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The White Road. polar Exploration from the Vikings to Fuchs.
by Kirwan, L.P.
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1959
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- Hardcover
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London: Hollis & Carter, 1959. x, 374pp, index, bibliography, bw ills, maps, endpaper maps. Blue cloth in jacket. Jacket price clipped with minor wear. Page edges and prelims foxed. A history of polar exploration.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Item Price
$16.82
Penguins, Whalers and Sealers. A Voyage of Discovery.
by Matthews, L. Harrison.
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1977
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- Hardcover
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- 9780876633069
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Ashmore, Queensland, AUS
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New York: Universe Books, 1977. 165pp. Blue cloth in acket. Some silverfishing to bottom edge of cloth. In the 1920s the author, as a young man, sailed Antarctic waters at the height of the whaling and sealing season. Wherever he travelled- the Falkland Islands, South Georgia, South Shetlands and South Orkneys- he encountered penguins. Here he records his observations of… Read more about this item Item Price
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Arctic Explorations: The Second Grinell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin 1853, '54, '55.
by Kane, Elisha Kent.
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- Reprint
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- 1870
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Ashmore, Queensland, AUS
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$33.64
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London: T. Nelson & Sons, 1870. x, 510pp, glosary, notes, folding map, num bw ills- all edges gilt. Rebound with original red pictorial cloth laid on to front, rear and spine. Bottom half of map missing with further loss to lower left of remaining half, occasional foxing.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo. Item Price
$33.64
Narrative of a second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea in the Years 1825, 1826, and 1827.
by Franklin, John; Richardson, John.
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- Very Good
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- First Thus
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- 1971
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- Hardcover
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- 9780804810081
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Ashmore, Queensland, AUS
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$80.75
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Rutland, Vt: Charles E Tuttle Co, 1971. HEAVY. xl, 320pp + clvii pp appendix, tables, bw & col ills, folding maps in rear pocket. Red cloth in jacket. Light edge wear to jacket, light even toning to page edges. A nice edition of this work on polar exploration. Includes Richardson's account of the progress of a detachment to the eastward.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Huskies in Harness. A Love Story in Antarctica.
by Robinson, Shelagh (editor)
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- First Paperback
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- 1995
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- Paperback
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- 9780864177261
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Ashmore, Queensland, AUS
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$20.19
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Sydney: Kangaroo Press, 1995. 144pp, index, bw ills, Mawson Roll of Honour. Pictorial card covers. Bumped at bottom of spine, rear cover creased. Collection of stories from Antarctic expeditioners over 45 years telling of their love and admiration for the dogs which played such an important role in exploration work, transporting scientists to dangerous crevassed areas in outlying mountains and… Read more about this item Item Price
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Antarctic Bibliography. Volume 10. 1979.
by Thuronyi, Giza T. (editor)
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- None, as Issued.
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- First Edition
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- 1979
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- Hardcover
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Ashmore, Queensland, AUS
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$40.37
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Washington D.C.: Library of Congress, 1979. HEAVY. v, 498pp, indexes, sources. Blue cloth, no jacket. Spine slightly faded, slight thumb soiling to bottom page corners. Important Antarctic bibliographic reference with listings under 13 subject headings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/None, as Issued.. 4to. Item Price
$40.37
Antarctic Bibliography. Volume 2. 1966.
by Doumani, George A. (editor)
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- None, as Issued.
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- First Edition
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- 1966
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- Hardcover
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Ashmore, Queensland, AUS
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$26.92
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Washington D.C.: National Science Foundation, 1966. HEAVY. v, 521pp, indexes, sources. Blue cloth, no jacket. Spine slightly faded, slight thumb soiling to bottom page corners, endpapers replaced. Important Antarctic bibliographic reference with listings under 13 subject headings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/None, as Issued.. 4to. Item Price
$26.92
Antarctic Bibliography. Volume 6. 1973.
by Thuronyi, Giza T. (editor)
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- None, as Issued.
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- First Edition
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- 1974
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- Hardcover
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Washington D.C.: Library of Congress, 1974. HEAVY. v, 467pp, indexes, sources. Blue cloth, no jacket. Spine slightly faded, slight thumb soiling to bottom page corners, light foxing to page edges, endpapers replaced. Important Antarctic bibliographic reference with listings under 13 subject headings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/None, as Issued.. 4to. Item Price
$26.92
Antarctic Bibliography. Volume 9. 1977.
by Thuronyi, Giza T. (editor)
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- None, as Issued.
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- First Edition
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- 1978
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Washington D.C.: Library of Congress, 1978. HEAVY. v, 495pp, indexes, sources. Blue cloth, no jacket. Spine slightly faded, slight thumb soiling to bottom page corners, endpapers replaced. Important Antarctic bibliographic reference with listings under 13 subject headings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/None, as Issued.. 4to. Item Price
$40.37
Antarctic Bibliography. Volume 4. 1970.
by Thuronyi, Giza T. (editor)
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- None, as Issued.
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- First Edition
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- 1971
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- Hardcover
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Washington D.C.: Library of Congress, 1971. HEAVY. vii, 491pp, indexes, sources. Blue cloth, no jacket. Spine slightly faded, slight thumb soiling to bottom page corners, endpapers replaced. Important Antarctic bibliographic reference with listings under 13 subject headings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/None, as Issued.. 4to. Item Price
$26.92
Antarctic Bibliography. Volume 3. 1968.
by Thuronyi, Giza T. (editor)
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- None, as Issued.
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- First Edition
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- 1968
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- Hardcover
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Washington D.C.: Library of Congress, 1968. HEAVY. vii, 491pp, indexes, sources. Blue cloth, no jacket. Spine slightly faded, slight thumb soiling to bottom page corners, damp marked at top spine corner of first 10 pages, endpapers replaced. Important Antarctic bibliographic reference with listings under 13 subject headings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/None, as Issued.. 4to. Item Price
$26.92
Antarctic Bibliography. Volume 1. 1965.
by Doumani, George A. (editor)
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- None, as Issued.
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- First Edition
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- 1965
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Ashmore, Queensland, AUS
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Washington D.C.: National Science Foundation, 1965. HEAVY. vi, 506pp, indexes, sources. Blue cloth, no jacket. Spine slightly faded, slight thumb soiling to bottom page corners, a bit musty. Important Antarctic bibliographic reference with listings under 13 subject headings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/None, as Issued.. 4to. Item Price
$30.28
Antarctic Bibliography. Volume 5. 1971.
by Thuronyi, Giza T. (editor)
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- None, as Issued.
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- First Edition
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- 1972
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Ashmore, Queensland, AUS
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Washington D.C.: Library of Congress, 1972. HEAVY. vii, 499pp, indexes, sources. Blue cloth, no jacket. Spine slightly faded, slight thumb soiling to bottom page corners, endpapers replaced. Important Antarctic bibliographic reference with listings under 13 subject headings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/None, as Issued.. 4to. Item Price
$26.92
Arctic Explorations in Search of Sir John Franklin.
by Kane, Elisha Kent.
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- 1902
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London: T. Nelson & Sons, 1902. x, 444pp, glosary, num bw ills. Blue cloth. Boards bright but spine faded. Endpapers replaced, tissue guard for frontis foxed.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Item Price
$30.28
Polar Castaways. The Ross Sea Party (1914-17) of Sir Ernest Shackleton.
by McElrea, Richard; Harrowfield, David.
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 2004
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- Hardcover
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- 9781877257261
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Christchurch, NZ: Canterbury University Press., 2004. 315pp, index, bibliography, notes, bw ills, pictorial endpapers. Blue cloth in jacket. Slight edge wear to jacket, sticker remnant to rear. Tells the story of Shackleton's support party on the other side of Antarctica from where his expedition became icebound. After 90 years this book provides the first in-depth account of the Ross Sea… Read more about this item Item Price
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Archibald the Arctic.
by Fleming, Archibald Lang.
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- Fair
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- First Edition
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- 1956
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- Hardcover
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$23.55
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New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts Inc., 1956. xi, 399pp, index, bw ills, endpaper maps. Cloth backed boards in jacket. The jacket is quite heavily worn and has been laid onto card to prevent further deterioration, price clipped, moderate foxing to page edges, small bumps to front corners. The story of Archibald Lang Fleming (the Flying Bishop), First Bishop of the Arctic, who… Read more about this item Item Price
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Encounters on the Passage. Inuit Meet the Explorers.
by Eber, Dorothy Harley.
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 2008
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- Hardcover
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- 9780802092755
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Toronto: University of Toronto Press., 2008. xxiv, 168pp, index, appendices, bw ills, maps. Black cloth in jacket. Near new. Present day Nunavut Inuit tells their stories passed down from their ancestors of the first encounters with European explorers. From Frobisher in 1576 and the more recent (19th century) expeditions of Parry, Ross, Franklin and Amundsen.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very… Read more about this item Item Price
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Antarctic Diary.
by Taylor, Stanley Gordon Roberts.
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- First Edition
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- 2011
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- Paperback
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- 9780646566559
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Adelaide: Irene Gale, 2011. 224pp, index, bw ills. Pictorial card. Minor edge wear to cover. Stan Taylor was a fireman aboard the Aurora in 1912 on its voyage to Antarctica to collect Douglas Mawson and the men of the Australian Antarctic Expedition. He was not supposed to keep a diary or take photographs, as the expedition's activities were deeemed to… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Narrative of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and His Companions. The Voyage of the Fox in the Arctic Seas.
by McClintock, Captain.
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- First Edition
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- 1859
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- Hardcover
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$100.94
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London: John Murray, 1859. xxvii, 403pp + publisher catalogue, index, appendix, 3 (of 4) maps, bw ills, frontis. Rebound in modern half-leather (red cloth with black leather spine and corners). Lacks final map, a little foxing to prelims but generally very clean internally. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo. Item Price
$100.94
The Silence Is Calling. Australians in Antarctica 1947-97. The ANARE Jubilee History.
by Bowden, Tim; Law, Phillip G. (foreword)
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- Second Printing
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- 1997
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- Hardcover
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- 9781864483116
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Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 1997. HEAVY. xxvii, 593pp, index, bibliography, endnotes, appendices, bw & colo ills. Or white cloth in jacket. Bookseller label on front pastedown, light rubbing to bottom edge of boards. . Second Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Item Price
$20.19