald Duckworth: 1997
Edition: 1998 Second Impression
Seller ID: 66573
ISBN: 0715628437
Condition: 610pp, paperback, near VG.
A most comprehensive biography. View more info
By: Huntford Roland
Price: £6.00
Publisher: Abacus: 2005
Edition: 2005 reprint
Seller ID: 67001
ISBN: 0349113955
Condition: 599pp, paperback, VG+ copy
A vivid picture of the agonies and feuds, as well as the joys, of the race to the South Pole. View more info
By: Huntford Roland
Price: £4.00
Publisher: Atheneum: 1986
Edition: 1986 rep
Seller ID: 67337
ISBN: 0689707010
Condition: 665pp, paperback, 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, Summers Julie & Rowley David
Price: £10.00
Publisher: Ted Smart: 2002
Edition: 2002 reprint
Seller ID: 63505
ISBN: 0297843168
Condition: 288pp, VG in VG dw.
A wonderful publication, superbly illustrated with many previously unpublished photographs. A mammoth volume. View more info
By: Hurley Frank
Price: £18.00
Publisher: Endurance Designs: 2003
Edition: 2003
Seller ID: 9644
Condition: 19.5" x 27" (49.5cm x 68.6cm), high quality poster from Hurley's original photograph taken on Shackleton's Endurance Expedition, a jpeg image can be mailed upon request. Please ask about the other posters available from Hurley's photographs.
By: Hurley Frank
Price: £18.00
Publisher: Endurance Designs: 2003
Edition: 2003
Seller ID: 9604
Condition: 19.5" x 27" (49.5cm x 68.6cm), high quality poster from Hurley's original photograph taken on Shackleton's Endurance Expedition, a jpeg image can be mailed upon request. Please ask about the other posters available from Hurley's photographs.
By: Hurley Frank
Price: £18.00
Publisher: Endurance Designs: 2003
Edition: 2003
Seller ID: 8801
Condition: 19.5" x 27" (49.5cm x 68.6cm), high quality poster from Hurley's original photograph taken on Shackleton's Endurance Expedition, a jpeg image can be mailed upon request. Please ask about the other posters available from Hurley's photographs.
By: Hurley Frank
Price: £18.00
Publisher: Endurance Designs: 2003
Edition: 2003
Seller ID: 8502
Condition: 19.5" x 27" (49.5cm x 68.6cm), high quality poster from Hurley's original photograph taken on Shackleton's Endurance Expedition, a jpeg image can be mailed upon request. Please ask about the other posters available from Hurley's photographs.
By: Hurley Frank
Price: £32.00
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Book Company: 1979
Edition: 1979 reprint, First in this format
Seller ID: 61588
ISBN: 0070935505
Condition: 186pp, Fine in Fine dw.
Hurley's account of the Endurance expedition. View more info
By: Hurley Frank
Price: £26.00
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Book Company: 1979
Edition: 1979 reprint, First in this format
Seller ID: 66837
ISBN: 0070935505
Condition: 186pp, VG+ in VG+ dw.
Hurley's account of the Endurance expedition. View more info
By: Hurley Frank
Price: £20.00
Publisher: Endurance Designs: 2003
Edition: 2003
Seller ID: 9631
Condition: 19.5" x 27" (49.5cm x 68.6cm), high quality poster from Hurley's original photograph taken on Shackleton's Endurance Expedition, a jpeg image can be mailed upon request. Please ask about the other posters available from Hurley's photographs.
By: Hussey Dr L.D.A.
Price: £120.00
Publisher: Sampson Low: 1951
Edition: 1951 New Imp
Seller ID: 55935
Condition: 182pp, original grey cloth, light edge wear, slight fading to boards, small ink mark to bottom corner of rear board, VG in colour photocopy of original dw
A most scarce title relating Shackleton's Endurance Expedition. Hussey's banjo playing did much to keep up the spirits of the expedition members. View more info
By: Hussey Dr L.D.A.
Price: £125.00
Publisher: Sampson Low: 1951
Edition: 1951 New Imp
Seller ID: 55433
Condition: 182pp, original grey cloth, owner's signature, VG in colour photocopy of original dw
A most scarce title relating Shackleton's Endurance Expedition. Hussey's playing of his banjo did much to keep up the spirits of the expedition members. View more info
By: Hussey Dr L.D.A.
Price: £120.00
Publisher: Sampson Low: 1951
Edition: 1951 New Imp
Seller ID: 55071
Condition: 182pp, original grey cloth, slight sunning to spine and top of front board, rear endpaper has a large tear repaired, VG in colour photocopy of original dw
A most scarce title relating Shackleton's Endurance Expedition. Hussey's playing of his banjo did much to keep up the spirits of the expedition members. View more info
By: Huxley Elspeth
Price: £4.00
Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson: 1977
Edition: 1977 First Edition
Seller ID: 37969
ISBN: 0297774336
Condition: 303pp, exlibrary, a few sellotape marks to boards, otherwise very clean, Good+ in VG dw with no markings.
Illustrated biography. View more info
By: Huxley Elspeth
Price: £18.00
Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson: 1977
Edition: 1977 First Edition
Seller ID: 62687
ISBN: 0297774336
Condition: 303pp, Fine in VG+ dw, signed by Elspeth Huxley.
Illustrated biography. View more info
By: Hyde Michael
Price: £18.00
Publisher: Oxford University Press: 1955
Edition: 1955 First Edition
Seller ID: 46532
Condition: 126pp, original boards, light wear to extremities, foxing to endpapers, VG-, signed dedication by Michael Hyde to front endpaper.
A book intended for adolescents. First hand accounts of Arctic whaling voyages, including Conan Doyle's account of his whaling trip in 1880, he was twenty years old at the time and a medical student in Edinburgh. View more info
By: Innes Hammond
Price: £3.00
Publisher: Chapmans Publishers: 1991
Edition: 1991 First Edition
Seller ID: 64012
ISBN: 1855920158
Condition: 319pp, VG in Good+ dw with rubbing to edges
An Antarctic based novel. View more info
Price: £22.00
Publisher: UBC Press: 1997
Edition: 1997 First Edition
Seller ID: 68808
ISBN: 077480596X
Condition: 274pp, ex company library, very clean internally, VG- in VG dw. A very scarce title.
Price: £28.00
Publisher: Allen & Unwin: 1988
Edition: 1988 First Edition Australia
Seller ID: 67304
ISBN: 0043202098
Condition: 414pp, exlibrary, a substantial volume, Good+ in Good+ dw.
Sir Douglas Mawson, Australia's greatest Antarctic explorer, made four trips to the Antarctic, his first in 1907-09 with Shackleton's British Antarctic Expedition. This book brings together for the first time all his descriptive writings while in the Antarctic, and includes some of Frank Hurley's photographs not reproduced before. View more info
