Exploration

New York & Chicago: The Goldsmith Publishing, 1932. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 5.5x8. This bookhas a green cover, the dust jacket is blue and yellow with a picture of Admiral Byrd in black and white, red lettering. This is a true story of Admiral Byrd's Antarctic exploring expedition. Pages slightly browned. 253 pages. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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Chicago: The Goldsmith Publishing Company, 1932. This hard cover book has a tan cover with black lettering on the front and spine of the cover. The pages are browning and the corners are bumped. An authentic story of the Byrd Antarctic exploring expedition. 253 pages. DAILY SHIPPING, QUICK RESPONDING DEALER.. Hard Cover. Near Very Good/No Jacket. 5.5"x8". more information

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The MaCmillian Co. 1940, 1940. hardcover maroon with silver lettering illus frontis portrait of Trelawny in front of book this is a true story 379 pgs 7x10 vg/g+ dj. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good +. more information

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1889 Stanley Pub Co., 1889. green cover with black, silver, red & gold ltg & dec. Illus with engravings, colored plates and maps. 6'x9' 800 pgs Cover is poor, with rubbing, frayed edges and corners, inner hinges are split and re paired, text is Good, as is. Hard Cover. Fair. more information

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New York: Clarkson N. Potter Inc., 1988. This 6"x9" hard cover book has a color photo illustrated dj with green and red lettering on the front and spine of the dj. A solo voyage on Lake Superior. Black and white photo illustrations within the book. 214 indexed pages.. Stated 1st Edition ex Lib.. Hard Cover. Near Very Good/Near Very Good. Illus. by Photo Illustrated. more information

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London: Arco Publications Limited, 1957. This 5.5"x8.5" hard cover book has a blue cover with gilt lettering on the spine of the cover. A book about the adventures of the exploration of the North Pole. 352 pages. DAILY SHIPPING, QUICK RESPONDING DEALER.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. more information

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New York: Gemini-Smith Inc., 1974. 13x9 inches. 213 indexed pages. This book takes the reader on an expedition to liquid space, the world below the surface of the seas. The incredible story of man's adventures in the sea. 64 pages of vivid color photographs.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Near Very Good. Illus. by Photo Illustrated. more information

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New York: E. p. Dutton and Company, 1968. This 6.5"x9.5" hard cover book hasd a black and off white illustrated dj with red and black lettering on the front and spine of the dj. The front endpaper is gone. A book about the importance of the beaver in the discovery , exploration, and settlement of the North American continent. Black and white illustrations within the book. 191 indexed pages.. Stated 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Near Very Good/Near Very Good. Illus. by Yes. more information

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1938 Putnam, NY, 1938. Original copy.blue cloth cover with blue lettering Illustrated with decorations by Richard E. Harrison. 296 pgs 5.5'x8' Spine sun faded, else is Near VG. Hard Cover. Near Very Good. more information

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New York: G. P. Putman's Sons, 1935. Hard Cover. G++/No Jacket. 2nd Ed. Ex. Lib. 6.5x9.5. A blue book with gold ltg. , light water stain at front top. It has 405 pgs. and is illus. in b/w with great photos and maps.. 2nd Edition, Ex-library. Hard Cover. Good ++. more information

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New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1930. This antique hardcover book is bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering. Ex-lib; usual lib. markings; some spotting on cover, edgewear; rear hinge mushy; most inner pages clean and unmarked. Admiral Byrd writes about his expedition to the South Pole. Large fold-out map loose at rear of book. 422 pages, incl. index; approx. 6"x9". . Stated First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Very Good. Illus. by Illustrated. more information

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New York: G.p. Putmans Sons, 1935, 1935. Hard Cover. Near Vg/No Jacket. Stated 1st Edition. 6.5"x9.5". this hard cover book has a blue cover with gilt lettering on the front and spine of the cover. this book is about the exploration of antarcticia. this book has 405 indexed pages. DAILY SHIPPING, QUICK RESPONDING DEALER.. Stated First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Very Good. more information

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England: Abc Clio, 1988. Vg/No Jacket. 6"x9". This soft covered book has a pink cover with yellow lettering on the front and spine of the cover. this book is about the sunmmaries of biographical articles in history journals. 132 indexed pages.. soft Cover. Very Good. more information

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Toronto: Bantam Books, 1987, 1987. Very Good. 5" x 8". 306 pg. blue paperback book with an illustration of a man sky diving with a snake around his neck over a sea with a shark and sharp points coming out of the water with a volcanoe errupting in the background. The stories from travels and expierences around the world. Includes a Christmas gift inscription. Includes articles about the author and his adventures.. Paperback. Very Good. more information

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1987 Salem House Pub, Mass, 1st American edition, 1987. brown cover with gilt ltg on spine. Illus, some in color. 248 pgs 7.5'x10' indexed. VG in G+ dj. 1st american Ed.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good +. more information

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Greenwich, Conn.: New York Geographic Society Publishers, 1964. 5.5 x 8 hard cover book. Black and blue lettering on the white dust jacket spine with an illustrated cover. This is the story of the discovery of Antarctica: the heroic probing by preserving men of many nationalities into the forbidding ice-bound fastness of the last unknown continent. 279 pages. Owner's bookplate. Slight dj soil. Tight binding. Very Good/Very Good condition. DAILY INVOICED PROCESSING, QUICK RESPONDING DEALER.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Photo Illustrated. more information

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New York: Farrar and Reinhart, 1936. Hard Cover. G +/No Jacket. 5.5x8.5. A green book with yellow ltg. and it has 272 pgs. Owner's stamp in back. It is illustrated with photos in b/w great old photos.. Hard Cover. Good +/No Jacket. more information

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Bill Fisher 1969, 1969. softcover Alaska illus with maps and photos of Alaska throughout the book 170 pgs 9x11 ex lib.g+. Soft Cover. Good +. more information

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1966 McGraw-Hill, 1st edition American Trail Series, 1966. 1st Edition. blue cover with gold & silver lettering & decorations. Illustrated with maps. 6'x9' 383 pgs. Near VG . 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Near Very Good. more information

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Fredrick A.Stokes,circa.1920's posible 1st ed., 1920. 5.5x7.5 hard cover,241 pgs. G+,gray w/ green spine,and gold lettering on spine.full page illust.possible 1st edit. index ,maps.Some chapt. titles,The Medievil world,The Farther East,The Heel Of America, R ound The Cape to India,The First Voyage Of Colum bus. The conquest Of Peru,etc. many others.. Hard Cover. Good +. more information

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New York: The Natural History Library, 1962. This paperback book has a blue, white and color illustrated cover with black lettering on the front and black and white lettering on the blue spine of the cover. 507 pages. DAILY SHIPPING, QUICK RESPONDING DEALER.. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Yes. 4"X7". more information

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Crescent Books, 1960. 8.5 x 11.5 hard cover book. Black lettering on the white/map illustrated dust jacket cover and spine. A lavishly illustrated account of man's most exciting and significant journeys into the unknown; detailed color maps enable you to follow the sea voyages and land journeys of explorers from prehistoric times to the present day; 38 large relief maps in color, 5 large world maps in color, more than 120 detailed explorers' route maps; more than 200 paintings, photographs, and documents showing the challenges, hardships, and rewards of exploration. 272 pages. Dust jacket edgewear. Tight binding. Very Good +/Very Good condition.. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good. Illus. by Illustrated. more information

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Honolulu, Hawaii: Paradise of the Pacific, 1949, 1949. Hard Cover. Near Very Good. 1st Edition. Signed by Author. 6.5x9. This book has been inscribed and signed by the author. It has a red cover with black design. Illustrated in black and white. 303 pgs. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Near Very Good. more information

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New York: doubleday and Company, 1952. This hard cover book has a grey cover with gilt lettering on the spine. A book about Dewey and exploration. Black and white photo illustrations within a section of the book. 335 pages. DAILY SHIPPING, QUICK RESPONDING DEALER.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Photo Illustrated. 5.5"x8.5". more information

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New York: William Morrow and Co. 1991, 1991. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Stated 1st Edit. 9.5x11.5. ISBN:0688085458. This is a blue/ gold book with gold ltg. and a blue dj with gold ltg. and colored dec. of a ship. It has 370 pgs. and is a companion volume to the PBS series. It is illus. in color and in b/w with beautiful photos.. Stated 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. more information

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Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Comp. Inc., 1960. Hard Cover. Good +/Good +. First Edition. Ex-Library. 6"x10". ISBN:60-13519. Spine blue with yellow letters. dust jacket in good condition some wear at top of spine. 206 pages maps and black and white illustrations.. 1st Edition Ex - Lib. Hardcover. Good +/Good +. more information

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New York: Everybody's Vacation Publishing Co., 1901. This antique hardcover book is bound in blue cloth boards with gilt spine lettering and decoration. Spine faded, some light cover wear; inner pages clean. No date of publication; presumed early 1900s. This book collects stories of exploration and discovery from Captain Cook, Marco Polo, Columbus and many others. 282 pages; approx. 5"x8".. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. more information

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1869 Harper & Brothers, 1869. dark brown cover with gilt stamped lettering & illustration of eagle grabbing monkey in tree. Illustrated with numerous engravings. 260 pgs 5'x7.5' Some minor edge and corner wear, else is VG. . Hard Cover. Very Good. more information

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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1905. This antique hardcover book has green decorative cloth boards. The front cover has an allover pattern of black leaves, with gilt lettering and small red illustrations. The spine is similarly decorated, with black etchings and gilt lettters. Some cover, edgewear; ex-Sunday School library, but no external lib. markings. Most inner pages are clean. Illustrated with black-and-white drawings throughout. View an image of this item at popeks.com/books/p4240.jpg The book describes the author's return trip to equatorial Africa and his adventures there. 314 pages; approx. 5"x8". DAILY INVOICED PROCESSING, QUICK RESPONDING DEALER.. Ex - Lib. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Illustrated. more information

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Chicago: A. C. McClug and Co., 1912. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 6th Edition. 5x8. A grayish black book with yellow ltg. and dec. of a head of an indian. It has 443 pgs. and gift inscription.. 6th Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. more information

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New York: Simon and Schuster, 1928. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 15th Printing. 6x9. green with gold ltg. and orange lines - 302 pgs. in vol. 1 & 275 in vol. 2 - illus. in b/w in vol. one with frontis. -illus. innerboards - 2 vol. c omplete - The works written by himself at age 73.. 15th Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good. more information

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Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday and Company Inc., 1948. 8.5x5.75 inches. 344 pages. Dark green cover with gold decorations. Dark green spine with gold decorations and lettering. Would be fine condition except the inner hinge has white showing. Illustrated with expressive black and white line drawings. Marco Polo's account of his Asiatic wanderings, which was originally written more than 6 centuries ago. Clean, tight, unmarked.. Hard Cover. Very Good +. Illus. by Corbino, Jon. more information

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London: Bodley Head, 1954, 1954. Hard Cover. Vg/G+. 1st.ed. 5.5x8.5. green w/gold lettering on spine.yellow dj.w/black lettering on spine.152 pgs.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good +. more information

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New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1906. This antique hardcover book is bound in dark green cloth boards with gilt spine lettering and an etched cover illustration. Covers are edgeworn. Light browning of inside pages. Illustrated with color and black-and-white plates, this book tells the story of the Ziegler Polar Expedition. Includes a fold-out map. 296 pages; approx. 7"x9".. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Illustrated. more information

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New York: Morrow/Avon, 1983. This book has a blue hard cover with a maroon cloth spine and gold spine lettering. Spine slightly faded, some light edgewear, gift inscription on front endpaper; inner pages clean, bright and unmarked, binding tight. Illustrated with color photos and maps, the book tells the story of the Transglobe Expedition of the 1970s headed up by the author. 547 pages, including index; approx. 6"x9".. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Photo Illustrated. more information

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New York: Arbor House, 1983, 1983. Hard Cover. Very Good/G+. 1st Edition. 6.5"x9.5". This hard cover book has a color photo illustrated dj with white and red lettering on the front and red lettering on the black spine of the dj. this book is about the transglobal expedition: the first pole to pole circumnavigation of the globe. this book has 547 indexed pages. DAILY INVOICED PROCESSING, QUICK RESPONDING DEALER.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good +. more information

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New York: Gallery Books, 1990. This book has a multicolored illustrated cover with black spine lettering. Some dj edgewear; inner pages clean, binding tight. Illustrated throughout with color photos and images, this book details the history of humankind's quest to explore the world. 208 pages; approx. 9"x12".. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Illustrated. more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Gallery Books, 1992. 10.5 x 14 hard cover book. Black lettering on the white/color illustrated dust jacket spine with a color illustrated cover. Discovery: Exploration Through the Centuries captivates the reader as it recreates history through the exhilarating tales of the men who risked death and disgrace in pursuit of undiscovered lands. Light dust jacket edgewear. Tight binding. Clean. Fine/Very Good condition.. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Illustrated. more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Vintage, 1989. Just like new 247 pages, including appendix. The story of the first trip on foot through the Grand Canyon. Both the story of a remarkable journey in the midst of physical hardships, and a spiritual odyssey in which the author contemplates mankind's place in the vastness of nature.. trade Paperback. As New. more information

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New York: The Century Company, 1917. This 6"x9" hard cover book has a green cover with off white lettering on the front and spine of the coevr. There is foxing within the book, the page edges are waterstains, and the front hinge is cracked. Black and white photo illustrations throughout the book. 612 pages. DAILY SHIPPING, QUICK RESPONDING DEALER.. Ex - Lib. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Photo Illutrated. more information

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1954 Messner, 5th ptg, soft cover, 1954. illus cover. 422 pgs 5.5'x8' indexed. About VG. soft Cover. Near Very Good. more information

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The World Publishing Co. , 1962, 1962. 6x10 hard cover linen like,tan vg/vg. dj. 315 pgs. Fact and fiction about the men, who live in the lands around the Article Circle , by one of the great explorers of the North. Peter loved to travel a nd meet and make friends He was able to teach and to help the people he met immeasurably Yet he , too ,learned a great many things about the human condition .. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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G.P.Putnam's Son's , N.Y. 1958, 1958. 6x9, hard cover, aqua book with white polar bear , 438 pgs. G+ rear cover mildew stained. Quite a few sketches in book to explain their exploration of the Arctic.. Hard Cover. Good +. more information

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NY: Julian Messener, 1953, 1953. Hard Cover. Vg/Vg. 4th Print. 5.5x8.5. gray book w/black lettering on spine.422 pgs.dj.black w/white lettering on spine.. 4th Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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Utah: Brigham Young Univers. 1979, 1979. Hard Cover. Near Fine/G+. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). 6x9. ISBN:0842515755. blue book w/gold ltng on spine.aqua dj.w/yellow &black ltng on spine.dj.torn at edges.318 pgs.. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good +. more information

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Canada: Viking, 1986. This 6 x 9 hard cover book has the author's name and title in yellow lettering with a small illustration of an old fashioned ship sailing around glaciers on the dark green cover. William H. Goetzmann writes in absorbing and compelling detail about the remarkable adventures of the explorers: their hardships, their frustrations and enduring legacy. 528 pages. Front end page corner clipped. Remainder marks. Clean copy with tight binding.. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good +. Illus. by Illustrated. more information

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New York: Doubleday, 1985. black cover iwth gilt ltg on spine. Mapped innerboards. 300 pgs 6.5'x9.5' indexed. VG in VG dj. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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New York: Walker and Company, 1975. This hard cover book has a tan and red cover with black lettering on the spine of the cover. An illustrated exploration of megalith mysteries of early britain. Many black and white photo and other illustrations all throughout the book. 240 pages.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 7.5"x10". more information

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Indianapolis, IN: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1927. 6"x 9.5" red hardcover, 354 pages. black & white photographs and illustrations. Includes on the Trail of Ulysses, Acropolitis, Siren Isles, Ulysses Returns. map illustrated innerboards. little soil and wear, owner's name on front innerboard.. Hard Cover. Near Very Good/No Jacket. more information

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Indanapolis: Bobbs Merrill Co. 1927, 1927. Hard Cover. Near Very Good. 6" x 9 1/2". 354 pg. red hard cover book with B&W photographs and illustrations. Includes on the Trail of Ulysses, Acropolitis, Siren Isles, Ulysses Returns. Includes owner's name marked out. DAILY INVOICED PROCESSING, QUICK RESPONDING DEALER.. Hard Cover. Near Very Good. more information

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