Antarctica

Stein & Day, 1977. Hardcover with dustjacket, first American printing, "...the dramatic story of what Sir Edmund Hillary calls the most outstanding solo journey ever recorded in Antarctic history," illustrated with photos and an end-paper map, has a small remainder dot on the bottom page-edge, else excellent condition, the dustjacket has a 2-inch closed edge-tear at top of spine, the original price is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included. ISBN: 0812821771. 1st U.S. Ed.. Hard Cover. NF/VG. Polar. more information

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Putnam's, 1935. Hardcover first printing, well-illustrated with photographs and maps, light spotting on spine, gift inscription on half-title page, dustjacket has wear but is intact and presentable. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. VG/VG-. TRAVEL TRANSPORTATION AVIATION POLAR. more information

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Columbia University Press, 1979. ".the story of the last American frontier town- a tiny community perched on the edge of the vast wasteland of Antarctica," illustrated, first printing and a review copy with the review slip taped to front end-paper, hardcover with dustjacket. ISBN: 0231046820. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. VG+/VG. more information

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Rand McNally & Co., 1966. Antarctic exploration, a pictorial chronicle of the U.S. Navy's "Operation Deep Freeze," small soiled area on last page, spine sunned, dustjacket has a good amount of overall wear but is intact and protected in mylar. Hard Cover. VG+/Good+. POLAR TRAVEL. more information

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Department of the Navy, 1950. Large paperback, divided into two sections, Arctic and Antarctic, 230 pages, a very informative history accompanied by two large fold-out maps, also includes a selected bibliography, has some surface-chipping on the spine which doesn't look nice but has done no damage to the binding, well-preserved overall with no other significant flaws, contents are fine. 1st ed.. Trade Paperback. VG+. Polar Exploration. more information

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David R. Godine, 2001. Hardcover, first U.S. printing, book and dustjacket are as new but does have an attractive bookplate (it's not written on) on the half-title page, an entertaining tale about penguins and the opera, written in rhymed couplets, and translated from the German, illustrated in color by Quint Buchholz. ISBN: 1567921701. 1st U.S. Ed.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. PENGUINS POETRY. more information

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Seattle, WA: The Mountaineers, 1991. Hardcover, first American printing, book and dustjacket are in excellent condition, some light rubbing to the dustjacket is the only flaw, suitable for gift-giving, "...Messner's account of yet another incredible adventure in a life which has already known so many," beautifully illustrated throughout with photos, some in color, and a double page map. ISBN: 0898863058. 1st U.S. Ed.. Hard Cover. Fine/NF. Exporation. 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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Random House, 1972. ".in the World's Highest, Driest, Windiest, Coldest and Most Remote Continent," frontis photo of Shackleton's hut on Ross Island, end-paper map, small ownership label on front end-paper, dustjacket has a few internally tape-repaired short tears, hardcover first printing. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. VG/VG-. TRAVEL POLAR. more information

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Naval Institute Press, 1990. Hardcover with one minor flaw: moderate rubbing to the dustjacket, illustrated with photos and a double-page end-paper map. ISBN: 087021022X. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Fine/NF. more information

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