Polar
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1903 EskimolebenLeipzig : 1903A smart copy of this fascinating German book on the life of Eskimos.
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c1874 Alpine Club Map of Switzerland Sheet 2. North EastLondon : c1874A detailed colour folding map of the North East of Switzerland.
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1930 The National Geographic Magazine The Conquest of Antarctica by AirWashington: 1930A scarce National Geographic article that discusses the conquest of Antarctica by air, richly illustrated.
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1932 Alfred Wegeners Letzte GronlandfahrtLeipzig : 1932A smart first German edition of this volume that descibes the last Greenland expedition of Alfred Wegener, with illustrations throughout.
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1897 2 Vols In Nach und Eis Die Norwegische Polarexpedition 1893-1896Leipzig : 1897Two wonderful volumes that detail the famous 1893-1896 Fram polar Expedition, with folding maps and illustrations.
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1966 La Austrialia del Espiritu SantoCambridge: 1966An exceptionally smart two volume set from the Hakluyt Society, providing an account of Pedro Fernandez de Quiros's early seventeenth century navigations.
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1908-1909 3vols Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh: Vol. 46, Parts I-III, 1907-09London: 1908-1909Volume 46 of Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, containing fascinating scientific essays, with 69 plates.
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1932 The Conquest of the South Pole Antarctic Exploration 1906-1931London : 1932A widely fascinating volume that details the progress of Antarctic exploration with illustrations.
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1925 Sporting Days in Wild NorwayLondon: 1925Illustrated by Fridtjof Nansen himself, this is the first English language edition of the author's journals of his sporting days in Norway, translated from the original manuscripts.
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1882 Three in Norway, by Two of ThemLondon: 1882Illustrated by the authors themselves, this is the very scarce first edition of this humorous travelogue, following three inexperienced British men as they camp in the wilds of Norway for a summer.
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2004 Towards the South Pole Aboard the 'Francais', 'Pole Sud'England: 2004The first English translation of J. B. Charcot's autobiographical account of the French Antarctic Expedition 1904-1907.
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1930 The Polar BookLondon: 1930A scarce first edition of this vivid work on Polar Exploration, an interesting volume edited by Louis Bernacchi, complete with a folding map.
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1978 The Voyage of the 'Pourquoi-Pas?' The Journal of the Second French South Polar Expedition, 1908-1910London : 1978A smart facsimile copy of the The Voyage of the 'Pourquoi-Pas?' The Journal of the Second French South Polar Expedition, 1908-1910.
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1968 2 Vols Farthest NorthNew York : 1968A scarce two volume set detailing the heroic expedition of two men to the North Pole.
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1934 Watkins' Last ExpeditionLondon: 1934The first edition of this illustrated account of Gino Watkins's fatal East Greenland Expedition, enclosed in the original scarce dust wrapper.
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1953 Return from the PoleLondon: 1953A smart copy of this harrowing account of American explorer Frederick A. Cook's journey back from the polar regions, the first UK edition of this work..
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1958 The Crossing of Antarctica: The Commonwealth Trans-Atlantic Expedition 1955-58London: 1958Vivian Fuchs's account of the Commonwealth Trans-Atlantic expedition, a lovely first edition complete with its unclipped dust wrapper.
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1923 The Last Secrets: The Final Mysteries of ExplorationLondon : 1923A bright first edition, first impression copy of John Buchan's The Last Secrets, with illustrations and maps throughout.
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1903 Round Kangchenjunga: A Narrative of Mountain Travel and ExplorationLondon : 1903A first edition copy of Round Kangchenjunga, an explorative narrative full of photographic illustrations, a panorama and maps.
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1946 A Travers Toundra et GlaciersParis: 1946A fascinating mid twentieth century French memoir about exploration and travel in the polar regions, replete with illustrations and folding plates.
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1898 Fridtjof Nansen's Farthest North, Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship Fram 1893-96London: 1898The second edition of Fridtjof Nansen's popular account of his Polar expedition, an exciting work illustrated throughout, including with a colour folding map.
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1978 Geology of the Antarctic PeninsulaWashington D.C.: 1978A very scarce work on the geology of the Antarctic, an interesting work originally written in Russian by G. E. Grikurov.
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1931 The Island of PenguinsNew York: 1931The first edition of this charming volume by Cherry Kearton, looking at an island populated by penguins, complete with illustrations.
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1898 Northward over the ''Great'' Ice Vol. II A Narrative of Life and Work alongLondon: 1898A well illustrated first edition rebound copy of Robert E. Peary's various polar expeditions to Greenland, with illustrations and a folding map.
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1898 ''Farthest North'': Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the ShipLondon: 1898A rebound second edition collection of Fridtjof Nansen's polar expedition travelogue, with in-text illustrations and plates.
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c1900 Greenland's Icy MountainsKilmarnock: c1900A charmingly illustrated children's ethnographic study of the life of the Eskimo, and the introduction of Christianity to Greenland.
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1929 Efter Hval i SydhavetOslo: 1929A scarce account of whaling voyages in South Georgia and Scotia in the Norwegian language, illustrated with photographs.
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1936 Voyages of a Modern VikingLondon: 1936A superb first edition of this important memoir by the polar explorer Helmer Hanssen, complete with illustrations throughout.
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1934-38 Birdie Bowers and Edward Wilson of the AntarcticLondon: 1934-38A collection of early editions narrating the lives of Bowers and Wilson, members of the Terra Nova expedition with Robert Falcon Scott.
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1951 Antarctic Isle: Wild Life in South GeorgiaLondon: 1951An excellent first edition of Niall Rankin's work detailing a small expedition hoping to observe wildlife through breeding season.
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1964 Antarctic Report, July 1964Washington: 1964A scarce report published in collaboration with the U.S. Antarctic Research Program and National Science Foundation in July 1964, accompanied with six proof articles.
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1930 Report on the Geological Collections made during the Voyage of the 'Quest'London: 1930The reports from the Shackleton-Rowett Expedition of 1921 to 1922, the expedition which saw the death of Sir Ernest Shackleton.
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1957 ShackletonLondon: 1957The first edition of this insightful study into the life and explorations of Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton.
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1912 2Vols Die Eroberung des SudpolsMunich: 1912The two volume first German language edition of Amundsen's account of his journey to lead the first team to reach the South Pole, illustrated throughout.
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1964 Antarctic Research, A Review of British Scientific Achievement in AntarcticaLondon: 1964A stunning first edition collection of scientific articles regarding Antarctica, illustrated throughout and with two large colour folding maps.
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2004 The Silent SoundSussex: 2004A pristine first edition of Cliff Pearce's scarce account of his time overwintering on Alexander Island, the first time this had been achieved.