Polar Regions

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 experiences, from the trip through Chile, to encounters with whales, seals and penguins, the exploits of his crewmates, and the mesmerizing colours of the ice.]. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. more information

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London.: Harper Perennial., 2006. A VERY NICE COPY. B/w photographs, maps. Octavo. 637pp. VG stiff card covers with light creasing to one corner, text block square, clean and tight; text crisp and bright, VG+. ["Many have trodden this path before but this is the masterpiece - Giles Foden."]. Reprint.. Soft Cover. 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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UK: Andrew Melrose., 1953. [Being an account of a survey expedition to the sub-antarctic islands of New Zealand.] Octavo. With 37 photographs and 2 maps. Book is in good to very good condition: VG black cloth lettered in gilt; binding is square, clean and tight with light fading to top tip of spine where dustjacket defective; page edges and endpapers are foxed; top right tip of front free endpaper clipped; text clean, tight and bright with just occasional light foxing, VG. Dustjacket showing wear, fair. A good sound copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good to Very Good/Fair. more information

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UK: Coronet Books., 1985. A NICE COPY. 8vo. 368pp. Colour plates, maps. Good pictorial card covers with some light chipping and cornerwear; binding square and tight; white sticker on front cover, page edges lightly marked; text clean, tight and bright, VG+. . Reprint.. Soft Cover. Very Good. more information

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Auckland, NZ.: Random House., 2003. 156pp. 8vo. Colour photographs. Pictorial stiff card covers with some creasing; text is clean and bright. A good sound copy. ["An ordinary person in an extraordinary land - Kim Griggs frank and amusing account of everyday survival in Antarctica makes you feel as if you are there.]. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 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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Chch, NZ.: Whitcomb & Tombs., 1962. Octavo. 170pp. B/w illustrations. Slightly dusty but VG red cloth lettered in white; internally VG. Nice dustjacket with some chipping, foxing and browning, G++. A good clean tight copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good to Very Good. more information

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London.: Hodder & Stoughton., 1984. 223pp. Octavo. Colour plates, maps. VG blue cloth titled in gilt, lower edge just slightly faded. Previous owner's signature on endpaper; top edge browned, foxed otherwise contents fine. Dustjacket slightly crimped at top edge, lightly scuffed, VG. A NICE COPY.. 2nd Impression.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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Australia.: Century Hutchinson., 1988. A NICE COPY. 126pp. Qto. Colour, b/w photographs. VG card covers, light crease to front panel, two corners just slightly chipped; top right corner of first page clipped, one page corner turned over else fine. [The first independent account of the 1987 Greenpeace expedition to Antarctica. It follows the difficulties, hopes and frustration of the crew, who negotiated potentially lethal pack ice, constructed a base to house four overwinterers in the harshest environment in the world.]. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. more information

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London.: The Travel Book Club. (Translated by Maurice Michael). 224pp. 8vo. Map. Scattered foxing, spine partially split one edge, G++ to VG. D/w lacks part of backstrip, sticker mark front panel, rubbed, G. [A journey across Greenland in 1910].. Reprint.. Hard Cover. Good to Very Good/Good. more information

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London.: Penguin, 2002. A True Story of Endurance and Disaster. B/w photographs. 8vo. 265pp. Book is in VG condition: VG card covers with just light cornerwear, remainder mark to bottom edge and slight smudge to front cover; binding square and tight; top right corner of first page clipped; text clean, tight and bright, VG. [In the spring of 1926 three Englishmen trekked into the Canadian wilderness to experience life in the extremes. Based on Edgar Christian's heart-rending journal of the expedition.] A NICE COPY.. Soft Cover. Very Good. more information

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Sydney.: Reader's Digest., 1985. Folio. Numerous colour, b/w photographs, maps. 320pp. Excellent glazed pictorial boards, spine just very slightly sunned, rear panel just very slightly scuffed; very slight ripple to page edges; internally fine. A VERY NICE COPY. [Heavy item. If destination is outside New Zealand, extra postage will be required - we will contact you with a quote prior to shipping.]. First Edition. Very Good+/No Jacket. more information

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London.: Jonathan Cape., 1990. 254pp. Qto. Colour photographs, maps on endpapers. VG blue boards titled in silver, two corners bumped, small nick to bottom edge; contents fine. Dustjacket has light edgewear and scuffing otherwise VG. A NICE COPY. [Having walked Scott's route to the South Pole, in March 1989 Robert Swan set off with an international 8 man team to cross 500 miles of frozen Arctic Sea. Swan's gripping account of their astonishing journey draws on the diaries of the entire team.]. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good. more information

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