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Oxford University Press, 1933. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Blue cloth over boards, some spotting on cloth. Corners bumped, spine a little tanned. A little foxing. B/W frontis and plates. A few pages with pencil marks in margins. 1933, no additional printings indicated. Lacking DJ. Includes fold-out map in back
NORTHERN LIGHTS: THE OFFICIAL ACCOUNT OF THE BRITISH ARCTIC AIR-ROUTE EXPEDITION 1930-31 by Chapman, F. Spencer - 1932
by Chapman, F. Spencer
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NORTHERN LIGHTS: THE OFFICIAL ACCOUNT OF THE BRITISH ARCTIC AIR-ROUTE EXPEDITION 1930-31
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Chatto and Windus, 1932. Cloth. Good. 2nd Impression December 1932; xv, [1], 304pages, illustrated, 63 b/w plates, 5 maps (4 folding). Blue cloth covers with blue label with gilt titling on spine. Gift dedication on front end paper otherwise contents clean. Shelfware, covers grubby, minor foxing to page edges. "Contains a detailed account of the expedition, based near Angmagssalik on the east coast of Greenland, its sledge and boat trips, two across the icecap, three northward, studies of climate, geology, ornithology, mapping with the aid of airplane, the attempt to climb Mt. Forel, notes on the art of kayaking. The appendices including report on flying work, list of plants collected, field notes on birds, sledging rations, geology, climate studies, etc. Watkins, who wrote the introduction, had climbed the highest mountain in Greenland and later died in kayaking accident. There are chapters by J. M. Scott, P. M. H. Lemon and Augustine Courtauld.Neate C31; Arctic Bibliography 2982. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 2 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2028. . This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.
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Northern Lights: The Official Account of the British Arctic Air-Route Expedition
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Northern Lights : the official account of the British arctic air -route expedition 1930 - 1931
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Chatto & Windus, 1932. 2nd Imp. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. the boards are edge worn. foxing and markings. ownership plate. sound binding. rather fair copy. may require extra postage. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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NORTHERN LIGHTS; THE OFFICIAL ACCOUNT OF THE BRITISH ARCTIC AIR-ROUTE EXPEDITION 1930-1931 Maps and 64 Pages of Plates
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London: Chatto and Windus. VG/NONE. 1932. Hardcover; Second Printing. Light general wear, trace of light to original cloth cover, cloth label with bright gilt title. Light wear to edges and corners, spine ends rubbed. Bright, clean interior with solid binding. Previous owner's name on flyleaf. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 304 pages; RB Nautical .
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Northern Lights: The Official Account of the British Arctic Air-Route Expedition.
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New York:: Oxford University Press,, 1933.. original blue cloth.. Very minor use to cloth; tight and sound.. Large 8vo,. With a Foreword by Admiral Richard E. Byrd. Folding map; illustrations from photographs.
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Chatto and Windus, London, 1934. Fourth Edition. Hardcover (rebound in cloth). Good Condition (ex-library)/No Dust Jacket. 4th Printing 1934; xv, 264 pages, illustrated, 32 b/w plates, 1 folding map at end. Ex Libri, red covers with library number to spine, slightly smaller than original 4th printing, red page edges, remnants of library bookplates,library labels etc.,in prelims, shelf wear, top and bottom of spine worn, pages age toned. All illustrations, maps as called for. "Contains a detailed account of the expedition, based near Angmagssalik on the east coast of Greenland, its sledge and boat trips, two across the icecap, three northward, studies of climate, geology, ornithology, mapping with the aid of airplane, the attempt to climb Mt. Forel, notes on the art of kayaking. The appendices including report on flying work, list of plants collected, field notes on birds, sledging rations, geology, climate studies, etc. Watkins, who wrote the introduction, had climbed the highest mountain…
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Chatto and Windus, London, 1932. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 2nd Impression December 1932; xv, [1], 304 pages, illustrated, 63 b/w plates, 5 maps (4 folding). Blue cloth covers with blue label with gilt titling on spine. Shelf wear, covers slightly grubby, spotting to page edges. Contents clean. "Contains a detailed account of the expedition, based near Angmagssalik on the east coast of Greenland, its sledge and boat trips, two across the icecap, three northward, studies of climate, geology, ornithology, mapping with the aid of airplane, the attempt to climb Mt. Forel, notes on the art of kayaking. The appendices including report on flying work, list of plants collected, field notes on birds, sledging rations, geology, climate studies, etc. Watkins, who wrote the introduction, had climbed the highest mountain in Greenland and later died in kayaking accident. There are chapters by J. M. Scott, P. M. H. Lemon and Augustine Courtauld. Second…
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Chatto and Windus, London, 1932. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition; xv, [1], 304pages, illustrated, 63 b/w plates, 5 maps (4 folding). Original covers with spine label. Covers sunned, spine label dull, spotting to page edges and margins. Contents clean. "Contains a detailed account of the expedition, based near Angmagssalik on the east coast of Greenland, its sledge and boat trips, two across the icecap, three northward, studies of climate, geology, ornithology, mapping with the aid of airplane, the attempt to climb Mt. Forel, notes on the art of kayaking. The appendices including report on flying work, list of plants collected, field notes on birds, sledging rations, geology, climate studies, etc. Watkins, who wrote the introduction, had climbed the highest mountain in Greenland and later died in kayaking accident. There are chapters by J. M. Scott, P. M. H. Lemon and Augustine Courtauld." Neate C31; Arctic Bibliography 2982 This is…
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Northern Lights; The Official Account of the British Arctic Air-Route Expedition, 1930-1931
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London: Chatto & Windus, 1932. First Edition. hardcover. very good. And additional chapters by J.M. Scott, Capt. P.M.H. Lemon & Augustine Courtauld. Several folding maps, many photographic illustrations. xv, 304pp. Small thick 4to, green cloth; (edges and corners of cloth rubbed, title page foxed). London: Chatto and Windus, 1932. First Edition. Very good.<br/><br/>
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Northern Lights: The Official Account of the British Arctic Air-Route Expedition 1930-31
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London: Chatto and Windus , 1932. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 10" by 6.5". Not Stated . The first impression of Chapman's account of the British Arctic air route expedition of 1930, with numerous plates and folding map. The first edition, first impression of this work by F. Spencer Chapman, providing an account of the British Arctic air route expedition to Greenland in 1930. This expedition was privately funded and aimed to improve maps and charts of some poorly surveyed sections of Greenland's coastline, as well as gather climate data in the area during the north polar winter. With a foreword by Admiral Sir William Goodenough, an introduction by H G Watkins, leader of the expedition, and additional chapters by J M Scott, Captain P M H Lemon, and Augustine Courtauld. Illustrated with a frontispiece and sixty three full page plates, as well as four folding maps. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally smart with only minor shelf wear and some bumping and…
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Northern lights: the official account of the British Arctic air-route expedition, 1930-1931
by Chapman, F. Spencer (Frederick Spencer)
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London: Chatto & Windus, 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Large 8vo 9" - 10. An extraordinarily well illustrated and readable account by Frederick Spencer Chapman (1907-1971) of the British Arctic air-route expedition. Foreword by Admiral Sir William Goodenough, an introduction by the late H.G. Watkins, leader of the expedition, and additional chapters by J.M. Scott, Capt. P.M.H. Lemon, and Augustine Courtauld. An apparent First Edition, but not so stated. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean interior but for some foxing at endpapers and page fore-edges and scattered thereafter, mostly in plate margins. Previous owner's bookplate inside front flap, being that of Reginald Mortimer, with an ink inscription, "From J.D.G.M. [?] Xmas 1932." Bound in a bluish linen weave cloth, mildly rubbed and sunned, spine head and foot bumped, bruised but not broken tips, gilt titling over silver label to spine. Sixty-three black-and-white illustrations and…
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