Search Results: Authors starting with H from Polar Books

Evans Brothers Limited, London, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition: 199 pages plus 8 pages advertisemnets, illustrated b/w photos diagrams. Original covers, no dust jacket. Covers sunned, contents clean. Subjects; Woodworking machinery. Craftsmanship. Woodworking. Carpentry. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Crafts & Hobbies; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3493. .

John Dent & Sons Ltd, 1908. Cloth. Very Good. Everyman Library Edition; xii, 387pp, Green cloth covers, with gilt titling to spine, illustrated jesuit end papers. One of 8 volumes. Richard Hakluyt was born in 1552 and took Holy Orders, and in 1593 he became Archdeacon of Westminster. He died in 1616 and is buried in Westminster Abbey. Edited by Ernest Rhys and introduced by John Masefield. A history of noteworthy British voyages from earliest times, starting with King Arthur's voyage to Iceland in 517. "The full title of the great work commonly known as Hakluyt's Voyages is The Principal Navigations, Voyages, and Discoveries of the English Nation made by Sea or over Land to the most remote and farthest distant quarters of the earth, at any time within the compass of these 1,500 years. It was first published in 1589, and it its final form, in three folio volumes in 1599. In the three sections of the work, the first deals with voyages to the northern regions. Russia and Tartary;… Read More

Travel Book Club, London, 1951. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good/Good. Travel Book Club Edition; 319 pages, 16 b/w illustrations. Original covers in original dust jacket. Nice clean copy. Synopsis: Haley ran away at the age of twelve. Returned to school in 1848/49 but within a few months went off to sea in the ship Charles W Morgan. The author wrote this at the time of his marriage in 1864 after he had retired from the sea and was living in Hawaii. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Whales; Ships & the Sea. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2273. .

Robert Hale Ltd, London, 1950. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Dust Jacket. 1st UK Edition; 319 pages, 16 b/w illustrations, end paper maps. Blue covers, no dust jacket. Covers grubby and faded, shelf wear, spine faded, end paper hinges previously reinforced with blue tape, contents clean. Synopsis:Haley ran away at the age of twelve. Returned to school in 1848/49 but within a few months went off to sea in the ship Charles W Morgan. The author wrote this at the time of his marriage in 1864 after he had retired from the sea and was living in Hawaii. This is the first UK edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Exploration; Whales; Ships & the Sea. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2271. .

Cambridge University Press, UK, 1942. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Original Report: pages 239-264, plates VI-XIII, 6 figures in text, Original wrappers Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Biology; Seals; Animals & Birds. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 699. .

Virgin Publishing Ltd.,, London, 2001. First Edition. Paperback. Good/No Dust Jacket. 1st Paperback Edition: 295 pages, illustrated, colour photos, map. Synopsis: Four years ago a team of women walked to the North Pole. For Caroline Hamilton, the team leader, there was just one problem - it wasn't enough. And so, in 1999, five of these women decided to visit the snowy wastes and arid landscapes of Antarctica. In just 60 days they skied from the very edge of the continent to the pole - a distance of 700 miles. In constant driving winds, never-ending daylight, affected by the unusual magnetic forces and dragging all their food and medical supplies with them, they needed to expend the energy equivalent of running two marathons each and every day. First softcover edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration. ISBN/EAN: 9780753505076. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3435. .… Read More

Caxton Press, Christchurch, 1963. Second Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 2nd reprint October 1963: 259 pages, illustrated, colour frontispiece, b/w photos, diagrams,map end papers. Original covers, no dust jacket. Shelf wear, covers slightly grubby, contents clean. The story of the first up-run of the Colorado River through The Grand Canyon. Second impression of the First Edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Exploration; Rafting; Travel & Places. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3533. .

Isafoldarprentsmidja, H.F, 1939. Card Covers. Fair. New Edition (Revised) March 1939, brought out to coincide with the New York World's Fair. 277 fine black and white photographic plates with detailed captions. TBilingual Icelandic and English texts and photo-captions. Bound in red/brown leathercloth.Covers grubby, worn, some foxing. Fair. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2727. .

Harper & Brothers, 1941. Hardback. Very Good. 1st Edition. xiii,241pp. illustrated, 29 b/w photographs, 1 map. Original beige cloth with blue titling to spine and front cover in illustrated price-clipped dutjacket. Presentation copy - gift dedication SIGNED by AUTHOR and by VILHJALMUR STEFANSSON. Biography of the American Arctic explorer from his early days on the Dakota prairies to his exploits in the Arctic. Vilhjalmur Stefansson (1879-1962), the Arctic explorer and scientist who spent a total of ten winters and seven summers exploring Canada's northern regions. Stefansson, referred to as the "Prophet of the North", covered a distance of nearly 20,000 miles in his travels on foot and by dogsled, living among and adopting the clothing and habits of the native Inuit people. Stefansson, who became a lecturer at Dartmouth in the 1930s and 1940s, did much to change the image of the Arctic through his lectures and writings, portraying the region as friendly and hospitable.… Read More

Hodder & Stoughton, 1954. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Dust Jacket. 1st UK Edition: 191 pages, illustrated, 64 b/w photographs, maps. Blue cloth covers with gilt titling to spine, no dust jacket. Shelf ware, covers slightly grubby, spine sunned, bumped. Contents clean. A cameraman's story in words and pictures of five journeys into the far north. Maps by Bunji Tagawa. Harrington traveled more that three thousand miles by dog team sharing the life of the Eskimo and living in caribou skin tents and igloos." One of Canada's outstanding documentary photographers. This is the first UK edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2298. .

Cambridge University Press, UK, 1929. First Edition. Softcover (Stiff Boards). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Original Report: pages 561-592, 6 plates XLV-LVI, contents clean. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Ornithology; Wildlife; Animals & Birds. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3486. .

Zoological Society of London, 1956. Wrappers. Very Good. Reprinted from the Procedures of the Zoological Society of London. Vol. 126, Part 2. pp. 205-233: Green wrappers, illustrated 6 figures, 4 full page plates. Staining on pages due to staples, as expected. Very Good Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2436. .

Patrick Stephens, UK, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 1st Edition: 128 pages, illustrated, b/w photos, drawings, appendix. Origianal covers i unclipped dust jacket. Contents clean. From the cover "Peter Hartley examines not just the motorcycles themselves, but also the people behind the successes and then the demise due to the 2nd World War...Rare photographs...this book appeals to all owners and enthusiasts of vintage and veteran motorcycles." This is the first UK edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Automobiles & Vehicles; ISBN: 0850595118. ISBN/EAN: 9780850595116. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3440. . 9780850595116

Longmans,Green, and Co.,, 1874. Cloth. Good. 2nd Edition: xviii, 548pp. Illustrated, 8 chromoxylographic plates, 3 maps, numerous woodcuts. Maroon half covers with five raised bands, gilt paneling and gilt lettering to spine, marbled eps, page edges gilt. Describing the Polar World at that time including principal natural features, influence of its long winter-night and fleeting summer on the development of flora and fauna, and how man survives the climate as the inhabitant or as the explorer. Covers bumped edges frayed, fep splitting, age toning, some minor foxing. Good. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2287. .

Longmans,Green, and Co.,, 1869. Cloth. Good. 1st UK Edition: [2 publishers advertisements], xviii, 548pp. Illustrated, 8 chromoxylographic plates, 3 maps, numerous woodcuts. Brown cloth covers with gilt vignette of sldge to front cover and titling to spine, black eps with contemporary booksellers stamp to fep. Describing the Polar World at that time including principal natural features, influence of its long winter-night and fleeting summer on the development of flora and fauna, and how man survives the climate as the inhabitant or as the explorer. Covers bumped and beginning to fray, pages slightly warped and some beginning to loosen, age toning, some spotting, foxing, pencil annotations. Good. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2286. .

Longmans,Green, and Co.,, London, 1892. Early Edition. Cloth. Good/No Dust Jacket. New Edition, 1892: xviii, 548 pages. Illustrated, 8 plates, 2 maps, numerous woodcuts. Green cloth covers with embossed decoration and gilt titling, brown end papers. Describing the Polar World at that time including principal natural features, influence of its long winter-night and fleeting summer on the development of flora and fauna, and how man survives the climate as the inhabitant or as the explorer. SIGNED: Gift inscription "Thomas Mageure With the best wishes of G H? Xmas 1911, A slight mark of great appreciation of valued help in matters financial". End papers toned, contents clean. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 2 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; 19th century; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2290. . This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.

Methuen, London, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. 1st Edition; xvi, 511 pages, including index. Illustrated throughout with printed diagrams and b/w and a couple of early colour photos. Large folding map (27x27") of Antarctic regions in pouch on rear end paper. Original covers in unclipped dust jacket. Shelf wear, dust jacket strengthened previously with archival tape. Top corner of front end paper cut, neat small annotations on contents page edges otherwise contents clean. Folding map in fine condition. A nice bright copy. Contributing authors: W.Beagley, C.R.Bentley, J.W.Brogie, R.H.Clark, A.L.Cullington,R.K. Dell, M.Gadsden, A.J.Gow, J.L.Gressitt, J.Hanessian, J.A.Heap, G.A.M.King, P.J.Law, G.A.llano, J.H.Miller, M.J.Rubin, B.Stonehouse, C.Seithinbank, G.Warren, W.S.Weyant and J.H.Zumberge. The book is in 4 parts , Parts 1 and 2 "The Nations in Antarctica" and" The Southern Ocean". Parts 3 and 4,"The Antarctic… Read More

Vancouver Art Gallery with the University of British Columbia, 1956. Paperback. Good. 47 pp, + 109 plates, No publication date stated but the exhibit was in 1956. Illustrated catalogue of a landmark exhibition. Illustrated many Pacific Northwest Art Treasures. Good Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 2 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2514. .

Sampson Low, Son and Marston, London, 1867. Early Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 1867 Edition. ASSOCIATION COPY: xxiv, 454 pages, illustrated, portrait frontispiece, 30 tail pieces, plus 9 plates, 3 maps, 6 drawings/engravings. Blue leather boards with decorative spine, gilt titling, five raised bands. Marbled end papers and page edges. Shelf wear, covers stained and worn, minor edge wear to pages of index and part of 1st map missing, not affecting map, small rips to leather covers, map inserted on page 36 is a colour COPY, contents clean. Bookplate of Hugh Cecil Earl of Lonsdale on rear of front cover,(In 1888, Lonsdale set out to reach the North Pole, nearly dying before reaching Kodiak, Alaska in 1889 and returning to England). A.B. 6795. Hayes, who had been a member of Kane's last expedition, led this effort to extend Kane's exploration in the Smith Sound region. He was a strong believer in the "open polar sea" - that is that the Arctic… Read More

The Richards Press, London, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition; SIGNED by the author on title page, xv, 448 pages, 16 plates including frontispiece, 10 thin paper leaves [charts and diagrams], 4 maps in rear pocket. Top edge gilt, rest uncut. Brown cloth covers. Half title and frontispiece detached. Odd page loosening, hinges beginning to split. Minor spotting, mainly to page edges. Odd neat pencil annotation in margins. The work includes the history of exploration of the region from the mid-1800's to 1916, including the "Discovery" expedition, Shackleton's first expedition, Amundsen, Scott's last journey, Mawson's expedition, and Shackleton's second voyage. This is the first UK edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 328. .