Search Results: Authors starting with N from Polar Books

John Murray, 1853. Hardback. Good. 1st Edition: xvi, 417pp, illustrated, 11 illustrations of which 4 lithographic plates (3 tinted), 1 coloured folding map. [MISSING the lithographic frontispiece] . Rebound, contemporary half leather with bluse marbled boards, gilt ruling and titling to spine. A rare and very important book on the expedition led by T.E.L. Moore on the Brigg Plover in search of Sir John Franklin. The expedition, in which Hooper participated as a marine officer, was forced to winter in Providence-Bay, where Hooper could gather an enormous wealth of useful information on the Tuski. When the ship was free of ice, Hooper joined Pullen's boat expedition along the arctic north coast of America to the Mackenzie River and Cape Bathurst. In summer 1850 the expedition crossed the northenmost part of Canada and returned to England. - Henze II, 622/23. The book also contains information on the culture of the North Alaska Esquimaux and the Tuski. Hooper travelled aboard the Plover as… Read More

Seeley, Service & Co. Ltd,, 1920. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. 1st Edition: 319pp. Illustrated with 16 plates from photos (including frontispiece) and 3 maps (including folding map at rear). Original black decorative cloth with blue lettering on spine. Minor damage to outside spine and hinges, shelfware, bumped, rubbed, very mild age toning, foxing.Contents clean. Very Good. PLEASE NOTE: This book will incur extra postage and insurance charges. Please contact us for a quote. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 5 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 131. .

Meuthuen & Co, 1927. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. 1st Edition; ix,245pp, with 23 illustrations (maps) in text and 2 folding colour maps, 1 slightly torn, bibliography. Original green cloth blindstamped on front and with gilt titles on spine. Bottom page edges roughly cut. Collected account of the actual state of knowledge of north and south polar regions, including geography, biology, commercial and political penetration. Ex libris copy, Library stamps, stickers on end papers and back of one of the two folding maps. A survey of Arctic and Antarctic topics, especially scientific. "Brief account of knowledge on polar research and statement of its problems; chapters on expedition history, the oceans, sea ice, the Eskimo, and individual regions of the Arctic; bibliography" (AB). Brown was the naturalist and botanist on the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition's voyage, on the "Scotia". Front cover slightly creased, corners,edges bumped, worn, otherwise Very Good. Ex… Read More

Seeley Service, 1923. Cloth. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition; 316 pages with 4 pages of adverts at end, frontispiece, 3 maps, (2 folding tipped in after index) and 24 b/w plate leaves, 5 illustrations in text. Blue black cloth with light blue titling to spine and illustration of ship on front cover. Minor stain to front cover, contents clean, some very minor spotting, mainly to endpapers . A very nice copy. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; 1900-1920; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 177. .

Meuthuen & Co, 1927. Cloth. Very Good. 1st Edition; ix,245pp, with 23 illustrations (maps) in text and 2 folding colour maps, 1 slightly torn, bibliography. Original green cloth blindstamped on front and with gilt titles on spine. Collected account of the actual state of knowledge of north and south polar regions, including geography, biology, commercial and political penetration. A survey of Arctic and Antarctic topics, especially scientific. "Brief account of knowledge on polar research and statement of its problems; chapters on expedition history, the oceans, sea ice, the Eskimo, and individual regions of the Arctic; bibliography" (AB). Brown was the naturalist and botanist on the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition's voyage, on the "Scotia". Shelfware, heavy crease to front cover bottom corner,edges bumped. Contents clean. Good Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Geography & Maps. Pictures of this item… Read More

Archibald Constable & Newnes, London, 1897. First Edition. Softcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Soft cover periodical set: No date but circa 1890s. Pale blue/grey illustrated covers, each part illustrated with black and white, colour plates ands sketches. Interesting periodical advertisements. Very scarce in the original 20 parts, published fortnightly in parts. Being the record of a voyage of exploration of the ship Fram, 1893-96, and of a fifteen months sleigh journey by Dr. Nansen and Lieut. Johansen with an Appendix by Otto Sverdrup, Captain of the Fram. Issued in 20 parts. Complete with the coloured plate presented with Part 1. Covers and page edges tatty, grubby, nibbled with odd piece missing. Overall in good condition considering the age and fact it was sold as a "periodical" in various parts. PLEASE NOTE: This book will incur extra postage and insurance charges. Please contact us for a quote. First edition of the work in this format and binding, and/or set or series.… Read More

F.A. Brockhaus, 1897. Cloth. Very Good. 1st German Edition. Title translates "In Night and Ice" German text. This was the first German edition of Fram over Polhavet; den norske polarfaerd 1893-96, af Fridtjof Nansen. Med a tillaeg of otto Sverdrup. (The Fram across the Polar sea, the Norweigan expedition 1893-96. with a supplement by Otto Sverdrup which was published in English as Farthest North. In 3 volumes, illustrated throughout. 2 portrait frontispieces, 12 coloured plates, 4 folding & colored maps, 293 text-figures. Original tan cloth with illustration mounted on front covers. Vol I, x, 527pp, map; Vol II, viii, 507pp, 2 maps, Vol III, viii, 519pp. Narrative of the first "Fram" Expedition, 1893-96, led by Nansen. Covers on all volumes grubby, some staining, shelfware, Vol I splitting at rear hinge, Vol II front ep split at hinge. All volumes age toning to pages, occasional spotting, as expected. Overall Very Good. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 5… Read More

J.M. Dent & Sons, 1925. Cloth. Fair. 1st uk Edition; 462pp., illustrated, portrait frontispiece, full page plates, text illustrations and maps. The copyright page contradicts the title page stating that this copy was "printed in the United States" with copyright held by Duffield and Company. Green cloth covers with colophon of publishers to front cover and titling to spine, School vignette on front cover and contemporary school presentation bookplate on fep. Arc Bib 11991 Retrospective account of the author's first trip to the Arctic in the sealer "Viking" 1882, to study animal life and the physical features of the arctic sea. Descriptions of the voyage in Greenland Sea, of seals, whales, polar bears and hunting adventures, and the drift of the "Viking" in Denmark Strait. Damp damage to cover and eps, rear hinge split, contents clean. Fair. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; Pictures of this… Read More

William Heinemann, London, 1911. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 1st UK Edition; Vol I xi, 384pages; Vol II 416pages, illustrated, coloured frontispieces, b/w text illustrations. Original cloth covers, no dust jackets. Both volumes, shelf wear, end paper hinges splitting, covers fraying, corners bumped, previous owners bookplate on verso front cover. some very minor foxing, mainly to prelims and tissue guards. This is the first UK edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 5 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2634. . This is a SET of books, therefore heavier than a standard volume, and will involve extra shipping charges to some countries.

Ernest Flammarion, 1897. leather. Very Good. Illustrated French Edition: French Text. viii, 424pp, illustrated, b/w photographs, illustrations in text, map, tables. Half leather binding, decorated and titled in gilt, teg, marbled eps. Richly illustrated popular French edition of the account of the famous Polar expedition of Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930), a Norwegian explorer and scholar. Nansen laid the foundation for modern Polar science, and later he also played a large role in international politics, in the League of Nations, also receiving the Nobel Prize for Peace. Shelfware, leather rubbing at edges, corners, booksellers or library stamp to title page, no other markings, some minor foxing, age toning to pages. Contents clean. 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: 2711. .

George Allen & Unwin, 1931. Cloth. Good. 1st UK Edition (First published in Norwegian under the title "Gjennem Kaukasus til Volga" in 1929); Translated by G. C. Wheeler. 255pp, illustrated with b/w photographs. origianl red cloth covers with spine label. From the Preface "The journey described in this book was made in the summer of 1925, and was the continuation of the one described in an earlier book, Armenia and the Near East (Gjennem Armenia). The author gladly uses this opportunity to express his gratitude to Presidents Sainursky and Korkmazov in the Repub lic of Daghestan for the extraordinary hospitality shown to his fellow-traveller and himself during their interesting stay in this remarkable land. He would also like to thank the local authorities in the different places they came to, especially in Astrakhan, for their friendly welcome. It is not possible in a short sketch such as this to give in any way complete impressions of the lands and the many peoples the journey… Read More

Longmans Green & Co. Ltd, 1957. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 1st Edition: x, 269pp, illustrated, maps, 18 b/w plates. Blue cloth with gilt titling to spine in pictorial unclipped dustjacket. "In this fine biography of Nansen his daughter does not set out to give a detailed appraisal of his life's work, but rather to present an intimate family portrait of the man seen against the background of his many and varied activities. As an Arctic explorer, scientist, politician, and humanitarian nansen was world-famous, and his achievements in these fields are now part of history. In this book, for the first time, we have a picture of the man behind the public figure....." Previous owners signature dated 1957 on fep, dustjacket slightly grubby, slight browning to eps, very slight edgewear, contents clean. Very Good/Dustjacket Good. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available… Read More

Alpine Club & Alpine Climbing Group, UK, 1962. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 1st English Edition: Translated and adapted from the Guide des Alps Valaisannes. 70 Selected Routes in the Pennine Alps plus huts, mountain hotels etc & general information. Dent Blanche / Matterhorn peaks, (Weisshorn ,Monte Rosa) Passes etc., illustrated with path diagrams, original publisher's protective covers, odd neat pencil annotation in margins. This is the first UK edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Mountaineering; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3471. .

The Popular Book Club, London, 1958. Book Club Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 1958 The Popular Book Club Edition: 246 pages, illustrated b/w photos, maps. Shelf wear spine sunned, page edges age tanned. Contents clean. Newspaper cutting describing book laid in. "The author recounts the exciting story of his journey with Hugh Carless of the British Foreign Service into the mysterious region of Nuristan in north-east Afghanistan". Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Travel & Places; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3480. .

Polar Publications, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). As New/As New. 1st Edition; 144 pages, map end papers, b/w plates and illustrations, maps. Black cloth covers, gilt titling spine in pictorial dust jacket. Associate editor: Richard McElrea, Research and maps: David Harrowfield. Some of their photographs have been rarely seen. As New, appears unread. Mackintosh died on the ice in 1916 while leader of the Ross Sea section of Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. A fascinating read. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration. ISBN: 0473009692. ISBN/EAN: 9780473009694. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3155. . 9780473009694

Macmillan, London, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. xiv, 402 pages, 37 illustrations, 3 maps and plans, maps on end papers. Brown Cloth covers with gilt titling to spine in illustrated unclipped dust jacket. The Ice Master is an epic tale of adventure, with a cast of characters as rich as any novel and with villains and heroes aplenty. Drawing on previously unpublished letters and journals, some of which have never been published before, Jennifer Niven has created a haunting and compelling account of the Karluk's ill-fated journey and her crew's desperate attempts to find a way home from the icy wastes of the Arctic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; ISBN: 0333779606. ISBN/EAN: 9780333779606. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 921. . 9780333779606

Collins, London, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good/Good. 1st Edition. New Naturalist Series no.13, 469 pages, illustrated, 56 colour photos by John Markham and others. 48 b/w photos, 6 maps, 26 diagrams. Original covers in price clipped dust jacket. Shelf wear, some spotting to dust jacket, prelims and page edges spotted. Contents clean. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 2 kilogram. Category: Mountaineering; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3460. . This book weighs over 1Kg and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.

Nicholas Kaye Limited, 1966. Cloth. Very Good. 1st UK Edition; 191pp, 48 illustrations, 5 maps. Red cloth covers in illustrated dustjacket. "For the joy of climbing peaks where man has never yet set foot, and for an urge to see the wild and lonely Arctic landscape,eight Swiss mountaineers joined up in 1962 to form the Swiss Spitsbergen Expedition - which they largely financed themselves. They were climbing in the almost unexplored north-west of the main island with its fifty peaks. Dispensing with sledge dogs, they used skis on the long approaches to the mountains, and covered some 1,250 miles altogether." Shelfware, contents clean. 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: 2660. .

Conway, London, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 1st UK Edition: 349 pages, Hardcover in pictorial dust jacket. Profusely illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. Shelf wear dust jacket slightly grubby with a closed repaired tear. Covers and contents clean. Extensive work drawing on unseen charts,maps and artworks from Major European Museums it includes the large holdings of the Nurminen Foundation as well as private archives and collections. Large Folio book weighing almost 3kg. Size: Large Folio (bigger than A3). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 5 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration. ISBN: 1844860698. ISBN/EAN: 9781844860692. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3362. . 9781844860692 This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.

The Motor Boat Publishing Company, New York, 1922. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition: 270 pages, illustrated b/w photos, diagrams. Original covers, no dust jacket. Shelf wear, covers fraying, covers and end papers grubby. Spotting to page edges, hinges splitting, previous owners bookplate on verso front cover and pencil owners signature on front end paper otherwise contents clean. The true story of Alexander Graham Bell's genius engineer Casey Baldwin and William Washburn Nutting, editor and owner of the yacht, departing Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, perhaps on a 'lark', on Nutting's "Typhoon" and arriving in England only seven days later, establishing the fastest time across the Atlantic for a sailing vessel for decades to come. This is the first USA edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Ships & the Sea; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available… Read More