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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1883. First Edition. Near Fine. [9.5x6.5in]; xi, [1], 344 pp., map, [4] advertisements, frontispiece illustration of Jeannette search party, 47 illustrations, many from photographs, on plates and in text, 3 maps (two in color and one fold out); Dark Blue green cloth cover with gilt lettering on front and spine and black and white illustrations on front and spine, dark gray clay end papers, all edges trimmed; Minimal shelf wear to covers, edges or corners with slight rubbing and top and bottom of spine, spine slightly darken, binding is tight with short crack at top rear hinge, bookseller stamp of Geary's Book Store, Wilkes-Barre, PA in lower front end paper. [Arctic Biblio 5744, Tourville 1715, Howgego III D5]. William Henry Gilder (1838-1900) was a journalist that accompanied the USS Rodgers on the Jeannette Relief Expedition in 1881. The Rodgers cruised through the Bering and Chukchi seas to Wrangel and Herald Islands looking for evidence of the Jeannette.…
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Ice Pack and Tundra; An Account of the Search for the Jeannette and a Sledge Journey Through Siberia
by Gilder, William H.
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Ice; The Antarctic Diary of Charles F. Passel
by Passel, Charles F. [Baughman, Tim, Ed]
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Lubbock, TX: Texas Tech University Press, 1995. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. [6.25x9.25"]; Dark blue cloth covers with silver lettering on spine, map of Ross Ice Shelf area on front end papers and map of western sledge exploration of Edsel Ford Ranges on rear end papers; Light burnt orange dust jacket with white and blue lettering on front and spine with color image of lone emperor penguin on ice field on front and black/white images of Charles Passel on rear; xvi, 401 pp., 60 black/white images; prior owner stamp on lower front end paper. Overall condition is Near Fine. Charles Passel participated in the Third Byrd Antarctic Expedition [1939-41]. The expedition was to look for strategic minerals, map the coastline, and explore new areas of the Ross Ice Shelf and Marie Byrd Land. Passel was assigned with a group of 33 men to the West Base - Little America III Antarctica. In addition to geological and meteorological study, Passel's duties included the supervision of supplies, the operation of…
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Ice; The Antarctic Diary of Charles F. Passel
by Passel, Charles F.[Baughman, Tim, Ed]
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Lubbock, TX: Texas Tech University Press, 1995. First Edition. Fine/Fine. Signed by Author [6.25x9.25"]; xvi, 401 pp., 60 black/white images, notes; Dark blue cloth covers with silver lettering on spine, map of Ross Ice Shelf area on front end papers and map of western sledge exploration of Edsel Ford Ranges on rear end papers; Light burnt orange dust jacket with white and blue lettering on front and spine with color image of lone emperor penguin on ice field on front and black/white images of Charles Passel on rear; small green ink star stamp on lower rear end paper, Signed by Passel. Overall condition is Fine. Charles Passel participated in the Third Byrd Antarctic Expedition [1939-41]. The expedition was to look for strategic minerals, map the coastline, and explore new areas of the Ross Ice Shelf and Marie Byrd Land. Passel was assigned with a group of 33 men to the West Base - Little America III Antarctica. In addition to geological and meteorological study, Passel's duties included the…
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In Northern Mists; Arctic Exploration in Early Times
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New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1911. First Edition. Near Fine. Two volumes [English translation from Norwegian] [November][10x8in]; Vol. I - xviii, 384 pp., frontispiece laid in color illustration and over 150 illustrations in text, Vol. II - xiii, 420 pp., frontispiece laid in color illustration and over 150 illustrations in text; Dark Blue cloth covers with blind stamped borders, gilt embossed lettering on front and spine, gilt sunrise illustration on front, top edge dyed blue; Minor shelf wear to edges and corners, Vol. II front free endpaper missing, small faded spot on top of spine. Overall condition is Near Fine with bright color and gilt [Arctic Bibliography 11993]. Fridtjof Nansen (1861 -1930) was a Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
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In the Antarctic; Stories of Scott's "Last Expedition
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London: John Murray, 1952. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. [8x5.5in]; [viii], 146 pp., pen and ink illustrations throughout; Cream-white boards with with debossed blue snow flake patterns and blue lettering on spine, cartographic end papers; Dark turquoise dust wrapper with brown and white lettering and brown images on front cover and spine, narrative on back covers of brown lettering on white background; Binding a little toned with minor shelf wear; Dust jacket with minor shelf wear and appears to be a second impression with old price clipped and new price added. [Rosove 90.A1, Spence 359, Howgego S13]. Frank Debenham (1883-1965) was an Antarctic explorer, geologist, professor and first director of the Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI) in Cambridge. Born in Australia, he studied geology under Sir Edgeworth David, noted geologist and Antarctic explorer, and participated in Scott's Terra Nova Expedition (1910-13). As one of the geologists of the expedition, he explored and mapped the western…
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In the Antarctic; Stories of Scott's "Last Expedition
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London: John Murray, 1952. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. [8x5.5in]; [viii], 146 pp., pen and ink illustrations throughout; Cream-white boards with with debossed blue snow flake patterns and blue lettering on spine, cartographic end papers; Dark turquoise dust wrapper with brown and white lettering and brown images on front cover and spine, narrative on back covers of brown lettering on white background; Binding toned with minor shelf wear and illustrative school bookplate on front end paper with faded inscription; Dust jacket with chips at corners and top and bottom of spine. [Rosove 90.A1, Spence, Howgego S13]. Frank Debenham (1883-1965) was an Antarctic explorer, geologist, professor and first director of the Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI) in Cambridge. Born in Australia, he studied geology under Sir Edgeworth David, noted geologist and Antarctic explorer, and participated in Scott's Terra Nova Expedition (1910-13). As one of the geologists of the expedition, he explored and mapped…
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Innocents on the Ice; A Memoir of Antarctic Exploration, 1957
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Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1998. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. [9.25x6.25in]; xviii, [10], 428 pp., five maps, satellite image, many images in text, glossary, bibliography and index; Dark gray cloth covers with white ink lettering on spine; Dark pictorial dust jacket with mint-green band and black and white lettering on front and spine, review comments on back; Negligible shelf wear to book or dust jacket. John C. Behrendt (1932- ) was a Antarctic research Geophysicist for the U. S. Geological Survey from 1964 to 1995. This book is the author's memoir of his experiences on the Antarctic Ellsworth Station from November 1956 to early 1958. This U. S. Navy supported science expedition was part of many Antarctic expeditions during the International Geophysical Year (1957-1958). The efforts of the international expeditions created the "scientific age" in Antarctica that continues to this day. Behrendt and others wintered over on the Filchner Ice Shelf and was part of a 1300 mile…
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Innocents in the Arctic; The 1951 Spitsbergen Expedition
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Fairbanks, AK: University of Alaska, 2005. First Edition. Fine/Fine. Signed by Author on title page [9.25x6.25in]; xviii, 254 pp., numerous black and white images in text, several color images on plates, fold out color caricature illustration of expedition, list of publications and index; Dark blue cloth covers with silver lettering on spine and front; Blue dust jacket with white lettering on spine and front, color image of expedition members crossing stream, summary of book on rear cover. Collin Bull was the cook and glaciologist on this expedition for adventure and scientific discovery. From the dust jacket, "Innocents in the Arctic chronicles this Birmingham University expedition with an absorbing combination of wit and historical insight. ... the expedition was a scientific success and helped to unravel a geological puzzle - why were relatively recent fossils entombed within rocks that were twice as old? The answers to this question and others contributed to an understanding of he evolution of…
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Isidro; [A Novel]
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New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1905. First Edition, 1st Printing. Very Good. Eric Pape, Illustrator. [April][7.5x5.25in]; Light olive green cloth on covers with gilt lettering and maroon/blue illustrations on spine, front and rear, all edges trimmed, light green with maroon patterns endpapers; [10], 425 pp., [1], [2] advertisements, frontispiece and three color illustrations by Eric Pape; Self wear to edges and covers, spine slightly darken, rear hinge cracked, binding still tight. Mary Hunter Austin (1868-1934) was an American writer of the Southwest and best known for her first book in 1903, The Land of Little Rain. Of her 35 books over her writing career, this third book was her first novel. Set in Mexico, it is a mission romance novel of the mid 1800's.
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The inside of a winter habitation, in Kamtschatka; [From Atlas Plate 78, The Voyage of the Resolution and Discovery 1776-1780, London: Nicol & Cadell, 1784] [Engraved by William Sharp]
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London: Nicol & Cadell, 1784. First Edition. Illustration. Very Good. [Illus. 9.5x15.25in on 15.5x21.25in Sheet]; Plate 78 from Nicol & Cadell, 1784, printed with J. Webber del on bottom left and W. Sharp sculp on bottom right; Minor soiling and age toning to sheet along edges with several small closed tears on edges not affecting print. [Beddie 1543 and 1743]. John Webber (1752-1793) was the official artist that accompanied Captain Cook on the third voyage of the Resolution and Discovery, 1776-1780. This voyage was to the islands of the Pacific, Australia, the Pacific Northwest America, Alaska, Kamchatka and Hawaii. In Hawaii, Cook was killed in a misunderstanding with the natives at Kealakekua Bay. From the National Maritime Museum, "The Resolution and the Discovery visited Avacha Bay, Kamchatka between 29 April to 16 June 1779. Many of the drawings from this period show snowy scenes, especially of the town and harbour of St Peter and St Paul. This engraving shows the inside of a native house. At…
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