Search Results: Polar from Clausen Books, RMABA

NY: Random House, 1957. 146pp.; including index. Textblock and binding very clean and tight with overall light shelf wear; full-color, slightly spine-faded, unclipped dust jacket with light to moderate edge and corner wear.. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good. Illus. by Armstrong Sperry. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover.

Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1984. Light reading wear to textblock; First couple pages of front matter are corner-creased, else clean and tight. Faint round coffee colored stains on top page edges. Minor shelf wear or soiling to the covers. 349pp., including appendix, notes, bibliographical references, and index.. Wraps. Very Good. Illus. by H. Albert Hochbaum. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback.

Quebec, Canada: Arctic Institute of North America, 1974 Text block clean and tight with light wear to binding. In this issue: Whirl Lake, Discontinuous Permafrost Zone - Manitoba, Arctic Beaches - Freezeup Processes, Four Ice Caps, Queen Elizabeth Islands.. Stapled. Very Good. Illus. by B&W Photographs & Illustrations. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Magazine.

NY: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1998. Uncorrected proof. Immaculately clean and tight textblock, appears unread. Light dent on back corner on foot of spine. 489pp., including bibliographical references and index.. Uncorrected Proof. Glossy Wraps. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback.

Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 1997. Mapped end papers, textblock is very clean and tight. Light smudge to bottom page edges. White cloth spine bumped at the head and foot, grey paper boards. Unclipped dust jacket, folding to head and foot of spine, price sticker on foot of spine, minimal edge wear. 1133pp., including bibliographical references and index. Very heavy book, requiring additional postage if shipped priority mail.. Reprint. Quarter Cloth. Very Good/Very Good (in mylar). Illus. by B&W Photographs/Maps/Graphs/Charts. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1935. Mapped end papers; Ink gift inscription dated 1942 on half title page, else textblock very clean and tight; Faded blue top edge; Sunned spine, bumped head and foot of spine, moisture stained and discolored rear board; Lacks dust jacket; 405p., including appendix and index.. Second Edition. Blue Cloth. Good+. Illus. by Photographs/Maps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

NY: Pantheon Books, 1970. Minor ffep stain, else textblock is clean and tight; Mapped end papers, photographs. Black top page edges. Soiled spine, minimally bumped head and foot of spine. Unclipped dust jacket, sunned spine, wear to the tips and board corners, edges; 383p.. First American Edition. Tan Cloth. Very Good/Very Good (in mylar). Illus. by Photographs/Mapped End Papers. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

NY: Robert M. McBride & Company, 1923. Lightly foxed throught. Age staining to end pages. Otherwise clean and tight. Light fraying at head and foot of spine, light shelf wear to binding, bumped corners. lacks dust jacket; 305p.. Green Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by Black & White Photographs. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

Drexel Hill, PA: Bell Publishing Company, 1950. Inscribed and signed on half-title page by Bernt Balchen, to celebrated Los Angeles Herald-Express newspaperwoman Agness Underwood, dated 14 August 1950, Anchorage, Alaska; Exceptionally tight and clean, with faded light blue top edge; Dark orange cloth in beautiful condition with blind embossed compass decoration on front cover, gilt lettering/decoration on spine, minor shelf wear. Unclipped dust jacket, chipped corners and spine extremities, edges overall lightly worn and rubbed; 332p. Norweigan Bernt Balchen was an intrepid and fearless polar aviator, member of the OSS in Norway, and a highly decorated pilot, before, during and after World War II; He was known for his famous slogan, "Vee do it!". Inscribed and Signed By Bernt Balchen. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Good+ (in mylar). Illus. by Clayton Knight Frontispiece and Decorations. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

NY: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1922. Author's inked signature and inscription on 2nd ffep. Mapped endpages. B&W photographs. Clean and tight. No remainder marks. Blue cloth binding with white stamped lettering and polar bear illustration on front cover, a bit of bumping to head and foot and to the corners as well. Clipped dust jacket, with large closed tear on front panel extending front front spine corner about midway down to the fore-edge, minor loss to extremities, covered in mylar sleeve for safe-keeping. 301pp.. Signed & Inscribed By Author. Reprint. Illustrated Cloth. Very Good+/Good (in mylar). Illus. by B&W Photographs/Mapped Endpages. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

Novato, CA: Presidio, 1988. Mapped fep/ffep; author's ink signature and inscription on title page, very clean and tight textblock. Black paper-covered boards with minimal edge-rubbing. Unclipped dust jacket, minor wear to edges and corners. 330p.. Signed & Inscribed By Author. First Edition. Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

London: Jarrolds Publishers Ltd., 1958. Foxed end pages and slightly age worn, else textblock is clean and tight. Green cloth binding with bumping to head and foot and corners. Unclipped dust jacket, chipped corners on spine, chipping to couple of the edges, several closed edge tears, chipped corners, mylar sleeved for safe-keeping. 191pp.. First Edition. Green Cloth. Very Good/Good (in mylar). Illus. by B&W Photographs. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

NY: Popular Library, 1941. Previous owner's name in ink on inside front cover, else very clean and tight textblock, with moderate edge wear. 240p.. Reprint. Wraps. Very Good. 12mo over 6¾" 7¾" Tall. Paperback.

New York: Gilbert Press, Inc. Previous owner's address stick remnant on ffep, otherwise text block very clean and tight; light wear to binding; jacket edge-rubbed; 300pp.. Cloth. Very Good/Good (in mylar). Illus. by Black and White Photos, Sketches. 8vo - Over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 " Tall. Hardcover.

NY: Simon & Schuster, 1963. top edge dusty, binding lightly edge-rubbed, otherwise a very clean, tight copy; dust jacket worn, torn, scuffed and chipped at the edges and spine extremities. 320 pages, including index.. First Printing. Cloth. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Photos. Octavo. Hard Cover.

Maxwell AFB, AL: Arctic, Desert, Tropic Information Center/Research Studies Institute, 1962. Textblock is very clean and tight, b&w photographs and maps, staples are sound and secure; Stamped and marked top edge; Clear-taped head and foot of spine, lightly creased corners, sunned spine and edges; Rear folded map; 105p., including bibliography and appendix.. Stapled Wraps. Very Good. Illus. by Photographs/Maps. 4to - Over 9 ¾" -12" Tall. Paperback.

Ottawa: Dept of the Interior, Ottawa; North West Territories and Yukon Branch , 1930 textblock very clean and tight with no marginalia, underlining or highlighting; 137pp., including sections on District of MacKenzie, District of Keewatin, and District of Franklin; bound in blue, side-stapled wraps, slightly sunned and character-worn.. First Edition. Blue Wraps. Very Good. Illus. by Photographs. 8vo - Over 7 3/4" -9 3/4 " Tall. Paper Back.

NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1970. Author's ink signature on ffep. Former owner's ink signature on ffep; Textblock is clean and tight; Purple spine and tan boards, blue stamped illustration on front cover, minor sunning/bumping to the head and foot of the spine, bumped corners. Price-clipped dust jacket, internally taped at the head of spine due to the chips, small corner chips, toned spine and edges. 368p.. Signed by Author. 3rd Printing. Cloth. Very Good/Good+ (in mylar). Illus. by Claire Fejes. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1927. Previous owner's stamped name on fep, moisture stain along edges and gutter of front/back end pages. Otherwise clean and tight. Shelf wear, light to moderate fraying of edges, corners and spine extremities; 245p., including index.. First UK Edition. Cloth. Good+. Illus. by Maps/Diagrams. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

London: Pelham Books Ltd/Stephen Greene Press, 1990. Ink gift inscription on front free end page verso; Textblock is very clean and tight. Binding lightly edge and corner rubbed. Dust jacket lightly edge and corner worn. 192p., including index.. First Edition. Blue Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good+ (in mylar). Illus. by Photos. 8vo - Over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 " Tall. Hardcover.