AMBROSE, STEPHEN E.; SAM ABELL (PHOTOGRAPHY)

Lewis & Clark: Voyage of Discovery

Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 1998. 0792270843. 1st Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. ISBN: 0792270843. Illustrated by Sam Abell. Profusely illustrated with color photographs by Sam Abell. Includes Index. "A distinguished historian and noted photographer join forces to chronicle the epic journey of Lewis and Clark across uncharted wilderness to the Pacific Ocean, in a compelling narrative that incorporates entries from the explorers' journals and some two hundred magnificent photographic images." . Both the volume and the unclipped dust jacket are in perfect, pristine condition; unread, unmarked, tight, square, and clean. AS NEW/AS NEW.. Color Photographs. Height: 11 Inches, Length: 9.5 Inches, Weight: 2.7888476143 Pounds, Width: . 256 pp. As New in As New dust jacket .

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Book number: 29515

Catalogue: Exploration

Keywords: 0792270843 7888476143 Lewis and Clark Western Us Exploration Discovery Us Description and Travel Travel Stephen E. Ambrose History Travel & Adventure

BYRD, RICHARD EVELYN

Discovery: The Story of the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1935. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full blue cloth, gilt lettering and decoration on cover, gilt lettering on spine, t.e.g. (light blue), fore-edge deckle, maps on endpapers. Illustrated with B&W frontispiece and B&W photographs. Spine moderately sunned and slightly rubbed, boards lightly sunned, corners slightly bumped and worn, front hinge starting. GOOD+ . B&W Photographs. Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall. (xxi), (i), 405 pp. Good+ with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 9498

Catalogue: Exploration

Keywords: Expedition; Exploration; Antarctica; Travel; Adventure; Memoirs; History; South Pole; Antarctica; History Biography & Memoir Travel & Adventure

CASTANEDA DE NAJERA, PEDRO DE

Narrative of the Coronado Expedition (Relacion de la Jornada de Cibola)

Chicago: The Lakeside Press / R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, 2002. Centennial Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full brown cloth, gilt lettering on spine, gilt medallion on cover, t.e.g. Illustrated in Color and B&W. Text in both English and Spanish. Illustrated with a two-page color frontispiece, 12 color plates, two color maps and several B&W illustrations. Translated by George P. Hammond and Agapito Rey. Edited by John Miller Morris. Includes extensive Historical Introduction by the editor. Castaneda’s account ranks with the log of Columbus and the Relation of Soto’s expedition by “A Gentleman of Elvas” as one of the most important documents on the early European exploration of North America. Pedro de Castañeda, a member and chronicler of the Coronado expedition (1540-1542), was a native of Nájera, a town in the state of Vizcaya in northern Spain. At the time of the organization of the Coronado expedition, Castañeda was at a Spanish outpost at Culiacán, in northwestern Mexico. He was married and had at least eight children. Castañeda's original account, Relación de la jornada de Cíbola compuesta por Pedro de Castañeda de Nácera donde se trata de todas aquellos poblados y ritos, y costumbres, la cual fué el año de 1540, has been lost, but a copy made in 1596 is in the Lenox Library in New York City. This volume is in perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, unread, tight, square, and clean. Still in its original shrink-wrap. NEW. The Lakeside Classics Series. Vol. 100. Color and B&W Illustrations and Maps. 16mo 6" - 7" tall. cxv, 421 pp. New with No dust jacket as issued .

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Book number: 2481

Catalogue: Exploration

Keywords: Exploration; Spanish Exploration; North America; Lakeside Classics; Lakeside Press; Memoirs; Biography & Memoir Travel & Adventure Rare, Antiquarian, and Collectible Books

EARLE, SYLVIA A.; AL GIDDINGS

Exploring the Deep Frontier: The Adventure of Man in the Sea

Washington, DC: The National Geographic Society, (1980). 1. Hard Cover. Color Photographs. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 8216

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Keywords: Exploration Adventure Oceans Sea Deep Sea Diving

KANE, ELISHA KENT

Arctic Explorations: The Second Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin, 1853, 54, ‘55

Chicago: The Lakeside Press / R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, 1996. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full brown cloth, gilt lettering on spine, gilt Lakeside Press medallion on cover, t.e.g. Illustrated with two fold-out maps, frontispiece and 28 plates, six of which in color. As ship's surgeon Kane had accompanied the first American expedition to search for missing British explorer Sir John Franklin in 1850. "Kane quickly impressed British explorers with his intelligence and traveling experience. In August 1850 the fleet located Franklin's first winter base on Beechey Island, along with the graves of three of Franklin's men. Further searches by the Advance failed to locate Franklin's expedition. The Advance returned to the United States in September 1851. Kane's belief that Franklin might have gone further north persuaded Grinnell and the U.S. Navy to support a second expedition to search for the lost explorers. Kane led this new expedition in the Advance to seek a more northerly route near Greenland. Kane's expedition departed in 1853, traveling northward along the Greenland coast. As the ship entered Smith Sound, the channel separating Greenland from Ellesmere Island, Canada, heavy ice stopped its progress. Rather than retreat to the south, Kane elected to keep his ship in Smith Sound. The ice soon froze around the ship, trapping Kane and his men in the high Arctic for the winter. When spring arrived, Kane sent exploring parties to the north along Smith Sound. One of his men, William Morton, discovered a broad expanse of open water, which he thought was an ocean. Morton's report led Kane to the erroneous conclusion that there was an open polar sea. Kane did chart many new discoveries in what later became known as "the American route to the pole." The 1854 summer thaw failed to release the ship from the ice. Some of Kane's men, fearing that they would not survive another winter in the Arctic, demanded to go south to reach the Greenland settlements. Kane, unable to quell the mutiny, refused to abandon the ship and his sick men. The dissenters, who included Isaac Hayes, then insisted that Kane supply food and equipment for their escape. Kane reluctantly complied. Kane and his remaining men faced a second bleak winter in the Arctic. While strong men wilted, Kane, the invalid, became a pillar of strength. The innovative doctor traded with the local Inuit for food. He also used the bountiful supply of the ship's rats for food and as a remedy for scurvy. When Kane learned that the deserters were starving, he sent them food and assisted their return to the ship. During the summer of 1855 Kane successfully led his men south to the Greenland settlements. He quickly became the United States' first Arctic hero. From across the Atlantic, Franklin's wife implored Kane to come to England to organize a new search for her husband. The British government and the prestigious Royal Geographical Society also wished to honor the American hero. In October 1856 Kane reluctantly sailed to England, where his health rapidly deteriorated. Seeking a warmer climate, Kane sailed to Havana, Cuba, in December 1856, but his physical condition worsened. Kane died in Havana" . This is a new, unopened, unmarked copy in perfect, pristine condition; still in original shrink-wrap. NEW.. The Lakeside Classics Series. Vol. 94. B&W Illustrations. 16mo 6" - 7" tall. 447, (1) pp. New with No dust jacket as issued .

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Book number: 19930

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Keywords: Arctic Exploration; History; Lakeside Classics; Adventure; Travel; Exploration; North Pole; Biography & Memoir Travel & Adventure Rare, Antiquarian, and Collectible Books

KANE, ELISHA KENT

Arctic Explorations: The Second Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin, 1853, 54, ‘55

Chicago: R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company / The Lakeside Press, 1996. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full brown cloth, gilt lettering on spine, gilt Lakeside Press medallion on cover, t.e.g. Illustrated with two fold-out maps, frontispiece and 28 plates, six of which in color. As ship's surgeon Kane had accompanied the first American expedition to search for missing British explorer Sir John Franklin in 1850. "Kane quickly impressed British explorers with his intelligence and traveling experience. In August 1850 the fleet located Franklin's first winter base on Beechey Island, along with the graves of three of Franklin's men. Further searches by the Advance failed to locate Franklin's expedition. The Advance returned to the United States in September 1851. Kane's belief that Franklin might have gone further north persuaded Grinnell and the U.S. Navy to support a second expedition to search for the lost explorers. Kane led this new expedition in the Advance to seek a more northerly route near Greenland. Kane's expedition departed in 1853, traveling northward along the Greenland coast. As the ship entered Smith Sound, the channel separating Greenland from Ellesmere Island, Canada, heavy ice stopped its progress. Rather than retreat to the south, Kane elected to keep his ship in Smith Sound. The ice soon froze around the ship, trapping Kane and his men in the high Arctic for the winter. When spring arrived, Kane sent exploring parties to the north along Smith Sound. One of his men, William Morton, discovered a broad expanse of open water, which he thought was an ocean. Morton's report led Kane to the erroneous conclusion that there was an open polar sea. Kane did chart many new discoveries in what later became known as "the American route to the pole." The 1854 summer thaw failed to release the ship from the ice. Some of Kane's men, fearing that they would not survive another winter in the Arctic, demanded to go south to reach the Greenland settlements. Kane, unable to quell the mutiny, refused to abandon the ship and his sick men. The dissenters, who included Isaac Hayes, then insisted that Kane supply food and equipment for their escape. Kane reluctantly complied. Kane and his remaining men faced a second bleak winter in the Arctic. While strong men wilted, Kane, the invalid, became a pillar of strength. The innovative doctor traded with the local Inuit for food. He also used the bountiful supply of the ship's rats for food and as a remedy for scurvy. When Kane learned that the deserters were starving, he sent them food and assisted their return to the ship. During the summer of 1855 Kane successfully led his men south to the Greenland settlements. He quickly became the United States' first Arctic hero. From across the Atlantic, Franklin's wife implored Kane to come to England to organize a new search for her husband. The British government and the prestigious Royal Geographical Society also wished to honor the American hero. In October 1856 Kane reluctantly sailed to England, where his health rapidly deteriorated. Seeking a warmer climate, Kane sailed to Havana, Cuba, in December 1856, but his physical condition worsened. Kane died in Havana" . This volume is in perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, unread, tight, square, and clean; still in original shrink-wrap. NEW. The Lakeside Classics Series. Vol. 94. Color and B&W plates and Maps. 16mo 6" - 7" tall. 447, (1) pp. New with No dust jacket as issued .

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Book number: 2531

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Keywords: Exploration; Arctic Exploration; Polar Expeditions; North Pole; Sir John Franklin; Grinnell Expedition; Memoirs; Adventure; Lakeside Classics;

KANE, ELISHA KENT

Arctic Explorations: The Second Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin, 1853, 54, ‘55

Chicago: R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company / The Lakeside Press, 1996. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full brown cloth, gilt lettering on spine, gilt Lakeside Press medallion on cover, t.e.g. Illustrated with two fold-out maps, frontispiece and 28 plates, six of which in color. As ship's surgeon Kane had accompanied the first American expedition to search for missing British explorer Sir John Franklin in 1850. "Kane quickly impressed British explorers with his intelligence and traveling experience. In August 1850 the fleet located Franklin's first winter base on Beechey Island, along with the graves of three of Franklin's men. Further searches by the Advance failed to locate Franklin's expedition. The Advance returned to the United States in September 1851. Kane's belief that Franklin might have gone further north persuaded Grinnell and the U.S. Navy to support a second expedition to search for the lost explorers. Kane led this new expedition in the Advance to seek a more northerly route near Greenland. Kane's expedition departed in 1853, traveling northward along the Greenland coast. As the ship entered Smith Sound, the channel separating Greenland from Ellesmere Island, Canada, heavy ice stopped its progress. Rather than retreat to the south, Kane elected to keep his ship in Smith Sound. The ice soon froze around the ship, trapping Kane and his men in the high Arctic for the winter. When spring arrived, Kane sent exploring parties to the north along Smith Sound. One of his men, William Morton, discovered a broad expanse of open water, which he thought was an ocean. Morton's report led Kane to the erroneous conclusion that there was an open polar sea. Kane did chart many new discoveries in what later became known as "the American route to the pole." The 1854 summer thaw failed to release the ship from the ice. Some of Kane's men, fearing that they would not survive another winter in the Arctic, demanded to go south to reach the Greenland settlements. Kane, unable to quell the mutiny, refused to abandon the ship and his sick men. The dissenters, who included Isaac Hayes, then insisted that Kane supply food and equipment for their escape. Kane reluctantly complied. Kane and his remaining men faced a second bleak winter in the Arctic. While strong men wilted, Kane, the invalid, became a pillar of strength. The innovative doctor traded with the local Inuit for food. He also used the bountiful supply of the ship's rats for food and as a remedy for scurvy. When Kane learned that the deserters were starving, he sent them food and assisted their return to the ship. During the summer of 1855 Kane successfully led his men south to the Greenland settlements. He quickly became the United States' first Arctic hero. From across the Atlantic, Franklin's wife implored Kane to come to England to organize a new search for her husband. The British government and the prestigious Royal Geographical Society also wished to honor the American hero. In October 1856 Kane reluctantly sailed to England, where his health rapidly deteriorated. Seeking a warmer climate, Kane sailed to Havana, Cuba, in December 1856, but his physical condition worsened. Kane died in Havana". The volume is in perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, tight, square and clean. NEW.. The Lakeside Classics Series. Vol. 94. Maps and Plates. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. 447, (1) pp. New with No dust jacket as issued .

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Book number: 2551

Catalogue: Exploration

Keywords: Exploration Lakeside Classics; Arctic Exploration; Adventure; Memoirs; Sir John Franklin; Grinnell Expedition; History Travel & Adventure

QUILICI, FOLCO

The Blue Continent

NY: Rinehart & Company, 1954. First Edition. 1. Hard Cover. Illustrated by Folco Quilici, Giorgio Ravelli. Publisher's full light blue cloth, black and white lettering on spine. Illlustrated with over 60 photographs, 26 in full color. This is a first-hand account of adventure and discovery beneath the Red Sea - and of the daring men and women who have explored and expanded the wondrous world of a new continent. Edges sunned, head and heel of spine gently bumped, else tight, square and clean. The unclipped dust jacket, now in Mylar, has small tears at edges and is lightly sunned. B&W and color photographs. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 246 pp. Good in Fair dust jacket .

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Book number: 21162

Catalogue: Exploration

Keywords: The Red Sea Exploration Underseas Photography Art, Antiques & Photography Travel & Adventure

RASKY, FRANK

The North Pole or Bust : Explorers of the North

Toronto: Mcgraw-Hill Ryerson, 1977. First Edition Thus. 1. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. maps and black and white plates. 4to 11" - 13" tall. 415 pp. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 15402

Catalogue: Arctic Exploration

Keywords: Travel North Pole Arctic Exploration Travel & Adventure