ALEXANDER, CAROLINE

Mrs. Chippy's Last Expedition the Remarkable Journal of Shackleton's Polar-Bound Cat

New York, NY: Harpercollins, 1997. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 006017546X. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 50273

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: 006017546X Travel & Exploration Ships & Sailing Caroline Alexander Ernest Shackleton Historical Fiction

ANTHONY, IRVIN (EDITED BY)

The Saga of the Bounty Its Strange History As Related By the Participants Themselves

New York, NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1935. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are mostly clean and bright. The edges of the text block have noticeable foxing and ground-in dirt. The price clipped dust jacket have edge tears, nicks and several chips missing along with ground-in dirt and a coffee ring to the rear cover. "The islands were uninhabited when they were rediscovered by the Portuguese explorer Pedro Fernandes de Queirós, working in the employ of Spain, in January 1606. The British rediscovered the island on 3 July 1767 on a voyage led by Captain Philip Carteret, and named it after the fifteen-year-old Robert Pitcairn, a son of John Pitcairn, who was the crew member who first spotted the island; he was lost at sea three years later. Carteret, who sailed without the newly-invented marine chronometer, charted the island at 25°02'S 133°21'W, and although the latitude was reasonably accurate, his recorded longitude was incorrect by about 3° (330 km [210 mi]) west of the island. When the Bounty mutineers arrived on Pitcairn, it was uninhabited; however, a large number of archaeological items remained, such as marae, tiki carvings, adzes and adze flakes, rock carvings and petroglyphs. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 45275

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: Travel & Exploration Irvin Anthony The Bounty Ships & Sailing Australia Mutiny

BANGS, RICHARD & CHRISTIAN KALLEN

Riding the Dragon's Back the Race to Raft the Upper Yangtze

New York, NY: Atheneum, 1989. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0689119321. Color Photographs; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping to the bottom spine end of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is in mostly clean and bright but has some beginning bumping and tiny nicking to the spine ends and corners. "Bangs' college summers were spent as a Colorado River guide in the Grand Canyon. After college, Bangs and some friends concocted a plan to run wild rivers in Ethiopia. In February 1973, he and his crew successfully ran the Awash River in Ethiopia. His identity as a river guide was solidified at that point. Bangs and his penniless friends figured they could finance a return trip or two by taking clients along. And so they did – on the Omo in Ethiopia – and Sobek Expeditions (co-founded with John Yost) was born, named in gratitude for the Egyptian crocodile god who may have spared their lives on those early first descents. Sobek became a river-running exploratory company via which Bangs and fellow guides racked up 35 first descents. Sobek Expeditions merged with Mountain Travel to become Mountain Travel Sobek in 1991. Bangs served as president of Outward Bound (2001–2002). " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 43523

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: 0689119321 Travel & Exploration Richard Bangs Christian Kallen Yangtze River Rafting

BEAGLE, PETER S. AND MICHAEL BRY

The California Feeling

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1969. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Michael Bry. B&W Photographs; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping and wear to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The spine ends have some beginning bumping. There is a thin strip of sunning to the top and bottom edges of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has several edge tears, nicks and chips missing, along with several smallish wrinkles.. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 45875

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: Californiana California Peter S. Beagle Michael Bry Photography Photo Essays Photograph Collections Nature Photography

BELL, W. D. M. (WALTER DALRYMPLE MAITLAND BELL)

Karamojo Safari

New York, NY: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1949. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Stated First Edition (American) on copyright page. This book is in Very Good condition and has a Good dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing and there is a thin strip of toning to the spine ends. The text pages are clean and bright, however, there is a previous owner's inked name and notation on the half title page, along with several strips of toning / darkening The front and rear map endpapers have several strips of toning / discoloration where tape was removed. The dust jacket has edge tears, chips, spots of toning and wrinkling, along with tape discoloration to both flaps, and general wear and tear. The spine of the dust jacket has faded somewhat. "Walter Dalrymple Maitland Bell (8 September 1880 – 30 June 1954) , known as Karamojo Bell after the Karamoja sub-region in Uganda, which he travelled extensively, was a Scottish adventurer, big game hunter in East Africa, soldier, decorated fighter pilot, sailor, writer, and painter. Famous as one of the most successful ivory hunters of his time, Bell was an advocate of accurate shot placement with smaller calibre rifles, over the heavy large-bore rifles his contemporaries used for big African game. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good in Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 50011

Catalogue: Travel and Adventure

Keywords: Travel And Adventure W. D. M. Bell Africa Hunting Trophy Hunting Hunters Elephants Marksmen

O'BRADY, COLIN

The Impossible First from Fire to Ice-Crossing Antarctica Alone

New York, NY: Scribner, 2020. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1982133112. Color Photographs; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 50367

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: 1982133112 Travel & Exploration Colin O'brady Antarctica Solo Adventure

BRANDT, ANTHONY

The Man Who Ate His Boots the Tragic History of the Search for the Northwest Passage

New York, NY: Knopf, 2010. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0307263924. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping to the top spine end of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket generally clean and bright, but has some light, but noticeable bumping and wear to the top front spine joint. The top rear spine joint has a small scrape and beginning tear. There is some light bumping to the bottom spine end and all corners of the dust jacket. "Many attempts were made to find a salt water exit west from Hudson Bay, but the Fury and Hecla Strait in the far north is blocked by ice. The eastern entrance and main axis of the northwest passage, the Parry Channel, was found in 1819. The approach from the west through Bering Strait is impractical because of the need to sail around ice near Point Barrow. East of Point Barrow the coast is fairly clear in summer. This area was mapped in pieces from overland in 1821–1839. This leaves the large rectangle north of the coast, south of Parry Channel and west of Baffin Island. This area was mostly mapped in 1848–1854 by ships looking for Franklin's lost expedition. The first crossing was made by Roald Amundsen in 1903–1906. He used a small ship and hugged the coast. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 50814

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: 0307263924 Travel & Exploration Anthony Brandt The Northwest Passage Ships & Sailing

BROWN, ALEC (TRANSLATED BY)

The Voyage of the Chelyuskin

New York, NY: MacMillan Company, 1935. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Photographs and Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and has a Poor dust jacket. The blue buckram binding is in generally clean, bright condition, but has some spots of toning (mostly to the spine). There is some light rubbing and wear to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is in two pieces , and has several large tears and chips missing. "SS Chelyuskin[2] (‹The template Lang-rus is being considered for deletion. › Russian: «? ? ? ? ´? ? ? ? », IPA: [t? ? 'l? Usk? ? N]) was a Soviet steamship, reinforced to navigate through polar ice, that in 1934 became ice-bound in Arctic waters during a navigation along the Northern Maritime Route from Murmansk to Vladivostok and sank. 111 people were on board the Chelyuskin, and all but one were rescued by air. The expedition's task was to determine the possibility to travel by non-icebreaker through the Northern Maritime Route in a single navigation season. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good in Poor dust jacket .

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Book number: 50734

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: Travel & Exploration Alec Brown Polar Exploration Northwest Passage Russian Scientists

BUNNER, W. C.

How I Toured the Orient for Five Hundred Dollars. Being the Story of an Actual Voyage

San Francisco, CA: Pacific Mail Steamship Co, 1913. Reprint. Paperback. B&W Photographs; This is an oblong paperback book with illustrated covers and a side stapled spine. The book covers have several edge tears, creasing to the top front corner and chipping to both the top and bottom edges of the spine. There is a sticker on the bottom edge of the front cover from the California Savings Bank offering Steamship Tickets to and From all Parts of the World. The text pages are clean and bright. The booklet appears to be a promotional item encouraging people to travel the world.. Very Good- .

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Book number: 50791

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: Travel & Exploration W. C. Bunner Ships & Sailing The Orient

OFFICIAL TOURIST BUREAU

Come to Java

Weltevreden, Java: Official Tourist Bureau, 1926. 3rd Edition. Flexible cloth. B&W Illustrations; This is a small format book (approx. 5"x 4") with limp cloth binding. The book is in Very Good- condition and is lacking the dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some bumping, rubbing and wear to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. There is a thin scrape to the top front spine joint , and there are two spots of white discoloration to the top rear end of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The map at the rear of the book is in clean, bright un-torn condition. "The Dutch East Indies was formed from the nationalised trading posts of the Dutch East India Company, which came under the administration of the Dutch government in 1800. During the 19th century, the Dutch fought many wars against indigenous rulers and peoples, which caused hundreds of thousands of deaths. Dutch rule reached its greatest territorial extent in the early 20th century with the occupation of Western New Guinea. The Dutch East Indies was one of the most valuable colonies under European rule, though its profits depended on exploitative labor. The colony contributed to Dutch global prominence in spice and cash crop trade in the 19th century, and coal and oil exploration in the 20th century. The colonial social order was rigidly racial with the Dutch elite living separately from but linked to their native subjects" (from Wikipedia). Very Good- .

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Book number: 48918

Catalogue: Travel Guides

Keywords: Travel Guides Dutch East-Indies Tourist Guides Java Islands Travel & Exploration

BUTLER, W. F.

The Wild North Land: Being the Story of a Winter Journey, with Dogs, Across Northern North America

Philadelphia, PA: Porter & Coates, 1874. 4th Edition. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is In Very Good- condition. The book is from a former bookstore / lending library in San Francisco, CA. The book covers are generally clean and bright, but have noticeable bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners. There is a small library tag glued to the bottom spine end of the book cover. The text pages are mostly clean and bright. There are a couple of handwritten notations from a former owner regarding his opinion of the author (mosty) . The front pastedown page has the remnants of a previous owner's bookplate. There is an ink stamped "Children's Research Collection" on the front endpaper. The last free page of the book has an ink stamped bookstore's name and address (Lorimer's Book Store - Market st. & Van Ness). The map is intact, but has at least one tear to a crease, and all 15 full page illustrations are intact and in Very Good condition. "Lieutenant General Sir William Francis Butler, GCB, PC (Ire) (31 October 1838 – 7 June 1910) , was an Irish 19th-century British Army officer, writer, and adventurer. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good- .

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Book number: 49722

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: Travel & Exploration Major W. F. Butler North America Dog Sleds Canada Exploring Canada

BYRD, RICHARD EVELYN

Alone

New York, NY: Ace Star, 1938. 1st Paperback Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. This is a mass market paperback book. Ace Star book number K102T with a price of .35 cents. The book is in Vey Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light rubbing, bumping and wear. There are several creases to the corners of the book covers. The text pages are generally clean, but has noticeable generalized toning. There is a previous owner's inked name and address on the front endpaper. "Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. (October 25, 1888 – March 11, 1957) was an American naval officer, and pioneering aviator, polar explorer, and organizer of polar logistics. Aircraft flights in which he served as a navigator and expedition leader crossed the Atlantic Ocean, a segment of the Arctic Ocean, and a segment of the Antarctic Plateau. He is also known for discovering Mount Sidley, the largest dormant volcano in Antarctica. Byrd claimed to be the first to reach both the North and South Poles by air. However, there is some controversy as to whether Byrd was actually the first person to reach the North Pole. It is generally believed that the distance Byrd claimed to fly was longer than the possible fuel range of his airplane" (from Wikipedia). Very Good- .

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Book number: 50725

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: Travel & Exploration Richard E. Byrd Antarctica Exploration Biography

CHAPMAN, WALKER

The Loneliest Continent the Story of Antarctic Discovery

Greenwich, CT: New York Graphic Society, 1964. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Rafael Palacios and Johanna Linch. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping and a thin strip of fading to the spine ends of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright. There is some beginning nicking to the spine ends of the dust jacket.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 39922

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: Travel & Exploration Walker Chapman Antarctic Exploration Travel & Exploration

COOK, JAMES & A. GRENFELL PRICE & GEOFFREY C. INGLETON

The Explorations of Captain James Cook in the Pacific As Told By Selections of His Own Journals, 1768-1779

New York, NY: Heritage Press, 1958. Reprint. Hardcover. Illustrated by Geoffrey C. Ingelton. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket, but with a Very Good cardboard slipcase. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The slipcase is generally clean and bright, but has noticeable ground-in dirt , especially to the top edges, spine and corners. There is some light bumping and wear to the spine ends and corners as well.. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 50641

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: Travel & Exploration Ships & Sailing James Cook A. Grenfell Price Geoffrey C. Ingelton

COOK, FREDERICK A

My Attainment of the Pole

New York, NY: Mitchell Kennerley, 1913. 3rd Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by Alvin Seale, along with a long note that he knew that Cook was making up his story about attaining the pole. It appears that this is also part of Alvin Seale's library, with his embosses seal on the frontispiece. The book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book is in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. The front endpaper has been removed by a former owner. There is an inked "F-2" on the front pastedown page. "Alvin Seale (July 8, 1871 – July 28, 1958) was a naturalist known for his aquarium design and as an ichthyologist. In 1896, the year that Seale would have graduated from Stanford in zoology, he was picked by Professor Jordan, along with fellow student Norman B. Scofield, to go to Point Barrow in Alaska. His mission was to look for salmon in the Mackenzie River. Before returning to Stanford Seale collected sea birds along the Alaskan coast on behalf of the British Museum. He also went with his roommate to the Klondike to join the gold rush there. According to Seale, his companion “struck it rich. ” Seale, however, was too busy exploring the native wildlife to waste his time searching for gold. In his unpublished diary Seale writes that he spent “an exciting year." (from Wikipedia) ; Signed by Notable Personage, Unrelated. Very Good .

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Book number: 50573

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: Travel & Exploration Frederick A. Cook North Pole Polar Exploration Alvin Seale