HISTORY / Polar Regions Books

Oxford University Press. as new multiple copies. 2001. Hardcover. multiple copies; NOVI003873 . ... more information

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New York: Oxford University Press, 2001 First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. ... more information

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Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001 pp. 22, b/w illustrations.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. ... more information

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Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, 2001. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. ... more information

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Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A.: Oxford Univ Pr, 2001. explor.. ISBN: 0195123824. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. ARCTIC REGIONS DISCOVERY EXPLORATION HISTORY. ... more information

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Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A.: Oxford Univ Pr, 2001. Edition not stated. Quarter cloth. 222 pp. Inconstant and forbidding, the arctic has lured voyagers into the cold for centuries, pushing themselves beyond the limits of their knowledge, technology, and stamina. This book charts these quests and the eventual race for the North Pole in unprecedented detail. "A brisk-paced survey of a fascinating subject, A Fabulous Kingdom provides an engaging introduction to the history of Arctic exploration -- with th... more information

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Don Mills, ON, Canada: Oxford University Press, 2001 Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. ... more information

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Auckland, NZ.: Random Century., 1991. Numerous illustrations in pastels and b/w. Ex-library but very tidy; contents unmarked, VG. Dustjacket in plastic taped to endpapers. Oblong Qto. 128pp. A NICE COPY. [In 1988 Barker joined the Pelagic Antarctic Expedition as the official expedition artist. They sailed through the Strait of Magellen, across the infamous Drake Passage and down to the Antarctic Peninsula. This book contains Barker's log, which he kept during the incredible voyage, detailing his varied ... more information

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Santa Barbara, California, U.S.A.: Narrative Pr, 2001 First Thus. Trade Paperback. As New. ... more information

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United Kingdom: J M Dent & Sons Ltd, 1990. Jacket in a crystal-clear polyester protector sleeve. Pages are tight, bright & clean, foxing, primarily top edge. Binding firm with slight cock. Boards, spine, edges and corners good+. No detracting wear. If needed for reference, research, analysis, lucubrations or just enjoyment, this is the one. 390 pages, indexed. B/W photos illustrate.. Edition or Printing Not Stated. Green Cloth. Very Good, WITH EXCEPTIONS/Near Very Good Price Intact £. 9 1/2 X... more information

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J M Dent & Sons Ltd., 1988. 390 pp. b/w illus. vg clean copy in vg dw. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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London.: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1988. pp: x, 390. Sixteen pages of b&w illustrations. Index. An excellent biography of Lord Nelson written by an eminent naval and military historian and his historian son.. ISBN: 0460070088. First Edition. Cloth, Gilt Lettering.. Fine/Fine. Tall 8vo. History, Biography, Naval, Nelson, Royal Navy.. ... more information

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London: J. M. Dent, 1988. The authors are leading naval historians and have created in this book an immensely human portrait of Nelson as well as a sense of what it was to sail the seas in Nelson's days in peace and war. With illustrations. Previous owner name on paste down.. ISBN: 0-460-07008-8. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Nelson , Maritime , Military History. ... more information

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1988. 0460070088 Unsigned 22 Illus. 390 Pages. 15 x 23cms. V/G in D/W Biography. Index. . ... more information

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London: J. M. Dent & Sons, 1988 First UK Edition. Hard Cover. Nr Fine/Nr Fine. ... more information

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Lund S & R Publishing. Brand new-direct from the publisher!. Trade Paperback. Brand New. ... more information

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Carroll & Graf, 1999. 194pp. Illus. "In the Footsteps of the South Polar Explorers." (loc 1072/1). First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. ... more information

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Auckland, NZ.: Reed., 1997. 184pp. Qto. Colour, b/w photographs. Gift inscription on front free endpaper otherwise fine. A VERY NICE COPY. [In 1992-93 Expedition Arktikos was to take its Kiwi and Russian participants from the coast of the Bering Sea across northern Siberia to Greenland, through the Northwest Passage to the Yukon and Alaska, and across the Bering Strait.]. Soft Cover. Very Good+. ... more information

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New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1999. With a preface by Patrick O'Brian, The engrossing true account by the ship's captain, of the fate of the HMS Endurance which sank into Antarctica's Weddell sea during the ill-fated 1914-16 expedition led by famed British polar explorer Ernest Shackleton. Has much information on Shackleton and his leadership and personality, the hazards and hardships faced by the crew, the climatic conditions, the unique circumstances of Antarctica and its waterways, much more. ... more information

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New York: W W Norton & Co Inc, 1999. Reprint. Fine/Fine.. ISBN: 0393046842. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. POLAR REGIONS DISCOVERY EXPLORATION ANTARCTICA. ... more information

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