Search Results: Authors starting with V from Polar Books

Museum Press Limited, 1945. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Photocopied DJ. 1st Edition: 202pp, illustrated, 27 b/w photographs, end paper maps. Green cloth covers with gilt titling top spine. The author's memoirs of life in Alaska working with the Inuit in the early 20th century, wartime quality paper, small tear to top of page 17 and split on half title page. Shelfware. Photocopied dustjacket. Good Reading Copy. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; 1920s; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2958. .

Museum Press Limited, 1945. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Fair. 1st Edition: 202 pages, illustrated, 27 b/w photographs, end paper maps. Green cloth covers with gilt titling top spine in price clipped dust jacket. Shelfware. Dust jacket tatty, pieces missing. Contents clean. The author's memoirs of life in Alaska working with the Inuit in the early 20th century, wartime quality paper; a nice solid copy. Good This is the first UK edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; 1900-1920; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2960. .

Manchester Geographical Society, 1897. First Edition. Wrappers. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition; Brown wrappers as issued, (1 advertisement),124pages (1 advertisement)illustrated, bw photographs, map. Covers chipped, pieces missing, front cover attached with archival tape. Contents Include: Mellor, E.W. - A Cruise of the Dolphin in Dutch Waters, 1896; Nansen, F. - The Furthest North; Monteflore Brice - The Jackson-Harmsworth Polar Expedition; Weir, T. - Within the Arctic Circle with the Eclipse Expedition; Bibliography of Arctic Research; Lancaster, W. - Notes on a Short Visit to the Island of Skye; The Diamond Jubilee of Her Gracious Majesty the Queen; The Manchester Geographical Society was one of the most important provincial geographical societies in Britain, in its heyday rivalling even the Royal Geographical Society of London. The Society was founded in 1884, stimulated by the commercial opportunities being created by the `opening up' of Africa. It has organised a… Read More

German Society of Polar Research, 1970. First Edition. Wrappers. Reading Copy/No Dust Jacket. Articles in German & English. Card wrappers as issued. Good Reading Copy. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; 1960s; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3088. .

Manchester Geographical Society, UK, 1896. First Edition. Wrappers. Very Good. 1st Edition; Pale blue grey wrappers as issued, [1 publishers advertisements], pp109-204, [1 publishers advertisements], maps and tables (1 folding coloured map) Contents Include: Cook - Captain Cook's Voyages, 1772-1780. Logs in three oceans - Atlantic, Indian, Pacific. Summaries of Ocean rainfall; W Harper - The Growth and Progress of the Australian Colonies; Alderman Isaac Bowes - The Suez Canal & The Nicaragua Canal; John Newby - The Earthquakes of Iceland; Lionel E Wells - The Canals and Navigable Rivers of England; The Manchester Geographical Society was one of the most important provincial geographical societies in Britain, in its heyday rivalling even the Royal Geographical Society of London. The Society was founded in 1884, stimulated by the commercial opportunities being created by the `opening up' of Africa. It has organised a lecture series throughout its history with many eminent… Read More

Copenhagen & London: C.A. Reitzel & Humprey Milford, Oxford University Press,, 1929. Wrappers. Very Good. 1st Edition, Card wrappers as issued. 468pp, illustrated with maps, tables, b/w photographs. Large coloured folding map at end of Volume III. Shelfware, covers grubby, small split to bottom of spine. Contents clean. Very Good. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; 1920s; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3016. .

Manchester Geographical Society, 1891. First Edition. Wrappers. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition; Pale brown wrappers as issued, pp 277-424pp, (iv-vii Index) illustrated, bw line drawings, maps. Contents Include: Steinthal, W.M. - A Peep at the Land of the Rising Sun; Dr. Nansen and the North Pole; Thomson J.P. - Ascent of Mount Rule; Theodore Bent, J. - The Geography of the Zimbabwe ruins....; Brower, J.V. - The Source of the Mississippi River; Delmar Morgan - Antarctic Exploration; The Manchester Geographical Society was one of the most important provincial geographical societies in Britain, in its heyday rivalling even the Royal Geographical Society of London. The Society was founded in 1884, stimulated by the commercial opportunities being created by the `opening up' of Africa. It has organised a lecture series throughout its history with many eminent explorers, scientists and philanthropists of the day. Its Journal began publication in 1885. The first issue included an… Read More

Copenhagen & London: C.A. Reitzel & Humprey Milford, Oxford University Press,, 1929. First Edition. Wrappers. Very Good. 1st Edition, Card wrappers as issued. Vol I, ii, 574pp; Vol II, 415pp, Vol III, 468pp, illustrated with maps, tables, b/w photographs. Large coloured folding map at end of Volume III. Shelfware, many pages uncut, covers slightly grubby, spines sunned, odd bit of damp staining and wrinkling, mainly to page edges. Contents clean. Very Good. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 5 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3015. . This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.

The Scott Polar Research Institute, 1975. First Edition. Paper. Good. 1st Edition; Original wrappers. All magazines are still intact, shelfware, some covers slightly grubby. Contents clean. Very Good Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; 1970s; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3081. .

Manchester Geographical Society, 1891. First Edition. Wrappers. Very Good. 1st Edition; Pale blue wrappers as issued, [2 publishers advertisements], 80pp, [2 publishers advertisements], illustrated, bw line portrait, map; Contents Include: Rev T Slevan - The Honey Bee ........; Murray Moore, J. - The New Zealand of Today; Balfour, F.H. - Secret Societies of China; Thomson, J.P. - On the North-East Coast of British New Guinea .....; Stirrup, M. - The Journey of M. Bonvalot and Prince Henry ...; The Manchester Geographical Society was one of the most important provincial geographical societies in Britain, in its heyday rivalling even the Royal Geographical Society of London. The Society was founded in 1884, stimulated by the commercial opportunities being created by the `opening up' of Africa. It has organised a lecture series throughout its history with many eminent explorers, scientists and philanthropists of the day. Its Journal began publication in 1885. The first issue included an… Read More

Manchester Geographical Society, 1952. First Edition. Wrappers. Very Good. 1st Edition; Green wrappers as issued, 104pp, (vi- advertisements) illustrated, bw line drawings, photos, maps. Contents Include: T.N.L. Brown - Southern Italy and the problems of the Mezzogiorno; R.S. Booth - Geographical Influence in German History; Miss E. Colson - Cattle keeping among the Plateau Tonga of Mazabuka District; Mr.W. Singleton - Traditional Dwellings in the South Manchester Area; The Manchester Geographical Society was one of the most important provincial geographical societies in Britain, in its heyday rivalling even the Royal Geographical Society of London. The Society was founded in 1884, stimulated by the commercial opportunities being created by the `opening up' of Africa. It has organised a lecture series throughout its history with many eminent explorers, scientists and philanthropists of the day. Its Journal began publication in 1885. The first issue included an article by H M… Read More

The Scott Polar Research Institute, 1951. First Edition. Paper. Very Good. 1st Edition; Original wrappers. All magazines are still intact, shelfware, spines sunned, some covers grubby, wrinkling to pages. Quality ranges from Very Good to Reading copies. Worst one (Vol 6, No.41) photographed on rear cover. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; 1950s; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3007. .

Manchester Geographical Society, 1891. First Edition. Wrappers. Very Good. 1st Edition; Pale brown wrappers as issued, [2 publishers advertisements], pp81-152, [2 publishers advertisements], illustrated, bw line drawings, 1 folding coloured map; Contents Include: Dawkins, Prof. Boyd - The Channel Tunnel; Tcheraz, Prof. M - Armenia; Vambery, Prof. A., British Trade in Central Asia; Millson, A - Yoruba; Burton, F.G - Mexico; The Manchester Geographical Society was one of the most important provincial geographical societies in Britain, in its heyday rivalling even the Royal Geographical Society of London. The Society was founded in 1884, stimulated by the commercial opportunities being created by the `opening up' of Africa. It has organised a lecture series throughout its history with many eminent explorers, scientists and philanthropists of the day. Its Journal began publication in 1885. The first issue included an article by H M Stanley. It ceased publication in 1960. Some staining to… Read More

Manchester Geographical Society, 1905. First Edition. Wrappers. Very Good. 1st Edition; Pale brown wrappers as issued, 88pp, illustrated, bw photographs. Contents Include: Swallow, R.W. - Tai Yuan fu to Hankow; Sykes, R.H. - Journeys in Southern and South-East Persia; Scott - National Antarctic Expedition; Eighth International Congress, 1904; The Manchester Geographical Society was one of the most important provincial geographical societies in Britain, in its heyday rivalling even the Royal Geographical Society of London. The Society was founded in 1884, stimulated by the commercial opportunities being created by the `opening up' of Africa. It has organised a lecture series throughout its history with many eminent explorers, scientists and philanthropists of the day. Its Journal began publication in 1885. The first issue included an article by H M Stanley. It ceased publication in 1960. Some staining to covers, contents clean. Very Good. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under… Read More

Manchester Geographical Society, 1895. First Edition. Wrappers. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition; Pale brown wrappers as issued, [2 advertisements], pp105 -208, [2 advertisements], illustrated, bw line drawings, map; Contents Include: Mellor, E.W - Southern Sweden 1894; Unsworth, Mrs (Captain) An English Lady in Siam; Morgan, E. Delmar, Notes on Polar Research; Gleave, J.J. A Journey through Italy; Crook, H.T. The Proposed Nile Dam; The Manchester Geographical Society was one of the most important provincial geographical societies in Britain, in its heyday rivalling even the Royal Geographical Society of London. The Society was founded in 1884, stimulated by the commercial opportunities being created by the `opening up' of Africa. It has organised a lecture series throughout its history with many eminent explorers, scientists and philanthropists of the day. Its Journal began publication in 1885. The first issue included an article by H M Stanley. It ceased publication in 1960.… Read More

Manchester Geographical Society, 1923. Paper Wrappers. Very Good. 42 page booklet for the exhibition. Green paper wrappers as issued. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Exploration; Reference. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2567. .

Government Printing Office, 1895. Edition Unstated. Cloth. Very Good. 3 folding maps,(2 very large). Brown cloth covers with gilt tiling to spine. The tribunal was convened "under the treaty between the United States of America and Great Britain concluded at Washington, Feb. 29, 1892, for the determination of questions between the two governments concerning the jurisdictional rights of the United States in the waters of the Bering Sea."Part of a series of volumes recording the resolution of jurisdictional rights between the United States and Great Britain regarding seal hunting in the Bering Sea. This volume consists of the appendices to the Case presented on the Part of the Government of Her Britannic Majesty. [Fur Seal Arbitration, Volume IV] Great Britain's Case. Fur seals were an important industry in the late nineteenth century. The United States claimed exclusive rights to the sealing industry in the Bering Sea. The United Kingdom disputed this claim and the matter was… Read More

Manchester Geographical Society, 1901. Wrappers. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition; Pale brown wrappers as issued, [2 advertisements], pages 89-164,illustrated, bw line drawings, photographs; Covers chipped, minor staining. Contents Include: Dr. Reginald Koettlitz - Polar Work; Mr. C. Wragge - The Snowy Ranges of Australia, Mount Kosciusko and its Observatory; Rev.J.W. Heywood - A Holiday in Japan; J.R. Newby - The Death of Mr. F.W.W. Howell in Iceland; The Manchester Geographical Society was one of the most important provincial geographical societies in Britain, in its heyday rivalling even the Royal Geographical Society of London. The Society was founded in 1884, stimulated by the commercial opportunities being created by the `opening up' of Africa. It has organised a lecture series throughout its history with many eminent explorers, scientists and philanthropists of the day. Its Journal began publication in 1885. The first issue included an article by H M Stanley. It… Read More

The Royal Institute of Navigation Cambridge University Press, 1982. First Edition. Wrappers. As New. 1st Edition: Contents: Integrated Navigation under the Sea. A High-precision Underwater Navigation System. Weather Satellite Information for Offshore Industry. Dekametric Radar for Surveillance of Sea-state and Oceanic Winds. A Sideways-looking Towed Depth-measuring System. The Present Use of Satellites for Sea-state Observation and Predictions. The Nautical Chart. Communication and the Nautical Chart. Shipping and the European Environment. Present Development Phases of the Suez Canal Project. Economic Aspects of Marine Navigational Casualties. Marine Traffic Analysis. The Development of Electronic Navigation Systems. The Placement of Ancient Sites in the New Forest Area. The North Atlantic Organized Track Structure. The Development of Programs for Minimum-time Tracks. Some Interim Results of the Study. Appears unread. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic &… Read More

Manchester Geographical Society, 1901. Wrappers. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition; Brown wrappers as issued, [1 advertisement], pp165-196pp, [1 advertisement], illustrated, b/w line drawings, plates; Contents Include: A. Gulston - Some Notes on Baltic and Arctic Voyages of the s.s. "Ermack" in 1899; A.J. Kennedy - The Island of Santa Catalina, California; Description of the Dominion of Canada - Physical Features; Table of Storm waves and Tides; The Manchester Geographical Society was one of the most important provincial geographical societies in Britain, in its heyday rivalling even the Royal Geographical Society of London. The Society was founded in 1884, stimulated by the commercial opportunities being created by the `opening up' of Africa. It has organised a lecture series throughout its history with many eminent explorers, scientists and philanthropists of the day. Its Journal began publication in 1885. The first issue included an article by H M Stanley. It ceased… Read More