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GLEN, A.R. (assisted by N.A.C.Croft): Under the Pole Star. The Oxford University Arctic Expedition 1935-6.
Methuen Publishers London. 1937 1st. edition.
Tall 8vo. In blue cloth covers with gilt to spine. With dustwrapper. 365pp. With 48 plates, 22 maps & diagrams (incl.fold.map at the back). In very good condition with good dustwrapper, (dw; spine slightly darkened with old repairs with sticky tape. Small tears and chips to edges. Foxing to front. Owner’s bookplate and signature to front endpapers. Mild foxing to edges affecting occasional pages throughout. Else a clean and tight copy. Narrative of an expedition of ten members under Glen to Northeast Land, a region of Spitsbergen, July 1935-1936. The aim of the expedition was to investigate the weather conditions on inland ice, and problems connected with the age, thickness and physical condition of the icecap. Tells of the difficulties of surviving as the camp slowly sinks under the ice. With the rarely seen dust jacket.
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115.00 GBP
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KEMP, NORMAN: The Conquest of the Antarctic.
Allan Wingate 1956 (1st.).
Blue cloth gt. Map on endpapers. Num. photo. illustrations .152 pp. Very good in very good pict. dustwrapper History of early expeditions and account of preparations for four separate expeditions in 1956, including those of Fuchs and Hillary.
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10.00 GBP
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OMMANNEY, F.D.: South Latitude. With 16 illustrations.
Longmans Green and Co. 1938 New impression.
Size 5.75 x 8.75 inches. In green cloth covers with gilt to spine. With illustrated dustwrapper. Maps to endpapers. 308pp. With b/w photo plates. In good condition with good dustwrapper (dw; Slightly rubbed around edges with small chips and tears. Not price clipped).Marks to covers. Mild foxing to edges. Occasional small marks and foxing spots. Else a clean and tight copy. Book Club edition of The author’s account of life on the Royal Research Ship Discovery II in the Antarctic seas. South Georgia, Lincoln Ellsworth, King George Island.
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5.00 GBP
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SCOTT, CAPTAIN ROBERT FALCON: The Voyage of the "Discovery". In Two Volumes. With 260 full-page and smaller illustrations by Dr.E.A.Wilson and other members of the expedition, photogravure frontispieces, 12 coloured plates in facsimile from Dr.Wilson’s sketches, panoramas and maps.
Smith Elder & Co. 1905 1st edition.
2 vols.; Size 6.5 x 9.5 inches. In dark blue cloth covers with gilt to spine and embossed vignette illustration in gold on both front covers. Top edges gilt. 556, 508pp. Profusely illustrated with 260 full-page and smaller illustrations by Dr.Wilson and other members of the Expedition, photogravure frontispieces, 12 col.plts.in facsimile from Dr.Wilson's sketches; Panoramas & maps. In good condition. Spines faded with patch missing from Vol I. Small marks to boards. Gilt vignettes slightly rubbed. Mild foxing to edges. Slight browning to endpapers. Clean and tight inside. The Voyage of The Discovery in 1901 to the Antarctic. Scott describes the history of Polar exploration, the putting together of the expedition, building the ship, the voyage there, and gives a detailed account of the exploration. Included are detailed descriptions of such problems as providing adequate ventilation without losing heat in the accommodation. A fascinating account of a voyage to uncharted land and sea.
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250.00 GBP
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SCOTT, PETER: Wild Geese and Eskimos. A Journal of the Perry River Expedition of 1949. Photographs by Paul Queneau.
Country Life Ltd. 1951 1st edition.
Tall 8vo. In pale blue cloth covers with gilt to spine and gilt vignette of flying geese to front. With illustrated dustwrapper. Maps to endpapers. 254pp. With colour frontis & many b/w plates. In near fine condition with very good dustwrapper (dw; slightly rubbed around edges. Small marks to back. Not price clipped). A very clean and tight copy. This is the author’s journal of his journey with two companions to the Perry River in Arctic Canada in 1949. The area was known to the breeding sites of many wildfowl, especially the rare Ross’s Geese.
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12.00 GBP
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