The Heart of the Antarctic Being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909: Volumes I & II by Shackleton, E. H. , C. V. O - 1969

Kessinger, 1909. Reprint. HC, no DJ. MV VG. Facsimile reprint. Vol. II. Illustrations. PLEASE NOTE: We are happy to provide photos. Please contact us for any specific requests. BUYING AND SELLING USED AND RARE BOOKS FROM HISTORIC EAST NASHVILLE SINCE 2012.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2007-01-17. Paperback. Used:Good.

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London: Heinemann. 1932. Large octavo, Volume 1 (of 2), original cloth boards, school crest embossed in gilt upper boards, b&w plates, large folding map (fine condition), pp xv, 368. School prize plate front endpaper. Spine faded (as often), rear board discoloured possibly from water damage. Scattered foxing index pages and outside edge. Contents clean. Good condition. The classic account of Shacketon's British Antarctic Expedition 1907- 1909, lavishly illustrated with many black and white photographs. The final expedition party reached 88 degrees South, at that time the Farthest South and 113 miles short of the Pole, before being forced to turn back. The large folding map shows their route. Popular Edition. Boards.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC. paperback. New. 5x1x9. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

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William Heinemann. Very Good with no dust jacket; Blue cloth, raised bands, blk labels, . probably not the original binding since it buckrum cloth; No marks or . writing, clean tight binding; very light foxing on endsheets;. 1909. First British Edition. Hardcover. First british printed simultaneous with US; lacks maps; photos; large books may require extra postage; ; Vol. 2 .

New York & London: J. B. Lippincott & William Heinemann, 1909. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Complete set, though mismatched as to publishers. Original cloth hard covers with titles and illustration blocked in silver. Top edges gilt. Volume I covers moderately worn, with old owner's name inside and inner hinges cracked but holding. Volume II covers worn and faded, and cracked here and there along spine edges. Tanning to edges and endpapers of both volumes. Otherwise still a neat set, with sound bindings. All plates present in each volume, as well as the folded panoramas and three map sheets in the rear pocket of Volume II. liv,366;xvi,419pp..

J. B. Lippincott Co, Philadelphia, 1909. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, hardcovers. pictorial blue cloth. Vg+ condition. Spine pictorial inset on Volume I rubbed. Covers and contents clean, unworn, no marking or writing. Bindings square and tight, with no separation at endpaper seams. Pocket map present, rear, Volume II. A very nice copy of this iconic title.

London; William Heinemann; 1909.. First Edition; 2 Volumes, Thick Super Roy. 8vo; Vol.1 pp. xlviii, 372; photogravure portrait frontispiece, 104 pages of plates in all 125 illustrations, (of which 6 are full-page colour plates with titled tissues, 77 are full-page b/w. plates & 3 are double-page), 11 illustrations in text, Vol.2 pp. xvi, 420 (last blank); 3 folding maps and 2 panoramas on large folding sheet, photogravure frontispiece, 6 pages of coloured plates with titled tissues, 95 pages of plates in all 142 illustrations, ( of which 51 are full-page plates, 74 are half page, four pages have 3 illustrations each and one page has 4 illustrations), 1 double-page plate & 38 text illustrations, 10 appendices, index, newly bound in contemporary style in full blue cloth, title lettered in silver on black title label, the illustrations from the original bindings laid down on the upper boards of the new binding, very good set.

Salem, Massachusetts: Peabody Museum, 1937. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 209pp. Marbled boards, black spine, gilt spine lettering, top edge gilt, slipcase. Corners lightly rubbed, spine lettering mildly sunned, contents are clean and some pages still unopened. Slipcase is lightly edge-chipped. One of 481 copies printed on Hazelbourn paper by The Southworth-Anthoensen Press.

Walter Scott, London, 1889 revised edition, Very Good Hardcover / no dustjacket, 79 pages, 5" x 7.5", waterstain on front board, otherwise clean and tight, inscribed by author on ffep.

lvi+342 pages with frontispiece, 6 maps including two folding maps, bibliography and index. Octavo (8 3/4" x 6") bound in original publisher's blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine and pictorial representation of the ship Victoria embossed on front cover with cover and blind stamped ruled edges with original jacket. Edited by Michael Roe. Works issued by the Hakluyt Society, second series, volume 131. First edition.In 1794, Charles Bishop sailed from Bristol as master of the Ruby, a trading ship bound for north-west America. He had instructions to procure otter furs fro the Indians and then to proceed to Canton via japan and sell the cargo. During the years 1794-1802, he rounded South America to reach the Pacific coast, then visited the Pacific islands and the coasts of Asia and Australia. In the Moluccas, he sold the Ruby and purchased the Nautilus; correspondingly, the test is divided into two sections. This narrative is Bishop's journal of his voyages and relates a minor epic of adventure,… Read More

By Olive A. Frederickson with Ben East. AUTOBIOGRAPHY. RARE. 1972 Crown Publishers Inc., NY. The Silence Of The North, The Incredible story of a woman's fight for survival in a merciless winter of the Canadian Wilderness during the 1940's. Adapted as a film in 1981 and directed by Allan King. VG/GOOD $5.95 unclipped dust jacket. USED. 5 ¾ X 8 ½. 209 pages. Illustrated with b/w photographs.

Indianapolis: Dog Ear Publishing, January 2013. Trade Paperback. Fine. Slight reading wear to corners, otherwise pristine. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. Not damaged. Suitable for gifting. 163 pages. The 25 authors of this book were volunteers in the first Peace Corps rural community development project in Africa: Sierra Leone, 1965-67. They are also the first group to tell a collective story of Peace Corps volunteers, anywhere. The Peace Corps was in its infancy then, and memories of John Kennedy were strong among the young volunteers. Sierra Leone was also in its infancy in the first few years after independence, before military coups and tribal warfare became common. The authors forthrightly recount their feelings of loneliness and isolation, and their frightening experiences with secret societies and witchcraft, but their uniquely optimistic "can-do" American attitude brought most through a great life experience.

547 pages. Black cloth boards; gilt lettering on spine. Spine detatched on one side. JWSC LLC is listing this property on behalf of a private collector's estate. Documentation on file indicates this book was purchased by the estate in the 1970s from (a UK dealer). Additional photos available.

London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, 1823. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pp: [viii]ix-xii [1]2-544. FIRST EDITION. Bound in brown half-leather over marbled boards, title in gilt within a red title piece. The first edition of the author's first book. William Wilson (1772-1849) inherited a substantial sum from an uncle, and decided to indulge his passion for travel. He travelled throughout Europe and The Middle East and wrote a series of books. This was his first, and it was the most popular, going through several editions. This is a good copy as all plates, including the frontispiece, have been excised. The boards show moderate wear, heavier at the spine ends. The front hinge is cracked. The text block is mainly clean with a few marks of unknown origin.

Berenstain, Stan and Jan: The Berenstain Bears Go To Camp ( A First Time Book) Random House 1982 First Edition. Number line starts with 1. Ex-lib hardcover library-bound edition Brown cloth boards. Good Condition/ No dust jacket included. A nice find for Berenstain Bears fans.

London: Smith, Elder & Co, 1904. First English edition thus. Octavo, pp xii, 310, illustrated (including two chromolithographs by Keulemans), a rather poor copy, lacking the folding map, an ex-Boots library copy in red library cloth, a bit used and weak internally with cracked hinges (through front and rear hinges tight and strong), some plates a little frayed, a small stamp on the front endpaper and a library label on the rear, the cloth rather worn, marked on the upper cover, the spine torn. A useful working copy. [Andre was an explorer and collector of natural history specimens . He wrote a glossary of common and scientific names of plants and animals and put together a collection of 1800 bird skins which are held at Tring. He was a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a Fellow of the Zoological Society. He travelled largely in Venezuala and Columbia and introduced the Anthurium plant to Trinidad & Tobago, 1915.]. Signed by Author. First English edition. Cloth. Fair.

This book is an antique but it is in poor condition. The binding is loose and peeling off the spine of this book. The cover is worn substantially on the edged, corners and all over. The previous owners name is written on the inside front board and the front end page. The inside pages are yellowed and tanned and the page is torn. "A complete story of Panama, as well as the history, purpose and promise of its world famous canal - the most gigantic engineering undertaking since the dawn of time. Approved by leading officials connected with the great enterprise. Profusely illustrated by over 600 unique and attractive photographs taken expressly for this book by our special staff." - Panama