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Victor Gollancz Ltd., Travel Book Club, London, 1956. Early Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Travel Bookclub Edition; 251pages, photographic frontispiece. Cream cloth covers with black titling to spine in unclipped dust jacket. Shelf wear, corners bumped, old Sellotape repairs to rear dust jacket. Contents clean. The true story of the rescue of 5 survivors from a whaling boat in Melville Bay in the Arctic. 1st Travel Book Club Edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Whales; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2109. .
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ICE FLOES AND FLAMING WATER: A TRUE ADVENTURE IN MELVILLE BAY
by Freuchen, Peter (Translated from the Danish by Johan Hambro)
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THE ICE ISLANDS OF THE ARCTIC: A HYPOTHESIS, Geographical Review, Vol. XLIV, No. 4, 1954, Pages 495-507
by Debenham, Frank
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American Geographical Society, 1954. wrappers. Good. Geographical Review reprint, (13pp),card covers; illustrated, 6 figures. Grey wrappers with black titling, 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: 2435. .
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THE ICE MASTER: The Doomed 1913 Voyage of the Karluk
by Niven, Jennifer
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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 Drawing on previously unpublished letters and journals, some of which have never been published before, Jennifer Niven has created a haunting and compelling account of the Karluk's ill-fated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
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ICE: NEWS BULLETIN OF THE BRITISH GLACIOLOGICAL SOCIETY: 37 Issues, Complete set from 1958 to1971
by Various, Richardson, Mrs. H (editor)
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British Glaciological Society, 1958. Wrappers. Good. Separate issues of the journal beginning with Issue No. 1 of January 1958 through to Issue No.37 of December 1971. illustrated with maps and illustrations. Original wrappers.Good Condition. 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: 3075. . This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.
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THE ICE-CAPPED ISLAND: GREENLAND
by Rodahl, Kaare
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Blackie & Son Limited, London, 1946. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Fair. 1st Edition; 142pages + 63 b/w plates, map end papers. Blue cloth covers with gilt titling to spine in illustrated dust jacket, printed to war economy standard. Shelfware, dust jacket worn, small piece missing, spotting to page edges, contemporary owners bookplate opposite half title, contents clean. Author's account of his scientific work during the 14 months he spent on the North-East coast of Greenland, as a member of a1939-40 Swedish-Norwegian expedition. The Norwegian Greenland Expedition 1939 had 3 objectives, glaciological, biological and meteorological. from the foreword, by J.C.Irvine, of The University, St. Andrews, Scotland; "Mr. Rodahl is primarily a scientist, and he has taken his test tubes and his scientific searching mind to Greenland and the result is a fascinating account of laboratory researches, conducted under Arctic conditions, which have given valuable results in the field of…
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ICELAND AND THE ICELANDERS
by Briem, Helgi P
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John Francis McKenna Company, 1945. Cloth. Very Good. 1st Edition, stated: 96pp, illustrated with colour and b/w photographs. Colour photographs by Vigfus Siogurgeirsson. Blue cloth covers with silver titling and device on front cover showing Leif Eriksson's route to America, silver titling to spine.Iceland is one of the great stepping stones between America and Europe. A review of its people, culture and scenery produced under wartime conditions. Gift inscription on fep. 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: 2004. .
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ICELAND 1946: A handbook published on the sixtieth anniversary of Landsbanki Islands (National Bank of Iceland)
by Thorsteinsson, Thorsteinn
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Rikisprentsmidjan Gutenberg, 1946. Fourth Edition. Cloth. Very Good. 4th Edition: iv, 295pp, illustrated, b/w and colour illustrations, 1 coloured folding map. Blue cloth covers with gilt crest and titling. A handbook to the Island of Iceland - geography, population, history, law, agriculture, fisheries, industry, communications, finance, religion etc. Pencil "April 1959 per C & R" on fep. Black specks to page edges. Contents clean. Very Good. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Iceland; History. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2896. .
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ICELAND PAPERS Volume I SCIENTIFIC RESULTS OF CAMBRIDGE EXPEDITIONS TO ICELAND, 1932-38
by Various - Roberts, Brian (Editor)
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Oxford University Press, 1939. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. 1st Edition thus: A collection of 17 papers from varous members of the expeditions, with folding maps and illustrations, many from photographs. Six of the papers are on birds. Green cloth covers with gilt titling to spine. Previous owners signature G.C.L. Bertram on fep. 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: 2731. .
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ICELAND NATURE AND NATION IN PHOTOGRAPHS. Published in Cooperation with the Tourist Association of Iceland and The Committee for Iceland in the New York World's Fair 1939
by Hannesson, Palmi
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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. .
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ICELAND: The First American Republic
by Stefansson, Vilhjalmur (Preface by Theodore Roosevelt)
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George G. Harrap & Company, 1939. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. 1st Edition; xxxviii, 275pp, illustrated, 18 b/w plates. Blue cloth covers with green and silver title panel to spine. History of Iceland, lore and legends,explorers.The first settlers of Iceland were mainly Irish, later mostly Scandinavian. Shelfware, small mark to front cover, front end paper cracking at hinge, pages age toned, some minor foxing, contents clean. Very Good. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Iceland; History. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2864. .
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ICELAND: or the journal of a residence in that island, during the years 1814 and 1815.
by Henderson, Ebernezer
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Perkins & Marvin, 1831. Cloth. Fair. 1st American Edition, abridged from the Second Edinburgh edition: xiii, 252 pp. plus 4pp publishers advertisements. This is among the earliest accounts of Iceland to be published in the United States. Full Title - ICELAND: or the journal of a residence in that island, during the years 1814 and 1815. Containing observations on the natural phenomena, history, literature, and antiquities of the island; and the religion, character, manners, and customs of its inhabitants. " A good source for information on Iceland, with much on the natural phenomenon, the people and their customs, etc., by this agent of the British and Foreign Bible Society, "instructed to investigate and make arrangements for supplying the want of Bibles there." Rebound and lacks folding map and illustrations . Covers grubby, foxing throughout, some pages slightly warped. Good reading copy. Fair. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic &…
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IGY: THE YEAR OF THE MOONS
by Wilson, J. Tuzo
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Longmans, 1961. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Good. 1st Edition; 352pp, 55 b/w photographs, 45 illustrations, maps. Black cloth covers with gilt titling to spine in price clipped dustjacket. International Geographic Year was in the late 50's a time to study space, explore physical earth etc., especially from Antarctica. Dustjacket nibbled, 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: 2990. .
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IN ARCTIC SEAS OR THE VOYAGE OF THE KITE: The Voyage of the Kite with the Peary Expedition Together with a Transcript of the Log of the Kite
by Keely, Robert N. and G. G. Davis
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Rufus C. Hartranft,, 1893. Cloth. Good. 1893 Edition. vii, 524 pp, illustrated, over 100 b/w illustrations, photographs, folding map, floral eps. Turquoise cloth covers with silver vignette of ship and gilt titling to front cover and gilt titling to spine. AB8485 This book contains the addition of a log of the second, or expedition of the "Kite", July 4th to sept. 22, 1892. A narrative of the relief party's activities at McCormick Bay and in the inland ice; of Mrs peary's winter; and the results of Peary's trans-Greenland march. Contemporary pencil gift inscription on ffep dated Christmas 1893. Shelfware, bumped, covers are soiled, titling on spine faded, fep split along front hinge, contents clean, age toning to pages. 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: 2382. .
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IN ICEBOUND SEAS OR THE VOYAGE OF THE "CONSTANCE," RESCUE SHIP
by Gillies, M
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Gall and Inglis, London, 1895. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Undated, presumed 1895 Edition; No date but gift inscription on front end paper dated May 25th 95 so presuming circa 1895, vi, 376 pages, illustrated b/w line drawings. Original covers,contents clean, shelf wear. From the preface:- "It has been my purpose to make the following tale, not only a tale, but a complete history of Arctic adventure and discovery condensed into a small space. It has seemed to me that the young ought to know the eventful story of the perils, the sufferings, and the triumphs of their countrymem, and of the brave men of other nations, in those icy regions during the course of three centuries." Ross, Parry, Victory's crew, North-West passage, Dr. Kane, Baffin's Bay... 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: 2126. .
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IN NORTHERN MISTS: Arctic exploration in early times. Translated by Arthur G. Chater. Illustrated
by Nansen, Fridtjof
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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.
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IN SEARCH OF FRANK HURLEY
by Bickel, Lennard
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Macmillan, Melbourne, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. 1st Edition 140 pages coloured and b/w photographic plates and illustrations, cartoon frontispiece, pictorial end papers. Red cloth covers with white titling to spine in pictorial unclipped dust jacket. Beautifully illustrated record of the famous Australian photographer, whose works ranged from the dying ship Endurance crushed in the Antarctic pack ice to WW1 scenes and images of his own Australia. Frank Hurley was an Australian photographer who went with Mawson to the Antarctic, was a photographer in WW1 and was later involved in the making of the first films. Bookseller label on front end paper. Contents clean, appears unread. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 2 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration. ISBN: 0333299388. ISBN/EAN: 9780333299388. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1406. . 9780333299388 This book…
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IN THE LENA DELTA: A Narrative of the Search for Lieut-Commander De Long and his Companions, Followed by an Account of the Greely Relief Expedition and a Proposed Method of Reaching the North Pole
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Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, New York, 1885. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. xiii, 497 pages, [8 pages publishers advertisements], illustrated, 16 plates, 4 double page maps. Engraved portrait frontispiece and facsimile signature of Melville protected by tissue guard. Original gilt-blocked pictorial cloth. previous owners signature dated 1933 on front end paper, shelf wear and some minor bumping/ rubbing to covers, contents clean. Melville was chief engineer aboard the Jeannette in De Longs expedition of 1879-81. He here relates the voyage, the drift and loss of the ship in June of 1881 in the East Siberian Sea, the crews retreat by sledge and boat towards the Siberian coast, the separation of the two parties, and Melvilles search for De Long in the Lena River region of Yakutia. Melville later served as chief engineer aboard the Thetis during the Greely rescue, an account of which is also given. Arctic Bib.11239…
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INUK
by Buliard, Roger P
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Macmillan and Co, 1953. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 1st Edition; vii, 338pp, illustrated, b/w frontispiece, 19 photographs. Green cloth covers with gilt titling to spine in unclipped dustjacket. Record of the author's experiences as a missionary for the Oblate Fathers among the Eskimoes in the Far North of Canada. Gift inscription on fep, dustjacket grubby, contents clean. Very Good/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: 1854. .
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INVESTIGATIONS ON THE GREENLAND COD (Gadus Callarias L.) with an Introduction on The History of The Greenland Cod Fisheries
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Bianco Lunos Bogtrykkeri,, 1914. wrappers. Good. Extract from Rapports et proces-Verbaux, Vol. LXXII, 1931 for the Conseil Permanent International pour L'Exploration De La Mer. ENGLISH text,SIGNED: 41 pages, illustrated with maps and graphs. Original Card Wrappers: Gift inscription by Adolph Jensen to front cover. Ex SPRI Library, library stamps and cancelled stamps to front cover and title page, no other markings, contents clean. Covers grubby, shelfware. Good reading copy. Front cover signed by one of the authors Adolf Severin Jensen thanking S Freuchen for his help . Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; Fishing & Hunting. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3059. .
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ISLANDS OF DESPAIR: Being an Account of a Survey Expedition to the Sub-Atlantic Islands of New Zealand
by Eden, Allan W
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Andrew Melrose, 1955. Cloth. Fair Condition/No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition; xi, 212pages, frontispiece, 37 photographs. Endpaper maps, 2 maps in text. Black cloth covers with gilt titling to spine. No dustjacket. Covers stained, padge edges spotted, spotting to prelims, Ink date on front end paper. Contents clean 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: 3270. .
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