Polar
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Signed1969 The AntarcticLondon: 1969A wonderful first edition detailing the scientific efforts ongoing on this fascinating region, inscribed by the author and profusely illustrated.
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1978 Stefansson and the Canadian ArcticMontreal: 1978The first edition of this biography on of Canada's greatest and most controversial modern arctic explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson.
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1976 British Antarctic Survey Air Operations ManualNot Stated: 1976A very scarce aircraft manual, printed for use in polar research aircrafts and polar bases.
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1969 Under Scott's CommandLondon: 1969A first edition, third impression of the diaries of William Lashly, who accompanied Robert Falcon Scott on two expeditions.
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Signed1987 Antarctica, Cambridge, Conservation and Population: A Biologist's StoryNot Stated: 1987A privately printed autobiographical work detailing the author's time in the polar regions, his work on conservation and population and personal life.
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c1954 Great Norwegian ExpeditionsOslo: c1954A thorough and richly illustrated volume on the history of Norwegian exploration.
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1925 Cadet to CommodoreLondon, New York, Toronto and Melbourne: 1925A scarce account of the author's time spent in the Merchant Navy in the early twentieth century.
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1959 Circumpolar Arctic FloraOxford: 1959A scarce and richly illustrated work on the flora of the polar regions, in a dust wrapper.
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1957 Riviera Polaire: Images Recueillies sur la Côte Nord-Est du GroenlandBern: 1957A stunning collection of photographs in both colour and black and white taken of the Polar Riviera, with text in the French language.
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1997 The Silence Calling: Australians in Antarctica 1947-97Australia: 1997A fascinating work detailing the history of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition, with maps and colour illustrations.
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1927 The Polar Regions: a Physical and Economic Geography of the Arctic and AntarcticLondon: 1927A thorough geographical account of the Arctic and Antarctic, with a very scarce dust wrapper.
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1959 Circumpolar Arctic FloraOxford: 1959A scarce and excellently preserved volume on the flora of the polar regions, in a dust wrapper.
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1966 Mostly 'Mischief': Voyages to the Arctic and to the AntarcticLondon, Sydney, Toronto: 1966A tale of Arctic adventure set aboard thee 'Mischief', written by voyager H. W. Tilman.
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1935 Such is the AntarcticLondon: 1935A very scarce first edition, first impression of Lars Christensen's memoir of a trip to the Antarctic in 1930-1934.
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1900 The Life and Explorations of Fridtjof NansenLondon: 1900A finely bound copy of this account regarding the great explorer Fridtjof Nansen's life and adventures.
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1824 Journal of a Second Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West PassageLondon: 1824The first edition of this important travel work regarding Parry's second expedition through Hudson Strait into Hudson Bay. This copy belonged to Parry's daughter, Katharine.
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Narrative of the Arctic Land Expedition to the Mouth of the Great Fish RiverLondon: 1836An exquisite first edition, first impression copy of Captain George Back's seminal Arctic travel work. Complete, with all plates.
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SignedThe Worst Journey in The WorldLondon: 1922A unique example of this highly influential and very scarce work regarding Robert Falcon Scott's doomed quest for the South Pole, containing a signed letter from the author and member of the expedition, Apsley Cherry-Garrard. Truly a special example.
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1860 An Arctic Boat-Journey Isaac Israel Hayes Folding Maps IllustratedLondon: 1860Isaac Israel Hayes's fascinating account of the 'Second Grinnell Expedition' of 1853–1855, led by Elisha Kane to search for Franklin's lost expedition.
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1904 2vol New Land Four Years in Arctic Regions Sverdrup Illus Folding Maps 1stLondon: 1904The first edition of Otto Sverdrup's recounts of his travels to the Arctic on the Fram, illustrated with two folding maps and numerous plates.
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1845 An Accompaniment to Mitchells Map of the World On Mercators ProjectionPhiladelphia: 1845A companion volume to Mitchell's 'Map of The World'.
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1984-1988 8vol Key Environments Illustrated First Edition DustwrapperOxford : 1984-1988A lovely complete eight volume set of the 'Key Environment Series' published in collaboration with the 'International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources'.
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1965 Lodestone and Evening Star Ian Cameron Illus 1stLondon: 1965Ian Cameron’s comprehensive history of exploration by sea, from ancient voyages to the 1960s.
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1938 The Cradle of the North Wind Godfrey IllusLondon: 1938Arthur Godfrey's humorous book on his experience on an expedition to the Arctic, filled with anecdotes of isolation in the North.
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1968 Scott of the Antarctic Reginald Pound IllusLondon: 1968A moving biography about the ill-fated Antarctic explorer Robert Falcon Scott.
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1954 North The Nature And Drama Of The Polar World Kaare Rodahl Switinbank IllusLondon: 1954Described as 'half an adventure story and half a revelation', Kaare Rodahl's tale of his trip to the North Pole offers interesting insight into the natural and human life at the Pole.
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1950 The White Continent The Story of Antarctica Thomas HenryNew York: 1950An interesting an informative look at Antarctica exploring the unknown life that survives there.
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1936 High Failure Solo Along the Arctic Air Route John Grierson Illus 1stLondon: 1936A thrilling account of John Grierson's problematic long-distance flight from Britain to Canada. Rare in the dustwrapper.
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1939 Sir John Franklin's Last Arctic Expedition Cyriax 1stLondon: 1939An important work on the disappearance of Sir John Franklin on his final Arctic Expedition. Very scarce in the dust wrapper and especially in such condition
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1970 North West to Hudson Bay Life and Times of Jens Munk Thorkild Hansen DustwrapperLondon: 1970Translated into English by James McFarlane and John Lynch, Thorkild Hansen's biography of Arctic explorer Jens Munk.
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1939 Fridtjof Nansens Saga Jon Sorensen Wolfgang Sonntag German Biography IllusHamburg : 1939A biography of Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen.
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1903 Eskimoleben by Fridtjof Nansen Eskimo Life Norway Exploration GermanLeipzig und Berlin: 1903A book on the life of Eskimos by Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen.
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1902 Nordpolfahrten Fridtjof Nansen North Pole Journeys Exploration GermanBerlin: 1902Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen's journeys to Greenland and the North Pole, chronicled with thorough background information and illustrated with plates of relevant individuals, arctic scenes, and polar maps.
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1938 L C Bernacchi Saga of the Discovery Illustrated First EditionLondon : 1938A first edition of L C Bernacchi's Saga of the "Discovery".
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1896 Fridtiof Nansen 1861-1893 W C Brogger Illustrated Maps Arctic Polar 1stLondon : 1896An illustrated biography of the Norwegian explorer Fridtiof Nansen.