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Polar
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1971 Americans in AntarcticaNew York: 1971A bright first edition of this uncommon survey of American polar exploration by Kenneth J Bertrand. -
1921 South with ScottLondon: 1921A very neat early edition of this exciting account of expeditions to the South Pole. -
1922 The Dominion of Canada with Newfoundland and an Excursion to AlaskaLeipzig: 1922Fourth revised edition of Karl Baedeker's travel guide to Canada, Newfoundland and Alaska, enclosed in the scarce dust wrapper. -
1821 Letters Written During the Late Voyage of Discovery in the Western Arctic SeaLondon: 1821The first edition of this early nineteenth century work providing a first hand account of a voyage in the Western Arctic sea. Illustrated with four plates. -
1959 The Volcanic Rocks of Cape Adare South Victoria LandLondon: 1959British mineralogist and petrologist Walter Campbell Smith's very scarce geological report on the volcanic rocks of the northern tip of the Adare Peninsula, East Antarctica. -
1903 EskimolebenLeipzig : 1903A smart copy of this fascinating German book on the life of Eskimos. -
1897 2 Vols In Nach und Eis Die Norwegische Polarexpedition 1893-1896Leipzig : 1897Two wonderful volumes that detail the famous 1893-1896 Fram polar Expedition, with folding maps and illustrations. -
1966 La Austrialia del Espiritu SantoCambridge: 1966An exceptionally smart two volume set from the Hakluyt Society, providing an account of Pedro Fernandez de Quiros's early seventeenth century navigations. -
1908-1909 3vols Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh: Vol. 46, Parts I-III, 1907-09London: 1908-1909Volume 46 of Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, containing fascinating scientific essays, with 69 plates. -
1932 The Conquest of the South Pole Antarctic Exploration 1906-1931London : 1932A widely fascinating volume that details the progress of Antarctic exploration with illustrations. -
1930 The Polar BookLondon: 1930A scarce first edition of this vivid work on Polar Exploration, an interesting volume edited by Louis Bernacchi, complete with a folding map. -
1978 The Voyage of the 'Pourquoi-Pas?' The Journal of the Second French South Polar Expedition, 1908-1910London : 1978A smart facsimile copy of the The Voyage of the 'Pourquoi-Pas?' The Journal of the Second French South Polar Expedition, 1908-1910. -
1968 2 Vols Farthest NorthNew York : 1968A scarce two volume set detailing the heroic expedition of two men to the North Pole. -
1934 Watkins' Last ExpeditionLondon: 1934The first edition of this illustrated account of Gino Watkins's fatal East Greenland Expedition, enclosed in the original scarce dust wrapper. -
1953 Return from the PoleLondon: 1953A smart copy of this harrowing account of American explorer Frederick A. Cook's journey back from the polar regions, the first UK edition of this work.. -
1958 The Crossing of Antarctica: The Commonwealth Trans-Atlantic Expedition 1955-58London: 1958Vivian Fuchs's account of the Commonwealth Trans-Atlantic expedition, a lovely first edition complete with its unclipped dust wrapper. -
1978 Geology of the Antarctic PeninsulaWashington D.C.: 1978A very scarce work on the geology of the Antarctic, an interesting work originally written in Russian by G. E. Grikurov. -
1898 ''Farthest North'': Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the ShipLondon: 1898A rebound second edition collection of Fridtjof Nansen's polar expedition travelogue, with in-text illustrations and plates. -
c1900 Greenland's Icy MountainsKilmarnock: c1900A charmingly illustrated children's ethnographic study of the life of the Eskimo, and the introduction of Christianity to Greenland. -
1929 Efter Hval i SydhavetOslo: 1929A scarce account of whaling voyages in South Georgia and Scotia in the Norwegian language, illustrated with photographs. -
1912 2Vols Die Eroberung des SudpolsMunich: 1912The two volume first German language edition of Amundsen's account of his journey to lead the first team to reach the South Pole, illustrated throughout. -
2004 The Silent SoundSussex: 2004A pristine first edition of Cliff Pearce's scarce account of his time overwintering on Alexander Island, the first time this had been achieved. -
1925 The National Geographic Magazine Vol. XLVIII, No. 5Washington D. C. and Great Britain: 1925A remarkable account of Donald MacMillan's important Arctic expedition, which provided surveys of Baffin and Ellesmere Islands. Illustrated with a folding map and photographs throughout. -
1939 Southern LightsLondon: 1939An early edition of John Rymill's account of the British Graham Land Expedition, illustrated with a folding map and plates. -
1928 The Tragedy of the ItaliaLondon: 1928An uncommon copy of the first edition of this account of the devastating Polar expedition of the Italia by Davide Giudici. -
1961 No Latitude for ErrorLondon: 1961A smart first edition, first impression of Sir Edmund Hillary's account of the 1955-8 Commonwealth Transantarctic Expedition, in the unclipped dust wrapper. -
1977 Scott's MenLondon: 1977An excellent first edition examining the expeditions of Robert Falcon Scott, his leadership and the characters which surrounded and influenced him. -
1930 The Home of the BlizzardLondon: 1930A smart, second impression of this comprehensive work about the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911 to 1914. Written by the leader of the expedition, Sir Douglas Mawson. -
1938 Soviets in the ArcticLondon: 1938A comprehensive volume of research on the Soviet Union's travels and involvement in the Arctic regions, published in 1938. Complete with seven folding maps. -
1898 Fridtjof Nansen's 'Farthest North'London: 1898The second edition of Nansen's account of his extraordinary Fram expedition of 1893, complete in two volumes with its folding map. -
1897 Life and Explorations of Fridtjof NansenLondon: 1897An illustrated biography of the life and expeditions of Frfidtjof Nansen, a pioneering Arctic explorer and the first man to cross the Greenland interior. -
1958 L'Aventure Aero-PolaireParis : 1958The first edition of this volume telling of aero-polar expeditions, in the unclipped dust wrapper. -
1852 Arctic MiscellaniesLondon: 1852The scarce first edition of this remarkable collection of articles written by a crew marooned in frozen Arctic waters. Rebound in half calf and illustrated throughout. -
1928 GreenlandCopenhagen; London: 1928The first edition, first impression of this scarce volume concerning the discovery and early exploration of Greenland, in the original wraps. -
1896 Fridtiof Nansen, 1861-1893London: 1896The fascinating first English language edition of this thrilling and informative biography of a pioneering polar explorer. Illustrated throughout, and with colour folding maps. -
1925 Die PolarlanderLeipzig : 1925The first edition of this German volume exploring polar regions, with some lovely plates and maps.