HISTORY / Polar Regions Books

Arcata, California, U.S.A.: Paradise Cay Pubns, 2005 Winter came early to the Arctic in 1897, virtually trapping the entire North American whaling fleet. This is their story.. Paperback. New. ... more information

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New York: Oxford University Press, 2005. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. ... more information

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UK: Pocket Books., 2003. A LOVELY COPY. 255pp. Small 8vo. Colour photographs. New. [Catharine Hartley and her companion Fiona Thornewill became the first British women to walk to each pole, the first women of any country to walk to both, unaided by dogs or machines.]. Reprint.. Soft Cover. As New. ... more information

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New York: Oxford Univ Press, 2005. First Oxford Edition. Hard Cover. New/New. Photographs. Sea ice and midnight sun, flaming aurora and endless winter night - the arctic of traveler's tales and romantic novels is the unattainable dream of a vast and desolate world - the last imaginary place on Earth. In this fascinating book renowned archeologist Robert McGhee lifts the veil to reveal the true Arctic. Combining anthropology, history, and personal memoir, this book dispels romanticized notions of the A... more information

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University of Nebraska Press. Used - Like New. 2002. Hardcover. Red remainder stamp to lower text block. Fine. ... more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster Trade Paperbacks, 2002 First Thus. Trade Paperback. Good Plus. ... more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Lyons Pr, 1999. The edges of the cover are lightly rubbed, the book is both clean and tight, inside and out. 231 pages.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. War Story. ... more information

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The Lyons Press, 1999 . Paperback . VG+ in wraps. Bit of rubbing/edgewear; corner lightly dinged; faint crease front. Illustrated with some B&W photos. "In March 1943, a team of expatriate Norwegian commandos sailed from northern England for Nazi-occupied arctic Norway to organize and supply the Norwegian resistance. But they were betrayed and the Nazis ambushed them. Only one man survived--Jan Baalsrud. This is the incredible and gripping story of his escape. Frostbitten and snowblind, pursued by... more information

Offered by Cossel Books (Idaho, United States) +/-

Guilford, CT: The Lyons Press, 1999. Brand New Soft Cover Book in Excellent Condition. Introduction by Stephen E. Ambrose. "Here is one of the most exciting escape narratives to emerge from the challenges and miseries of WWII. In March 1943, a team of expatriate Norwegian commandos sailed from northern England for Nazi-occupied arctic Norway to organize and supply the Norwegian resistance. But they were betrayed and the Nazis ambushed them. Only one man survived---Jan Baalsrud. This is the incred... more information

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New York: Lyons Press, 1990 FN+. Negligible shelving wearing consistant with bookstore shelved books; else as new. Tight, straight, stiff spine. Beautiful glossy cover with no rips, tearing, chipping, or creases. Pristine interior free from writing, markings, or dogears.. Soft Cover. Fine. ... more information

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Lincoln, NE, U.S.A.: University of Nebraska Press, 2001. Dust jacket has 5-inch slit on cover which has come through on front board.. Hardback. Very Good. ... more information

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Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2001. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good. 8vo. xvi, [4], 269, [2] pp. Bound in full black cloth, in gray dust wrapper, title in black on cover and spine, photograph of yellow flower on front cover. Black and white illustrations. Very Good+ or better, with bump to head of spine and lower corner of front cover, otherwise clean and bright, in Very God dust wrapper with crease to front flap, light wear to extremities. ... more information

Offered by Garnet Books (New York, United States) +/-

New York, New York USA: Macmillan. Hardcover. Dust jacket condition: None. Solid retired library book with usual library markings; else VG. Text free of underlining, writing and highlighting. Includes folded map inside pocket at rear cover. From the Foreword: IT is gratifying to an author to be-asked to write a Preface for a Coming-of-Age edition of one of his books. My publishers tell me that very few books published in any one year can be expected to go on selling steadily for the next two decades... more information

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