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Carroll & Graf Publishers, New York: (2004)., 2004 334 p. Illustrated. Map endpapers. 235mm. Original binding, slightly soiled. Original priced dust jacket, crisp. Hardbound. Near Fine. Samuel Hearne (1745-1792) was an English explorer, fur-trader, author, and naturalist. He was the first European to make an overland excursion across northern Canada to the Arctic Ocean. In 1774 Hearne built Cumberland House… Read more about this item

Gyldendalske, Copenhagen (Denmark): 1927., 1927 240 p. Numerous illustrations of Eskimos, and their clothing, tools, household goods, etc. Danish text. Tall 8vo. 260 mm. Homemade buckram binding. Original photographic wraps bound in. Foreword by Knud Rasmussen. Hardbound. Very good. POLAR 2 0.0. Soft cover.

Victor Gollancz Ltd., London: 1954., 1954 286p. + Full Page Photographs. Pages 40 & 41 stained by old news clipping. Foxed. Inked ownership of Margarat Dow. Tall 8vo. Original full red cloth binding, slightly soiled. Original priced dust jacket chipped with loss and stained. POLAR 2 0.0. Hardcover.

Valentino Bompiani, [Milan, Italy]: Anno XXI (1945)., 1945 291 p. + Half-tone photo illustrations. Blind stamp on the title page for the Societa Italiana Degli Autori e Editori. Italian text. Large 8vo. 255 mm. Buckram binding. Hardbound. Very good. Manuscript ownership inscription of: "Ralph Spencer Walker, Lt (jg) U.S.N.R. Bought at Palermo, Sicily Jan. 2. 1945." POLAR 2 0.0. Hardcover.… Read more about this item

G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York and London: 1926., 1926 pp. xiv, 167 + Portrait Frontis and Full Page Photographs. Small text drawings. Foxed. Map end papers. Inked Christmas presentation to Terry from his sister, 1926. For edges foxed. 8vo. Original full green cloth binding lettered in black. Second impression. Travels in Greenland - through the Straits of Belle Isle, to… Read more about this item

G.B. Paravia, Torino: 1942., 1942 154 p. + Illustrations. Italian text. 12 mo. 195 mm. Original illustrated paper wraps binding. Very good. Manuscript ownership inscription of: "Ralph S. (Spencer Walker) Lt (jg) U.S.N.R. 12/31/45." Probably bought when he was in Palermo with the U.S. Navy. An account in Italian of the Second German North polar Expedition (1869-1870) and it's second… Read more about this item

Childs & Peterson, Philadelphia: 1857., 1857 Two volumes. pp. 464, (4) [Favorable reviews of the book from prominent men and newspapers - the reviews continue in Vol. II]; 467. Frontis, half titles and numerous steel engravings. Profusely illustrated with text wood engravings. Foxed. 8vo. 231 mm. Original full brown cloth binding, worn. Manuscript ownerships of Bean & Owen, March 31,… Read more about this item

Robert M. McBride & Co., New York: 1931., 1931 pp. xviii, 248 + Plus frontis and full page photographs. Map. Pictorial endpapers. Tall 8vo. Original full green cloth binding, gold stamped. Second printing. "The author and his wife spent months on this southern Atlantic island, alone with five millions penguins. A readable and interesting account by this well known naturalist… Read more about this item

Garden City Publishing Co., Garden City, NY: (1929)., 1929 812p. + Plus frontis. Illustrated with photographs and a map. Scenic endpapers. Top edge decorated yellow. 8vo. Original full blue cloth binding. Original dust jacket, slightly torn, spine faded. An account of an expedition to Greenland, on a hundred foot fishing schooner. POLAR 3 Language: eng. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included.… Read more about this item

Frederick A. Stokes, New York: (1911)., 1911 pp. xvi, 317 + Plus portrait frontis, photographs and folding map of Greenland. Stamped ownership of Theo. J. Lewis. 8vo. Original full blue cloth binding, lettered in gold and black. On front cover is a vignette of a polar bear chasing the tenderfoot. Binding slightly soiled and worn. First Edition. The 1909 expedition… Read more about this item

Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston and New York: 1924., 1924 303p. + Plus frontis, maps and photographs. 8vo. Original full cloth binding, somewhat soiled. The story of various explorations and discoveries with chapters on: Lhasa; the gorges of the Brahmaputra; the North Pole; the Mountains of the Moon; the South Pole, Mt. McKinley; the Holy Cities of Islam; the Exploration of… Read more about this item

Harper & Brothers, New York & London: 1903., 1903 Two Volumes + 120 Full-page and Numerous Text Illustrations; 16 Colored Plates from Dr. Nansen's Own Sketches; Etched Portrait; and Photogravures. Large 8vo. Original full dark blue cloth binding, spine gold lettered. Slight spotting to binding, but still a very nice set. In 1893, with a crew of 12 men and… Read more about this item

McClelland & Stewart, Toronto: 1967., 1967 302 p. Including about 80 pages of contemporary drawings, photos, maps, etc. - many in color. Folio. 315 mm. Original full cloth binding. Dust Jacket. Original light slip case. A lovely example of this classic illustrated survey of polar exploration. Fine First Edition. Hardbound. Very Good+ POLAR 1 Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Very… Read more about this item

G.G. Evans, Philadelphia: 1859., 1859 406p. (20)[Publisher's catalogue] + Plus engraved portrait frontis. Slightly foxed. Early ownership stamp of Eliza McWilliams. 8vo. Original full brown cloth binding, embossed in blind. Gilt lettered spine. Usually found only in poor condition, this is quite a nice example. Includes biographies of: John Charles Fremont; Elisha Kent Kane; John Ledyard, Matthew C. Perry; Charles… Read more about this item

Dodd, Mead & Co., New York: 1930., 1930 pp. xi, 339 + Plus frontis and photographs. Map endpapers. 8vo. Original full blue cloth binding, decorated in blue. Original dust jacket, torn with loss. The DJ spine lacks about 1/2. First Edition. "A narrative of gallant men and bold exploits in Antarctica" - Spence 579. POLAR 1. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very… Read more about this item

Macmillan Co., New York: 1937., 1937 pp. xv, 502 + Plus portrait frontis, folding maps, photographs and diagrams. Numerous text illustrations. Tall 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket. Second printing. A very nice example. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! POLAR 2 ** Language: eng. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included.

Thompson Publishing Co., Philadelphia: 1893., 1893 pp. vii, 524 + Plus frontis and folding map of Greenland. Profusely illustrated with photographs and drawings. Inked Christmas gift inscription. Stamped ownership of Robert Hoffsommer. Large 8vo. Original full red cloth binding, gold lettered. Front cover silver vignette of ship in the polar seas. Beveled edges. Top rear hinge repaired. Binding slightly soiled.… Read more about this item

Great Americana Series, Readex Microprint Corp. , New York: 1966., 1966 Facsimile of the rare original account, first published in 1780, of the great explorations into Russia, Siberia, and North America. Tall 8vo. Original leather grained cloth binding. Fine condition.These facsimiles are the most affordable way to study, own, and enjoy such rare Americana. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! NW29 Language: eng.… Read more about this item

Macmillan and the American Museum of Natural History, New York: 1936., 1936 Two volumes. pp. xx, 640; vii, 641-1245 + 72 monochrome numbered plates and 16 full page plates, in color, showing paintings by Francis L. Jaques. Includes also 80 text illustrations. Large 8vo. Original full cloth bindings. A very nice set of an important work. Especially significant for its… Read more about this item

Printed by J. & J. Harper, New York: 1832., 1832 pp. 373, (2) + Folding map, and woodcut engravings. Foxed. Small 12 mo. 160mm. Original Harper's printed cloth binding (with the date 1834 on the front cover), stained and worn, with old spine repairs. Good. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! POLAR 1 Language: eng. Hardcover. Good.