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Polar
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1943 Le Chevalier des GlacesParis : [1943]A very charming volume detailing Jean-Baptiste Charcot's adventures in the Antarctic, with lovely illustrations by Le Bret. -
1904 Au Pole AntarctiqueParis: 1904A beautifully bound illustrated account of polar exploration, translated into French and illustrated throughout. -
1904 Au Pole AntarctiqueParis: 1904A French translation of this account of polar exploration, illustrated and in a leather binding with the original paper wraps bound in. -
1940 Charcot et les Explorations PolairesParis: 1940A scarce early edition of this volume documenting Charcot's polar expeditions, richly illustrated. -
1941 Au Seuil l'Antarctique Croisiere du "Bougainville"Paris: 1941The first edition of this uncommon illustrated volume, following the "Bougainville" cruise to the French Periantarctic Islands, illustrated. -
1818 A Voyage to SpitzbergenEdinburgh: 1818The scarce second edition of this fascinating little book narrating John Laing's experiences as a surgeon on a whaling voyage to the Arctic. -
1988 2vol The Journal of Rochfort MaguireLondon: 1988A marvellous set complete in two volumes reporting the journal of Rochfort Maguire on the expedition to Alaska from 1852 to 1854 in the search for John Franklin. Illustrated. -
1896 From North Pole to Equator Studies of Wild Life and ScenesLondon: 1896A superior copy of the first English translation of zoologist Alfred Edmund Brehm's account of his travels. -
1942-1967 Assorted Works from the Navy Records SocietyNot Stated: 1942-1967A three volume set comprising various works on voyages and seafaring, illustrated and complete with folding maps. -
1943 Le Chevalier des GlacesParis: 1943A French work exploring the Arctic adventurers of Jean-Baptiste Charcot, a charming illustrated work. -
1906 Le 'Francais' au Pole Sud, Journal de l'Expedition Antarctique FrancaiseParis: 1906A French work on the 1903-05 Antarctic Expedition led by Jean-Baptiste Charcot, illustrated with detailed folding maps. -
1921 Cuatro Años en los Hielos del PoloMadrid: 1921A lovely two volume Spanish edition of this Norwegian sailor's biographical work on his four years spent in the Arctic regions. -
1903 La Stella Polare Nel Mare ArticoMilan: 1903An Italian work on the voyage of the 'Stella Polare', complete with a profuse number of illustrations and folding maps. -
1950 A Camera in AntarcticaLondon: 1950A beautiful collection of photographs, accompanied by accounts of the wildlife of the region, taken during a fifteen year trip to Antarctica aboard the Discovery II. -
1999 Frank WildWhitby: 1999A thorough biography of Frank Wild, renowned English sailor and explorer during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. -
1996 Antarctic HousewifeLondon, Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, Wellington, Johannesburg and Cape Town: 1996A marvellous account of life on South Georgia in Antarctica, inscribed and presented by the late author's husband. -
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1969 The AntarcticLondon: 1969A wonderful first edition detailing the scientific efforts ongoing on this fascinating region, inscribed by the author and profusely illustrated. -
1976 British Antarctic Survey Air Operations ManualNot Stated: 1976A very scarce aircraft manual, printed for use in polar research aircrafts and polar bases. -
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1987 Antarctica, Cambridge, Conservation and Population: A Biologist's StoryNot Stated: 1987A privately printed autobiographical work detailing the author's time in the polar regions, his work on conservation and population and personal life. -
1959 Circumpolar Arctic FloraOxford: 1959A scarce and richly illustrated work on the flora of the polar regions, in a dust wrapper. -
1957 Riviera Polaire: Images Recueillies sur la Côte Nord-Est du GroenlandBern: 1957A stunning collection of photographs in both colour and black and white taken of the Polar Riviera, with text in the French language. -
1997 The Silence Calling: Australians in Antarctica 1947-97Australia: 1997A fascinating work detailing the history of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition, with maps and colour illustrations. -
1959 Circumpolar Arctic FloraOxford: 1959A scarce and excellently preserved volume on the flora of the polar regions, in a dust wrapper. -
1966 Mostly 'Mischief': Voyages to the Arctic and to the AntarcticLondon, Sydney, Toronto: 1966A tale of Arctic adventure set aboard thee 'Mischief', written by voyager H. W. Tilman. -
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1935 Such is the AntarcticLondon: 1935A very scarce first edition, first impression of Lars Christensen's memoir of a trip to the Antarctic in 1930-1934. -
1900 The Life and Explorations of Fridtjof NansenLondon: 1900A finely bound copy of this account regarding the great explorer Fridtjof Nansen's life and adventures. -
1824 Journal of a Second Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West PassageLondon: 1824The first edition of this important travel work regarding Parry's second expedition through Hudson Strait into Hudson Bay. This copy belonged to Parry's daughter, Katharine. -
Narrative of the Arctic Land Expedition to the Mouth of the Great Fish RiverLondon: 1836An exquisite first edition, first impression copy of Captain George Back's seminal Arctic travel work. Complete, with all plates. -
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The Worst Journey in The WorldLondon: 1922A unique example of this highly influential and very scarce work regarding Robert Falcon Scott's doomed quest for the South Pole, containing a signed letter from the author and member of the expedition, Apsley Cherry-Garrard. Truly a special example. -
1860 An Arctic Boat-Journey Isaac Israel Hayes Folding Maps IllustratedLondon: 1860Isaac Israel Hayes's fascinating account of the 'Second Grinnell Expedition' of 1853–1855, led by Elisha Kane to search for Franklin's lost expedition. -
1845 An Accompaniment to Mitchells Map of the World On Mercators ProjectionPhiladelphia: 1845A companion volume to Mitchell's 'Map of The World'. -
1984-1988 8vol Key Environments Illustrated First Edition DustwrapperOxford : 1984-1988A lovely complete eight volume set of the 'Key Environment Series' published in collaboration with the 'International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources'. -
1965 Lodestone and Evening Star Ian Cameron Illus 1stLondon: 1965Ian Cameron’s comprehensive history of exploration by sea, from ancient voyages to the 1960s. -
1938 The Cradle of the North Wind Godfrey IllusLondon: 1938Arthur Godfrey's humorous book on his experience on an expedition to the Arctic, filled with anecdotes of isolation in the North. -
1968 Scott of the Antarctic Reginald Pound IllusLondon: 1968A moving biography about the ill-fated Antarctic explorer Robert Falcon Scott.