Category: Polar

Price: £14.00

Publisher: G. P. Putnam's: 1969

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.

Polar Deserts

Price: £3.00

Publisher: Collins: 1978

Seller ID: 58351

ISBN: 000100123X

Condition: 128pp, pictorial boards, laminate cover just starting to peel, VG-.

A summary of man and his relationship with the polar regions.
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Polar Deserts

Price: £29.00

Publisher: Collins: 1978

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.
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Polar Deserts

Price: £7.00

Publisher: Collins: 1971

Seller ID: 62412

ISBN: 000100123X

Condition: 128pp, pictorial boards, VG

A summary of man and his relationship with the polar regions.
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Polar Deserts

Price: £27.00

Publisher: Collins: 1971

Seller ID: 57387

ISBN: 000100123X

Condition: 128pp, pictorial boards, VG, signed by Wally Herbert.

A summary of man and his relationship with the polar regions.
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Polar Deserts

Price: £29.00

Publisher: Collins: 1978

Seller ID: 66423

ISBN: 000100123X

Condition: 128pp, pictorial boards, VG+ signed by Wally Herbert.

A summary of man and his relationship with the polar regions.
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Catalogue of the Icelandic Collection Bequeathed by Willard Fiske. Additions 1913-1926

Price: £42.00

Publisher: Ithaca, N.Y., Cornell University: 1927

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...
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Catalogue of the Icelandic Collection Bequeathed by Willard Fiske.

Price: £55.00

Publisher: Ithaca, N.Y., Cornell University Press: 1960

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.

Catalogue of the Icelandic Collection Bequeathed by Willard Fiske. Additions 1913-26

Price: £25.00

Publisher: Ithaca, N.Y., Cornell University: 1960

Seller ID: 70034

Condition: ix, 284pp, original paper wrappers, owner's initials, VG.

Catalogue of the Icelandic Collection Bequeathed by Willard Fiske. Additions 1927-42

By: Hermelo Ricardo S. & Sobral Jose M. & Fliess Felipe

Price: £25.00

Publisher: Ithaca, N.Y., Cornell University: 1960

Seller ID: 70035

Condition: vii, 295pp, original paper wrappers, VG.

Catalogue of the Icelandic Collection bequeathed by Willard Fiske

By: Hermannsson Halldór [compiler]

Price: £35.00

Publisher: Martino Publishing: 2002

Seller ID: 61663

ISBN: 1578982634

Condition: 755pp, original green cloth with gilt titling, New copy.

When the Corvette Uruguay was Dismasted. The Return of the Uruguay from the Antarctic in 1903.

Price: £36.00

Publisher: Adelie Books: 2004

Seller ID: 61528

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 ...
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When the Corvette Uruguay was Dismasted. The Return of the Uruguay from the Antarctic in 1903.

By: Hermelo Ricardo S. & Sobral Jose M. & Fliess Felipe

Price: £36.00

Publisher: Adelie Books: 2004

Seller ID: 61530

ISBN: 0970538618

Condition: xii, 24pp, hardback, marbled boards, no dustwrapper issued, New.

When the Corvette Uruguay was Dismasted. The Return of the Uruguay from the Antarctic in 1903.

By: Hermelo Ricardo S. & Sobral Jose M. & Fliess Felipe

Price: £36.00

Publisher: Adelie Books: 2004

Seller ID: 61531

ISBN: 0970538618

Condition: xii, 24pp, hardback, marbled boards, no dustwrapper issued, New.

Conquest By Man

By: Herrmann Paul

Price: £8.00

Publisher: Hamish Hamilton: 1954

Seller ID: 32945

Condition: 455pp, foxing to endpapers, VG.

The Saga Of Early Exploration And Discovery.
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Arctic Riviera. North East Greenland.

By: Hofer Ernst

Price: £30.00

Publisher: Kummerly & Frey, Berne: 1957

Seller ID: 66598

Condition: 125pp, VG+ in VG+ dw.

The beauty of North East Greenland.
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Farthest North

Price: £3.00

Publisher: Robinson Publishing Ltd: 1994

Seller ID: 57531

ISBN: 1854872826

Condition: 305pp, light foxing to endpapers, a few light marks to boards, VG-, no dustwrapper.

Farthest North

Price: £5.00

Publisher: Robinson Publishing Ltd: 1994

Seller ID: 502

ISBN: 1854872826

Condition: 305pp, Fine in Fine dw

Arctic Exploration And Development c. 500 B.C to 1915.

Price: £170.00

Publisher: Garland Publishing: 1994

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.
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Arctic Exploration And Development c. 500 B.C to 1915.

Price: £170.00

Publisher: Garland Publishing: 1994

Seller ID: 63222

ISBN: 0824076486

Condition: xvi, 704pp, 30 maps, original blue decorative cloth, new endpapers, VG+.

A fantastic reference, only 500 copies produced.
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Arctic Exploration And Development c. 500 B.C to 1915.

Price: £160.00

Publisher: Garland Publishing: 1994

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.
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Arctic Exploration And Development c. 500 B.C to 1915.

Price: £180.00

Publisher: Garland Publishifng: 1994

Seller ID: 70101

ISBN: 0824076486

Condition: xvi, 704pp, 30 maps, original blue decorative cloth, Fine. A lovely copy.

A fantastic reference, only 500 copies produced.
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The Challenge of Antarctica

Price: £3.00

Publisher: Anthony Nelson: 1984

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.
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The Challenge of Antarctica

Price: £3.00

Publisher: Anthony Nelson: 1984

Seller ID: 62414

ISBN: 0904614093

Condition: 127pp, Fine in Fine dw

The story of early exploration and discovery with an introduction by Sir Vivian Fuchs.
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The Challenge of Antarctica

Price: £3.00

Publisher: Methuen & Co Ltd: 1969

Seller ID: 57385

ISBN: 41614330X

Condition: 160pp, Fine in Good+ dw

The story of early exploration and discovery with an introduction by Sir Vivian Fuchs.
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The Challenge of Antarctica

Price: £3.00

Publisher: Anthony Nelson: 1984

Seller ID: 70243

ISBN: 0904614093

Condition: 127pp, inscription, VG+ in VG+ dw.

The story of early exploration and discovery with an introduction by Sir Vivian Fuchs.
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Journal Of A Tour In Iceland In The Summer Of 1809 (Two Volumes)

By: Hooker William Jackson

Price: £195.00

Publisher: John Murray: 1813

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.
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Journal Of A Tour In Iceland In The Summer Of 1809 (Volume II only)

By: Hooker William Jackson

Price: £46.00

Publisher: John Murray: 1813

Seller ID: 41949

Condition: 391pp, ex library with usual stamps, bound in cloth library binding, some foxing, Good

The Voyage of Capt. Beechey R.N. to the Pacific and Behring's Straits amd The Travels of Capt. Back R.N. to the Great Fish River and Arctic Seas

By: Huish Robert

Price: £82.00

Publisher: William Wright: 1836

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.

Nansen. The Explorer As Hero.

Price: £6.00

Publisher: Gerald Duckworth: 1998

Seller ID: 56716

ISBN: 0715628437

Condition: 610pp, paperback, near VG.

A most comprehensive biography.
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Scott And Amundsen. The Race To The South Pole.

Price: £6.00

Publisher: Pan Books: 1983

Seller ID: 62620

ISBN: 0330280902

Condition: 565pp, paperback, orevious owners signature and date on inside front cover, otherwise VG+.

The Last Place On Earth. Scott and Amundsen's Race To The South Pole.

Price: £6.00

Publisher: Abacus: 2005

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.
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The Last Place On Earth

Price: £4.00

Publisher: Atheneum: 1986

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.
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Nansen. The Explorer As Hero.

Price: £4.00

Publisher: Abacus: 2005

Seller ID: 67000

ISBN: 0349114927

Condition: 750pp, paperback, small creases on front cover, Good+

A most comprehensive biography.
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Nansen. The Explorer As Hero.

Price: £8.00

Publisher: Gerald Duckworth: 1997

Seller ID: 37965

ISBN: 0715628437

Condition: 610pp, paperback, VG

A most comprehensive biography.
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Nansen. The Explorer As Hero.

By: Huntford Roland, Summers Julie & Rowley David

Price: £4.00

Publisher: Abacus: 2005

Seller ID: 67870

ISBN: 0349114927

Condition: 750pp, paperback, small creases on top edge of front cover, VG

A most comprehensive biography.
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The Shackleton Voyages. A Pictorial Anthology Of The Polar Explorer And Edwardian Hero

Price: £10.00

Publisher: Ted Smart: 2002

Seller ID: 63505

ISBN: 0297843168

Condition: 288pp, VG in VG dw.

A wonderful publication, superbly illustrated with many previously unpublished photographs. A mammoth volume.
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Poster - Endurance Nightwatch

Price: £18.00

Publisher: Endurance Designs: 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.

Poster - Hurley On Ship's Rigging

Price: £18.00

Publisher: Endurance Designs: 2003

Seller ID: 9604

Poster - Sir Ernest H. Shackleton

Price: £18.00

Publisher: Endurance Designs: 2003

Seller ID: 8801

Poster - Hurley On Ship's Rigging

Price: £18.00

Publisher: Endurance Designs: 2003

Seller ID: 8502

Shackleton's Argonauts. The epic tale of Shackleton's voyage to Antarctica in 1915.

Price: £32.00

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Book Company: 1979

Seller ID: 61588

ISBN: 0070935505

Condition: 186pp, Fine in Fine dw.

Hurley's account of the Endurance expedition.
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Poster - Mrs Chippy and Blackborrow