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THE SOUTH POLAR TIMES (Four Volumes)
This fabulous Centenary Edition
is limited to 350 copies
Scott R. F., Shackleton E.H., Skelton R.W.,
Bernacchi L., Cherry-Garrard A.G.B.
Rochester: Orskey Bonham & Niner, 2002.
Centenary Edition
Very few Mint new copies available.
A handsome addition to any collection of
Antarctica literature.
Price £795
4 vols, quarto, original blue decorative cloth with beautiful coloured vignette on the front boards, numerous
illustrations (many coloured). Accompanied by a facsimile of the rare original prospectus for volumes 1 and 2.
A beautiful reprint of the three volumes of THE SOUTH POLAR TIMES as originally printed - volumes 1 and 2 in
1907, and volume 3 in 1914. A faithful facsimile of the original edition with all the colour and monochrome
illustrations reproduced strictly limited to 350 copies. Plus Volume IV - published for the first time in 2010 and
limited to 500 copies, the manuscript had been held by the Scott Polar Research Institute but never previously
published.
Started in 1902, THE SOUTH POLAR TIMES was produced in Antarctica on Captain Scott's epic expeditions on
the 'Discovery' and 'Terra Nova'. It is a periodical written, illustrated and edited by members of the expedition including Ernest Shackleton. It gives a fascinating insight into the life and work of the polar explorers in Antarctica.
THE SOUTH POLAR TIMES is one of the scarcest and most desirable books of polar literature.
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A Selection of Scarce Titles
Abruzzi, H.R.H. The Duke of the, Farther North than Nansen
bein The Voyage of the Polar Star, Howard Wilford Bell, 1901
First Edition, 97pp, 3 plates, 1 folding plate, original pictorial
boards, some slight fading to front board, hinges neatly and
profesionally strengthened, VG. A very scarce title., Luigi Amedeo,
Duke of the Abruzzi (1873-1933), left for the North Pole in 1899 on
board the Polar Star. Unfortunately, he lost two fingers to frostbite
on the journey, so was unable to participate in the sled ride to the
Pole. Captain Cagni instead made the trip, reaching 86° 34' N, a
new 'Farthest North' and, as the somewhat ungracious title of this
book states, 'Farther North than Nansen'., 59415, £650
Amedeo Luigi H.R.H. Of Savoy, On The "Polar Star" In The
Arctic Sea (Two Volumes), Hutchinson & Co, 1903 First Edition,
346pp + 702pp, original decorative green cloth, recased, label
removal mark to top of both front boards, hinges repaired, foxing
to endpapers otherwise very clean internally, Mudies library label
to one folding map, Good+., With nineteen men the Duke of
Abruzzi sailed in the steam brigantine, Stella Polare, in June 1899,
to Archangel, and then across the Barents Sea to Rudolph Island,
Franz Josef Land, to winter in Teplitz Bay. The objective was to
undertake marches on the ice of the Arctic Basin in attempts to
reach the North Pole. They achieved 83°16’ North, the highest
latitude achieved at that time by a sledge party., 55708, £230
Amundsen Roald, The South Pole. An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the 'Fram', 19101912. (Two Volumes), John Murray, 1912 reprint, 392pp, 449pp, plain blue cloth with gilt titling to spine, the title
pages have an ink stamp, 'Discovery Library', a second ink stamp on the dedication page reads 'British Antarctic
Survey, King Edward Point, South Georgia, Lat 54 16 S, Long 36 30 W, an ink stamp on the front pastedown
reads 'South Georgia' and is overstamped 'Withdrawn', a final ink stamp on the rear pastedown reads 'South
Georgia Polar Library'. 3 plates and the chart at the end of Volume II have been reproduced, internally very clean
indeed, near VG. A nice association copy., Reprinted in December 1912, the First Edition being November 1912.
Amundsen's modest account of his South Pole exploit is a classic of exploration literature. The work was wrtitten
quickly by Amundsen within several month's of the party's return., 57779, £440
Armitage Albert B., Cadet To Commodore, Cassell and Co, 1925 First Edition, xii, 308pp, original blue cloth, light
foxing to hal title and a touch to foreedges, light wear to extremities, VG., An autobiography, with two chapters
devoted to the Discovery expedition. Armitage led the excursion to the interior of Victoria Land in 1902-3 and
explains why Scott, rather than he, led the advance into the same region the following year. Armitage had
expected to continue his work so felt brushed aside when Scott excluded him. Armitage was also second in
command on the Jackson-Harmsworth North Polar Expedition, 1894-7. The autobiography covers his career but
not his personal life., 61407, £170
Bagshawe Thomas Wyatt, Two Men In The Antarctic. An Expedition To The Graham Land 1920 - 1922,
Macmillan, 1939 First US Edition, 292pp, 33 plates, 3 text figures, 2 panoramas, map endpapers, original fawn
cloth, slight darkening to spine, ex Air Force library, only a few stamps, discreet numbers to spine, a very clean
copy indeed, near VG in colour photocopy of original dw. A scarce title., Two young and inexperienced junior team
members stayed to winter on a tiny islet in the Antarctic in a disused boat, a handful of instruments and a scanty
stock of provisions. Not only did they survive, but they also carried out scientific work., 59937, £360
Barrow John, A Chronological History Of Voyages Into The Arctic Regions; undertaken chiefly for the
purpose of discovering a North-East, North-West, or Polar Passage between the Atlantic and Pacific: from
the earliest periods of Scandinavian navigation, to the departure of the recent expeditions, under the
orders of Captains Ross and Buchan., John Murray, 1818 First Edition, 379pp, 48pp appendices, folding map,
exlibrary in plain blue binding, very occasional foxing, internally very clean, near VG. Very scarce title in First
Edition., , 58027, £295
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Barrow Sir John, An Auto-Biographical Memoir of Sir John Barrow, Bart., Late of the Admiralty; Including
Reflections, Observations, and Reminiscences at Home and Abroad, from Early Life to Advanced Age,
John Murray, 1847 First Edition, xi, 515pp, later half leather binding with marbled boards, book shop ink stamp to
front endpaper, some staining to the frontispiece, heavy wear to extremities, VG-., Barrow was born in Ulverston,
Lancashire, son of Roger Barrow, he worked as a surveyor, bookkeeper, and tutor before accompanying his
employer on a diplomatic mission to China in 1792-1794, and on colonial service in Cape Colony in 1797-1803. In
1803, he was appointed Second Secretary to the Admiralty and remained in post until 1845. He initiated and
organised a series of naval expeditions to many parts of the World, including the major Arctic expeditions of David
Buchan, Sir John Ross, Sir John Franklin, Sir William Parry, George Lyon, Frederick Beechey and Sir George
Back. He was an active member of the Royal Society, and was one of the founding members of the Geographical
Society in 1830. He died in London in 1848., 61581, £220
Binney George, Perrett Rev W.W., Hutton Dr S.K., The Eskimo Book Of Knowledge. Rendered Into The
Labrador Dialect by The Reverend W.W. Perrett. Aglait Ilisimatiksat Inungnut Ilingnajut, Hudson's Bay
Company, 1931 First Edition, 237pp, original pictorial boards, map endpapers, VG+, signed dedication by George
Binney to title page. A lovely copy., Text in Labrador dialect and English., 56969, £290
Borchgrevink C.E., First On The Antarctic Continent. Being An Account Of The British Antarctic Expedition
1898-1900, George Newnes, 1901 First Edition, 333pp, 31pp adverts, exlibrary, rebound in blue cloth with gilt
titling to spine, a few ink stamps but generally clean internally, large tear to leaf xv/xvi which affects one
illustration, Good++., Borchgrevink recruited Sir George Newnes, the publisher, as a sponsor for this expedition,
on board the Southern Cross. His plan was to ‘make deep sea and inshore soundings, collect natural history
specimens, make pendulum observations, take meteorological data and attempt to reach Magnetic Pole and
South Pole. Borchgrevink had been denigrated by Sir Clements Markham for, as Markham perceived, having
usurped funds and priority from the British National Antarctic Expedition., 59384, £250
Borchgrevink C.E., First On The Antarctic Continent. Being An Account Of The British Antarctic Expedition
1898-1900, George Newnes, 1901 First Edition, xvi, 333pp, 31pp adverts, 186 illusts, original red cloth with gilt
titling, slight wear to head of spine, some darkening to cloth, endpapers dusty, VG.59697, £360
Bull Colin and Wright Pat F. [editors], Silas. The Antarctic Diaries and Memoir of Charles S. Wright., Ohio
State University Press, 1993 Limited Edition, xxx, 418pp, hardback, Fine in Fine slipcase. This Limited Edition of
only 150 copies is printed on 50-pound Glatfelter acid-free paper. This edition is usually numbered and signed by
the editor and illustrator, this copy is unnumbered and unsigned. Still a very scarce copy of the Limited Edition on
better quality paper and housed in a slipcase., This collection of journals, memoirs, and letters tells the
remarkable story of Robert Falcon Scott's last journey to the Antarctic, as seen through the eyes of Charles S.
Wright, the expedition's physicist and glaciologist., 59815, £160
Bull Colin and Wright Pat F. [editors], Silas. The Antarctic Diaries and Memoir of Charles S. Wright., Ohio
State University Press, 1993 Limited Edition, xxx, 418pp, hardback, Mint in Mint slipcase. This Limited Edition of
only 150 copies is printed on 50-pound Glatfelter acid-free paper and signed by the editor and illustrator. No.86 of
150 copies, Signed by Colin Bull and Pat Wright. There is also a signed dedication by Colin Bull on the reverse of
the title page.,59747, £260
Conway Sir Martin, No Man's Land. A History Of Spitsbergen From Its Discovery In 1596 To The Beginning
Of The Scientific Exploration Of The Country, Cambridge University Press, 1906 First Edition, 377pp, 11 illusts,
12 maps, original green cloth with gilt titling, private bookplate, corners slightly bumped, VG. An attractive copy of
a very scarce title., Results of research over a period of nine years, begun as preliminary studies to the author's
expeditions, 1896-97. A well documented account of the discovery of Svalbard, its walrus hunting and whaling
history; winterings on west Spitsbergen, the era of Russian trappers, and national expeditions to the archipelago.
List of principal voyages recorded 1847-1900; bibliography of the history and geography of Svalbard; the
cartography with a chronological list of maps, 1598-1820, and a history of Svalbard nomenclature before the 19th
century., 61584, £450
Conway Sir Martin, With Ski & Sledge Over Arctic Glaciers, J. M. Dent & Co, 1898 First Edition, 240pp, 14
plates, folding map, original fawn cloth, some splitting to cloth at rear of spine, exlibrary, label of Davos English
Library to front board and label removal mark to spine, two small ink stamps, small tear to folding map, internally
very clean indeed, Good. A very scarce title indeed., This volume is to be regarded as an appendix to the author's
'The First Crossing of Spitsbergen'. Together they comprise an account of his exploration of the interior of West
Spitsbergen undertaken during the summers of 1896 and 1897, in the company of E. J. Garwood, whose
photographs illustrate this book. The text is a narrative of the explorations during 1897, when Conway and
Garwood with two companions, ascended the Nordenskiold Glacier, proceeded by boat to King's Bay, from there
they sledged and skied along King's Highway Glacier into the Pretender Pass - Osborne Glacier region, and
eastward into James I Land. Returning to King's Bay they sailed southward to Horn Sound and climbed Hedgehog
mountain to the east. 59862, £695
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Bull H. J., The Cruise of the 'Antarctic' to the South
Polar Regions, Edward Arnold, 1896 First Edition, 243pp,
12 illusts, later half leather binding with raise bands and
marbled boards, wear to extremities, exlibrary, perforated
blind stamps to plates, frontispiece, title page and a few
elsewhere, label removal evidence to rear pastedown,
small label to front pastedown, no library evidence to
boards, very clean internally, Good+., Bull was a
Norwegian businessman who had emigrated to Australia in
1885. He was convinced the whales reportedly found in the
Ross Sea by Ross could be taken for profit and returned to
Norway convincing Svend Foyn, a whaling magnate, to
finance an expedition. The expedition left Melbourne for
Antarctica on 28 September 1894, crossing the Antarctic
Circle on 25 December, they entered the Ross Sea and
landed on Possession Island on 19 January. Borchgrevink
was on board as a scientist and discovered lichen on the
island which was the first vegetation found south of the
Antarctic Circle. The expedition later landed at Cape Adare
on 24 January and is considered to be the first documented
landing on the Antarctic continent. Borchgrevink claimed to
be the first ashore but a similar claim was also made by
Captain Kristensen and A. H. F. Tunzleman, a young New
Zealander. The expedition returned to Melbourne in March
1895 a commercial failure although Borchgrevink used it to
launch his Antarctic exploits., 59911, £360
Bull H. J., The Cruise of the 'Antarctic' to the South
Polar Regions, Edward Arnold, 1896 First Edition, 243pp,
32pp adverts, 12 illusts, original decorative blue coth, slight
rubbing to extremities, inscription, VG.,61156, £795
Drygalski Erich Von, The Southern Ice-Continent. The German South Polar Expedition Aboard The Gauss
1901-1903., Bluntisham Books / Erskine Press, 1989 First Edition, 373pp, original pictorial brown cloth, Fine.,
Translated by M. M. Raraty., 59510, £150
Greeley Adolphus Washington, Adolphus Washington Greeley. Autograph Letter Signed., , 1893, 4pp, just
one side has manuscript, letter dated 1893, 'Washington DC Apr, 13, 1893. Dear Sir, My mother was a Cobb, a
daughter of Samuel, and G.D. of Andrew of Gorham, Me. Are you of the Maine branch or do you know anything of
that branch? Yours truly A. W. Greely. Mr John N. Cobb'. VG condition., Adolphus Washington Greely, 18441935, a United States Army Officer and a recipient of the Medal of Honor, and famous Arctic explorer., 56248,
£150
Greely Adolphus W., International Polar Expedition. Report On The Proceedings Of The United States
Expedition To Lady Franklin Bay, Grinnell Land (Two Volumes), Government Printing Office, Washington,
1888 First US Edition, viii, 545pp, vii, 738pp, original brown cloth, compliments slip of Brigadier General A.W.
Greeely, light wear to extremities, VG+. A most attractive scarce set., This United States expedition during the
First International Polar Year, based at Fort Conger, Lady Franklin Bay, on the east coast of Ellesmere Island,
explored the north coast of Greenland from Cape Bryant to Cape Washington, the interior and west coast of
Grinnell Land, and extended the mapping of Hayes Sound. As relief ships failed to reach them, members of the
party made a march out of the Hall Basin area, all but seven dying of starvation before rescue at Cape Sabine,
Smith Sound. This narrative of the expedition's course by the leader, includes accounts of the battle with sea ice,
the sledge journeys, the life of the men in the camp and on the march, and the geography of the territory explored;
with a chapter on polar ice., 49502, £220
Hooker William Jackson, Journal Of A Tour In Iceland In The Summer Of 1809 (Two Volumes), John Murray,
1813 Second Edition, 369 + 391 pp, later quarter leather bindings, private bookplates, general wear to bindings,
small tear to head of spine of Vol 2, hinges cracking but secure, internally very clean, VG-, signed dedication to
half title by William Jackson Hooker., Recollections of a tour in Iceland in 1809. There are six appendices: A Detail of the Icelandic Revolution in 1809; B - Proclamations, Letters, and Other Documents, Relative to the
Icelandic Revolution; C - Account of Hecla; with Some Particulars of Other Remarkable Volcanic Mountains in
Iceland; D - Odes and Letters Presented by the Literati of Iceland to the Right Honorable Sir Joseph Banks and
the Honorable Captain Jones; E - Icelandic Plants; F - Danish Ordinances Concerning The Trade Of Iceland By
Land And Sea As Also The Products Of Its Manufactories., 42105, £270
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Cook Frederick A., Through The First Antarctic Night
1898-1899. A narrative of the voyage of the 'Belgica'
among newly discovered lands and over an unknown
sea about the South Pole., William Heinemann, 1900 First
Edition, 478pp, original decorative cloth with gilt, exlibrary,
label removal mark to spine, boards clean and bright, wear to
extremities, ink stamp to plates, internally very clean, Good+.
A decent copy., The American physician, Frederick Cook,
joined the expedition at the last minute when the first
surgeon pulled out. Amundsen wrote reverently of Cook’s
contributions during the arduous Antarctic winter, ‘He, of all
the ship’s company, was the one man of unfaltering courage,
unfailing hope, endless cheerfulness, and unwearied
kindness…. And not only was his faith undaunted, but his
ingenuity and enterprise were boundless’. For many years
Cook’s account was the principal one available in English, as
Gerlache’s was only translated in 1998, and Lecointe’s book,
was published in 1904 but only in very limited numbers.
Cook’s account is far superior to the other two from both
literary and informational viewpoints. His narrative is certainly
one of the finest and most interesting from any Antarctic
expedition. Until this expedition on the Belgica Antarctic
expeditions took place during the summer months and he
captures the mood and emotions of mankind’s first entry into
a south polar winter beyond the Antarctic Circle., 59459,
£360
Cook Frederick A., Through The First Antarctic Night 1898-1899. A narrative of the voyage of the 'Belgica'
among newly discovered lands and over an unknown sea about the South Pole., William Heinemann, 1900
First Edition, 478pp, original decorative green cloth, corner tips worn, professionally recased with new spine and
original laid on, exlibrary with numbers to spine and an ink stamp to verso of title page otherwise no evidence,
very clean internally indeed, Good++. A very strong and tight copy.55075, £425
Cook Frederick A., Through The First Antarctic Night 1898-1899. A narrative of the voyage of the 'Belgica'
among newly discovered lands and over an unknown sea about the South Pole., William Heinemann, 1900
First Edition, 478pp, original decorative green cloth, gilt titling to spine, white lettering to front board with ship in
the ice pictorial image, owner's signature, foxing to endpapers, some minor fading to boards, small tear to margin
of one page, VG.52631, £650
Hanssen Helmer, Voyages Of A Modern Viking, George Routledge,
1936 First Edition, 216pp, original blue cloth boards with new spine,
original title section laid on, some foxing, Good+ in colour photocopy of
original dw., This includes the only first hand account of Amundsen's
South Pole Journey apart from Amundsen's. Hanssen was one of
Amundsen's men in the Gjoa on the North West Passage Expedition, and
was one of the five men who stood first at the South Pole in 1911. He
captained the Maud which made a successful trip through the North East
Passage., 48040, £320
Hanssen Helmer, Voyages Of A Modern Viking, George Routledge,
1936 First Edition, 216pp, original blue cloth boards, owner's signature,
very light foxing to endpapers, foxing to first few pages, VG in colour
photocopy of original dw. A bright attractive copy.61565, £370
Hurley Captain Frank, Argonauts Of The South, G.P. Putman's Sons,
1925 US First Edition, 290pp, 75 illusts, maps, original green cloth with
gilt, t.e.g., some minor damp marks to leading edge of rear board, light
wear to head and tail of spine, gilt lettering to spine dull, front hinge
strengthened, internally very clean, VG. An attractive copy. FOR
REPAIR, Being a narrative of voyagings and polar seas and adventures
in the Antarctic with Sir Douglas Mawson and Sir Ernest Shackleton.,
59758, £295
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SOUTH GEORGIA
Matthews L. Harrison, South Georgia. The British Empire's Subantarctic Outpost,
John Wright & Sons Ltd, Simpkin Marshall Ltd, 1931 First Edition, 163pp, original blue
boards with black lettering, gilt lettering to spine, slight sunning to spine, some marks to
boards, title page lacking, internally very clean, VG. Sadly lacking the title page but still
an attractive and worthwhile copy. A very scarce title indeed., A history of South
Georgia, chapters include Early Voyages to South Georgia, The Sealers, Nineteenth
Century Voyages to South Georgia, The Twentieth Century and The Future. £360
Matthews L. Harrison, South Georgia. The British Empire's Subantarctic Outpost,
John Wright & Sons Ltd, Simpkin Marshall Ltd, 1931 First Edition, 163pp, original blue
boards with black lettering, gilt lettering to spine, slight sunning to spine, slight wear to
head and tail of spine, very clean internally, a near Fine copy. A lovely copy of a very
scarce title.,59742, £675
Hussey Dr L.D.A., South With Shackleton, Sampson Low, 1951 New Imp, 182pp, original grey cloth, ex school
library, faint sellotape residue marks to boards, very clean internally, VG in VG dw with small label removal mark
to spine and slight soiling to rear., A most scarce title relating Shackleton's Endurance Expedition. Hussey's
playing of his banjo did much to keep up the spirits of the expedition members., 34231, £150
Mills Leif, Frank Wild, Caedmon of Whitby, 1999 First Edition, 343pp, Fine in VG+ dw, A well researched
biography, and the only biography of Frank Wild. He undertook more antarctic exploration voyages then any of his
contemporaries., 58111, £190
Mills Leif, Frank Wild, Caedmon of Whitby, 1999 First Edition, 343pp, Fine in near Fine dw, signed dedication to
half title by Leif Mills. The Scarce First Edition, an important work.46848, £210
Murdoch W.G. Burn, From Edinburgh To The Antarctic. An Artist's
Notes and Sketches during the Dundee Antarctic Expedition of
1892-93, Longmans, Green And Co, 1894 First Edition, 364pp, plus
adverts, original decorative cloth, professionally recased, new spine
with original laid on, private bookplate, wear to extremities, occasional
foxing, VG, , 42095, £525
Murdoch W.G. Burn, From Edinburgh To The Antarctic. An Artist's
Notes and Sketches during the Dundee Antarctic Expedition of
1892-93, Longmans, Green And Co, 1894 First Edition, 364pp, plus
adverts, original decorative cloth, a few minor speckles to cloth, VG+.
A most attractive copy., , 61033, £560
Nansen Fridtjof, In Northern Mists. Arctic Exploration In Early
Times (Two Volumes), Heinemann, 1911 First Edition, xi, 384pp,
416pp, original blue decorative cloth, spine lettering dulled, light
foreedge foxing, foxing to endpapers, a sound, VG set., The Arctic
before Pytheas of Massalia, his voyage to Thule, the era after his
explorations, the early Middle Ages, King Alfred, Ottar, Finns, Lapps,
early settlements, voyages of the Norsemen, discovery of Iceland and
Greenland, Wineland, the Fortunate Isles and the discovery of
America., 39911, £260
Nansen Fridtjof, Nansen's "Farthest North". To Be Completed In 20 Parts., George Newnes, 1898, Thin royal
8vo, profusely illustrated, folding map loosely inserted, [without cold. map, issued seperately?]. In original
wrappers, with some chipping and soiling, upper wrapper to part 10 detached, but generally VG. Enclosed in a
Fine blue cloth slipcase. Loosely inserted are two additional coloured photocopied plates, 3 superior facsimile
maps in colour, and 1 black and white map. Very scarce in the original 20 parts, published fortnightly in parts.,
Being the record of a voyage of exploration of the ship Fram, 1893-96, and of a fifteen months sleigh journey by
Dr. Nansen and Lieut. Johansen with an Appendix by Otto Sverdrup, Captain of the Fram. Issued in 20 parts.,
56247, £370
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Nuttall Mark [editor], Encyclopedia of the Arctic (Three Volumes - Complete Set), Routledge, 2005 First
Edition, xliv, 695pp, xxi, 696-1542pp, xxi, 1543-2278pp, original pictorial boards, exlibrary but exceptionally clean,
no markings to boards, only a few neat ink stamps and small label to endpaper, otherwise Fine throughout. A
lovely set of this wholly comprehensive work, a most superb reference., Three mammoth volumes absolutely
overflowing with information, Volume 1 A-F, Volume 2 G-N, Volume 3 O-Z., 61043, £450
Parry Capt William Edward, Journal Of A Second Voyage For The Discovery Of A North-West Passage From
The Atlantic To The Pacific; Performed In The Years 1821-22-23, In His Majesty's Ships Fury And Hecla.,
John Murray, 1824 First Edition, 571pp, 9 charts and maps (4 folding), 30 plates, contemporary half leather
binding, professionally recased with new spine and original laid on, marbled boards, owner's signature, some
foxing but generally very clean, VG., Parry sailed through Hudson and Frozen Straits, explored Repulse Bay and
on to Lyon Inlet. After wintering at Winter Island he sailed northward discovering Fury and Hecla Strait and spent
the second winter at Igloolik. The deteriorating health of his crew forced him to return home in October 1823.
Parry's journey gives a detailed account of the voyage and explorations along the coasts of northeastern Melville
Peninsula and southern Cockburn Land., 41862, £695
Parry Capt William Edward, Journal Of A Voyage For The Discovery Of A North-West Passage From The
Atlantic To The Pacific; Performed In The Years 1819-20, In His Majesty's Ships Hecla And Griper. With An
Appendix, Containing The Scientific and Other Observations, Greenwood Press, 1969 US rep, 310pp, clxxiv,
132pp of the North Georgia Gazette and Winter Chronicle, original brown cloth, a Fine copy. A scarce quality
reprint., The Hecla and Griper, May 1819 - October 1820, sailed up Baffin Bay, through Lancaster Sound and
Barrow Strait to the south side of Melville Island where they wintered and returned to England by the same route
the following year. The expedition discovered and penetrated a short distance into Prince Regent's Inlet,
discovered Banks Island, and surveyed the south shores of Barrow Strait., 49504, £155
Parry Capt William Edward, Journal Of A Voyage For The Discovery Of A North-West Passage From The
Atlantic To The Pacific; Performed In The Years 1819-20, In His Majesty's Ships Hecla And Griper. With An
Appendix, Containing The Scientific and Other Observations, John Murray, 1821 First Edition, 310pp, clxxiv,
complete with 20 plates, charts and folding maps, contemporary half leather binding with marbled boards,
professionally recased with original spine laid on, owner's signature, internally some foxing but generally very
clean, VG, The Hecla and Griper, May 1819 - October 1820, sailed up Baffin Bay, through Lancaster Sound and
Barrow Strait to the south side of Melville Island where they wintered and returned to England by the same route
the following year. The expedition discovered and penetrated a short distance into Prince Regent's Inlet,
discovered Banks Island, and surveyed the south shores of Barrow Strait., 41863, £695
Parry Capt. William Edward, Narrative Of An Attempt To Reach The North Pole In Boats Fitted For The
Purpose, And Attached to HMS Hecla In The Year MDCCCXXVII, under the command of Captain William
Edward Parry., John Murray, 1828 First Edition, xxii, 229pp, 6 plates, attractive brown half leather binding with
raised bands, exlibrary but small discreet stamps only, some foxing heavy at times, lacking the Spitsbergen Chart
from the rear, all other plates present. A handsome copy in the new binding. Please ask for jpegs., The
expedition, under the auspices of the British Admiralty, and the Royal Society of London, sailed in the Hecla, April
4, 1827, via Hammerfest, Norway to Treurenberg Bay (Sorgfjorden) in northern West Spitsbergen, where the ship
was secured in Hecla Cove. A party with two sledge boats travelled over the pack ice to approx 82° 45′, carrying
out experiments and making observations on magnetism, natural history, and meteorology., 48758, £1,250
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SCOTTISH ARCTIC CLUB
The Scottish Arctic Club are a group of enthusiasts with a common interest in
the Arctic regions. Founded in 1970, many of its members have been on
expeditions to the arctic and have travelled extensively there.
The main activities of the Club are the Annual Gathering and Supper,
the Spring Meet and the Award of Expedition Grants.
Meetings are held in Scotland with members travelling from all over the world to
attend.
New members are welcome, for more information and how to join,
please see their website www.scottisharcticclub.org.uk or
contact the Club Secretary, Iain Allison Tel. +44 141 946 1525.
Peary R.E., Northward Over The Great Ice (2 Volumes), Methuen & Co, 1898 First Edition, 521pp, 625pp, maps
diagrams, approx 800 illusts, very bright original decorative boards, small tear to one margin, VG+. A lovely bright
set., A Narrative of Life and Work along the Shores and upon the Interior Ice-Cap of Northern Greenland in the
Years 1886 and 1891-1897., 53787, £245
Scoresby-Jackson R. E., The Life Of William Scoresby, T. Nelson & Sons, 1861 First Edition, 406pp, original
brown cloth, 5 coloured plates, frontispiece, second title page illustration, folding map, some fading to boards and
occasional marks, wear to extremities, foxing to frontispiece and title page otherwise very clean indeed, Good+., A
typed item relating to Scoresby's marriage to Hannah Seaton in the Parish of Whitby tipped to fep, with a loose
letter from an Alvin Scoresby. The life of William Scoresby, written by his nephew. A very scarce title indeed.,
33116, £295
Scott Capt R.F., Scott's Last Expedition (Two Volumes), John Murray, 1947 rep, 497pp, 431pp, original blue
cloth with gilt, Fine in VG+ price clipped dw. A lovely set in very scarce dustwrappers., Extracts from the personal
journals of Capt. R.F Scott, R.N., 59932, £150
Scott Capt R.F., Scott's Last Expedition (Two Volumes), Smith, Elder & Co, 1914 4th Edition, 636pp, some
staining to boards, Good, signed & inscription in both volumes by Sir Clements Markham., Volume I - The
Journals of Captain R. F. Scott, R.N., C.V.O. Volume II - Being the Reports of the Journeys and the Scientific
Work Undertaken by Dr. E. A. Wilson and the Surviving Members of the Expedition. Arranged by Leonard Huxley
with a preface by Sir Clements Markham., -70074, £660
Scott Capt Robert, The Diaries Of Captain Robert Scott. A Record Of The Second Antarctic Expedition 1910
- 1912 (5 out of 6 Volumes), University Microfilms Ltd, 1968 First Edition, Vol 1& Vol 2 - Base Diaries, Vol 3 Sledging Orders, Vol 5 & 6 - Sledging Diaries, original blue cloth, tiny nick to cloth at base of Volume 5, other a
VG set of 5 volumes. Lacking Volume 4 only. A facsimile of Scott's actual original handwritten dairies., To see the
handwriting deteriorate towards the end of the final volume is rather moving. These volumes are now very scarce
indeed., 59842, £395
Scott Capt Robert, The Diaries Of Captain Robert Scott. A Record Of The Second Antarctic Expedition 1910
- 1912 (6 Volumes), University Microfilms Ltd, 1968 First Edition, Vol 1& Vol 2 - Base Diaries, Vol 3 - Sledging
Orders, Vol 4 - The South Polar Times, Vol 5 & 6 - Sledging Diaries, in original blue cloth, VG+. A facsimile of
Scott's actual original handwritten dairies., A rare opportunity to purchase a superb complete set of Diaries. To
see the handwriting deteriorate towards the end of the final volume is rather moving. These volumes are now very
scarce indeed., 59841, £660
Swaine Charles, An Account of a Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage by Hudson's
Streights, to the Western and Southern Ocean of America. Performed in the Year 1746 and 1747, in the
Ship California, Capt. Francis Smith, Commander. (Two Volumes), S. R. Publishers Ltd, 1968 reprint,
241,348pp, original blue cloth, folding maps, a VG+ set., A facsimile reprint. A day to day account of the voyage
also recorded by Henry Ellis, it includes detailed descriptions of conditions in Hudson's Bay and of native life.,
55930, £150
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Shackleton E. H. and McLean W., Troopin', Troopin', Troopin' to the Sea. O.H.M.S. An Illustrated Record Of
The Voyage Of S.S. 'Tintagel Castle' Conveying Twelve Hundred Soldiers From Southampton To Cape
Town March 1900., Simpkin Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. Limited, 1900, later reprint c1960, 59pp, this is a
rather neatly reproduced copy of the original, bound in stiff card, VG. Please ask for jpegs., An illustrated record of
the voyage of S.S. "Tintagel Castle" conveying twelve hundred soldiers from Southampton to Cape Town March
1900. 'The South African War had broken out, and Shackleton was transferred to the Tintagel Castle, 3500 tonne
register, with the rank of third officer, and the duty of carrying troops from Southampton to the Cape. The two
voyages he made in the trooper kept him busy from 14 December 1899 to 31 May 1900, every hour being filled
with congenial tasks by way of duty and recreation... his delight was in the preparation of his first book in
collaboration with Dr. W. McLean.... it was profusely illustrated... showing all phases of life on board a troop-ship.
Before he returned to London he had secured more than 2000 subscriptions of 2s. 6d. for the book, so that its
financial success was assured in advance.... On returning to England at the end of May 1900, Shackleton had five
months' leave, part of which he employed with Dr. McLean in seeing O.H.M.S. through the press and in
distributing the volume to subscribers, for which they were their own publishers and booksellers.' This is a
reproduced copy, the original is very scarce indeed., 59874, £155
Shackleton Sir Ernest, South. The Story Of Shackleton's Last Expedition 1914-1917., Heinemann, 1920 rep,
368pp, 88 illustrations, original decorative blue cloth with silver gilt image of the Endurance to the front board, light
wear to extremities, occasional foxing, small tear to margin of one plate just affecting the image, VG., Shackleton's
account of the Endurance expedition., 53798, £290
Shackleton Sir Ernest, The Heart Of The Antarctic (2 Volumes), Heinemann, 1909 First Edition, xlviii, 372pp, xv,
419pp, original highly decorative boards, new spines with original cloth relaid, light sunning to spines, occasional
light foxing, some slight water rippling to one folding map, VG in colour photocopies of original very scarce
dustwrappers. A very strong sturdy set., Being the story of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-1909., 51671,
£380
Taylor Griffith, With Scott: The Silver Lining, Bluntisham
Books / Erskine Press, 1997 reprint, 464pp, folding map, a
beautifully produced book matching very closely the
character and quality of the original first edition, buckram with
gilt titling, a near Fine copy., A lovely more affordable edition
of an Antarctic classic., 59829, £150
Taylor Griffith, With Scott. The Silver Lining, Smith, Elder &
Co, 1916 First Edition, 464pp, exlibrary, rebound in red
buckram binding, pages edges slightly trimmed, complete
with all illustrations and maps, maps have been mounted on
linen, binding VG, internally soiling on some pages but
generally respectable, a few pages with small tears, Good.
Very scarce indeed. First edition, first issue, bound without
the preface pp.iii-iv., An important primary account of Scott's
last expedition, including many illustrations not included in
Scott., 55851, £325
Taylor Griffith, With Scott: The Silver Lining, Smith Elder &
Co, 1916 First Edition, First Issue, 464pp, 200 illusts, maps,
mint new green quarter leather, foxing throughout
occasionally heavy. Very scarce indeed. First edition, first
issue, bound without the preface pp.iii-iv., An important
primary account of Scott's last expedition, including many
illustrations not included in Scott., 34252, £440
Three Of The Staff, The Voyage Of The Scotia, Being The Record Of A Voyage Of Exploration In The
Antarctic Seas, William Blackwood & Sons, 1906 First Edition, 375pp, rebound in grey cloth, t.e.g., one plate
lacking, VG., The record of a Voyage of Exploration in Antarctic Seas., 54983, £330
Tilman H.W., South Indian Ocean Expedition to Heard Island 1964-65 and Patanela - Signed Expedition
Postcard, , 1965, Official Expedition Postcard, with expedition ink stamp signed by the ten expedition members
which included H.W. Tilman and Phil Temple. See also our separate listing for the book about this expedition 'The
Sea and The Snow' by Philip Temple., H.W. Tilman skippered the ship, 'Patanela', that the expedition party used
to reach Heard Island. It was a private sailing and climbing adventure, led by Major Warwick Deacock, to the
small island on the edge of Antarctica to climb the central volcano 'Big Ben' for the first time., 61038, £275
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SHACKLETON’S LAST VOYAGE
Wild Commander Frank, Shackleton's Last Voyage. The Story Of
The Quest., Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1923 First US Edition,
372pp, 100 illusts, new blue cloth binding with gilt titling, ex Kansas
City library, lacking 4 plates, ink stamp to head, tail and foreedges,
page edges trimmed slightly, binding mint, internally, Good+ in
colour photocopy of original dw., From the Official Journal and
Private Diary kept by Dr A.H. Macklin., 55909, £195
Wild Commander Frank, Shackleton's Last Voyage. The Story Of
The Quest., Cassell & Co, 1923 First Edition, 372pp, 100 illusts,
original highly decorative cloth, professionally recased, light wear to
extremities, inscr to half title, plate 126/127 has been trimmed and
has some loss, occasional foxing, VG- in colour photocopy of
original dw.61034, £370
Wild Commander Frank, Shackleton's Last Voyage. The Story Of
The Quest., Cassell & Co, 1923 First Edition, 372pp, 100 illusts,
bound in recent light blue quarter leather with raised bands and gilt
titling to spine, the decorative illustration from the original front cloth
has been pasted on to the front endpaper, some repairs to the half
title, slight staining to half title, title page and verso of frontispiece,
the index pages have some marks and stains, otherwise a clean
copy, the binding is fine, internally near VG and in a colour
photocopy of the original dw., 55916, £460
Traill H. D., The Life Of Sir John Franklin, John Murray, 1896 First Edition, 454pp, 2 maps, 2 portraits, 2
facsimiles, original brown cloth with gilt, professionally recased with new spine and original laid on, signs of label
removal to top of front board, internally very clean, VG. A very strong copy indeed., , 55840, £150
Traill H. D., The Life Of Sir John Franklin, John Murray, 1896 First Edition, 454pp, 2 maps, 2 portraits, 2
facsimiles, original brown cloth with gilt, some wear to base of spine, crease to front endpaper, internally very
clean indeed, VG. An attractive copy of a very scarce title., , 58826, £190
Vahl M., Amdrup G.C., Bobe L., Jensen AD.S [Editors], Greenland (Three Volumes) Volume I - The Discovery
of Greenland, Exploration and Nature Of The Country. Volume II - The Past and Present Population of
Greenland. Volume III - The Colonization of Greenland and its History Until 1929., The Commission for the
Direction of the Geological and Geographical Investigations in Greenland, 1928 & 1929 First Edition, 573pp,
415pp, 468pp, original pale green printed wrappers, largely unopened pages, slight soiling only, VG+. £195
White Adam [Editor], A Collection Of Documents On Spitzbergen & Greenland, Comprising a translation
from F. Martens' Voyage To Spitzbergen: A translation from Isaac De La Peyrere's Histoire Du Groenland:
and God's power and providence in the preservation of eight men in Greenland nine moneths and twelve
dayes., The Hakluyt Society, 1855 First Edition, 288pp, original blue cloth with gilt, ex. University library, sunning
to spine, label removal mark to spine, VG-., Works Issued by the Hakluyt Society Series No. XVIII. Founded in
1846, the Hakluyt Society is a registered charity based in London, England, which seeks to advance knowledge
and education by the publication of scholarly editions of primary records of voyages, travels and other
geographical material. The Society is named after Richard Hakluyt (1552–1616), a collector and editor of
narratives of voyages and travels., 48723, £260
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More Polar Exploration Titles
Amundsen Roald, My Life As An Explorer, Doubleday, Page & Co, 1927 Edition, 282pp, damp mark to top of
front board, Good, this book IS available. We still have to assess the condition and set the price, please enquire
for full details., 51745, £60
Amundsen Roald, My Life As An Explorer, William Heinemann, 1927 First Edition, 282pp, very slight foxing to
page edges, VG+ in Poor dw with has part of front missing., Autobiography of Roald Amundsen the only man ever
to have reached both Poles., 44275, £130
Amundsen Roald & Ellsworth Lincoln, The First Flight Across The Polar Sea, Hutchinson & Co, 1927 First
Edition, 274pp, 39 illusts, map, original blue cloth, some damp spotting to boards but not too obtrusive, some
foxing, VG-., 52876, £105
Arctic Centre, Arctic Whaling. Proceedings Of The International Symposium Arctic Whaling, February
1983., Arctic Centre/University Of Groningen, 1983 Edition, 181pp, paperback, VG+, The Sixth International
Symposium was held in February 1983 at the Arctic Centre of the University of Groningen., 58365, £15
Arke Pia, Scoresbysundhistorier, Borgen, 2003 First Edition, 163pp, Fine in Fine dw, Text in Danish. Many
photographs, 58334, £25
Arlov Thor B., A Short History of Svalbard, Norsk Polarinstitutt, 1994 Second Edition, 95pp, pictorial hardback,
slight sunning to spine, near Fine. A scarce title., 59512, £110
Bagshawe Richard W. & Goldup John, The Postal History Of The Antarctic 1904-49, Scott Polar Research
Institute, 1951, 34pp, paperback, VG., Reprinted from 'The Polar Record Number 41: January 1951'., 58229, £24
Ballantyne Robert Michael, The Young Fur Traders Or Snowflakes And Sunbeams From The Far North., T.
Nelson & Sons, 1893 New Edition, 402pp, decorative boards, VG, The life and country of the Fur Trader book for
boys, 47775, £26
Barrow John, A Chronological History Of Voyages Into The Arctic Regions (1818), David & Charles, 1971
rep, 379pp, 48pp appendices, small private ink stamp, VG+ in VG+ price clipped dw., A history of early arctic
exploration., 42206, £22
Basberg Bjorn L, The Shore Whaling Stations At South Georgia - A Study In Antarctic Industrial
Archaeology, Novas Forlag, 2004 First Edition, 226pp, hardback, New in dw. The remains of the shore whaling
stations on South Georgia in the Southern Ocean - a centre of Antarctic whaling for the first half of the 20th
century., The history of South Georgia from the early discoveries, the sealing industry of the 19th century, the
whaling industry of the 20th century and the development afterwards, when the former whaling stations are now
considered cultural heritage., 41927, £55
Bechervaise John, Arctic And Antarctic. The Will And The Way Of John Riddoch Rymill., Bluntisham Books,
1995 First Edition, 230pp, paperback, Fine, The biography of a major, yet little known explorer, John Riddoch
Rymill., 58337, £28
Behounek Frantisek, Trosecnici Polarniho More, Statni Nakladatelstiv Detske Knihy, 1959 First Edition, 283pp,
pictorial boards, folding map repaired, 2 colour illustrations, 42 illustrations, small tear head of one page, VG-,
signed by Frantisek Behounek and Umberto Nobile., Text in czech. Perhaps not readable for most but comes with
lots of photographs and the scarce signatures of Umberto Nobile and Frantisek Behounek. Behounek was one of
the founders of State Radiological Institute. In 1926, he took part in the expedition with Roald Amundsen to the
North Pole with airship Norge. In 1928, as an expert on cosmic rays, he was a member of crew of airship Italia led
by Umberto Nobile, he survived its crash in 1928., 54621, £95
Berg Thomas Bjorneboe, Zackenberg. An Arctic Pearl In The North East Greenland National Park., Rhodos,
2008 First Edition, 232pp, Fine in Fine dw, A thousand kilometres south of Greenland's northernmost coastal
stretch lies the last great Arctic tundra. A last stop before the great northern expanses is transformed into Arctic
desert The author shares his unique experiences from his summer stays in Zackenberg., 58362, £20
Bockstoce John R., Whales, Ice, & Men. The History Of Whaling In The Western Arctic., University Of
Washington Press, 1995 Second Printing, 400pp, paperback, VG+ copy, The book is an authorative highly
readable account of a couourful and formative era., 58305, £18
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Bernacchi L.C., Saga Of The Discovery, Blackie & Son, 1938
First Edition, 240pp, first signs of foreedge foxing, VG+ in colour
photocopy of original dw, The story of the ship Discovery and its
adventures. She built in Dundee in 1900 for Scott's Expedition
and now rests again in Dundee., 44278, £45
Bernacchi L. C. [editor], The Polar Book, E. Allom & Co, 1930
First Edition, 115pp, paperback, lacks map at rear, split to side of
spine, Good, "The polar book is an attempt to bring together, in
concise book form, the various aspects of polar work, by means
of short authoratative articles." It was printed to accompany the
British Polar Exhibition of 1930 edited by L. C. Bernacchi on
behalf of the 'Officers and Committee of the British Polar
Exhibition, 1930' with contributions from Wordie, Mill, MurrayLevick, Binney and others. A scarce title., 58396, £70
Bernacchi L. C. [editor], The Polar Book, E. Allom & Co, 1930
First Edition, 115pp, folding map, paperback, foxing to cover,
heavy foxing to foreedges and endpapers, Good. 55642, £120
Boothe Joan N., The Storied Ice. Exploration, Discovery, and
Adventure in Antarctica's Peninsual Region, Regent Press,
2011 First US Edition, First Printing, 373pp, pictorial hardback,
slight bump to bottom corners, New, signed by Joan Boothe., A
well reserached and comprehensive history of the exploration of
the Antarctic Peninsula. A worthy addition to any polar collection.,
48360, £26
Borchgrevink C.E., First On The Antarctic Continent. Being An Account Of The British Antarctic Expedition
1898-1900, C. Hurst & Co, 1980 reprint, 333pp, gilt titling, some scuffing and blemishes to spine, VG. An
attractive reprint., Borchgrevink recruited Sir George Newnes, the publisher, as a sponsor for this expedition, on
board the Southern Cross. His plan was to ‘make deep sea and inshore soundings, collect natural history
specimens, make pendulum observations, take meteorological data and attempt to reach Magnetic Pole and
South Pole. Borchgrevink had been denigrated by Sir Clements Markham for, as Markham perceived, having
usurped funds and priority from the British National Antarctic Expedition., 51750, £68
Bowman Gerald, With Amundsen At The North Pole, Frederick Muller, 1963 First Edition, 144pp, VG+ in VG+
price clipped dw. Now scarce., , 61559, £38
Brogger W.C. & Rolfsen N., Fridtjof Nansen 1861-1893, Longmans, Green & Co, 1896 First Edition, 402pp,
original blue highly decorative boards, professionally recased with new spine and original laid on, maps, illusts,
inscription, some foxing occasionally heavy, VG-., Biography with chapters describing Greenland, the ice age, the
Norwegian Greenland Expedition, 1888., 32867, £65
Brontman L., On The Top Of The World, Gollancz, 1938 First Edition, 287pp, foreedge foxing, VG-, , 4909, £17
Bruce William Spiers, The Log Of The Scotia Expedition, 1902-4, Edinburgh University Press, 1992 First
Edition, 306pp, bump to base of spine, VG+ in VG+ dw., Account of the 1902-4 Scottish National Antarctic
Expedition, led by William Speirs Bruce. They spent over a year surveying the South Orkney Islands and
collecting data and specimens of geology and wildlife., 59778, £75
Bryan Rorke, Ordeal By Ice. Ships of the Antarctic, Seaforth Publishing, 2011 First Edition, 544pp,
189x247mm, maps, colour photos, black and white photos, hardback, New in dw, slight bump to front left corner,
label signed by Rorke Bryan to title page., This richly illustrated book is destined to become the reference book on
ships of the Antarctic. Surrounded by some of the most hazardous seas, Antarctica was first sighted less than
three centuries ago. Since then, hundreds of ships have voyaged in Antarctic waters, challenged by poorlycharted waters, storms, pack ice, icebergs, and disease. This is the story of these ships, the expeditions they
supported, and their subsequent history, from the fifteenth-century fleets of the Ming Emperors of China to the
tourist ships and powerful icebreakers of today. Using extensive research in archives, museums, libraries and
private sources around the world, Rorke Bryan brings the stories of these ships into a single, comprehensive
record. Familiar names such as Terra Nova and Endurance feature with unfamiliar but equally important ships.
From the hundreds of tales of heroic seamanship, the extraordinary 1830-1832 circumnavigation by Captain John
Biscoe in the tiny Tula is perhaps matched only by Shackleton's voyage in the James Caird. Plans, photos,
paintings and maps enhance description of the expeditions and activities of the ships. This authoritative work fills
an important gap in Antarctic literature. A substantial volume a must have for any polar collection., 55756, £34
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Bull Colin and Wright Pat F. [editors], Silas. The Antarctic Diaries and
Memoir of Charles S. Wright., Ohio State University Press, 1993 First
Edition, xxx, 418pp, hardback, exlibrary, apart from a few very neat
labels this book is almost Fine, very clean indeed, VG in VG dw with
small spine label., This collection of journals, memoirs, and letters tells
the remarkable story of Robert Falcon Scott's last journey to the
Antarctic, as seen through the eyes of Charles S. Wright, the
expedition's physicist and glaciologist., 61553, £36
Bull Colin and Wright Pat F. [editors], Silas. The Antarctic Diaries and
Memoir of Charles S. Wright., Ohio State University Press, 1993 First
Edition, xxx, 418pp, hardback. New in dustwrapper.59743, £52
Bull H. J., The Cruise of the 'Antarctic' to the South Polar Regions,
The Paradigm Press / Bluntisham Books, 1984 reprint, 243pp, original
highly decorative boards, corners a little bumped, a near Fine copy. A
lovely reprint retaining much of the character and appearance of the
very scarce First Edition., Bull was a Norwegian businessman who had
emigrated to Australia in 1885. He was convinced the whales
reportedly found in the Ross Sea by Ross could be taken for profit and
returned to Norway convincing Svend Foyn, a whaling magnate, to
finance an expedition. The expedition left Melbourne for Antarctica on
28 September 1894, crossing the Antarctic Circle on 25 December,
they entered the Ross Sea and landed on Possession Island on 19 January. Borchgrevink was on board as a
scientist and discovered lichen on the island which was the first vegetation found south of the Antarctic Circle. The
expedition later landed at Cape Adare on 24 January and is considered to be the first documented landing on the
Antarctic continent. Borchgrevink claimed to be the first ashore but a similar claim was also made by Captain
Kristensen and A. H. F. Tunzleman, a young New Zealander. The expedition returned to Melbourne in March
1895 a commercial failure although Borchgrevink used it to launch his Antarctic exploits., 55893, £130
Bunyan Ian, Calder Jenni, Idiens Dale, Wilson Bryce, No Ordinary Journey. John Rae Arctic Explorer 1813 1893, National Museums Of Scotland, 1993 First Edition, 116pp, large paperback, VG., The life and travels of
John Rae against the background of his Orkney origins., 58536, £22
Burt Page, Barrenland Beauties. Showy Plants Of The Arctic Coast., Outcrop Ltd, 1991 First Canadian
Edition, 246pp, paperback,VG+ copy. Signed by the Author, Page Burt., A field guide on the spectacular floras of
the Canadian arctic. Over 200 colour photographs, 58348, £28
Byrd Richard E., Alone, Putnam, 1939 reprint, 302pp, original blue cloth, owner's name stamp and signature, VG
in colour photocopy of original dw., This is an account of Byrd's five months isolation at Advance Base, the place
far south of Little America, where in 1934 he nearly died., 57657, £17
Byrd Richard Evelyn, Discovery. The Story Of The Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition, Putnam, 1935 First US
Edition, 405pp, original blue decorative cloth, map endpapers, VG+ in VG dw with some minor repairs., 52886,
£29
Calvert James F. Comdr. USN, Up Through The Ice Of The North Pole, National Geographic Society, 1959, 1 41pp, extract from the National Geographic Magazine, July 1959, in green card covers, VG+, Up through the ice
of the North Pole, 45066, £17
Capelotti P.J., By Airship To The North Pole. An Archaeology Of Human Exploration, Rutgers University
Press, 1999 First US Edition, 211pp, hardback, Mint in Mint dw. An uncommon title., The story of Swedish
engineer, Salomon August Andree, who made the first attempt to reach the North Pole in a hydrogen balloon in
1897, and of American journalist, Walter Wellman, who organised and led three unsuccessful expeditions from
1907 to 1909., 48078, £22
Carr Tim & Carr Pauline, Antarctic Oasis. Under The Spell Of South Georgia, W.W. Norton & Co, 1998 First
Edition, 256pp, front endpaper removed, light edge wear, Good+ in VG- dw., The unique account of one couple's
life and adventures living all year round on South Georgia for five years. Superbly illustrated., 61512, £25
Carr Tim & Carr Pauline, Antarctic Oasis. Under The Spell Of South Georgia, W.W. Norton & Co, 1998 First
Edition, 256pp, Fine in Fine dw, 58565, £46
Cross Wilbur, Ghost Ship Of The Pole, William Sloane Associates, 1960 First Edition US, VG in G+ dw some
loss to top of spine, , 585, £25
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Chapman F. Spencer, Northern Lights. The Official Account Of The British Arctic Air-Route Expedition
1930-1931., Chatto And Windus, 1932 Second Impression, 304pp, original blue cloth, a little darkening to cloth,
VG in colour photocopy of original very scarce dw. Same format as the First Edition published just two months
later., A detailed account of the activities of the expedition, based near Angmagssalik, on the east coast of
Greenland. Sledge and boat trips were undertaken, two across the icecap, three northward, one to the icecap
station thirty miles west. It describes the establishment of the icecap station and five months work there, including
the mapping and reconnaissance with the aid of an airplane, particularly the coast northward to Kangerdlugssuag
and an attempt to climb Mount Forel., 40835, £36
Charcot Jean-Baptiste, Towards The South Pole Aboard The "Francais". The First French Expedition To
The Antarctic 1903-1905., Bluntisham Books / Erskine Press, 2004 First Edition, 247pp, highly decorative
boards, hardback, New. A beautifully produced reprint of the original French edition., The first French expedition
to the Antarctic set sail in August 1903 under the command of Jean-Baptiste Charcot. He had sailed the
waterways of Europe until, in 1902, he visited Iceland and the Faroes. He reached the Arctic Circle and his taste
for polar voyaging was established. On his return he commissioned a vessel to be built - Francais. By this stage,
although an amateur, Charcot had become quite well known, though Scott referred to him—with possibly a touch
of disparagement—as 'the polar gentleman'. In August 1903 he set sail. Charcot had designed the ship so that
each man could have a private space of his own and he was particularly proud of his choice of food and wine and
the fact that fresh bread was baked three times a week. His diary reveals a man of culture and sensitivity. He
charted new coasts and undertook scientific work. This is a fascinating insight into a totally different style of
Antarctic exploration., 59717, £45
Christensen Lars, Such Is The Antarctic, Hodder & Stoughton, 1935 First Edition, 265pp, original blue cloth with
gilt titling, map endpapers, a very clean copy indeed, VG in colour photocopy of original dw., Lars Christensen
was born into a wealthy family and inherited a whaling fleet from his father, Christen Christensen. Endurance, the
ship used by Shackleton was originally built for Christensen, who intended to use her for polar cruises for tourists
to hunt polar bears. When this did not happen, Christensen sold the ship to Shackleton. Christensen had a deep
interest in Antarctica and personally led three expeditions between 1930-1934. He was among the first to use
seaplanes for suveying and mapped the coast of East Antarctica, from the Weddell Sea to the Shackleton Ice
Shelf. Mrs. Christensen became the first woman to fly over the continent and Christensen's men discovered and
surveyed substantial new land on the Dronning Maud Land and MacRobertson Land coasts. , 55380, £125
Coleman-Cooke John, Discovery II In The Antarctic. The Story Of British Research In The Southern Seas.,
Odhams Press Ltd, 1963 First Edition, 255pp, VG+ in VG+ dw, A vivid account of the work of the Discovery II and
other British vessels and of the officers and men who sailed them., 57525, £15
Crawford Allan, Tristan Da Cunha and the Roaring Forties., Charles Skilton Ltd, 1982 First Edition, 256pp, Fine
in near Fine dw, The Author has been associated with Tristan for many years and in many capacities and founder
of the smallest army in the world., 52753, £44
Crawford Janet, That First Antarctic Winter. The Story Of The Southern Cross Expedition Of 1898-1900 As
Told In The Diaries Of Louis Charles Bernacchi., South Latitude Research Ltd, 1998 First Edition, 270pp,
decorative boards, Alan Gurney signature to front endpaper, VG in VG dw., Written and edited by Janet Crawford
- grand-daughter of L. C. Barnacchi., 56546, £65
Crossley Louise [editor], Trial By Ice. The Antarctic Journals Of John King Davis., Bluntisham Books / Erskine
Press, 1997 First Edition, 203pp, hardback, New in dw, Davis was arguably the greatest of the captains in the age
of Antarctic exploration. His seven voyages from 1907 to 1930 gave him unrivalled experience in ice navigation.
His caution and natural pessimism often brought him into conflict with expedition leaders such as Douglas
Mawson. Taken from his private journals, here for the first time is Davis's account of his major Antarctic voyages.,
53225, £32
Cunnane Jarlath, Northabout. Sailing the North West and North East Passages, Collins Press, 2007 reprint,
238pp, crease on front endpaper, bump to top corner of front board, VG in VG dw, Eight Irishmen and their 47foot aluminium boat Northabout sail the North West Passage in 2001 and also the North East Pasage in 2004/5.,
55680, £48
Cunnane Jarlath, Northabout. Sailing the North West and North East Passages, Collins Press, 2006 First
Edition, 238pp, near Fine in near Fine dw. A scarce title.61395, £62
Cunnane Jarlath, Northabout. Sailing the North West and North East Passages, Collins Press, 2007 reprint,
200pp, bumping to top of rear board, VG in VG+ dw, signed by Jarlath Cunnane and three members of the crew.
54627, £130
16
UNCLAIMED COAST
Charles Graham, Jones Mark and Waters
Marcus, Unclaimed Coast: The first kayak
journey around Shackleton's South Georgia,
Penguin Group, NZ, 2007 First Edition NZ,
144pp, large paperback, 23x26.5cm landscape,
slight bump to top corner, New, signed by
Graham Charles.
Gripping account of one of the most extreme sea
kayak expeditions ever undertaken - the first
successful circumnavigation of South Georgia.
Unclaimed Coast is an enthralling tale of triumph
told by three men passionate about the
environment and challenging themselves to the
limit. The story covers each leg of their journey
and dives into Sth Georgia’s fascinating history
and as the island made famous by Sir Ernest
Shackleton during his historic rescue journey in
1916. Stunning photography shows a pristine yet
often treacherous environment teeming with
wildlife. £55
Cyriax Richard J., Sir John Franklin's Last Arctic Expedition. The Franklin Expedition. A Chapter In The
History Of The Royal Navy., Arctic Press, 1997 reprint, 222pp, Fine no dw issued, limited number of copies.
Facsimile reprint of the 1939 First Edition., 57281, £50
Darlington Jennie, My Antarctic Honeymoon. A Year At The Bottom Of The World., Frederick Muller Ltd, 1957
First Edition, 256pp, endpapers are maps, slight foxing to endpapers, VG+ in VG+ dw, A scarce title., 52671, £50
Davis John King, With The "Aurora" In The Antarctic 1911-1914., Bluntisham Books / Erskine Press, 2007 First
Edition, 183pp, decorative boards, hardback, New, Mawson and Davis became closely acquainted during
Shackleton's 1907-9 expedition, and Mawson later recruited Davis to be captain of the Aurora on the 1911-14
Australasian Antarctic Expedition. Originally published in a small edition in 1919 this is the record of the voyages
of Aurora in Southern Waters, written from a sailor's point of view. Built in 1876 as an Arctic whaler Aurora, though
old and battered, captained by Davis, managed three Antarctic voyages in support of Mawson and his men. This
attractive facsimile of the original edition makes a scarce and fascinating book readily available., 59719, £32
Department Of The Interior, Canada's Arctic Islands., Department Of The Interior, 1927 Edition, 54pp,
paperback, fold out panoramic photograph at rear, VG, Covers Canadian Expeditions, 1922 and 1923, 1924 and
1925 to 1926., 58364, £38
Dick Lyle, Muskox Land. Ellesmere Island In The Age Of Contact., University of Galgary Press, 2001 First
Edition, 615pp, paperback, Fine copy, The book analyses the history of Aboriginal-European relations in the
Ellesmere Island region of the High Arctic in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries., 58350, £19
Doorly Gerald S., The Voyages Of The 'Morning'., Bluntisham Books / Erskine Press, 1995 reprint, 224pp,
decorative boards, New. Only 500 copies produced. A lovely reprint capturing much of the character of the
original with embossed penguin to front board matching that of the First Edition., Doorly was Third Officer on
Scott’s relief ship the Morning in 1902-3 and 1903-4, serving under Capt. William Colbeck, who had sailed with
Borchgrevink, and under Second Officer Edward Evans. Colbeck was going to write an account of the voyages
but when this didn’t happen Doorly undertook the effort. He produced not only a very interesting, pleasant and
readable firsthand account but also one of the scarcest books of Antarctic exploration. The book records the
discovery of Scott Island and the first landing on Beaufort Island, and personal impressions of the Southern party
upon their return., 51737, £36
Dowdeswell Julian and Hambrey Michael, Islands Of The Arctic, Cambridge University Press, 2002 First Edition,
280pp, exlibrary, Good+ in Good+ dw., Over 200 stunning images from the Canadian Arctic Archipelago,
Greenland, Svalbard and the Russian Arctic. A fantastic book on the evolution of the physical landscape of the
Arctic Islands, the geography, climate, fauna and flora and the history of human exploration., 58239, £18
17
Bibliography of Antarctic Exploration. Expedition Accounts
from 1768 to 1960
Conrad L. J., Washougal, Washington, 1999 First Edition
4to, xv, 424pp, original blue cloth with gilt titling, New, signed by the author Larry
Conrad.
Only 1000 copies were produced. Each expedition has its own section, which contains a
brief expedition account, expedition accomplishments, historical importance,
bibliographical information. All entries are cross-referenced to the Antarctic Bibliography,
Headland's Chronological List, Renard's Antarctica Auction Catalog, Spence's Antarctic
Miscellany, and Scott Polar Research Institute's Collection Number.
This price is unprecedented, a limited quantity only are
available, £36.
Dunnett Harding McGregor, Shackleton's Boat. The Story Of The James Caird., Neville & Harding, 1996 First
Edition, 150pp, private bookplate, VG in VG dw., The whole history of the James Caird from its construction, in
action with Shackleton's Endurance Expedition and its retirement., 61729, £34
Dunnett Harding McGregor, Shackleton's Boat. The Story Of The James Caird., Neville & Harding, 1996 First
Edition, 150pp, Fine in Fine dw., The whole history of the James Caird from its construction, in action with
Shackleton's Endurance Expedition and its retirement., 61510, £44
Ellis Commander A. R., Under Scott's Command: Lashly's Antarctic Diaries, Victor Gollancz, 1969 Third
Impression, 160pp, Fine in VG+ dw with sunning to spine., Lashly's diary from the Discovery and Terra Nova.,
52889, £42
Ellsberg Commander Edward, Hell On Ice. The Saga Of The 'Jeannette', Dodd, Mead & Co, 1938 First Edition
US, 421pp, original decorative boards, map endpapers with light foxing, VG in near VG dw with fading to spine.,
On the basis of his reading and research Ellsberg describes the drift, the party’s trip over ice to Lena delta. A vivid
and informative albeit secondhand account of the Jeannette expedition, the first expedition to seek the North Pole
by way of the Behring Sea., 59644, £22
Ellwood Rev. T., The Book of the Settlement of Iceland, T. Wilson, Kendal, 1898 First Edition, xxxi, 244pp, list
of subscribers, folding map, original blue cloth with gilt titling, small private bookplate, foxing to endpapers, light
wear to extremities, VG., Translated from the Original Icelandic of Ari The Learned. A scarce title., 55980, £76
Enterline James Robert, Viking America. The Norse Crossings And Their Legacy,, Doubleday & Co, 1972
First US Edition, 217pp, light damp marks to boards, map endpapers, Good in Good dw. Signed dedication by
James Robert Enterline., 58300, £28
Evans Admiral Lord, South With Scott, Collins, 1948 Revised Edition, 288pp, VG+ in G+ dw with some small
tears, signed dedication by Mountevans, 'To Enid Pattinson From Her Father's Friend Mountevans, 1949'., In
1909, Edward (Teddy) Evans, a Senior Royal Naval officer, accompanied Captain Scott on his Polar expedition as
his second in command., 34141, £60
Fiske Willard, Bibliographical Notices VI. Books printed In Iceland 1578-1844. A Fourth Supplement to The
British Museum Catalogue with a General Index to the Four Supplements, Ithaca, New York, 1907 First
Edition, 48pp, stapled booklet, a little tender and loosening, some staining to front, Good. A scarce item., I have
credited this item to Willard Fiske as he authored the previous Bibliographical Notices, although he died in 1904.,
59487, £80
Fletcher, Joseph, Three Months On An Arctic Ice Island, National Geographic Society, 1956, 489 504pp,
extract from the National Geographic Magazine April 1953, in green card cover, VG+, Floating on a Glacial
Fragment, U.S. Air Force Scientists Probe Top-of-the-World Mysteries within 100 Miles of the Pole., 45063, £16
Fothergill Alistair and Berlowitz Vanessa, Frozen Planet. A World Beyond Imagination, BBC Books, 2011 First
Edition, 312pp, hardback, New in dw (R.R.P. £25), A most impressive publication to accompany this fantastic TV
series. Full of stunning photographs., 48418, £19
18
Frederiksen Thomas, Eskimo Diary, Nelson, Canada, 1980 First Canadian Edition, 148pp, owner's signature,
Fine in VG+ dw., A unique record of life in the far north, Eskimo Diary is the compelling story of a man's coming of
age in the late fifties and early sixties, acquiring the skills needed to survive in a cold and unyielding land. With
beautiful coloured drawings throughout., 58319, £15
Fricker Dr.Karl, The Antarctic Regions, Swan Sonnenschein & Co, 1900 First Edition, 292pp, original burgundy
decorative cloth, sunning to spine, foxing to endpapers, very clean internally, first signs of cracking to front
endpaper, VG., 7380, £115
Fuchs Sir Vivian, Of Ice And Men. The Story Of The British Antarctic Survey 1943-73., Anthony Nelson, 1982
First Edition, 383pp, Fine in Fine dw, The early struggles, the tragedies and successes of members of the
Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, later the British Antarctic Survey, over its first thirty years, 1943-73.,
58125, £19
Fuchs Sir Vivian, Of Ice And Men. The Story Of The British Antarctic Survey 1943-73., Anthony Nelson, 1982
First Edition, 383pp, Fine in VG+ dw with hint of sunning to spine, signed by Vivian Fuchs.57866, £55
Fuchs Sir Vivian & Hillary Sir Edmund, The Crossing Of Antarctica, Cassell & Co, 1958 First Edition, 338pp,
map endpapers, faint foxing to foreedges and head of pages, VG+ in VG+ dw, signed on the half title by George
Lowe who was the photographer on the expedition., A detailed account of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctica
Expedition of 1955-1958., 61408, £75
Glen A.R. & Croft N.A.C., Under The Pole Star. The Oxford University Arctic Expedition, 1935-6., Metheun
Publishers, 1937 First Edition, 365pp, 48 plates, 22 maps, original blue cloth, prize gold decoration to front board,
wear to extremities, prize bookplate, foxing to foreedges, VG- in colour photocopy of original dw., Narrative of an
expedition of ten members under A. R. Glen to North-East Land, Svalbard, to investigate weather conditions on
inland ice, also problems connected with the age, thickness and physical condition of the icecap., 52882, £36
Glen A.R. & Croft N.A.C., Under The Pole Star. The Oxford University Arctic Expedition, 1935-6., Metheun
Publishers, 1937 First Edition, 365pp, 48 plates, 22 maps, original blue cloth, foxing to foreedges and endpapers
otherwise very clean indeed, VG+ in VG- dw with small loss to head of spine and some foxing. Very scarce in
dustwrapper.55926, £105
Godsell Philip H., Arctic Trader, G. P. Putnam's, 1934 First Edition, light foreedge foxing, VG, , 1490, £18
Goodsir Robert Anstruther, An Arctic Voyage To Baffin's Bay And Lancaster Sound In Search Of Friends
With Sir John Franklin, The Arctic Press, 1996 facsimile reprint, 152pp, Fine copy no dw issued. No 411 of a
limited edition., 49446, £32
Gordon W.J., Round About The North Pole, John Murray, 1907 First Edition, 294pp, woodcuts and other
illustrations by Edward Whymper, faded section near head of spine, light foredge foxing, VG, The gradual
progress of exploration towards the north along the different areas of advance within the Arctic Circle., 40065, £39
Greely A. W., The Polar Regions In The Twentieth Century, George G. Harrap, 1929 First Edition, 216pp,
boards G+, a few light marks to boards, one plate resecured another tender, internally very clean, Comprehensive
survey of polar exploration., 2350, £24
Gregson Jim, Exploring Greenland, Vertebrate Publishing, 2012 First Edition, 146pp, SIGNED COPY, New,
pictorial boards. Signed by Jim Gregson, Twenty years of adventure mountaineering in the great Arctic
wilderness, 55330, £19
Grosvenor G & McKnew T.W., We Followed Peary To The Pole, National Geographic Society, 1953, 469-484pp,
extract from the National Geographic Magazine October 1953 in green card covers, VG+, 45073, £22
Guðmundsson Ari Trausti & Kjartansson Halldor, Earth In Action. The Geology Of Iceland., Vaka - Helgafell,
1996 First Edition, 166pp, pictorial boards, Fine copy, The book holds the answers to most questions asked
concerning the geology of Iceland., 58349, £120
Gullov Hans Christian, Andreasen Claus, Gronnow Bjarne, Jensen Jens Fog, Appelt Martin, Berglund Jette,
Gronlands Forhistorie., Gyldendal, 2004 First Edition, 434pp, pictorial boards, Fine copy, Text in Danish, 58340,
£35
Haas Robert B., Through The Eyes Of The Vikings. An Aerial Vision Of Arctic Lands, National Geographic
Society, 2010 First Edition, 219pp, hardback, large format book, New in dustwrapper., Stunning full page colour
photographs of the Arctic., 56162, £22
19
Goodlad James A, Scotland & The Antarctic, Royal Scottish
Geographical Society, 2003 First Edition, 118pp, paperback, ring
binder, near Fine, signed by James Goodlad. A scarce item.,
Produced to celebrate the achievements of the Scottish
oceanographer and polar explorer William Speirs Bruce and to mark
the centenary of the voyage of S.Y. Scotia, the research ship of
Bruce's Scottish National Antarctic Expedition of 1902-04., 61497, £85
Hagen Jon Ove, Liestol Olav, Roland Erik, Jorgensen Torild, Glacier
Atlas of Svalbard and Jan Mayen. Meddelelser NR.129, Norsk
Polarinstitutt, 1993 First Edition, 141pp, plus 17 maps, softback,
exlibrary, VG-., 61112, £55
Hamilton Garry, Arctic Fox. Life At The Top Of The World, Firefly
Books, 2008 First US Edition, 231pp, hardback, New in dw,
Fascinating story of the arctic fox, from its evolutionary beginnings to
its current life today. Superbly illustrated., 51917, £16
Hansen John Richard, Hansson Rasmus & Norris Stefan, The State
Of The European Arctic Environment., Norwegian Polar Institute,
1996 First Edition, 135pp, paperback, Fine copy, EEA Environmental
Monograph No. 3. A brief overview of the environmental status in the
European Arctic., 58322, £19
Hardy Sir Alister, Great Waters, Collins, 1967 1st, 542pp, VG in Good+ dw, A voyage of Natural History to study
whales, plankton and the waters of the Southern Ocean in the old Royal Research Ship Discovery, with the
results brought up to date by the findings of the R.R.S Discovery II, 57380, £22
Hayes J. Gordon, Robert Edwin Peary. A Record Of His Explorations 1886-1909., Grant Richards &
Humphrey Toulmin, Circa 1929, 299pp, t.e.g., spine faded, VG, Complete with maps, 47438, £23
Hayes J.G., Antarctica A Treatise On The Southern Continent, The Richards Press, 1928 First Edition, 448pp,
original blue cloth, very clean indeed, VG+., A good survey of Antarctic exploration and science, and the first
substantial one since Mill's The Siege of the South Pole, with critical discussions., 61575, £130
Headland R.K., South Georgia: A Concise Account., British Antarctic Survey, 1982 First Edition, 28pp plus two
sided addendum and map, A4 size card covers, VG+., A study of the natural resources and wildlife of South
Georgia., 58564, £24
Headland Robert, The Island Of South Georgia, Cambridge University Press, 1984 First Edition, 293pp, VG- in
VG- dw., The history, geography, geology, biology, economy and government of South Georgia. A scarce book
despite its youth., 59906, £45
Headland Robert, The Island Of South Georgia, Cambridge University Press, 1986 reprint, 293pp, some slight
bumping to bottom of boards and bottom corners, VG in VG dw. A scarce book despite its youth., 59233, £52
Headland Robert K., Chronological List Of Antarctic Expeditions And Related Historical Events, Cambridge
University Press, 1993 rep, 730pp, pictorial boards, Fine., A fantastic reference work., 57776, £90
Heide-Jorgensen Mads Peter & Lydersen Christian, Ringed Seals In The North Atlantic. NAMMCO Scientific
Publications. Volume 1, The North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission, 1998 First Edition, 273pp, pictorial
boards, Fine copy, The NAMMCO scientific Committee provides scientific advice on marine mammal species and
stocks in the North Atlantic., 58324, £30
Henson Matthew A., Matthew A. Henson's Historic Arctic Journey. The Classsic Account Of One Of The
World's Greatest Black Explorers., The Lyons Press, 2009 First US Edition, First Printing, 232pp, Fine in Fine
dw, Ortiginally published in 1912 as A Negro At The North Pole by the renowned African-American explorer
Matthew A. Henson, this compelling first hand account describes the journey Henson had undertaken with Robert
E. Peary three years earlier to reach the North pole., 57170, £18
Herbert Kari, The Explorer's Daughter. A Young Englishwoman Rediscovers Her Arctic Childhood, Viking,
2004 First Edition, 355pp, bump to base of front board, VG in VG+ dw, signed by Kari Herbert and Marie Herbert.,
Kari lived with the Inuit with her parents Wally and Marie Herbert for two years from the age of 10 months., 57476,
£32
20
FANTASTIC GREENLAND BOOK – by Peter Schmidt Mikkelsen
North-East Greenland 1908-60. The Trapper Era
SIGNED COPY
Scott Polar Research Institute, 2008 First Edition, 527pp, pictorial
hardback, New, SIGNED by Peter Schmidt Mikkelsen.
Price £60
A magnificent publication packed with a huge wealth of useful information and
historical interest both of which are superbly illustrated.
At last we have an English edition of Nordøstgrønland 1908-60 Fangstmandsperioden. This updated and enlarged translation of the classic
Danish edition from 1994 has been published in response to the request of the
increasing number of English-speaking scientists, adventurers and tourists
visiting North-East Greenland.
Herbert Kari, The Explorer's Daughter. A Young Englishwoman Rediscovers Her Arctic Childhood, Viking,
2004 First Edition, 355pp, VG+ in VG+ dw, signed by Kari Herbert and Marie Herbert.55177, £35
Herbert Marie, The Snow People, Book Club Associates, 1973 reprint, 254pp, VG, signed by Marie Herbert and
Kari Herbert., A year living with the Eskimo., 37776, £22
Herbert Sir Wally, The Polar World. The Unique Vision of Sir Wally Herbert., Polarworld, 2007 First Edition,
128pp, full colour images, new in dw. Sir Wally Herbert passed away on 12 June 2007 just days after seeing the
first copies of this his final book. He was arguably the greatest explorer of our time., This stunning book captues
the spirit of the Polar World. This superb collection of Sir Wally's paintings together with personal anecdotes of his
experiences. This is a vital contribution to polar literature and a must for any collector., 56185, £20
Herbert Wally, Across The Top Of The World. The British Trans-Arctic Expedition, Longmans, 1969 First
Edition, 209pp, small inscription on front pastedown, VG+ in G price clipped dw, signed by Kari Herbert and Marie
Herbert., The first crossing of the Arctic Ocean from Alaska to Spitzbergen a journey of 476 days., 34146, £30
Hertling Birgitte, Greenlandic For Travelers., Atuakkiorfik, 1993 First Edition, 61pp, paperback, VG, Travel
guide, 58315, £26
Hoehling A.A., The Jeannette Expedition. An Ill-Fated Journey To The Arctic., Abelard-Schuman Ltd, 1969
First Edition, 224pp, VG+ in VG rubbed dw, , 57528, £19
Hooker William Jackson, Journal Of A Tour In Iceland In The Summer Of 1809 (Volume II only), John Murray,
1813 Second Edition, 391pp, ex library with usual stamps, bound in cloth library binding, some foxing, Good,
Recollections of a tour in Iceland in 1809. There are six appendices: A - Detail of the Icelandic Revolution in 1809;
B - Proclamations, Letters, and Other Documents, Relative to the Icelandic Revolution; C - Account of Hecla; with
Some Particulars of Other Remarkable Volcanic Mountains in Iceland; D - Odes and Letters Presented by the
Literati of Iceland to the Right Honorable Sir Joseph Banks and the Honorable Captain Jones; E - Icelandic
Plants; F - Danish Ordinances Concerning The Trade Of Iceland By Land And Sea As Also The Products Of Its
Manufactories., 41949, £65
Houston C.Stuart, Arctic Ordeal. The Journal Of John Richardson Surgeon-Naturalist With Franklin 1820 1822, McGill-Queen's University Press, 1984 First Canadian Edition, 349pp, near Fine in near Fine dw.,
Richardson was one of only 9 out of 20 men to return from Franklin's first overland expedition 1820 - 1822.
Despite the hardship of the return over the Barren Lands Richardson kept his dairy and provides much insight into
Franklin's leadership and some of his failings., 56099, £32
Huish Robert, The Voyage of Capt. Beechey R.N. to the Pacific and Behring's Straits amd The Travels of
Capt. Back R.N. to the Great Fish River and Arctic Seas, William Wright, 1836 First Edition, 704pp, original
black cloth, recased, worn to extremities, sadly defective pages 99-105, 112-121, 128-193, 528-537, and 7 plates
lacking, a reading copy. A very scarce title, would be £400+ if complete., 61563, £110
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Huntford Roland, Nansen. The Explorer As Hero., Gerald Duckworth, 1998 Second Imp, 610pp, exlibrary, front
endpaper removed, Good+ in Good+ dw, A most comprehensive biography. 58840, £19
Huntford Roland, Nansen. The Explorer As Hero., Gerald Duckworth, 1998 Second Imp, 610pp, small owner's
address label to front endpaper, Fine in near Fine dw, 48125, £48
Huntford Roland, Nansen. The Explorer As Hero., Gerald Duckworth, 1997 First Edition, 610pp, VG+ in VG+
dw, 42368, £58
Huntford Roland, Scott & Amundsen, G.P.Putnam's, 1980 First US Edition, 665pp, bumped spine, front hinge
poorly repaired, staining to prelims, G in repaired G dw., A most sought after polar title, an in depth look at the two
rivals and the race to the pole., 7321, £26
Huntford Roland, Scott & Amundsen, Hodder & Stoughton, 1979 2nd Imp, 665pp, Fine in VG price clipped dw
with some edge wear and small tears repaired. 7207, £32
Huntford Roland, Scott & Amundsen, G.P.Putnam's, 1980 First US Edition, 665pp, VG+ in VG+ dw, a most
attractive copy.6779, £40
Huntford Roland, Shackleton, Hodder & Stoughton, 1985 First Edition, 774pp, small previous owner's bookplate,
VG in VG dw., A most comprehensive and sought after biography., 61105, £28
Huntford Roland, The Amundsen Photographs, Hodder & Stoughton, 1987 First Edition, 199pp, VG+ in VG
price clipped dw., Edited and introduced by Roland Huntford., 44270, £20
Huntford Roland, The Last Place On Earth, Atheneum, 1985 rep US, 565pp, substantial softback, owner's neat
stamp, VG+., Previously published as 'Scott and Amundsen' identical except the title. This book tells the full story
of Scott's failure and Amundsen's triumph., 1230, £16
Huntford Roland, Summers Julie & Rowley David, The Shackleton Voyages. A Pictorial Anthology Of The
Polar Explorer And Edwardian Hero, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2003 reprint, 288pp, Fine in Fine dw. Slightly
smaller format than the First Edition., A wonderful publication, superbly illustrated with many previously
unpublished photographs. A mammoth volume., 57594, £15
Huntford Roland, Summers Julie & Rowley David, The Shackleton Voyages. A Pictorial Anthology Of The
Polar Explorer And Edwardian Hero, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2002 First Edition, 288pp, Fine in VG+ dw with
tiny nick to head of spine.8155, £19
Hurley Frank, Shackleton's Argonauts, McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1979 reprint, 186pp, Fine in Fine dw.,
Hurley's account of the Endurance expedition., 61588, £36
Hussey Dr L.D.A., South With Shackleton, Sampson Low, 1951 New Imp, 182pp, original grey cloth, some
soiling to boards, Good only in colour photocopy of original dw, A most scarce title relating Shackleton's
Endurance Expedition. Hussey's banjo playing did much to keep up the spirits of the expedition members.£95
Hussey Dr L.D.A., South With Shackleton, Sampson Low, 1949 First Edition, 182pp, original grey cloth, a little
soiling and a few marks to boards, some wear to extremities, a couple of illustrations have a little crayon marking,
Good+ in colour photocopy of original dw.,59424, £115
Hussey Dr L.D.A., South With Shackleton, Sampson Low, 1951 New Imp, 182pp, original grey cloth, owner's
signature, VG in colour photocopy of original dw, 55433, £145
Hyde Michael, Arctic Whaling Adventures, Oxford University Press, 1955 First Edition, 126pp, original boards,
light wear to extremities, foxing to endpapers, VG-, signed dedication by Michael Hyde to front endpaper., A book
intended for adolescents. First hand accounts of Arctic whaling voyages, including Conan Doyle's account of his
whaling trip in 1880, he was twenty years old at the time and a medical student in Edinburgh., 46532, £24
Issenman Betty Kobayashi, Sinews Of Survival - The Living Legacy Of Inuit Clothing, UBC Press, 1997 First
Edition, 274pp, VG+ in VG+ dw. A very scarce title., 58242, £56
Jacka Fred & Eleanor, Mawson's Antarctic Diaries, Allen & Unwin, 1988 First Edition Australia, 414pp, a
substantial volume, inscription, VG+ in VG dw with some sunning. Superbly illustrated. Sir Douglas Mawson,
Australia's greatest Antarctic explorer, made four trips to the Antarctic, his first in 1907-09 with Shackleton's
British Antarctic Expedition., This book brings together for the first time all his descriptive writings while in the
Antarctic, and includes some of Frank Hurley's photographs not reproduced before., 55900, £59
22
Hermannsson Halldór [compiler], Catalogue of the Icelandic Collection bequeathed by
Willard Fiske, Martino Publishing, 2002 reprint, 755pp, original green cloth with gilt titling,
New copy., The Fiske Icelandic Collection is one of the three largest collections on
Icelandic literature and civilization. Daniel Willard Fiske, 1831-1904, was a professor at
Cornell University, New York, and became their first librarian. An accomplished linguist
and an inveterate book collector he began building his Icelandic library while still a young
student. He bequeathed the collection to Cornell and it came to the University Library in
1905. The collection has quadrupled in size during its first century at Cornell, and the
acquisition program is still active today. Halldór Hermannsson, became first curator of the
Collection and compiled the Catalogue of the Icelandic Collection bequeathed by Willard
Fiske, 1914, which is still considered one of the outstanding achievements of Icelandic
bibliography. This is a facsimile reprint of the First Edition published in 1914 and is a
fantastic reference for anyone at all interested in Icelandic literature containing over 9000
entries. It also includes books added to the Collection up to the end of 1912., 58533, £39
Jenness Stuart E. [Editor], Arctic Odyssey. The Diary Of Diamond Jenness 19131916., Canadian Museum Of Civilization, 1991 First Edition, 859pp, Fine in Fine dw, The
Diary of Diamond Jenness, Ethnologist with the Canadian Arctic Expedition in Northern
Alaska and Canada 1913-1916., 58294, £22
Johansen Hjalmar, With Nansen In The North, Ward, Lock And Co, 1899 First Edition,
351pp, original blue decorative cloth with gilt, wear to head and tail of spine, foxing and
slight chipping to endpapers, near VG., Account of the author's experiences on the first
Fram Expedition 1893-96. Descriptions of the voyage, hunting adventures and the
author's sledge journey with Nansen towards the North Pole. The wintering on Franz
Josef Land 1895-96 and the return home., 58446, £80
Jones A. G. E., Antarctica Observed. Who Discovered The Antarctic Continent?,
Caedmon Of Whitby, 1982 First Edition, 118pp, Fine in Fine dw, The question of who first
set eyes on the Antarctic continent has been much debated., 58114, £19
Jones A.G.E., Polar Portraits. Collected Papers, Caedmon of Whitby, 1992 First
Edition, 428pp, original card covers, exlibrary, Good+, Jones undertook years of research
to delve deep into the original diaries and material from Antarctic expeditions. He discovered numerous gaps in
accounts which he attempted to complete and inaccuracies which he challenged in his search for the real, £17
Jones A.G.E., Polar Portraits. Collected Papers, Caedmon of Whitby, 1992 First Edition, 428pp, paperback,
aslight sunning to bottom of front cover, VG+, 58352, £26
Kane Elisha Kent, Arctic Explorations In Search Of Sir John Franklin, T. Nelson And Sons, 1902 rep, 443pp,
original red boards with gilt, prize inscription, patterned endpapers foxed, wear to top and bottom of spine with
one small tear, foreedge foxing, VG-, With numerous illustrations and a map., 49435, £36
King H.G.R. [editor], The Wicked Mate. The Antarctic Diary Of Victor Campbell., Bluntisham Books/ Erskine
Press, 2001 reprint, 192pp, hardback, New in dw, In 1910 Scott sent six men, the Northern Party, under the
command of Lieutenant Victor Campbell, to explore along the coast of King Edward VII Land. After a successful
10 months at Cape Adare they moved to Inexpressible island, as stormy and desolate place a place as could be
found anywhere on the planet. The failure of the relief ship to collect them at the end of the summer left them
marooned with no hut and little food. Campbell kept all the men alive through the winter in a snow cave, 12ft by
9ft. After the winter, Campbell led the men 230 miles back to Cape Evans, only to learn of the death of Scott and
the polar party., 51723, £28
Knuth Eigil, Independence. The Philosophy Of A Dog Sledge Journey., Atuakkiorfik, 1995 First Edition, 86pp,
Fine in VG+ dw with light sunning to spine, Eigil Knuth tells of the utter solitude and sensation of freedom
experienced as a scientist on a dog sledge and the liberation of mental activity in the process. Text in four
languages, english, german included., 58359, £28
Kohl-Larsen Ludwig, South Georgia. Gateway To Antarctica., Bluntisham Books / Erskine Press, 2003 First
Edition, 294pp, hardback, New in dustwrapper., South Georgia had been the gateway to the Antarctic for many of
the early expeditions to the continent. Ludwig Kohl-Larsen first visited the island in 1911 as a doctor on the Otto
Nordenskjold expedition. Seeing South Georgia kindled in him an enthusiasm for returning to the Antarctic. He
married Captain Larsen’s daughter and used his close connection with the Larsen family to return, firstly in 1924
on board the first whaling factory ship (Sir James Clark Ross) and then, in 1929, to travel around South Georgia
and film the wildlife. This is the story of this private expedition, translated for the first time from the German.,
58549, £26
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Lansing Alfred, Endurance Shackleton's Incredible Voyage, McGraw-Hill, 1959 First Edition US, 282pp,
owner's signature, map endpapers, small stain to head of pages, VG in G chipped and rubbed dw, 8745, £18
Lindsay Martin, Sledge. The British Trans-Greenland Expedition 1934, Cassell & Co, 1935 First Edition,
342pp, 48 plates, 5 maps, spine sunned, first signs of foreedge foxing, internally very clean indeed, VG., Account
of an expedition privately organised by the author to make the first survey of the western edge of the Crown
Prince Frederiks and Prince of Wales Mountain between Scoresby Sound and Mount Forel, on East Greenland,
using an approach from the west by means of a sledge journey from the Diko Bay region across the icecap.,
61571, £28
Lister Hal, Ice - High And Low, Indent Pre-Print, 2005 First Edition, 263pp. Paperback, New, Expeditions in a
cool environment near the ground. With beautiful photographs and illustrations., 61360, £22
Lubbock Basil, The Arctic Whalers, Brown, Son & Ferguson, 1978 rep, 483pp, map endpapers, Fine in VG+
price clipped dw, From the whaling logs and manuscripts, life of a whale hunter in the Arctic waters, 58296, £28
Ludecke Cornelia & Summerhayes Colin, The Third Reich In Antarctica. The German Antarctic Expedition
1938-39, Bluntisham Books / Erskine Press, 2012 First Edition, 259pp, hardback, New in dustwrapper., The
origins of the Third German Antarctic Expedition lie in a combination of the aspirations of German scientists to
contribute to exploring and understanding the Antarctic environ¬ment, and the Nazi Party's drive for selfsufficiency on the road to war. In 1936/37 Germany had joined the whaling nations in the South Atlantic, keen to
obtain whale oil without having to use valuable foreign currency reserves needed for rearmament. Considering
that it needed a local whaling base, Germany decided to explore the possibility of setting up a supply base on the
coast of Dronning Maud Land. The man in charge of German whaling was Councillor of State Helmut Wohlthat
who in 1938 put this idea of unclaimed Antarctic territory as a territorial basis for German whaling, to his superior,
Hermann Goring, the Commissioner for the Four Year Plan for Economic Development. Following consultation
with other ministries, Goring approved the concept, and assigned resources for a reconnaissance expedition,
including a ship and two seaplanes for aerial survey and photographic mapping. The Third German Antarctic
Expedition was born. The expedition was led by Alfred Ritscher, a captain in the German navy and on 19 January
1939 Schwabenland arrived in Dronning Maud Land and began charting the region. Nazi German flags were
placed on the sea ice along the coast and the area was named Neu Schwabenland after the ship. Its scientific
studies, using state of the art equipment for meteorology and oceanography, made major discoveries. The
expedition retuned to Hamburg on 11 April, 1939. £32
Magnolia L. R., Whales, Whaling And Whale Research. A Selected Bibliography., The Whaling Museum,
Long Island, 1977 First US Edition, 91pp, paperback, VG+ copy, , 57430, £18
Manning Mrs. Tom, Igloo For The Night, Hodder & Stoughton, 1943 First Edition, 232pp, slight lean, sunning to
spine, corners a little bumped, a few marks to boards, Good, Mrs. Manning went to Baffinland to join her husband
Tom., 54194, £28
Markham Sir Clements, Antarctic Obsession, Bluntisham Books, 1986 First Edition, 179pp, Fine in VG+ dw with
light sunning to spine area., A personal narrative of the origins of the British National Antarctic Expedition 19011904., 58130, £16
Mawson Sir Douglas, The Home Of The Blizzard. Being The Story Of The Australasian Antarctic Expedition,
1911-1914, Hodder & Stoughton, 1934 Revised Edition, 438pp, inscr, sunning to spine, slight bending to corners,
Good+, Mawson turned down an invitation to join Robert Falcon Scott's Terra Nova Expedition in 1910. Mawson
lead his own expedition to King George V Land and Adelie Land, the sector of the Antarctic continent immediately
south of Australia, which at the time was almost entirely unexplored. The objectives were to carry out
geographical exploration and scientific studies, including visiting the South Magnetic Pole. It includes an account
of a harrowing journey back to camp in which one of his companions Ninnis was lost together with food and
supplies in a crevasse. Mawson and Mertz continued but suffered food poisoning after eating some of the dogs.
Mertz also died and Mawson managed to return to camp alone only to find their ship had left a few hours before.
He and six of his men had to spend another winter in Antarctica., 58117, £20
McClintock Capt R.N., The Voyage Of The Fox In The Arctic Seas. A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate
of Sir john Franklin and His Companions, John Murray, 1860 Twelfth Thousand, xxvii, 406pp, maps,
attractively rebound in blue matching cloth, original front cloth relaid on front, gilt titling to spine, rear map lacking,
VG., Narrative of Lady Franklin’s final searching expedition, under Capt. M’Clintock on the Fox 1857-59, drawn
from M’Clintock’s daily journal. A record of the voyage to Greenland, the drift in the ice pack from Melville Bay and
Davis Strait, the voyage through Lancaster Sound, Barrow Strait, Prince Regent Inlet, Bellot Strait and wintering
at Port Kennedy, sledge journeys by Boothia Peninsula, Prince of Wales Island, King William Island to Great Fish
River. The findings of proofs of Franklin’s fate, the exploring of coastlines of Bellot Strait, and M’Clintock Channel,
of Rae Strait, confirming the completion of the Northwest Passage., 58397, £75
24
McDonald T. H., Exploring The Northwest Territory., University Of Oklahoma Press, 1966 First Edition, 133pp,
VG+ in VG price clipped dw, Sir Alexander Mackenzie's Journal of a voyage by bark canoe from Lake Athabasca
to the Pacific Ocean in the summer of 1789., 58291, £24
M'Clintock Capt R.N., In The Arctic Seas. A Narrative Of The Discovery Of The Fate Of Sir John Franklin
And His Companions, John Murray, 1859 First Edition, 403pp, ex school library, new spine with title relaid,
heavy wear to extremities, Good only, Narrative of the bold adventure which has successfully revealed the last
discoveries and the fate of Franklin., 49458, £90
M'Clintock Capt R.N., The Voyage Of The 'Fox' In The Arctic Seas. A Narrative Of The Discovery Of The
Fate Of Sir John Franklin And His Companions, John Murray, 1869 Third Edition, Revised and Enlarged,
336pp, original blue cloth, wear to head and tail of spine, sunning to spine, VG-., Narrative of the bold adventure
which has successfully revealed the last discoveries and the fate of Franklin., 49474, £65
Michelet Jon, Orion's Belt, Souvenir Press, 1986 First Edition, 287pp, map endpapers, Fine in Fine dw. Signed
by the Author Jon Michelet, 58336, £22
Mieghem J. Van and Oye P. Van, Biogeography and Ecology In Antarctica, Dr. W. Junk Publishers, 1965 First
Edition, 762pp, Fine in near Fine dw., , 52754, £26
Mill Hugh R., The Life Of Sir Ernest Shackleton, Heinemann, 1924 New Impression, 312pp, couple of
blemishes to front board, owner's signature, foreedge foxing, VG, , 44051, £45
Mill Hugh Robert, The Life Of Sir Ernest Shackleton, Heinemann, 1923 First Edition, 312pp, 20 illusts, original
blue cloth with gilt, some minor blemishes to boards, owner's name and address to front endpaper, light foreedge
foxing, VG+, , 55184, £115
Miller J. Martin, Discovery Of The North Pole, J.T. Moss, 1909 First US Edition, 428pp, original decorative red
boards, heavy wear to extremities, nick to spine cloth, inscription, top corner of pages worn, browning to pages,
Good only, Dr. Frederick A. Cook's own story of how he reached the North Pole April 21st, 1908., 53161, £16
Mills Leif, Frank Wild, Caedmon of Whitby, 2007 reprint, 343pp, New, pictorial boards no dw issued. Only 200
copies of the reprint are available so please be quick to avoid disappointment., A well researched biography, and
the only biography of Frank Wild. He undertook more antarctic exploration voyages then any of his
contemporaries., 33504, £45
Mills Leif, Men Of Ice, Caedmon of Whitby, 2008 First Edition, 195pp, pictorial boards, New. With illustrations
from Herbert Ponting and a foreword by Sir Ranulph Fiennes., The lives of Alistair Forbes Mackay (1878 - 1914)
and Cecil Henry Meares (1877 - 1937). Two key members from the Shackleton and Scott Expeditions about
whom little is often heard., 33477, £20
Morton Arthur S., A History Of The Canadian West To 1870-71., Thomas Nelson, No Date, 987pp, uncut page
edges, light marks to spine, foxing to endpapers, VG, A history of Rupert's Land (The Hudson's Bay Company's
Territory) and of the North-West Territory (including the Pacific Slope), 58333, £70
Murdoch W.G. Burn, From Edinburgh To The Antarctic. An Artist's Notes and Sketches during the Dundee
Antarctic Expedition of 1892-93, Bluntisham Books / Paradigm Press, 1984 reprint, 364pp, original highly
decorative cloth, near Fine., Includes intro by D.W. Walton and a chapter by W.S. Bruce, naturalist of the Barque
'Balaena'. A most attractive reprint retaining much of the character and style of the First Edition., 59517, £130
Nansen Fridtjof, Farthest North (Two Volumes), George Newnes, 1898 2nd Edition, 480pp, 456pp, half leather
contemporary binding, extremities rubbed and a little worn, split at bottom of spine on Volume II, internally very
clean, map reproduced, G++, Being the record of a voyage of exploration of the ship Fram, 1893-96, and of a
fifteen months sleigh journey by Dr. Nansen and Lieut. Johansen with an Appendix by Otto Sverdrup, Captain of
the Fram., 4287, £45
Nansen Fridtjof, Through Siberia - The Land Of The Future, William Heinemann, 1914 First Edition, 478pp,
later quarter leather, exlibrary, owner's signature, whilst exlibrary it has very few marks and is very clean indeed,
VG, Nansen was looking for a new route via the Kara Sea with a view to improving access to the various
resources of Siberia for the benefit of Western Europe., 42097, £80
Nanton Paul, Arctic Breakthrough. Franklin's Expeditions 1819-1847, Clarke, Irwin & Co Ltd, 1970 First
Canadian Edition, 262pp, VG+ in VG price clipped dw with edge wear, 49481, £16
25
Newman Stanley [editor], Shackleton's Lieutenant. The Nimrod Diary Of A. L. A. Mackintosh British
Antarctic Expedition 1907-09, Polar Publications, 1990 First Edition, 144pp, Fine in Fine dw., Mackintosh
became one of the close circle of Shackleton's friends and followers who gave unstinted support and service to
their leader. He died on the sea ice in 1916 while leader of the Ross Sea party of Shackleton's Imperial TransAntarctic Expedition., 59449, £55
Nicoll M. J., Three Voyages Of A Naturalist being an account of many little known islands in three oceans
visited by the "Valhalla" R.Y.S., Witherby & Co, 1908 First Edition, 246pp, original blue cloth, light foxing to
endpapers, VG. An attractive copy., 53797, £45
Nordenskiold A. E., The Voyage Of The Vega Round Asia And Europe With A Historical Review Of Previous
Journeys Along The North Coast Of The Old World (Volume 1 only), Macmillan and Co., London, 1881 First
Edition, xxv, 524pp, 5 steel portraits, numerous maps some folding, 166 woodcuts, original decorative green cloth,
for repair, Narrative of the Vega Expedition, 1878-1880, led by Nordenskiold, for the purpose of proving the
Northeast passage navigable by steamship and of doing research in the geography, hydrography, geology and
history of the Siberian arctic regions., 58990, £68
Parry Capt William Edward, Journal Of A Second Voyage For The Discovery Of A North-West Passage From
The Atlantic To The Pacific; Performed In The Years 1821-22-23, In His Majesty's Ships Fury And Hecla.,
Greenwood Press, 1969 rep, xxx,571pp, maps, panoramas, a Fine copy. A scarce quality reprint., Parry sailed
through Hudson and Frozen Straits, explored Repulse Bay and on to Lyon Inlet. After wintering at Winter Island
he sailed northward discovering Fury and Hecla Strait and spent the second winter at Igloolik. The deteriorating
health of his crew forced him to return home in October 1823. Parry's journey gives a detailed account of the
voyage and explorations along the coasts of northeastern Melville Peninsula and southern Cockburn Land.,
49503, £130
Parry Rev. Edward, Memoirs Of Rear-Admiral Sir W. Edward Parry, Kt., Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans &
Roberts, 1857 Second Edition, 407pp, original blue cloth, very light wear to top and bottom of spine, small corner
of one page missing, VG, Written by his son, based on Parry's published narratives and unpublished journals and
letters to relatives. Chronicles the life of the explorer and his expeditions to Bear Island, 1812, the Canadian Arctic
under Sir John Ross 1818, his own polar expeditions, 1819-1820 and 1821-23, and his attempt to reach the North
Pole 1824-25., 49475, £130
Peary Robert E., The North Pole, Time Life Books, 1985 rep, 326pp, imitation leather binding, a.e.g., mint copy.,
Peary's last expedition 1908-09, the voyage of the 'Roosevelt' through the ice of Smith Sound-Robeson Channel
to winter quarters at Camp Jesup, Cape Sheridan on Ellesmere Island. Hunting, sledging and the final march to
the Pole., 1094, £19
Peary Robert E., The North Pole, Hodder & Stoughton, 1910 First Edition, 326pp, 116 illusts, exlibrary, rebound
in a strong plain green cloth binding with gilt titling to spine, binding is bright and clean, internally near fine, small
ink stamps to margin of plates, lacking the folding map at the rear otherwise complete with all plates and
illustrations, Good., Peary's last expedition 1908-09, the voyage of the 'Roosevelt' through the ice of Smith SoundRobeson Channel to winter quarters at Camp Jesup, Cape Sheridan on Ellesmere Island. Hunting, sledging and
the final march to the Pole., 57458, £35
Peary Robert E., The North Pole, Hodder & Stoughton, 1910 First Edition, 326pp, 116 illusts, original decorative
boards, head of spine worn, a few blemishes to front board, cracking to endpapers, Good. 53171, £55
Peary Robert E., The North Pole, Hodder & Stoughton, 1910 First Edition, 326pp, 116 illusts, original decorative
boards with gilt, owner's signature, repair to head of spine, VG, 3100, £90
Pedersen Jakob Sondergard & Curtis Philip, The Mapping Of Antarctica, The Map House, 2012 First Edition,
164pp, card covers, New, signed by both authors. One of only 600 copies., The Exhibition of Maps from the
Heroic Age of South Polar Exploration, 1770-1930 was held in London in 2012, and 'The Mapping of Antarctica'
was published to accompany the exhibition, illustrated with over 100 significant Polar maps., 59294, £40
Perkins Roger, Operation Paraquat. The Battle for South Georgia, Picton Publishing, 1986 First Edition,
260pp, bump to base of spine, VG- in VG- dw., An absorbing and deeply researched account of the dramatic
naval and military actions on and around South Georgia during the 1982 Anglo-Argentine war. It was South
Georgia and not the Falkland Islands which became the focal point for diplomatic and military efforts immediately
prior to the outbreak of war. Operation Paraquat was the code name for the British plan to repossess the island.
King Edward point witnessed one of the most spectacular small battles ever fought by the Corps of Royal
Marines., 61406, £28
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ANTARCTIC DAYS - A FANTASTIC REPRINT OF A VERY SCARCE TITLE
Antarctic Days. Sketches of the homely side of
Polar life by two of Shackleton's men.
Murray James & Marston George,
The Erskine Press, 2012 reprint, 199pp, 4 colour illusts, 37 black
and white illusts, original decorative boards, hardback, New in
dustwrapper which closely matches the original.
A facsimile Limited Edition of 280 individually numbered copies.
Superbly produced to capture the character and quality of the
original Deluxe Edition published in 1913 which was also of 280
copies., Antarctic Days is a fine complement to the other two
significant titles relating to Shackleton's Nimrod Expedition of
1907-9, 'The Heart of the Antarctic' and 'Aurora Australis', and is
one of the most sought after Antarctic titles. James Murray was
the biologist in charge of base camp and George Marston was
the expedition artist. The two authors spin yarns of personal and
human experiences of the expedition with gentle humour and a
gift of storytelling.
£100
Perkins Roger, Operation Paraquat. The Battle for South Georgia, Picton Publishing, 1986 First Edition,
260pp, near Fine in VG dw with hint of sunning to perimeter. 59913, £38
Pielou E. C., After The Ice Age. The Return of Life To Glaciated North America., The University of Chicago
Press, 1993 Fourth Edition, 366pp, paperback, small crease to rear cover, VG. Signed by the Author E.C. Pielou.,
Eighteen thousand years ago, an immense sheet of ice thousands of feet thick covered all of the present day
Canada and the northernmost United States. A fascinating story of how a harsh terrain that resembled modern
Antarctica has been transformed., 58108, £20
Pirrit John, Across West Antarctica, John Smith & Son, 1967 First Edition, 130pp, Fine in VG dw., Account of
the exploration of the Filchner Ice Shelf in Western Antarctica., 52662, £22
Platt Rutherford, A Visit To The Living Ice Age, National Geographic Society, 1957, 525-541pp, extract from the
National Geographic Magazine April 1957, in green card covers, VG+, Plants, animals, and men defy subzero
weather and bitter winds, perpetuating life in the shadow of the North Pole., 45065, £17
Pomerantz Martin A., Trailing Cosmic Rays In Canada's North, National Geographic Society, 1953, 99-115pp,
extract from National Geographic Magazine Jan 1953, bound in card covers, VG+, 20 miles aloft over Hudson
Bay, Scientists find clues to origin of Hih-speed Atomic Particles that bombard earth., 45060, £24
Ponting Herbert G., The Great White South or With Scott In The Antarctic, Gerald Duckworth, 1935 Eleventh
Impression, 306pp, private bookplate, VG in colour photocopy of original dw., This is the classic account of
Captain Scott's last expedition to the South Pole, told by the photographer attached to the expedition, illustrated
with 96 of his own unique photographs., 59688, £17
Ponting Herbert G., The Great White South or With Scott In The Antarctic, Gerald Duckworth, 1950 reprint,
300pp, plus photographs, owner's signature, some sunning to spine, VG in VG- slightly chipped dw.61569, £28
Quartermain L. B., South From New Zealand, R. E.Owen, Government Printer, 1964 First Edition NZ, 78pp,
small owner's label, card covers, VG+. An introduction to Antarctica., 9336, £16
Rankin Niall, Antarctic Isle. Wild Life In South Georgia., Collins, 1951 First Edition, 383pp, VG+ in VG dw with
some foxing, Wild Life in South Georgia, 46344, £24
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Poulsom Neville, The White Ribbon. A Medallic Record Of British Polar Exploration., B. A. Seaby Ltd, 1968
First Edition, 216pp, map endpapers, Fine in Fine dw., Account of Expeditions between 1818 and 1961 whose
members received the award of the Arctic or Polar Medal. A great reference work., 44319, £55
Priestley R. E., Physiography (Robertson Bay And Terra Nova Bay Regions) British (Terra Nova) Antarctic
Expedition 1910-1913., Harrison & Sons, 1923 First Edition, 87pp, plates, 5 panoramas, 3 maps in rear pocket,
in paper wraps as issued, near Fine., First account and map of the area where the Italian Antarctic Station is now
situated., 58563, £130
Ransom, M.A. & Engle Eloise Katherine, Sea Of The Bear. Journal Of A Voyage To Alaska And The Arctic,
1921., United States Naval Institute, 1964 First US Edition, 119pp, Fine copy, signed inscription by Eloise
Katherine Engle., Journal of a voyage to Alaska and the Arctic, 1921 by M.A. Ransom, Lieutenant Commander
United States Coast Guard (retired), with Eloise Katherine Engle., 45288, £65
Reader's Digest, Antarctica. Great Stories From The Frozen Continent, Reader's Digest, 1985 First Edition,
320pp, pictorial boards, Fine copy, A most attractive and comprehensive reference on Antarctica, superbly
illustrated.., 56644, £19
Richards R.W., The Ross Sea Shore Party 1914-17, Bluntisham Books / Erskine Press, 2003 First Edition, 44pp,
hardback, New in dustwrapper., This is the only account of Shackleton’s Ross Sea shore party other than Joyce’s
‘The South Polar Trail’ and Shackleton’s secondhand summary in ‘South’. Richards published after a lapse of 45
years, mainly for the benefit of his family, but also because he wasn’t satisfied with Joyce’s account. Richards had
left his sledging diary behind at Cape Evans when the men hurriedly left in 1917. When New Zealand’s Huts
Restoration Committee cleared the ice out of the Cape Evans hut in 1960/61, Richard’s diary was found on his
bunk and returned to him., 59728, £20
Rowley Graham W., Cold Comfort. My Love Affair With The Arctic., McGill-Queen's University Press, 1996
First Canadian Edition, 255pp, Fine in Fine dw, Graham Rowley went to the Arctic as the archaeologist of a small
British expedition to map and investigate this uncharted area. Cold Comfort is a personal account of his
experiences in the North before World War II and his remembrances of a bygone age in arctic history. £28
Roy Geoffrey, North Canada, Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut. Bradt Travel Guide., Bradt
Publications, 2000 Edition, 276pp, paperback, Fine copy, In this new Bradt guide, the author highlights the
attractions of each of northern Canada's three territories, as well as the fringes of Alaska and the polar-bear
capital of thed world, Churchill., 58356, £30
Roy Iain Brownlie, Beyond The Imaginary Gates. Journeys In The Fjord Region Of North East Greenland,
Dewi Lewis Publishing, 2004 First Edition, 165pp, VG in VG dw, signed dedication by Iain Brownlie Roy on the
title page., The marvellous landscape photography conveys the stark beauty of this remote land and also traces
the remnants of life in these barren lands, once the home of an Inuit tribe and that of early 20th century hunters. A
magnificent book superbly illustrated with images from over 15 years of adventurous journeys to this remote Arctic
wilderness., 61453, £15
Roy Iain Brownlie, Beyond The Imaginary Gates. Journeys In The Fjord Region Of North East Greenland,
Dewi Lewis Publishing, 2004 First Edition, 165pp, new in new dw. 46101, £20
Rymill John, Southern Lights. The Official Account Of The British Graham Land Expedition 1934-1937.,
Chatto and Windus, 1938 First Edition, 296pp, original green cloth, heavy foxing to foreedges and base of pages,
VG+. A lovely bright copy., 52874, £65
Sale Richard, A Complete Guide To Arctic Wildlife, Firefly, 2006 First US Edition, 464pp, 450 photographs, 294
maps, 38 colour plates, pictorial hardback, small bump to head of spine otherwise Fine, A truly comprehensive
and attractive field guide covering 213 species of birds and 77 species of mammals. Glossy pages, superb
photographs and maps showing habitats., 51553, £25
Sale Richard, The Arctic. The Complete Story., Frances Lincoln, 2008 First Edition, 632pp, hardback, New in
dw., This is a truly huge volume covering all aspects of The Arctic in great detail, from human history, habitats and
wildlife to the future of the vulnerable ecosystem. Superbly illustrated and written., 41879, £36
Sale Richard, To The Ends Of The Earth. The History Of Polar Exploration, Harper Collins, 2002 First Edition,
224pp, small bump to base of spine, VG+ in VG+ dw. Signed by Richard Sale, The book provides an insight into
the early history of the Polar regions., 58304, £25
Savours Ann, The Voyages Of The Discovery, Virgin Books, 1992 First Edition, 384pp, near Fine in near Fine
dw, 55549, £18
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One Thousand Days With Sirius. The Greenland Sledge Patrol
Schmidt Mikkelsen Peter
The Steading Workshop, 2005 First UK Edition, 222pp, paperback, New, signed by
the translator and publisher, David Matthews.
Account of life and work with the Sirius Sledge Patrol in North and Northeast
Greenland 1977-1980.
The Sirius Sledge Patrol is a defence unit created in 1950 under administration of the
Danish Defence Command. It comprises of 14 soldiers, their aim is to maintain
Danish sovereignty in North and North East Greenland, police the Northeast
Greenland National Park, and conduct military surveillance over 160,000 square
kilometres by dog sledge. £19
Schei Liv Kjorsvik & Moberg Gunnie, The Faroe Islands, John Murray, 1991 First Edition, 248pp, paperback,
slight crease to front cover, VG+ clean copy, The story of the islands, their history and natural history and above
all their people, deserves to be told. The astonishing beauty of the islands, which rise in most places vertically
from the sea, and the Faroese way of life to-day, are depicted in the many photographs by Gunnie Moberg.,
58321, £62
Schwatka Lieutenant Frederick, The Long Arctic Search. The Narrative Of Lieutenant Frederick Schwatka,
U.S.A. 1878-1880. Seeking The Records Of The Lost Franklin Expedition., The Marine Historical Association
Inc., 1965 First US Edition, 117pp, paperback, sunning to spine and top of front cover, VG, Edited by Edouard A.
Stackpole, Curator, The Marine Historical Association., 59185, £19
Scoresby Captain, The Arctic Regions And The Northern Whale Fishery, The Religious Tract Society, ,
192pp, gold decoration on spine and front board, a.e.g., VG, The substance of the 1st volume of Captain (now Dr)
Scoresby's work on the Arctic Regions and the Whale fishery, Edinburgh 1820., 33115, £28
Scoresby William, An Account Of The Arctic Regions With A History And Description Of The Northern
Whale-Fishery (2 Volumes), David & Charles, 1969 rep, 551pp plus appendix, Vol 1 - The Arctic - Fine in VG+
dw. 574pp plus appendix, Vol 2 - The Whale-Fishery - Fine in Fine dw. Facsimile of the Edinburgh 1820 Edition. A
most attractive set., Includes the search for the Northwest Passage, the geography, hydrography and zoology of
the Polar Regions and a narrative of a whale fishing voyage to the coast of Spitzbergen in 1816., 52598, £125
Scott Capt R.F., Scott's Last Expedition (Two Volumes), John Murray, 1927 rep, 497pp, 431pp, spine lettering
dull, some internal foxing, foxing to foreedges, VG., The first Cheaper Edition of 1927. Volume I - The Journals of
Captain R. F. Scott, R.N., C.V.O. Volume II - Being the Reports of the Journeys and the Scientific Work
Undertaken by Dr. E. A. Wilson and the Surviving Members of the Expedition. Arranged by Leonard Huxley with a
preface by Sir Clements Markham., 44737, £45
Scott Capt R.F., Scott's Last Expedition (Two Volumes), John Murray, 1947 rep, 497pp, 431pp, original blue
cloth with gilt, very light foxing to foreedges, VG in VG price clipped dw. A lovely set in very scarce dustwrappers.,
Extracts from the personal journals of Capt. R.F Scott, R.N., 59630, £145
Seaver George, 'Birdie' Bowers Of The Antarctic, John Murray, 1951 rep, 270pp, bump near top of spine, VG in
Good+ dw, Apsley Cherry-Garrard, with whom Bowers undertook the frightful Winter Journey to Cape Crozier,
remarked that his "capacity for work was prodigious", and that "There was nothing subtle about him. He was
transparently simple, straightforward, and unselfish". Scott wrote in his dairy of Bowers that " he is the hardest
traveller that ever undertook a Polar journey as well as one of the most undaunted"., 57533, £32
Seaver George, 'Birdie' Bowers Of The Antarctic, John Murray, 1938 reprint, 270pp, inscription, VG+ in VG
price clipped dw. Reprint in October 1938, the same month as the First printing. 59686, £85
Seaver George, Edward Wilson Of The Antarctic. Naturalist And Friend, John Murray, 1959 Twenty-Sixth
Impression, 310pp, VG in VG dw, Biography of the Antarctic explorer who lost his life with Scott. Introduction by
Apsley Cherry-Gerrard., 53413, £15
Shackleton Sir Ernest, Aurora Australis, Airlife Publishing, 1988 rep, Owner's signature, Fine in Fine dw,
Reproduction of the book produced by Sir Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic expedition 1907-09., 51483, £16
29
The Japanese South Polar Expedition 1910-12.
A Record Of Antarctica.
Shirase Antarctic Expedition Supporters' Association, Bluntisham Books / Erskine Press,
2011 First Edition, 414pp, decorative boards, New.
The Japanese Antarctic Expedition, 1910-12, under the leadership of army lieutenant
Nobu Shirase was the first exploration of Antarctic territory by Japan. The entire trip
south was dogged by poor weather and when the coast of Victoria Land was finally
sighted conditions were so bad that a landing was impossible. They sailed on through
the Ross Sea only to find even worse ice and soon it was impossible to go any further.
The expedition sailed some 27,000 miles since leaving Japan and despite not reaching
the Pole, they achieved many of their other goals. £35
Shackleton Edward, Arctic Journeys. The Story Of The Oxford University Ellesmere Land Expedition 19345., Hodder & Stoughton, 1937 First Edition, 372pp, rebound in grey cloth, blemish across the bottom of the front
board, Good+., 52545, £17
Shackleton Edward, Arctic Journeys. The Story Of The Oxford University Ellesmere Land Expedition 19345., Hodder & Stoughton, 1937 First Edition, 372pp, mint new blue cloth biinding, internally exceptionally clean,
near Fine., 52794, £38
Shackleton Sir Ernest, The Heart Of The Antarctic, Heinemann, 1935 rep, 368pp, small tear to head of spine,
spine faded and foxed, bottom corners bumped, clean internally, G+, Being the story of the British Antarctic
Expedition, 1907-1909., 8626, £24
Shackleton Sir Ernest, The Heart Of The Antarctic, Heinemann, 1910 rep, 368pp, map lacking, very slight
sunning to spine, decorative boards, one page loose, foxing to endpapers, cracking to front hinge but secure,
Good, Being the story of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-1909., 50627, £40
Shepherd C. W., The North-West Peninsula of Iceland: Being the Journal of a Tour in Iceland in the Spring
and Summer of 1862., Longmans, Green, And Co., 1867 First Edition, 162pp, 2 plates, folding map, original
green cloth, exlibrary, library marks to front endpaper, otherwise very clean indeed with only a few small discreet
stamps, VG-., 55647, £130
Silis Ivars, My Wide, White World. 30 Years With A Camera In Greenland, Aschehoug, 2000 First Edition,
183pp, pictorial boards, Fine copy, Dual language book. Beautiful photographs., 58306, £30
Simpson Comm.C.J.W., North Ice. The British North Greenland Expedition, Hodder & Stoughton, 1957 First
Edition, 384pp, map endpapers, small owner's signature, VG+ in Poor price clipped dw with large repairs and
sellotape marks, signed dedication on the title page the author, Jim Simpson., , 53186, £35
Spence Sydney A., Antarctic Miscellany. Books, Periodicals & Maps Relating To The Discovery And
Exploration Of Antarctica, J.J.H.Simper & J.I.Simper, 1980 Second Edition, 220pp, hardback, green faux
leather, limited edition of 1000 copies, corners a little bumped, minor damage to rear endpaper, VG., A most
useful reference for any collector., 51752, £45
Speak Peter, William Speirs Bruce. Polar Explorer And Scottish Nationalist., National Museums Of Scotland
Publishing, 2003 First Edition, 144pp, card covers, Fine copy, William Speirs Bruce, the polar naturalist and
fervent Scottish nationalist. The book aims to bring the name of William Speirs Bruce to the fore once again and
to examine the nature of Scotland's forgotten hero., 56662, £36
Stafford Marie Peary, The Peary Flag Comes To Rest, National Geographic Society, 1954, 519-533pp, extract
from the National Geographic Magazine October 1954, in green card covers, VG+, Dauntless Robert E. Peary's
daughter tells the story of the historic standard presented by her mother to the National Geographic Society. £17
Stange Rolf, Spitsbergen Svalbard. A Complete Guide Around The Arctic Archipelago, Rolf Stange, 2012
Third Edition, 509pp, paperback, NEW, Nature and history, places and regions, useful and important information,
59131, £25
Stange Rolf, Spitsbergen. Cold Beauty, Rolf Stange, 2011 First Edition, 160pp, paperback, NEW, 17 stays in
Spitsbergen, 100+ voyages, more than 50,000 photos. 152 of these are shown in this book., 55463, £16
30
POLAR CIGARETTE CARDS
With Captain Scott at the South Pole
Full set of 25 coloured cigarette cards issued by Fry's Pure Cocoa, an attractive set
in protective sheets, VG, Very scarce set of 25 cards issued in 1913. Beautiful
chromolithographic images from Scott's 'Terra Nova' expedition.£150
John Player ‘Polar Exploration’
1st series 1915
2nd series 1916
Full set of 25 coloured cigarette cards issued by John
Player, John Player & Sons, 1915 First Series, an attractive
set in protective sheets, VG, Scarce. £39
Full set of 25 coloured cigarette cards issued by John
Player, John Player & Sons, 1916 2nd Series, an attractive
set in protective sheets, VG+., Scarce. £36
Stefansson Vilhjalmur, Arctic Manual, Macmillan, 1957 Fifth Printing, 556pp, VG, signed and dated dedication by
Vilhjalmur Stefansson on the front endpaper., Originally published by US Army Air Corps in 1940 for military use,
this is the ‘trade’ edition with a special introduction and an additional section on the ‘Building of snow camps’. The
synthesis of Stefansson’s survival knowledge gleaned from the Inuit. Still relevant!, 58559, £90
Stefansson Vilhjalmur, The Northward Course of Empire, The Macmillan Company, 1924 US Edition, 274pp,
original olive cloth, map, VG, signed inscription by Vilhjalmur Stefansson., A scientific expedition to northern
Canada, Alaska and northern Siberia., 54616, £44
Swan Robert, Antarctic Survival, Macdonald, 1987 First Edition, 47pp, pictorial boards, Fine, signed dedication
by Robert Swan., An uncommon title., 58022, £25
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NEW SHACKLETON TITLE – SIGNED COPIES
Shackleton. By Endurance We Conquer
Smith Michael
Collins Press, 2014 First Edition, 456pp, hardback, New in dustwrapper,
SIGNED by Michael Smith.
This first comprehensive biography in a generation draws on extensive
research of original diaries, letters and many other publications. It brings a
fresh perspective to the heroic age of Polar exploration.
£19
.
The latest addition to Michael Smith’s portfolio of superbly
researched and well written polar titles.
Smith Michael, An Unsung Hero - Tom Crean - Antarctic Survivor, Headline, 2000 First Edition, 341pp, stamp
mark on endpapers, VG+ in VG dw with rubbing to bottom., The gripping biography of Irishman, Tom Crean, who
played a central role in the Antarctic expeditions of Scott and Shackleton., 57544, £16
Smith Michael, An Unsung Hero - Tom Crean - Antarctic Survivor, Headline Book Publishing, 2001 First UK
Edition, first printing, 341pp, Fine in Fine dw, signed by Michael Smith. A lovely copy of the scarce First Edition,
preceded only by the Irish 2000 Edition. 46635, £60
Smith Michael, Captain Francis Crozier. Last Man Standing?, Collins Press, 2006 First Edition, 242pp,
hardback, VG+ in VG+ dw., Irishman Francis Crozier sailed on six expeditions with Parry and Ross. He was
second in command on Franklin's fateful North West Passage expedition. Crozier took command after Franklin's
death and according to legend was last to die - the last man standing., 58237, £66
Smith Michael, Captain Francis Crozier. Last Man Standing?, Collins Press, 2006 First Edition, 242pp,
hardback, VG+ in VG+, signed dedication on the title page by Michael Smith. 61587, £75
Smith Michael, I Am Just Going Outside. Captain Oates - Antarctic Tragedy, Spellmount, 2002 First Edition,
First printing, 301pp, bump to head of spine otherwise VG in VG dw., Captain Oates died on his 32nd birthday not
realising he was a father. This is a compelling read that reveals much about Scott's Expedition and provides a
quite different perspective from the traditional myth of Scott's heroic failure., 59525, £18
Smith Michael, I Am Just Going Outside. Captain Oates - Antarctic Tragedy, The Collins Press, 2003 reprint,
301pp, VG in Good+ dw, signed by Michael Smith.59455, £30
Smith Michael, Great Endeavour. Ireland's Antarctic Explorers, The Collins Press, 2010 First Edition, 340pp,
hardback, cracking to front endpaper, New in dw, signed by Michael Smith., First single volume chronicling
Ireland's unique link with Antarctic exploration, including much new information and pictures about Edward
Bransfield, Patrick Keohane, Robert Forde and the McCarthy brothers, plus Crozier, Crean and Shackleton and
the first account of the modern day adventurers who finished the tasks begun by the pioneers., 46063, £18
Smith Michael, Sir James Wordie Polar Crusader - Exploring The Arctic And Antarctica, Birlinn, 2004 First
Edition, 371pp, VG in VG dw, signed by Michael Smith., James Wordie was the elder statesman of polar
exploration. He spanned the era between the heroic age of Scott and Shackleton and the mechanised age which
opened up the Arctic and Antarctic regions. He was one of Shackleton's men trapped on Elephant Island and later
became president of the Royal Geographical Society and chairman of the Scott Polar Research Institute., £22
Smith Michael, Tom Crean. An Illustrated Life, Collins Press, 2006 First Edition, 193pp, VG+ in VG+ dw.
Already very scarce in hardback., Crean ran away from his Irish home aged fifteen to become a major figure on
three Antarctic expeditions with Shackleton and Scott. This superbly illustrated anthology charts his life from early
days in Kerry through his years of Antarctic heroism back to retirement in Ireland. This book includes many
previously unpublished photographs., 61730, £45
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Stenico Jean V., An artist's polar diary., Jean V. Stenico, 2011 First Edition, 155pp, large format paperback,
New, signed by Jean Stenico., Logbook and pictures from travels, expeditions and cruises in North East
Greenland - Alaska - High Arctic - Antarctica - Kamchatka 1981 - 2009. A carefully and finely produced book with
lovely watercolour sketches depicting a lifetime of travel in the Polar regions. Jean Stenico's book of his extensive
travels is a worthy addition to any polar or artistic collection., 55431, £18
Talcott Dudley Vaill, North Of North Cape. The Arctic Voyages Of The 'Norkap II', The Bodley Head, 1936 First
Edition, 320pp, foreedge foxing, minor bump to corner, minor marks to cover, VG, no dustwrapper, 38095, £24
Temple Philip, The Sea and The Snow, Cassell Australia, 1966 First Edition, 188pp, map endpapers, VG+ in
VG+ dw. Foreword by Sir Edmund Hillary., H.W. Tilman skippered the ship, 'Patanela', that the expedition party
used to reach Heard Island. It was a private sailing and climbing adventure, led by Major Warwick Deacock, to the
small island on the edge of Antarctica to climb the central volcano 'Big Ben' for the first time., 61124, £35
Tollefsen Ivar Erik, Queen Maud Land, Dronning
Maud Land, 1994 First Edition, 160pp, exlibrary but the
only evidence is a blank bookplate, VG, no
dustwrapper., Ivar Erik Tollefsen organised and led the
13 man climbing expedition to Queen Maud Land in
Antarctica. Stunning photographs., 55868, £26
Tollefsen Ivar Erik, Queen Maud Land, Dronning
Maud Land, 1994 First Edition, 160pp, Fine in VG+ dw,
£70
The Duke of Orleans, Hunters and Hunting in the
Arctic, David Nutt, London, 1911 First Edition, xxv,
204pp, 25 plates (one plate lacking), original red cloth,
boards rather faded with some staining, small to cloth
at base of the spine, inscription, Good only. A very
scarce title., Reminiscences drawn from the author's
expeditions in the Belgica, 1909 and to a leser extent
1904-1907. Includes chapters on the polar bear,
reindeer, walrus, and seal hunting in the Greenland
Sea, on West Spitsbergen and Jan Mayen, with
general, historical and natural history notes
throughout., 59475, £55
The Duke of Orleans, Hunters and Hunting in the
Arctic, David Nutt, London, 1911 First Edition, xxv,
204pp, 25 plates, original red cloth, heavy wear to edge
of spine with some splitting to cloth, some sunning to
boards, owner's signature, Good. 55550, £75
The Explorers Club, The Explorers Journal Vol 67 No 3, Rockwell Timn, 1989 Vol 67 No 3, 136pp, magazine,
usual creases and wear, owners address label and RGS cancelled stamp on front cover, internally clean and tight
copy. VG-, Official quarterly of the Explorers Club. Topics are compass points, north pole expedition on
environmental mission, operation raleigh, Bouvetoya, Pitcairn Island, Kaho'olawe, River of Jade, 59816, £22
Thibaudat Jean-Pierre & Desplanques Franck, Nenetses de Siberie Les Hommes Debout., Editions du Chene,
2005 First Edition, 254pp, Fine copy, Text in French, 58326, £40
Thomas Charles W., Ice Is Where You Find It., The Bobbs-Merrill Co, 1951 First USA Edition, 378pp, pen marks
to front and rear endpapers, owner's name and address, wear to top and bottom of spine and corners, Good+,
58293, £18
Thomson John, Elephant Island & Beyond. The Life And Diaries Of Thomas Orde Lees., Bluntisham Books /
Erskine Press, 2003 First Edition, 339pp, hardback, New in dustwrapper., Orde Lees was probably the least
popular and most criticised man involved in Shackleton's Endurance adventure. His diaries have often been
plundered for much of the detail of life on board the ship and on the ice but the part he played in keeping the men
alive has not been recognised. His journal has never before been published and this book is a long overdue
testament to a much misunderstood man, with fascinating details of his later life., 58556, £24
Tilman H.W., In Mischief's Wake, Hollis & Carter, 1971 First Edition, 167pp, VG in colour photocopy of original
dw. Includes an account of the loss of Mischief off Jan Mayen, and later voyages to Greenland in Sea Breeze.£35
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PUTTING SOUTH GEORGIA ON THE MAP
Putting South Georgia On The Map by Alec Trendall
The sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia, about 170 kilometres long
and up to 30 kilometres wide, lies at the southern end of the Atlantic
Ocean, about 2000 kilometres east of Cape Horn. Its icy mountain
spine rises nearly 3000 metres out of the ocean, like a misplaced
section of the Alps. The island lies well within the cold waters
bounded by the Antarctic Polar Front, and more than half of its area is
permanently covered by ice and snow. Although South Georgia was
visited with increasing frequency after its discovery by Captain Cook
in 1775, and was for a long time a busy base for the sealing and
whaling industries, a properly surveyed map of the island was not
published until 1958. That map resulted from a series of small
privately-organised expeditions – the South Georgia Surveys –
initiated and led by Duncan Carse. Alec Trendall, who served as
geologist with the South Georgia Surveys of 1951-52 and 1953-54,
tells for the first time the full story of Carse's expeditions to South
Georgia in the 1950s.
Putting South Georgia on the Map puts accounts of the three South
Georgia Surveys, of 1951-52, 1953-54 and 1955-56, into the context
of their leader Duncan Carse's life (1913-2004). In addition there is a
chapter which discusses how current conditions on South Georgia
differ from those on the island in the 1950s, when it was an important
base for both whaling and sealing. A one-page biography of each of
the twelve men who joined the expeditions between 1951 and 1956 is included in an appendix, and another
appendix presents a new analysis of Shackleton's 1916 land crossing of the island, after his epic boat journey
from Elephant Island to South Georgia following the loss of the Endurance in the Weddell Sea. The illustrations
were mainly selected from a collection of 1921 taken during the South Georgia Surveys, and now held in the
British Antarctic Survey archives. Coloured maps, redrawn from the 1:200,000 map that resulted from Carse's
expeditions, show the routes travelled.
First Edition, 30x22cms, 216pp, 112 photographs. Large format softback, New, £27
One hardback copy has become available, only 300 hardback copies were printed, as New, £125
Limited Edition, one of only 100 numbered copies, presented in a slipcase and signed by Alec Trendall, £275
Tilman H.W., Mischief Among The Penguins, Rupert Hart-Davis, 1961 First Edition, 192pp, VG in VG dw., A
voyage to the Crozet and Kerguelen Islands in the Southern Indian Ocean to climb untrodden peaks and explore
the unknown glaciers., 61382, £45
Tilman H.W., Mischief In Greenland, Hollis & Carter, 1964 First Edition, 192pp, exlibrary, front endpaper
removed, Good in Good+ dw with number to spine., Greenland climbing trips. The scarcest of the Mischief titles.,
55945, £29
Tilman H.W., Mischief In Greenland, Hollis & Carter, 1964 First Edition, 192pp, Boots Booklovers Library sticker
to bottom of front board, VG in Good dw with some small chips.59654, £68
Tilman H.W., Mostly Mischief, The Adventurers Club, 1967 rep, 191pp, VG in VG- dw with light soilng., Voyages
and travels around Baffin Bay, East Greenland and Heard Island., 1004, £24
Trewby Mary [editor], Antarctica. An Encyclopedia from Abbot Ice Shelf to Zooplankton, Firefly Books, 2002
First Edition, 208pp, pictorial hardback, edge of boards a bit bumped, crease line on front board, VG-., A very
useful reference., 61378, £16
Tyler-Lewis Kelly, The Lost Men. The Harrowing Story of Shackleton's Ross Sea Party, Bloomsbury, 2006
First Edition, Third Printing, 366pp, Fine in Fine dw., The epic struggle for survival of the Aurora crew whose task
was to lay food dumps for Shackleton's party of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition., 59500, £18
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The South Polar Race Medal
Created by Danuta Solowiej
Published by Sim Comfort Associates, 29 March 2012
The medal commerates the 100th anniversary of man’s first attainment of the South Pole
recalling a story of two iron-willed explorers committed to their final race for the ultimate
prize, which resulted in both triumph and tragedy.
The Artist
Danuta Solowiej (aka Solowiej-Wedderburn) is a Polish born artist residing in the United
Kingdom. She arrived in the UK in 1988 after graduating from the Academy of Fine Arts,
Warsaw, where she studied sculpture having specialised in medallic art. Her many medal
and coin designs include the five pound crown coin celebrating the 80th birthday of Queen
Elizabeth II and recently a five pound coin for Alderney commemorating John Lennon.
Samantha Marsden engraved the medal’s legends.
The Production
Each medal is cast by using the lost wax process at the works of Niagara Falls Castings
located in Warwick, England. Following casting, the central images are burnished by
Danuta, rims and edges are polished by Reg Elliot, Sam engraves the medal number, then
hallmarked and lastly, passed to SCA for distribution.
The Offering
The South Polar Race Medal is approximately 6 cms / 2.4 inches in diameter with a
sterling silver weight of 3.0 troy ounces / 93 grams. The medal shows Roald Amundsen
and his team reaching the Sydpolen on 14 Desember 1911 on the obverse with Captain R.
F. Scott, RN and his team reaching the South Pole on 17 January 1912 on the reverse.
The edition is limited to 100 medals with each medal signed by the artist and numbered.
The price is £395 plus vat and shipping.
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VanderZwaag David L. & Lamson Cynthia, The Challenge Of Arctic Shipping: Science, Environmental
Assessment And Human Values, McGill Queen's University Press, 1990 First Edition, 282pp, Fine in Fine dw, A
collection of candid essays on the future of Arctic waters, 33994, £32
Various, Tarra Antartica. An Antarctic Earth Science Newsletter. Volume 1, No. 2 - 1994., Antostrat
Symposoum, Siena, Italy, 1994 First Edition, Large paperback, Fine copy, The Antarctic Continental Margin:
Geophysical and Geological Stratigraphic Records of Cenozoic Glaciation, Paleoenvironments, and Sea-Level
Change. The Antarctic Offshore Ascoustic Stratigraphy Project (ANTOSTRAT) Symposium., 58104, £20
Venables Stephen, Island At The Edge Of The World, Hodder & Stoughton, 1991 First Edition, 177pp,
inscription, usual slight browning to page edges, VG in VG dw, signed by Stephen Venables., The greatest
challenge was weathering the blizzard conditions and spending 23 days trapped in an ice cave., 39719, £25
Venables Stephen, Island At The Edge Of The World. A South Georgia Odyssey, Odyssey Books, 2010
reprint, 189pp, softback, New signed by Stephen Venables., This latest edition includes an updated historical
appendix and an extra chapter, illustrated with 16 new pages of stunning colouur photographs, describing
Venabales' more recent expeditions to South Georgia., 46448, £19
Walton E.W. Kevin, Two Years In The Antarctic, The Knell Press, 1982 Revised Edition, 194pp, Fine in Fine dw,
signed dedication by Kevin Walton on the title page., Walton went to the Antarctic at the end of the war as part of
the newly formed Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey. He took part in re-supplying four existing bases and
helped to establish a new base at Marguerite Bay on the Antarctic Peninsular. , 59685, £22
Walton Kevin, Portrait Of Antarctica, George Philip, 1983 First Edition, 168pp, VG+ in VG+ dw, signed by Kevin
Walton., Portrait of Antarctica is far more than a collection of stunning photographs - it is a record of a unique way
of life., 54623, £22
Whalley George, The Legend Of John Hornby, John Murray, 1962 First Edition, 367pp, folding maps, VG+ in
VG- dw., ohn Hornby, 1880-1927, was an English explorer, best known for his expeditions in the Barren Lands.
Hornby's first trip to the Arctic was to the Great Bear Lake region in 1908 and he developed a strong fascination
with the Canadian Arctic wilderness. He quickly became a legend with a reputation for incredible feats of survival,
superhuman speeds for journeys and a mysterious elusiveness. He was known as the "Hermit of the North" for
his efforts to live off the land with limited supplies. In 1923, Hornby teamed up with an Englishman James Critchell
Bullock and attempted to spend an entire year in the Arctic near Hudson Bay living off the land without supplies
except for weapons. The pair barely survived and Critchell Bullock's diaries formed the basis of Malcolm
Waldron's book Snow Man: John Hornby in the Barren Lands. In 1926, Hornby tried to spend a year in a spot by
the Thelon River with his 18 year old cousin Edgar Christian and another young man Harold Adlard.
Unfortunately, the trio missed the caribou migration southward and therefore lacked sufficient food to survive the
winter. Hornby died of starvation along with his companions in 1927., 58450, £32
Wharton Margery, Postcards Of Antarctic Expeditions. A Catalogue: 1898-1958, Margery Wharton, 1998 First
Edition, 272pp, pictorial boards, VG+., A catalogue covering 1898-1958 of postcards of Antarctic Expeditions.,
58228, £85
Wharton Margery, Postcards Of Antarctic Expeditions. A Catalogue: 1898-1958, Margery Wharton, 2006
Revised and Updated Edition, 361pp, pictorial boards, loosely inserted is an envelope bearing four stamps from
the Falkland Islands and a number of postal ink stamps from various locations in the Falkland islands, Fine., A
catalogue covering 1898-1958 of postcards of Antarctic Expeditions. This later edition is much enlarged on the
original. A great reference for the collector., 61072, £120
Wheeler Sara, Cherry. A Life Of Apsley Cherry-Garrard, Jonathan Cape, 2001 First Edition, 354pp, picture
endpapers, Fine in VG+ dw, One of the youngest members of Captain Scott's final expedition to the Antarctic,
57743, £18
White David C & Morris Patrick, The Gerald F. Fitzgerald Collection Of Polar Books, Maps, and Art at The
Newberry Library. A Catalogue., The Newberry Library, 2000 First US Edition, 227pp, paperback, New copy, A
very useful reference., 59292, £19
Williams Isobel, With Scott In The Antarctic. Edward Wilson Explorer, Naturalist, Artist., The History Press,
2008 First Edition, 320pp, Fine in VG+ dw, This biography, the first full account of the Antarctic hero, traces his life
from childhood to his tragic death., 57668, £28
Wordie J.M., Ice In Greenland, National Geographic Society, 1955, 613-620pp, extract from National Geographic
Magazine April, 1955, bound in card covers, VG+, 45058, £18
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The Man Who Found Captain Scott. Explorer and War Hero:
Surgeon Captain Edward Leicester Atkinson (1881- 1929)
Michael Tarver
Pendragon Maritime Publications, 2015 First Edition, hardback, 200pp, New in
dw, signed by Michael Tarver.
A biography of Surgeon Lt. Edward Leicester Atkinson R.N., who led the
search party which retraced the route taken by Captain Scott’s legendary but
tragic expedition to reach the South Pole – and who located the bodies of
Scott and his party who had reached the pole but who failed to survive the
arduous journey back. The book reveals that Captain Scott had left written
instructions as to how the final party should have been be supported, but it has
been alleged that these orders were not properly carried out.
£28
A Trapper In North East Greenland. Tales Of A Forgotten
Way Of Life
Ivar Ytreland
The Steading Workshop, 2014 First Edition, 239pp, NEW paperback,
SIGNED by David Matthews who translated and adapted the book from the
Norwegian original.
A selection of true stories and events related by the Norwegian author from
his time as a trapper in North-East Greenland after the war.
£18
When the Corvette Uruguay was Dismasted.
The Return of the Uruguay from the Antarctic in 1903.
Hermelo Ricardo S. & Sobral Jose M. & Fliess Felipe,
Adelie Books, 2004 First Edition, xii, 24pp, hardback, marbled boards, no
dustwrapper issued, New.
Most Antarctic polar buffs are familiar with the Swedish Antarctic Expedition of
1901-4 under the leadership of Otto Nordenskjöld, but because all of the
primary sources are in Spanish and Swedish few are familiar with the
interesting homeward bound journey aboard the Argentinean relief vessel
Uruguay. The ship was severely damaged in a storm north of the South
Shetland Islands, and just what transpired between the Argentinean and
Swedish staffs became a matter of intriguing controversy and pride for the
Argentineans. Edited by Michael H. Rosove. One of only 250 copies.
£42
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THE NORTH-WEST PASSAGE PRINTS
A high quality facsimile reprint limited to 200 copies.
A SERIES OF EIGHT SKETCHES IN COLOUR,
together with a chart of the route
by Lieut. S. Gurney Cresswell of the Voyage of
H.M.S. Investigator (Captain McClure) during
the Discovery of the North-West Passage.
This series of eight coloured lithographs, a map and
four pages of explanatory text has been faithfully
reproduced in the same high quality and full colour
th
format as the original. The original set of 19 Century
lithographs is now exceedingly rare and virtually
unobtainable even by those prepared to pay the high
price they would command at auction.
Published 1998 by The Arctic Press, Size 450 x 640mm, Title, 4pp, 8 coloured lithographs, lithographed map.
Prints are on 480 mic, Hi Speed White paper, and the text is on 135gsm, Hi Speed Oyster paper.
THE LAST FEW COPIES ONLY REMAIN - PRICE £89
Wilson David M, The Lost Photographs Of Captain Scott, Little Brown, 2011 First Edition, 191pp, hardback,
New in dw, Scott's photographs are resurrected for the first time. They provide a new dimension to the last great
expedition of the Heroic Age of Antarctic exploration. A humbling testament to the men whose graves still lie
unmarked in the vastness of the Great Alone., 55303, £22
Wilson Edward, Diary Of The 'Terra Nova' Expedition To The Antarctic 1910-1912, Blandford Press, 1972 First
Edition, 279pp, VG+ in VG+ price clipped dw., Fascinating personal account from Wilson, the Chief Scientific
Officer in charge of all scientific work on the expedition., 59702, £45
Woodward Frances J., Portrait Of Jane. A Life Of Lady Franklin, Hodder & Stoughton, 1951 First Edition,
382pp, exlibrary, original green cloth, slight lean to spine, head of spine faded, corners bumped, VG- in colour
photocopy of original dw., The biography of Jane Griffith, Lady Franklin, wife of Sir John Franklin, drawn from the
200 journals and 2000 letters bequeathed to the Scott Polar Research Institute at Cambridge., 49442, £58
Woodward Frances J., Portrait Of Jane. A Life Of Lady Franklin, Hodder & Stoughton, 1951 First Edition,
382pp, original green cloth, near Fine in VG dw. 61596, £110
Woolmore Ray, An Artist In The Arctic - Sketches Supplement, Woolmore Ray, 2011 First Limited Edition,
112pp, New, pictorial hardback, limited edition, signed by Ray Woolmore., Full of Ray’s beautiful artwork of
Bathurst Island, Ellesmere Island and North-east Greenland. It was produced as a labour of love so only about
100 copies were produced. It is a supplement to an earlier publication of his, also of his artwork, 59311, £39
Worsley F.A., Endurance. An Epic Of Polar Adventure, Philip Allan & Co Ltd, 1933 Second Impression, 316pp,
original green cloth, spine lettering dull, private bookplate, inscription, VG-., Worsley's account of the epic journey
to South Georgia., 55509, £85
Worsley F.A., Endurance. An Epic Of Polar Adventure, Philip Allan & Co Ltd, 1931 First Edition, 316pp, spine
faded, owner's signature, a few minor marks to boards, light foxing to foreedges, 4 leaves have a large tear
extending about 1/3 way across the page, hence Good., Worsley's account of the epic journey to South Georgia.
The First Edition is now very scarce., 57773, £130
Worsley F.A., The Great Antarctic Rescue. Shackleton's Boat Journey, Times Books, 1977, 220pp, map
endpapers, VG in VG dw, With introduction by Sir Edmund Hillary. Worsley's account of the epic journey to South
Georgia., 47432, £18
Worsley Frank, First Voyage. In A Square-Rigged Ship., Geoffrey Bles, 1947 rep, 287pp, private bookplaate,
VG+ in VG+ price clipped dw, Sailing through the Tropics, Drake Strait, round Cape Horn., 58561, £32
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Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-14 under the Leadership of
Sir Douglas Mawson: Scientific Reports
A Very Rare Opportunity to obtain a Complete Set
These voluminous reports were published over many years, from 1916 to 1947. In all, ninety-one separate
publications were grouped into three series, made up of twenty two volumes. It is exceedingly rare to find a
complete set of the reports.
This set is more remarkable for the fact it is in the original publishers paper wrappers. Complete all 91 parts as
issued from 1916 to 1947. No prior ownership marks, no library marks, no faults, exactly as issued. It is
exceptional to find a set in totally original condition that hasn't been institutionalised in some way. You will not find
a better set. Please contact us for additional details, photographs and shipping costs.
The work emanating from the expedition ranks it as one of the great scientific expeditions of the heroic era. The
reports themselves were attractively prepared, with photographs and charts of high quality. Over 4000 pages of
text, charts, plates and maps.
Series A - Geography, Geology,
Glaciology. Volume I. – Volume V.
Series B - Meteorology, Aural
Observations, Wireless
Observations, Magnetics, Tides.
Volume I. – Volume VII.
Series C - Zoology, Botany,
Bacteriology. Volume I.-Volume X
Adelaide and Sydney: Government
Printers, 1916-47. Very Good plus
condition throughout. Bound
attractively in 22 uniform volumes
of black cloth with gilt titling to
spines.
Price £5500
Book Descriptions
The following abbreviations and terms are used in this catalogue:
Mint / M
As new condition, may have neat inscription.
Fine / F
Almost like new condition with the first signs of use.
Very Good / VG
Average condition with some signs of use.
Good / G
Below average condition with obvious signs of use.
Poor / P
A worn book with some significant defect but complete unless stated.
+ or –
is used to indicate slightly better or worse than the above.
Other abbreviations:- fep - front endpaper, t.e.g. - top edge gilt, a.e.g. - all edges gilt, pp - printed pages, sl slightly, exlib - ex public/private library, o/w - otherwise, dw - dustwrapper, inscr - inscription by previous owner.
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