Edinburgh: A & C Black, 1853. A recent fine binding in 3/4 brown morocco, with marbled boards and matching endpapers. Raised bands, gilt decoration on the bands, and fresh gilt title on the spine. Pages xxiv,349 with index. In fine condition, with no prior owner marks inside, and pages and plates clean and tight. Handsewn endbands. This was an important scientific work on glaciers, the author a Scottish physicist (1809-1868). The second half of the book compares glaciers in Switzerland, and includes his ascent (the first British) of Jungfrau in 1841. Especially interesting as the Norwegian and Swiss glaciers shrink with global warming. Handsome volume with beautiful plates. Abbey Travel 257. . First Edition. Illus. by 10 Color Lithographs, 2 Maps (1 folding) Plus Text Illustrations. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (more information)

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London: Archibald Constable & Co, 1897. This first Fran expedition innovated with kayaks, which Nansen picked up from the Inuit, with skis and with the Primus stove. Very nice decorative gilt arctic scene on both front covers, protected in mylar. The General map of the Polar Regions in vol one is lacking; the other 3 folding, color maps are present. Pages xiii, 587 and xi, 229 . First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by 2 Frontispieces, 16 Color Plates, 113 Plates, Numberous Text Illustrations. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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New York: Pantheon, 1981. Subtitled, "Four Expeditions to the Arctic, the Congo, the Gobi, and Siberia", from the early 20th Century archives of the American Museum of Natural History. Early photography by members of Admiral Peary's trip into the Arctic, Roy Chapman Andrews by camel into the Gobi, Herbert Land and James Chapin on foot into the Congo, and Wldemar Jochelson and Waldemar Bogoras by skin boat and dog sledge to explore the tribes of Siberia. Dustjacket has some edgewear. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Profuse Archieval Photos . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (more information)

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