HISTORY / Expeditions & Discoveries Books

McRaw-Hill, 1941. First Stated. hard cover. Good-decent cover-clean text-tight binding-gilt print on spine. 8vo. A nice used copy with light cover wear. ... more information

Offered by Yesteryear's Books (Iowa, United States) +/-

NF/VG Near fine condition hardcover book with very good dustjacket. Pub: 1973, Dutton, NY. illus with 48 color & over 100 b x w paintings, maps and drawings - chronicle of african explorers, africa expoloring exploration travel african history tribes. ISBN:Ê0525051104 Dustjacket is not price-clipped. Pub: 1973, Dutton, NY. illus with 48 color & over 100 b x w paintings, maps and drawings - chronicle of african explorers, africa expoloring exploration travel african history ... more information

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New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2006. This gripping novel of Arctic survival, brilliantly written by an author who has been described as "a young Ondaatje," is based on one of the most remarkable events in polar exploration. In 1871, off the coast of Greenland, nineteen men, women, and children, voyaging on the Arctic explorer USS Polaris, were cast adrift on a large ice floe as their ship began to founder. Afterlands is the story of this small society of castaways, a white and a black American, five Germans, a... more information

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Bill Fisher 1969, 1969. softcover Alaska illus with maps and photos of Alaska throughout the book 170 pgs 9x11 ex lib.g+. Soft Cover. Good +. ... more information

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Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket Hardcover. Barrie & Rockcliff; London; First Edition; 1965; 279 pages. Minor foxing on top & fore edges. Crisp, tight, unmarked. Jacket lightly crinkled & smduged.; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall . ... more information

Offered by Mount Hope Books (Connecticut, United States) +/-

1938 Putnam, NY, 1938. Original copy.blue cloth cover with blue lettering Illustrated with decorations by Richard E. Harrison. 296 pgs 5.5'x8' Spine sun faded, else is Near VG. Hard Cover. Near Very Good. ... more information

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London: B T Batsford Ltd, 1942. A NICE clean copy, with its very colourful dustwrapper ( nibbles and closed tears) by Brian Cook.120pp inc index. Not Inscribed or Signed. This is the Second Edition. Green Cloth. Very Gd Slighly Faded Edges/Very Good. Illus. by Dustwrapper By Brian Cook. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Hard Back. ... more information

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London: B T Batsford Ltd, 1947. A VERY NICE clean copy, no dustwrapper.120pp inc index. From E Davey and A Sleghs. This is the Third Edition (Reset). Green Cloth. Very Good-/No Jacket. Illus. by Black and White Illustrations. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Hard Back. ... more information

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University of Illinois Press, 1959. A study of polar exploration, illustrated with maps, hardcover, book is in excellent condition, dustjacket has minor wear only. Hard Cover. Fine/NF. SCIENCE POLAR TRAVEL. ... more information

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New York: Arco. Good with no dust jacket. 1969. Hardback. 276 pages . ... more information

Offered by Neil Shillington: Bookdealer & Booksearch (Florida, United States) +/-

Mariner Books. Used - Like New. Great Buy!!!*** Never Used*** May Have a Publisher's Mark~We have over 2,500,000 Books Sold!!! Over 450,000 Feedbacks Posted!!! ... more information

Offered by Smokymtnbooks (Tennessee, United States) +/-

Waterloo, Ontario: Penumbra Press., 1990. First printing in card covers . 147 pp. Illustrations, maps, works cited. Faint crimp to front cover, minor curls to corners of covers, contents fine. Very Good.. ... more information

Offered by Ken Jackson (Alberta, Canada) +/-

Montreal and Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1994 Signed by Author. Black boards with gold lettering on spine. Light shelf wear and rubbing. Inscription to the previous owner, dated 9 November 1994 from the author on title page. Color illustrations. 403 pages. Weighs about 1.5 kg. From dj "The Journal and Paintings of George Back, Midshipman with Franklin, 1819-1822".. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. ... more information

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Montreal and Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1995 Black boards with gold lettering on spine. Cocked spine. Light shelf wear. Color illustrations. 403 pages. Weighs about 1.5 kg. Dust jacket has part of price sticker on rear panel, light shelf wear and rubbing. From dj "The Journal and Paintings of George Back, Midshipman with Franklin, 1819-1822".. Reprint. Hard Cover. Good/Very Good. ... more information

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New York: Dodd, Mead, 1958. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. VG/VG/VG. 8vo. Photos. 1st edition [1958]. An ex-library copy with the usual markings. The interior is generally clean and tight and the dust jacket is about Very Good. Story of USN volunteers in Antarctica. . ... more information

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Auckland, New Zealand: SeTo Publishing, 1988. Full brown cloth binding. Clean, crisp and unmarked. Unpaginated. Dust jacket in new mylar cover. Story of the first book published in the Antarctic.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9" - 12" Tall. ... more information

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London: Hamlyn, 1975. Part of the Hamlyn all-colour paperbacks series, John (at the time of writing ) a radio and television producer of natural history programmes, so well qualified to write on this subject.160pp.inc index, e-mail for further details. Not Signed. This is a Reprint. Laminated Paper. Very Good (AVERAGE)/No Jacket. Illus. by Illustrated by David Andrews . 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Thin. High Gloss Paperback. ... more information

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Austria: Osterreichische, 1948. 1st. Hb. DJ is fair+-has several tears alont top & bottom spine edges-. 8vo. Yes-many colored & Bl/W. Three parts-History, Costume, & Republic. Also has map in back showing damage areas from different bombing raids & shelling. edges worn with corners rough-text is very good condition-some soiling along edges-corners appear to be lightly bumped but has flexible cover. ... more information

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Very Good with no dust jacket Hardcover. Beautiful Bermuda Publishing Co.; -; 1946; 632 pages; illustrations, maps, plans, official directory, buyer's guide. Fold-out map at rear of book. Cover shows light rubbing on edges; spine quite faded. Tight binding. Interior clean, previous owner's name & notation written on front endpaper. Fold-out map clean & intact. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall . ... more information

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Vienna: Osterreichische Staatsdruckerei, 1948. Patterned gilt-stamped green cloth binding. Clean, tight and unmarked. Ribbon marker bound in. 544pp. Illustrations throughout, many in color. Text in English, translated by G. E. R. Gedye. Dust jacket, lightly rubbed, in new mylar cover.. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. ... more information

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