New York: Knopf, 1999. Filled with black-and-white photographs. 212 pages, tall 8vo, black cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1999. A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
illus. 8vo, cloth; (corners bumped, bottom of spine lightly worn, small dampstain in margin). London: Travel Book Club, n.d. Author was a member of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey Expedition, Hope Bay, 1954-6. More
London: Macmillan, 1964. Illustrated throughout. Tall 8vo, cloth. London: Macmillan, 1964. A Chief Chemist's memoir of 20 years whaling in the Antarctic Ocean. More
New York: Illman & Pilbrow, 1835. Map. Engravings with original hand coloring. 15" x 12 1/4". The first edition of this map features a polar projection of the Southern Hemisphere, omitting the entirety of the Antarctic continent. Includes much of South America, the southern half of Africa, and Oceania - with Australia labeled as "New Holland." Dozens of islands are extensively labeled. The Pacific Ocean is mislabeled as Atlantic. In very good condition. David H. Burr (1803-1875) served as Topographer..... More
New York: Putnam, 1935. Illustrations and maps. 405pp. 8vo, cloth-backed boards (spine slightly concave as is typical). N.Y.: Putnam, 1935. Limited First Edition. Number 122 of 500 copies on rag paper, signed by Byrd. Fine, lacking publisher's board slipcase. More
New York: Putnam, 1930. 74 Illustrations and maps. 422 pages. Tall thick 8vo, blue cloth; spine faded and with one spot, small ring stain on front cover, rear paper hinge cracked. New York: Putnam, 1930. First edition. A good copy. More
New York: Barnes & Noble, 2004. 4 maps. 613pp. 8vo, pr. wrs. New York: Barnes & Noble, (2004). Very good. More
New York: Carroll & Graf, 1999. Illustrated in color and in black and white. xiv, 194 pages. 4to, blue cloth, d.w. New York: Carroll & Graf, (1999). Near fine in a near fine dust wrapper. More
many color illus. 4to, boards, d.w. N.Y.: World, (1974). vg. More
Berlin: Reimer, 1904. 21 folding maps and plates, 400 text illustrations. 668pp. thick 4to, gray cloth backed pictorial boards; (ex-lib). Berlin, 1904. First edition. Very good. "valuable scientific results were obtained." J.N.L. Baker. More
New York: Dutton, 1961. Illustrated with a few in color. 8vo, blue cloth, pictorial d.w. New York: Dutton, (1961). First Edition. Top edge spotty, still a very good(+) copy. More
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w.; (paint on front cover and d.w.). N.Y.: Dutton, 1955. More
New York: Bloomsbury, 2009. Illustrated abundantly in black and white and in color. 256 pages. Thick 4to, red cloth, d.w. (small tear at head). New York: Bloomsbury, (2009). Near fine in a near fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Johnson & Browning, 1861. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 24 1/2" x 17". New York: 1861. Beautiful map of the continent extending from Gulf of Mexico to the South Shetland Islands. Includes black and white view of Cape Horn and paths and dates of historical explorations. Some splitting along centerfold, reinforced with archival tape. Otherwise in very good condition. A dark, crisp impression with vibrant hand-colored outlines. Alvin Jewett Johnson (1827-1884) is one of the..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1950. 417 pages. 8vo, light blue boards, worn at extremities; dust wrapper, price clipped, a few chips. New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., (1950). A very good(-) copy, corners and spine frayed, in a good dust wrapper. In the words of the explorers themselves, tells the epic of Antarctic adventure from the first recorded sixteenth-century voyage to Commander Finn Rome's expedition of 1946-1948. More
New York: Harper, 1931. Ed. by M. I. Ross. Color Frontis., b/w Illus. 8vo, original blue cloth, cloth soiled, ex-lib, lettering on spine faded, spine sunned. New York: Harper, 1931. More
illus. 8vo, cloth; (corners bumped). London: Travel Book Club, n.d. More
New York: Century, 1926. Illus. 8vo, original green cloth, spine toned to tan, spine ends worn, ex-lib with usual markings. New York: Century, (1926). More
color illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w.; (d.w. lightly soiled). N.Y.: Morrow, (1999). Presentation copy. More
New York: Talk Miramax Books, 2001. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 blue cloth, d.w. lightly soiled. New York: Talk Miramax Books, (2001). More
Paris: Flammarion, 1910. Traduit par Charles Rabot. 105 illustrations. xii, 403pp with text in French. 8vo, handsomely rebound in older 1/2 red morocco over marbled boards with original wrappers bound-in. Paris: Ernest Flammarion, (no date, circa 1910). A very good(+) copy. More
New York: Viking, 2003. Illustrated. xxv + 452 pages, 8vo, two-toned boards, d.w. (New York): Viking, (2003). A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Liverpool: George Philip & Sons, 1856. Map. Engraving with hand colored outline. Sheet measures 26" x 21" Large polar projection of the southern hemisphere. Only some areas indicating an Antarctic coastline are included, with notations from Sir J. C. Ross' expedition in 1841 and the magnetic pole indicated. Land masses and islands are extensively labeled, showing cities, rivers, and topography. Mountains are rendered by hachure. It is in very good condition with some staining to left corners. Scarce. George Philip..... More
Philadelphia: Thomas Dobson & Co., 1818. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Sheet measures 22 3/4 x 28 1/4 inches. Philadelphia: 1818. Large scale polar projection showing a vast icy sea surrounded by neighbors before Antarctica is known. Beautifully colored and careful detail of the surrounding geography. Camelepardulis (giraffes) noted in South Africa. Stains and chips to margins, with repairs to the upper and lower margin. Otherwise in good condition. John Pinkerton (1758-1826) was a prominent English mapmaker known for..... More
New York: Dutton, 1978. many color plates. square 4to, cloth, d.w. lightly dust soiled, N.Y., (1978). A very good copy. More
My book order was received today in good time and the book is in wonderful condition and very thoughtfully wrapped. Thank you! 5 Stars.
The Easton Press Rubens and Dali have just arrived in England - posted on 15th January and arrived here on 17th January. The books are splendid, but how you get out the shipping so quickly I am at a loss to understand! But many thanks