Voyage Through the Antarctic
London: Allen Lane, 1982. Color and b/w Illus. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. (London): Allen Lane, (1982). Very good. More
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Voyage Through the Antarctic
New York: Knopf, 1983. Color and b/w Illus. 8vo, 1/2 blue, d.w. New York: Knopf, 1983. Fine. More
The Endurance; Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition.
illus. square 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Knopf, 1998. vg. More
Expedition South.
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
Whaler's Eye.
Illus. London, 1964. A Chief Chemist's memoir of 20 years whaling in the Antarctic Ocean. More
Whailing in the Antarctic
New York: Henry Holt, 1932. 8vo, original green cloth, lacks front flyleaf, ex-lib with usual markings. New York: Henry Holt, (1932). More
Northern Hemisphere. Southern Hemisphere.
New York: Illman & Pilbrow, 1835. Map (diptych). Two engravings with original hand coloring. Each page measures 15" x 12 3/8". Great world map set, showing the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Both sheets in very good condition, with only minor aging and a few small tears to edges. More
Discovery; The Story of The Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition.
illus. 405pp. 8vo, cloth; (spine faded and lightly spotted, otherwise very good). N.Y.: Putnam, 1935. More
Little America; Aerial Exploration in the Antarctic, the Flight to the South Pole.
New York: Putnam, 1930. 74 Illus. and maps. 422pp. 8vo, blue cloth, spine soiled. New York: Putnam, 1930. More
The Crystal Desert; Summers in Antarctica
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1992. 8vo, 1/2 white cloth, d.w. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1992. Very good. More
The Worst Journey in the World.
New York: Barnes & Noble, 2004. 4 maps. 613pp. 8vo, pr. wrs. New York: Barnes & Noble, (2004). Very good. More
Planisfero Del Mondo Vecchio; C.1691 Coronelli Map of the Eastern Hemisphere
Venice: Vincenzo Coronelli. Map. Engraving with hand color. Sheet measures 19.5" x 26.25". This lovely map of the Eastern Hemisphere was issued by Vincenzo Coronelli in circa 1691. The map covers the continents of Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia in detail and includes the discoveries made by Abel Tasman in Australia. The map is cartographically based on Coronelli's large gores from 1688, which were themselves derived from the manuscript globes constructed for Louis XI in 1683. An early mapping of... More
The Ocean World of Jacques Cousteau; (Volume 16): The White Caps.
many color illus. 4to, boards, d.w. N.Y.: World, (1974). vg. More
Official R.E. Byrd Globe
Indianapolis: George F. Cram & Co. Tabletop globe. 12 inch diameter. 18 inches tall including decorative cat-iron and turned wood stand on circular base. 12 chromolithograph gores. Circular overlabel in South Indian Ocean, signed below label. Some general light crackling and soiling to gores, a couple small scratches with paper loss, some light wear to stand. This wonderful commemorative globe was editioned to celebrate Richard E. Byrd's historic Antarctic expedition of 1928-1930. In 1929, Byrd launched his famous flight to... More
Zum Kontinent des Eisigen Sudens; Deutsche Sudpolarexpedition, Fahreten und Forschungen des "Gauss," 1901-1903.
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
Through the Frozen Frontier; The Exploration of Antarctica
New York: Harcourt, 1959. Illus. 8vo, green cloth, d.w. slightly chipped and lightly soiled. New York: Harcourt, Brace, (1959). Juvenile Edition. More
The Crossing of Antarctica; The Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1955-1958.
Ed. by Andrew Scotland. color and b/w illus. 8vo, cloth. London: Cassell, (1964). vg. More
The White Desert; The Official Account of the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition.
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w.; (paint of front cover and d.w.). N.Y.: Dutton, 1955. More
Below the Convergence; Voyages toward Antarctica, 1699- 1839.
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Norton, (1997). vg. More
Shackleton; The Antarctic Challenge
Washington: Natrional Geographic, 1999. Color and b/w Illus. 4to, 1/2 blue cloth, d.w. lightly soiled, bottom edges of cloth rubbed. Washington: National Geographic, (1999). More
The Silent Continent.
New York: Harper, 1955. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth. New York: Harper, (1955). Very good History of exploration of Antarctica. More
Troubling A Star
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1994. 296 pages, 8vo, blue cloth backed blue boards, dust wrapper. First edition. New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1994. A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Presentation copy, signed in full on the title page, "For Marilyn - near & far" More
White Horizon.
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w.; (d.w. torn, cloth lightly soiled). London: Oldhams Press, (1951). Narrative of a 1950 rescue mission to Stonington Island, Antarctica. More
South of Zero; The Journal of John Hale Meredith while with the Clark-Jamison Antarctic Expedition of 191- to 191-
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
The Lonely South.
illus. 8vo, cloth; (corners bumped). London: Travel Book Club, n.d. More