Search Results: Travel: Arctic & Antarctic from Tarrington Books

Buenos Aires: Club de Lectores, 1948. 1st Edition . Very Good Minus/Very Good. 5.75 x 7.75 inches (14 x 19 cm). Slipcase: Custom made black cloth slipcase. A few light marks, no splits or tears. Overall case condition is Very Good. Book: Original paper wraps, illustrated to front cover. Slight wear to edges, creasing to spine. Canvas reinforcements to endpaper joints. Heavy browning to pages, otherwise clean throughout. Includes 6 pages of photographs. Spanish language. Migone was a Roman Catholic priest at St. Mary's church in Stanley from 1905 until his death in 1937. A scarce and valuable record of life on the Falkland Islands at the start of the 20th century. From the private collection of Eric Kenneth Prentice 'Kenn' Back, meteorologist who worked with the British Antarctic Survey for nearly 40 years, recipient of both the Fuchs Medal and the Polar Medal, and a descendent of Sir George Back, the Arctic explorer. With Back's bookplate to first blank. . Overall book condition is… Read More

London: Cassell, 1959. 1st Edition . Very Good Plus/Very Good. 5.75 x 8.5 inches (14.5 x 21.5 cm). Dust jacket: Excellent original jacket. Very slight wear to head of spine. A few small patches of light rubbing. Price clipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good Plus. Book: First printing. Blue cloth binding. Light foxing to page edges, very clean text throughout. Overall book condition is Very Good Plus. Size: 5.75 x 8.5 inches (14.5 x 21.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 190

Leipzig: Verlag E.A. Seemann, 1935. 1st Edition . Very Good. 5.25 x 8 inches (13 x 20 cm). First printing. Pale green cloth binding. Foxing and fading to spine, a few spots of foxing to page edges, clean text throughout. German language. Comprehensive account of whaling and seal hunting at Grytviken, South Georgia. An English translation was issued in 1937 as Big Game in Antarctica. From the private collection of Eric Kenneth Prentice 'Kenn' Back, meteorologist who worked with the British Antarctic Survey for nearly 40 years, recipient of both the Fuchs Medal and the Polar Medal, and a descendent of Sir George Back, the Arctic explorer. With Back's bookplate to front pastedown endpaper. A nice solid example of the rare first edition. Spence 349. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 5.25 x 8 inches (13 x 20 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 208

Stockholm: Almqvist & Wiksells Boktryckeri-a.-b., 1916. 1st Edition . Very Good. 9.5 x 12.25 inches (24.5 x 31.5 cm). Recent green cloth binding with leather title label to spine. Includes the original front wrapper, with chipping to edges. Ex library book with a few stamps to front wrapper, title page and margin of final plate. Text is very clean throughout. Complete with 23 plates, three of them are double page. German language. Scarce report on Patagonian flora from the Swedish Antarctica Expedition of 1907-09. From the private collection of Eric Kenneth Prentice 'Kenn' Back, meteorologist who worked with the British Antarctic Survey for nearly 40 years, recipient of both the Fuchs Medal and the Polar Medal, and a descendent of Sir George Back, the Arctic explorer. With Back's bookplate to front pastedown endpaper. Overall condition is Very Good. Please Note: This is a heavy item and international postage will be more than the standard rate. Actual Royal Mail postage costs are:… Read More

Buenos Aires: Ediciones Peuser, 1958. 10th Edition . Very Good/Very Good. 6.25 x 9 inches (16 x 23 cm). Signed by Author. Dust jacket: Slight wear to ends of spine, small hole to rear cover. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good. Book: Illustrated paper covered boards. Slight rubbing to board edges. Foxing to page edges, clean text throughout. Spanish langauge. Inscribed and signed by the author to verso of half title page (dated May 1959). Numerous other signatures to versos of front free endpaper, half title, and title page. These were added by the officers of the Argentine Icebreaker ARA General San Martin during a 1977 courtesy visit to the British Antarctic Survey station 'F', British Faraday Station - Argentine Islands (transferred to Ukraine in 1996 and now known as Vernadsky Research Base.) Signatories include Rear Admiral Jorge A. Fraga (also an Antarctic author) and Alberto Padilla, commanding officer of the San Martin. A rare signed copy… Read More

Stockholm: Lithographisches Institut des Generalstabs, 1905. 1st Edition . Very Good Plus. 8.75 x 11 inches (22 x 28 cm). Recent quarter leather binding with laminated boards replicating the original wraps. Retains the original wraps. Previous owner's name to front wrapper, ink smudge to rear wrapper, light browning to pages. Some pages unopened. Includes the two plates. German language. Scarce work on the vegetation of South Georgia from the Swedish Antarctic Expedition of 1901-03. From the private collection of Eric Kenneth Prentice 'Kenn' Back, meteorologist who worked with the British Antarctic Survey for nearly 40 years, recipient of both the Fuchs Medal and the Polar Medal, and a descendent of Sir George Back, the Arctic explorer. With Back's bookplate to front pastedown endpaper. Overall condition is Very Good Plus. Size: 8.75 x 11 inches (22 x 28 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 12 + 2 plates + map

London: Williams and Norgate, 1887. 1st Edition . Very Good Minus. 6 x 9.75 inches (15 x 25 cm). First printing. Later quarter pebbled cloth binding with paper covered boards. Panels from the original wraps pasted to front and rear board (with light soiling). Single library stamp to title page, inked number to verso of title page. Light water stain to lower margins. Occasional foxing to text. Some pencilled notes and underlining. Complete with the map. This is the first part only - an additional supplement was issued in 1891. Overall condition is Very Good Minus. Size: 6 x 9.75 inches (15 x 25 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 8vo. 163

Buenos Aires: Colombo, 1963. 1st Edition . Very Good Plus. 6.5 x 9.25 inches (17 x 23.5 cm). Recent quarter white cloth with laminated boards. Front board with a reproduction of the front wrapper. Original wraps bound in, together with the original spine mounted on a separate page. Light browning to pages, small ink stain to front wrapper, otherwise in very clean condition throughout. Numerous fold-out maps and charts, all in excellent condition. Spanish language. Inscribed and signed by the author to the title page. A controversial report setting out Argentina's claims over the islands of Picton and Nueva in the Beagle Channel, south of Tierra del Fuego. Assigned to Chile in an 1881 treaty, ownership was disputed by Argentina for most of the 20th century. A unique example - in a hardback binding and signed by Basilico. Scarce. From the private collection of Eric Kenneth Prentice 'Kenn' Back, meteorologist who worked with the British Antarctic Survey for nearly 40 years, recipient of… Read More

Buenos Aires: Editorial Americana, 1957. 1st Edition Thus . Very Good. 5.75 x 8 inches (14.5 x 20 cm). Recent black cloth binding with original front wrapper laid down on front board. Slight foxing to page edges, otherwise in very clean condition throughout. Spanish language. Borrero's eyewitness account of the Patagonia Rebelde, a series of strikes between 1920 and 1922, violently suppressed by the Argentine government. From the private collection of Eric Kenneth Prentice 'Kenn' Back, meteorologist who worked with the British Antarctic Survey for nearly 40 years, recipient of both the Fuchs Medal and the Polar Medal, and a descendent of Sir George Back, the Arctic explorer. With Back's bookplate to front pastedown endpaper. . Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 5.75 x 8 inches (14.5 x 20 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 238

London: John Saunders, 1835. 1st Edition . Good Plus. 6 x 8.75 inches (15 x 22 cm). First printing. Recent half brown morocco leather binding with marbled boards. Black morocco title label to spine. Foxing to plates. Water staining to frontis, engraved title page, plates at p664 + p679, and to several pages towards the end of the book. Occasional spots and light marks to text. Lacking leaf 2G4 (pp230/231). Complete with the seven plates (including a chart of the route), the fold-out table and the 44 page supplement on the North Magnetic Pole. Text includes as seven page dictionary of the Esquimaux language. SABIN: 33626. Overall condition is Good Plus. Please Note: This is a heavy item and international postage will be more than the standard rate. Actual Royal Mail postage costs are: Europe £14.00; USA £27.60; Oceania £28.90; Rest of World £24.15. A postage supplement will be requested after the order has been placed. Size: 6 x 8.75 inches (15 x 22 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 716

Paris: Payot , 1930. 1st Edition . Very Good. 5.5 x 8.75 inches (14 x 22 cm). Recent purple cloth binding with black leather title label to spine. Light rubbing to boards, light foxing to page edges. Pages have light browning and a few spots of light foxing. Numerous illustrations plus two fold-out maps. French language. From the private collection of Eric Kenneth Prentice 'Kenn' Back, meteorologist who worked with the British Antarctic Survey for nearly 40 years, recipient of both the Fuchs Medal and the Polar Medal, and a descendent of Sir George Back, the Arctic explorer. With Back's bookplate to front pastedown endpaper. . Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 5.5 x 8.75 inches (14 x 22 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 300

Buenos Aires: Impr. de A. Perrone, 1927. 1st Edition . Very Good. 5 x 7.25 inches (12.5 x 18.5 cm). Recent quarter red cloth with paper covered boards and leather title label to spine. Pages browned with a few light spots of foxing. Pencilled number to title page. Spanish language. A very scarce account of the British invasions of the River Plate in 1806 and 1807. From the private collection of Eric Kenneth Prentice 'Kenn' Back, meteorologist who worked with the British Antarctic Survey for nearly 40 years, recipient of both the Fuchs Medal and the Polar Medal, and a descendent of Sir George Back, the Arctic explorer. With Back's bookplate to front pastedown endpaper. . Overall condition is Very Good. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.20; USA £18.10; Oceania £18.05; Rest of World £15.85. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. Size: 5 x 7.25 inches (12.5 x 18.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 64

Stockholm: Lithographisches Institut des Generalstabs, 1909. 1st Edition . Very Good Plus. 8.75 x 11 inches (22 x 28 cm). Recent quarter leather binding with laminated boards replicating the original wraps. Retains the original wraps. Light browning to pages. Illustrated. German language. Scarce work on the vegetation of the Falkland Islands, from the Swedish Antarctic Expedition of 1901-03. From the private collection of Eric Kenneth Prentice 'Kenn' Back, meteorologist who worked with the British Antarctic Survey for nearly 40 years, recipient of both the Fuchs Medal and the Polar Medal, and a descendent of Sir George Back, the Arctic explorer. With Back's bookplate to front pastedown endpaper. Overall condition is Very Good Plus. Size: 8.75 x 11 inches (22 x 28 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 58

London: William Wright, 1839. Reprint . Very Good. 5.5 x 8.5 inches (14 x 21.5 cm). First printing. Later Victorian full calf leather binding. Spine with four raised bands, gilt decoration and black morocco title label. Gilt and blind decorative border to boards. Marbled page edges and endpapers. Gilt arms of Glasgow to centre of both boards. Boards have tears to leather on edges and light marking. Good solid binding with no cracking to joints. Browning and water staining to the frontis and engraved title page, the book is otherwise very clean throughout. Complete with all plates. An account of the Arctic voyages of Ross, Parry and Franklin, plus the Egyptian travels of Belzoni. A popular work that went through several editions between 1826 and 1839, yet remains surprisingly scarce. SABIN 19582 (1826 1st Edition). Overall condition is Very Good. Please Note: This is a heavy item and international postage will be more than the standard rate. Actual Royal Mail postage costs are: Europe £14.00;… Read More