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	BERTON, PIERRE The Mysterious North Toronto, McClelland & Stewart. 1956, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. (CAD) 8vo, white cloth with red and blk compass point, 346pp, xv index. 24 B&W photos, maps. Berton's book on the "arctic frontier" was written when he was editor of MACLEAN'S, and is his third book. Slight yeloowing of white portions of covers, otherwsie no markings, about VG+ in quite worn dustjacket, chipped to head and heel of spine panel, faint cup ring to front panel, torn ar front flap fold and repaired verso with clear tape, 2" closed tear at base of spine panel. Dj is in mylar sleeve. (2.0 FO 20/2. Very Good/Tattered. USD 21.50 [Appr.: EURO 14.5 \| £UK 13 \| JP¥ 1898] Book number: 15207 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BERTON, PIERRE The Mysterious North : Encounters with the Canadian Frontier, 1947-1954 Toronto, McClelland & Stewart. 1989, A Reprint. (ISBN: 077101211x). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. (CAD) "Withdrawn" stamp to rear endpaper, but not ex-library book, no other markings, Near Fine in unclipped Near Fine Dj. Blue bds, 391pp, index. Map. This is the second edition of the book that appeared in 1956, and which won for Berton his first Governor General's Award. (2.2 FO 18/3. Near Fine/Near Fine. USD 9.99 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6.25 \| JP¥ 882] Book number: 01803 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BERTON, PIERRE The Mysterious North : Encounters with the Canadian Frontier, 1947-1954 Toronto, McClelland & Stewart. 1989, Second Edition. (ISBN: 077101211x). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. (CAD) No markings, Fine in unclipped Near Fine Dj with slight rubbing to panel gloss. Blue bds, 391pp, index. Map. This is the second edition of the book that appeared in 1956, and which won for Berton his first Governor General's Award. (2.2 FO 20/4. Fine/Near Fine. USD 12.99 [Appr.: EURO 8.75 \| £UK 8 \| JP¥ 1146] Book number: 50209 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BERTON, PIERRE The Mysterious North Toronto, McClelland & Stewart. 1956, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. (CAD) 8vo, white cloth with red and blk compass point, 346pp, xv index. 24 B&W photos, maps. Berton's book on the "arctic frontier" was written when he was editor of MACLEAN'S, and is his third book. Slight yeloowing of white portions of covers, otherwsie no markings, about VG+ in quite worn dustjacket, chipped to head and heel of spine panel, faint cup ring to front panel, torn ar front flap fold and repaired verso with clear tape, 2" closed tear at base of spine panel. Dj is in mylar sleeve. (2.0 FO 20/2. Very Good/Tattered. USD 21.50 [Appr.: EURO 14.5 \| £UK 13 \| JP¥ 1898] Book number: 15207 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BERTON, PIERRE The Mysterious North : Encounters with the Canadian Frontier, 1947-1954 Toronto, McClelland & Stewart. 1989, A Reprint. (ISBN: 077101211x). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. (CAD) "Withdrawn" stamp to rear endpaper, but not ex-library book, no other markings, Near Fine in unclipped Near Fine Dj. Blue bds, 391pp, index. Map. This is the second edition of the book that appeared in 1956, and which won for Berton his first Governor General's Award. (2.2 FO 18/3. Near Fine/Near Fine. USD 9.99 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6.25 \| JP¥ 882] Book number: 01803 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BERTON, PIERRE The Mysterious North : Encounters with the Canadian Frontier, 1947-1954 Toronto, McClelland & Stewart. 1989, Second Edition. (ISBN: 077101211x). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. (CAD) No markings, Fine in unclipped Near Fine Dj with slight rubbing to panel gloss. Blue bds, 391pp, index. Map. This is the second edition of the book that appeared in 1956, and which won for Berton his first Governor General's Award. (2.2 FO 20/4. Fine/Near Fine. USD 12.99 [Appr.: EURO 8.75 \| £UK 8 \| JP¥ 1146] Book number: 50209 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BRUEMMER, FRED; TAYLOR, DR. WILLIAM, EDITOR The Arctic World San Francisco, Sierra Club Books. 1985, First Printing. (ISBN: 087156842x). Hard Cover, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Remainder, USA) Tiny remainder mark to bottom edge of pages, no other markings, VG in unclipped Good Dj with some rubbing and edge faults. Dj is in mylar sleeve. Blue boards, 256pp, index. Colour and B&W photos and illus. Contributors include Dr. Ernest Burch, Minnie Freeman, Thor Larsen, Robert McGhee, William Taylor, Fred Bruemmer. Photographers include John De Visser, Brian Milne, John Reeves, Galen Rowell, Kevin Schafer Paul von Baich. A heavy book (5.1 JM FO 43/5. Very Good/Good. USD 17.40 [Appr.: EURO 11.75 \| £UK 10.5 \| JP¥ 1536] Book number: 33179 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BUERSCHAPER, PETER. Arctic Journey, Paintings, Sketches and Reminiscences of a Vanishing World. Toronto, Pagurian Press. 1977, First Edition. (ISBN: 08889320594). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. 8vo, dk blue bds, 126pp. Special introduction by the bird artist Terence Michael Shortt. 20 full page colour plates and B&W drawings in text. Map. Light wear to bottom edges of cover otherwise VG in clipped Good Dj with head of spine worn and 3 short tears to top edge. No marking, Dj is in mylar sleeve. (1.88 FO 52/4. Very Good/Good. USD 9.01 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 \| £UK 5.5 \| JP¥ 795] Book number: 5326 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BUERSCHAPER, PETER. Arctic Journey, Paintings, Sketches and Reminiscences of a Vanishing World. Toronto, Pagurian Press Limited. 1977, First Edition. (ISBN: 0889320594). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (CAD) dk blue bds, 126pp. Special introduction by the bird artist Terence Michael Shortt. 20 full page colour plates and B&W drawings in text. Map. Light wear to bottom edges of cover otherwise VG+ in unclipped Good Dj with 1.5" tear to top edge, repaired recto with magic tape. No marks. (1.9 FO 18/5. Very Good/Good. USD 9.99 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6.25 \| JP¥ 882] Book number: 10802 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BYRD, ADAM, RICHARD E. Alone Los Angeles, Jeremy P. Tarcher, Inc. 1986, 2nd Printing. (ISBN: 0874773881). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Ill.: HARRISON, Richard. 8vo, photo wraps, xii, 296pp. B&W decorative drawings. First publoished in 1938, ALONE is a record of Byrd's stay for four months in a tiny hut at Bolling Advance Weather Base, where the temperature fell to -83 degrees with hurricane winds. Tiny nick to front cover, no markings, VG. (1.3 lbs FO 20/2]. Very Good. USD 4.99 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 \| £UK 3 \| JP¥ 440] Book number: 31033 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	CHAPMAN, WALKER The Loneliest Continent, the Story of Antarctic Discovery Greenwich, CT, New York Graphic Society. 1964, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. (USA) Sm 8vo, blue cl with white spine titles, 279pp, index. 16pp B&W photos and maps. This is a compilation of writings on Antarctic exploration including slections from SCOTT'S LAST EXPEDITION, THE HOME OF THE BLIZZARD (Mawson), THE HEART OF THE ANTARCTIC and SOUTH (Shackleton), SOUTH POLE (Amundsen), ALONE, DISCOVERY and LITTLE AMERICA (Byrd), etc. NFine in clipped VG Dj. (1.7 FO 9/2. Near Fine/Very Good. USD 9.99 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6.25 \| JP¥ 882] Book number: 8129 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	GRANBERG, W.J. Voyage Into Darkness to Alaska with Bering NY, E.P. Publishing Co. Ltd. 1960, Stated First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Ill.: WALKER, Gil. (USA) Small 8vo, pictorial blue bds, 190pp. Line drawings. A novel based on the Alaska explorations of Vitus Bering told through the eyes of the 17-year old son of Lieutenant Sven Waxel. No markings, VG+ in clipped Good + Dj with small tear and creases to head of spine panel. and closed edge tears to bottom edge. Dj is in mylar sleeve. (1.5 lbs FO 59/3. Very Good +/Good +. USD 17.25 [Appr.: EURO 11.75 \| £UK 10.5 \| JP¥ 1522] Book number: 30305 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	GOETZMANN, WILLIAM H. AND SLOAN, KAY Looking Far North the Harriman Expedition to Alaska 1899 Princeton, NJ, Princeton University Press. 1983, First Soft Cover Edition. (ISBN: 0691005915). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Wraps, 244pp, index. B&W photos and illus. A fascinating account of an almost forgotten spisode in the history of American exploration. Owner's inscription, no other markings, corner crease, about VG. (1.5 lbs FO 25/4]. Very Good. USD 10.90 [Appr.: EURO 7.5 \| £UK 6.75 \| JP¥ 962] Book number: 39344 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	GOETZMANN, WILLIAM H. AND SLOAN, KAY Looking Far North the Harriman Expedition to Alaska 1899 Princeton, NJ, Princeton University Press. 1983, First Soft Cover Edition. (ISBN: 0691005915). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Wraps, 244pp, index. B&W photos and illus. A fascinating account of an almost forgotten spisode in the history of American exploration. Owner's inscription, no other markings, corner crease, about VG. (1.5 lbs FO 25/4]. Very Good. USD 10.90 [Appr.: EURO 7.5 \| £UK 6.75 \| JP¥ 962] Book number: 39344 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	HALLIDAY, D.S. Tales, Trials and Tragedies of the Arctic Dawson Creek BC, The Author. 1990, Presumed First Edition. Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. (CAD) INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR, no other markings, Fine. Wraps, 134pp. Maps; B&W illus. Factual accouts from the lives of arctic Indians, Prospectors, Inuit, Trappers and Hunters with stories about survival, bears, shamans. (1.1 JM fo 0/4. Fine. Inscribed By Author. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9.25 \| JP¥ 1324] Book number: 52138 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	JACOBI, HANS AND BRONDUM, THERESE. Usukutaq, a Story, a Dramatic Poem. Skjern, Jakobshaven Turistforening. 1981, Limited. (ISBN: 8798067648). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. limited to 3000 copies. 8vo, illus wraps, 29pp. Map, B&W drawings by Jacobi and by Arla Nicolaison. A dramatic poem based on a story of an Eskimo man from Thule. Text in English. Fine in soft-cover. (0.8 FO 9/4. Fine. USD 14.99 [Appr.: EURO 10 \| £UK 9.25 \| JP¥ 1323] Book number: 13709 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	LYALL, ERNIE An Arctic Man, Sixty-Five Years in Canada's North Edmonton, Hurtig Publishers. 1979, First Edition. (ISBN: 0888301685). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. (CAD) 8vo, tweedy blue on white paper over bds, map endpapers, 239pp. 12pp B&W photos. At age 17, Lyall joined the Hudson's Bay Company, and for most of his life, he lived and worked above the Arctic circle with the Inuit of Canada. Fine(-) in clipped VG+ Dj. (1.7 JM SI 82/3. Fine (-)/Very Good. USD 14.90 [Appr.: EURO 10 \| £UK 9 \| JP¥ 1315] Book number: 10464 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	MALAURIE, JEAN. The Last Kings of Thule, a Year Among the Polar Eskimos of Greenland. Trans. By G. Freeman. Preface by G. De Poncins. London, George Allen & Unwin Ltd. 1956, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Stated first publication. Sm. 8vo. blue cloth, embossed design on front cover, 295 pp. index. Illus. with line drawings and B&W photos, plates. Owner's signature on ffep else VG in unclipped Good dj. with three chips at top edge and one 3/4" tear at bottom edge. (1.7 FO 4/3. Very Good/Good. USD 22.50 [Appr.: EURO 15.25 \| £UK 13.75 \| JP¥ 1986] Book number: 01149 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	MCGOOGAN, KEN Fatal Passage the Untold Story of John Rae, the Arctic Adventurer Who Discovered the Fate of Franklin Toronto, HarperCollins. 2001, 2nd Printing. (ISBN: 0002000547). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (CAD) No markings, Fine in unclipped Fine Dj. hardcover, 328pp, index. map endpapers, small B&W illus. (1.9 FO 54/1. Fine/Fine. USD 23.50 [Appr.: EURO 15.75 \| £UK 14.25 \| JP¥ 2074] Book number: 0488 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	MCKINLAY, WILLIAM LAIRD Karluk, the Great Untold Story of Arctic Exploration London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 2000. (ISBN: 0297643681). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (UK) No markings, Fine in Fine Dj. Black bds, xv, 166pp, index. Maps, [8]pp of extraordinary B&W photos. This is McKinlay's account of what happened to the KURLUK, the lead ship of Stefansson's Arctic Expedition of 1913-1918, which was crushed and sunk in ice almost before the expedition had properly begun. The ship's crew of 25 men were left stranded on the Arctice ice while their leader continued his northern explorations. not returning for five years! Eight men died on the ice; one shot himself. McKinlay was the then 25 year old meteorologist of the expedition. Foreword by Magnus Magnusson. (1.5 FO 23/4. Fine/Fine. USD 8.99 [Appr.: EURO 6 \| £UK 5.5 \| JP¥ 793] Book number: 44194 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	MICKLEBURGH, EDWIN Beyond the Frozen Sea, Visions of Antarctica London, Paladin Grafton. 1990, First Thus. (ISBN: 0586088792). Soft Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (UK) Owner's name, written small to the top and bottom edge sof pages, no other markings, page edges toned, Very Good. 12mo, photo wraps, xvi, 256pp, index. Maps, 8pp colour photos. A book on Antarctic ecology, a plea for the preservation of the world's last wilderness. Joint winner of the The Scottish Book of the year Award. (1.2 FO 9/6. Very Good. USD 7.50 [Appr.: EURO 5.25 \| £UK 4.75 \| JP¥ 662] Book number: 6826 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	MONTEVANS, ADMIRAL LORD South with Scott London, Collins. 1958, A Reprint, Edition not Stated. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. (UK) 8vo, light apricot coloured bds, 284pp. Illus endpapers. Coloured frontis of Dollman's famous painting of Oates going out into the storm. A Collins Crusader Series version written for boys. Jacket illus by Geo. Dixon. No markings, VG in clipped Good only (-) Dj , large chip to rear corner, edge imperfections. (1.6 FO 54/5. Very Good/Good (-). USD 8.99 [Appr.: EURO 6 \| £UK 5.5 \| JP¥ 793] Book number: 11677 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	MOWAT, FARLEY The Desperate People Boston/Toronto, Little, Brown. 1959, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾". Ill.: KILBOURN, Rosemary. Small 8vo, blk cl, blue spine titles,305pp, appendix. Map endpapers. Woodcut illus to chapter heads. A description of the slow extinction of the way of life of the northern Ihalmiut people. Owner's name to ffep, bumped corner, VG in clipped Good + only Dj with wear at the spine extremities, crease to rear top edge, panels lightly scuffed. [1.7 FO 59/6. Very Good/Good +. USD 14.50 [Appr.: EURO 9.75 \| £UK 8.75 \| JP¥ 1280] Book number: 8887 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	MOWAT, FARLEY The Desperate People Boston/Toronto, Little, Brown. 1959, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾". Ill.: KILBOURN, Rosemary. Small 8vo, blk cl, blue spine titles,305pp, appendix. Map endpapers. Woodcut illus to chapter heads. A description of the slow extinction of the way of life of the northern Ihalmiut people. Owner's name to ffep, bumped corner, VG in clipped Good + only Dj with wear at the spine extremities, crease to rear top edge, panels lightly scuffed. [1.7 FO 59/6. Very Good/Good +. USD 14.50 [Appr.: EURO 9.75 \| £UK 8.75 \| JP¥ 1280] Book number: 8887 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	MOWAT, FARLEY The Polar Passion, Volume II of the Top of the World Trilogy Toronto, McClelland & Stewart. 1976, Later Printing. (ISBN: 0771066228). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. (CAD) Check mark to corner of the endpaper, no other markings, spine crease, slight fading to spine, Very good used copy. Wraps, 365pp, index. B&W illus. This is a history of expeditions to the North Pole. (1.8 JM FO 20/5. Very Good. USD 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 \| £UK 5.5 \| JP¥ 794] Book number: 53816 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.

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	BERTON, PIERRE The Mysterious North Toronto, McClelland & Stewart. 1956, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. (CAD) 8vo, white cloth with red and blk compass point, 346pp, xv index. 24 B&W photos, maps. Berton's book on the "arctic frontier" was written when he was editor of MACLEAN'S, and is his third book. Slight yeloowing of white portions of covers, otherwsie no markings, about VG+ in quite worn dustjacket, chipped to head and heel of spine panel, faint cup ring to front panel, torn ar front flap fold and repaired verso with clear tape, 2" closed tear at base of spine panel. Dj is in mylar sleeve. (2.0 FO 20/2. Very Good/Tattered. USD 21.50 [Appr.: EURO 14.5 \| £UK 13 \| JP¥ 1898] Book number: 15207 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BERTON, PIERRE The Mysterious North : Encounters with the Canadian Frontier, 1947-1954 Toronto, McClelland & Stewart. 1989, A Reprint. (ISBN: 077101211x). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. (CAD) "Withdrawn" stamp to rear endpaper, but not ex-library book, no other markings, Near Fine in unclipped Near Fine Dj. Blue bds, 391pp, index. Map. This is the second edition of the book that appeared in 1956, and which won for Berton his first Governor General's Award. (2.2 FO 18/3. Near Fine/Near Fine. USD 9.99 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6.25 \| JP¥ 882] Book number: 01803 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BERTON, PIERRE The Mysterious North : Encounters with the Canadian Frontier, 1947-1954 Toronto, McClelland & Stewart. 1989, Second Edition. (ISBN: 077101211x). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. (CAD) No markings, Fine in unclipped Near Fine Dj with slight rubbing to panel gloss. Blue bds, 391pp, index. Map. This is the second edition of the book that appeared in 1956, and which won for Berton his first Governor General's Award. (2.2 FO 20/4. Fine/Near Fine. USD 12.99 [Appr.: EURO 8.75 \| £UK 8 \| JP¥ 1146] Book number: 50209 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BERTON, PIERRE The Mysterious North Toronto, McClelland & Stewart. 1956, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. (CAD) 8vo, white cloth with red and blk compass point, 346pp, xv index. 24 B&W photos, maps. Berton's book on the "arctic frontier" was written when he was editor of MACLEAN'S, and is his third book. Slight yeloowing of white portions of covers, otherwsie no markings, about VG+ in quite worn dustjacket, chipped to head and heel of spine panel, faint cup ring to front panel, torn ar front flap fold and repaired verso with clear tape, 2" closed tear at base of spine panel. Dj is in mylar sleeve. (2.0 FO 20/2. Very Good/Tattered. USD 21.50 [Appr.: EURO 14.5 \| £UK 13 \| JP¥ 1898] Book number: 15207 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BERTON, PIERRE The Mysterious North : Encounters with the Canadian Frontier, 1947-1954 Toronto, McClelland & Stewart. 1989, A Reprint. (ISBN: 077101211x). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. (CAD) "Withdrawn" stamp to rear endpaper, but not ex-library book, no other markings, Near Fine in unclipped Near Fine Dj. Blue bds, 391pp, index. Map. This is the second edition of the book that appeared in 1956, and which won for Berton his first Governor General's Award. (2.2 FO 18/3. Near Fine/Near Fine. USD 9.99 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6.25 \| JP¥ 882] Book number: 01803 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BERTON, PIERRE The Mysterious North : Encounters with the Canadian Frontier, 1947-1954 Toronto, McClelland & Stewart. 1989, Second Edition. (ISBN: 077101211x). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. (CAD) No markings, Fine in unclipped Near Fine Dj with slight rubbing to panel gloss. Blue bds, 391pp, index. Map. This is the second edition of the book that appeared in 1956, and which won for Berton his first Governor General's Award. (2.2 FO 20/4. Fine/Near Fine. USD 12.99 [Appr.: EURO 8.75 \| £UK 8 \| JP¥ 1146] Book number: 50209 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BRUEMMER, FRED; TAYLOR, DR. WILLIAM, EDITOR The Arctic World San Francisco, Sierra Club Books. 1985, First Printing. (ISBN: 087156842x). Hard Cover, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Remainder, USA) Tiny remainder mark to bottom edge of pages, no other markings, VG in unclipped Good Dj with some rubbing and edge faults. Dj is in mylar sleeve. Blue boards, 256pp, index. Colour and B&W photos and illus. Contributors include Dr. Ernest Burch, Minnie Freeman, Thor Larsen, Robert McGhee, William Taylor, Fred Bruemmer. Photographers include John De Visser, Brian Milne, John Reeves, Galen Rowell, Kevin Schafer Paul von Baich. A heavy book (5.1 JM FO 43/5. Very Good/Good. USD 17.40 [Appr.: EURO 11.75 \| £UK 10.5 \| JP¥ 1536] Book number: 33179 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BUERSCHAPER, PETER. Arctic Journey, Paintings, Sketches and Reminiscences of a Vanishing World. Toronto, Pagurian Press. 1977, First Edition. (ISBN: 08889320594). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. 8vo, dk blue bds, 126pp. Special introduction by the bird artist Terence Michael Shortt. 20 full page colour plates and B&W drawings in text. Map. Light wear to bottom edges of cover otherwise VG in clipped Good Dj with head of spine worn and 3 short tears to top edge. No marking, Dj is in mylar sleeve. (1.88 FO 52/4. Very Good/Good. USD 9.01 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 \| £UK 5.5 \| JP¥ 795] Book number: 5326 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BUERSCHAPER, PETER. Arctic Journey, Paintings, Sketches and Reminiscences of a Vanishing World. Toronto, Pagurian Press Limited. 1977, First Edition. (ISBN: 0889320594). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (CAD) dk blue bds, 126pp. Special introduction by the bird artist Terence Michael Shortt. 20 full page colour plates and B&W drawings in text. Map. Light wear to bottom edges of cover otherwise VG+ in unclipped Good Dj with 1.5" tear to top edge, repaired recto with magic tape. No marks. (1.9 FO 18/5. Very Good/Good. USD 9.99 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6.25 \| JP¥ 882] Book number: 10802 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BYRD, ADAM, RICHARD E. Alone Los Angeles, Jeremy P. Tarcher, Inc. 1986, 2nd Printing. (ISBN: 0874773881). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Ill.: HARRISON, Richard. 8vo, photo wraps, xii, 296pp. B&W decorative drawings. First publoished in 1938, ALONE is a record of Byrd's stay for four months in a tiny hut at Bolling Advance Weather Base, where the temperature fell to -83 degrees with hurricane winds. Tiny nick to front cover, no markings, VG. (1.3 lbs FO 20/2]. Very Good. USD 4.99 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 \| £UK 3 \| JP¥ 440] Book number: 31033 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	CHAPMAN, WALKER The Loneliest Continent, the Story of Antarctic Discovery Greenwich, CT, New York Graphic Society. 1964, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. (USA) Sm 8vo, blue cl with white spine titles, 279pp, index. 16pp B&W photos and maps. This is a compilation of writings on Antarctic exploration including slections from SCOTT'S LAST EXPEDITION, THE HOME OF THE BLIZZARD (Mawson), THE HEART OF THE ANTARCTIC and SOUTH (Shackleton), SOUTH POLE (Amundsen), ALONE, DISCOVERY and LITTLE AMERICA (Byrd), etc. NFine in clipped VG Dj. (1.7 FO 9/2. Near Fine/Very Good. USD 9.99 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6.25 \| JP¥ 882] Book number: 8129 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	GRANBERG, W.J. Voyage Into Darkness to Alaska with Bering NY, E.P. Publishing Co. Ltd. 1960, Stated First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Ill.: WALKER, Gil. (USA) Small 8vo, pictorial blue bds, 190pp. Line drawings. A novel based on the Alaska explorations of Vitus Bering told through the eyes of the 17-year old son of Lieutenant Sven Waxel. No markings, VG+ in clipped Good + Dj with small tear and creases to head of spine panel. and closed edge tears to bottom edge. Dj is in mylar sleeve. (1.5 lbs FO 59/3. Very Good +/Good +. USD 17.25 [Appr.: EURO 11.75 \| £UK 10.5 \| JP¥ 1522] Book number: 30305 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	GOETZMANN, WILLIAM H. AND SLOAN, KAY Looking Far North the Harriman Expedition to Alaska 1899 Princeton, NJ, Princeton University Press. 1983, First Soft Cover Edition. (ISBN: 0691005915). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Wraps, 244pp, index. B&W photos and illus. A fascinating account of an almost forgotten spisode in the history of American exploration. Owner's inscription, no other markings, corner crease, about VG. (1.5 lbs FO 25/4]. Very Good. USD 10.90 [Appr.: EURO 7.5 \| £UK 6.75 \| JP¥ 962] Book number: 39344 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	GOETZMANN, WILLIAM H. AND SLOAN, KAY Looking Far North the Harriman Expedition to Alaska 1899 Princeton, NJ, Princeton University Press. 1983, First Soft Cover Edition. (ISBN: 0691005915). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Wraps, 244pp, index. B&W photos and illus. A fascinating account of an almost forgotten spisode in the history of American exploration. Owner's inscription, no other markings, corner crease, about VG. (1.5 lbs FO 25/4]. Very Good. USD 10.90 [Appr.: EURO 7.5 \| £UK 6.75 \| JP¥ 962] Book number: 39344 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	HALLIDAY, D.S. Tales, Trials and Tragedies of the Arctic Dawson Creek BC, The Author. 1990, Presumed First Edition. Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. (CAD) INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR, no other markings, Fine. Wraps, 134pp. Maps; B&W illus. Factual accouts from the lives of arctic Indians, Prospectors, Inuit, Trappers and Hunters with stories about survival, bears, shamans. (1.1 JM fo 0/4. Fine. Inscribed By Author. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9.25 \| JP¥ 1324] Book number: 52138 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	JACOBI, HANS AND BRONDUM, THERESE. Usukutaq, a Story, a Dramatic Poem. Skjern, Jakobshaven Turistforening. 1981, Limited. (ISBN: 8798067648). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. limited to 3000 copies. 8vo, illus wraps, 29pp. Map, B&W drawings by Jacobi and by Arla Nicolaison. A dramatic poem based on a story of an Eskimo man from Thule. Text in English. Fine in soft-cover. (0.8 FO 9/4. Fine. USD 14.99 [Appr.: EURO 10 \| £UK 9.25 \| JP¥ 1323] Book number: 13709 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	LYALL, ERNIE An Arctic Man, Sixty-Five Years in Canada's North Edmonton, Hurtig Publishers. 1979, First Edition. (ISBN: 0888301685). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. (CAD) 8vo, tweedy blue on white paper over bds, map endpapers, 239pp. 12pp B&W photos. At age 17, Lyall joined the Hudson's Bay Company, and for most of his life, he lived and worked above the Arctic circle with the Inuit of Canada. Fine(-) in clipped VG+ Dj. (1.7 JM SI 82/3. Fine (-)/Very Good. USD 14.90 [Appr.: EURO 10 \| £UK 9 \| JP¥ 1315] Book number: 10464 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	MALAURIE, JEAN. The Last Kings of Thule, a Year Among the Polar Eskimos of Greenland. Trans. By G. Freeman. Preface by G. De Poncins. London, George Allen & Unwin Ltd. 1956, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Stated first publication. Sm. 8vo. blue cloth, embossed design on front cover, 295 pp. index. Illus. with line drawings and B&W photos, plates. Owner's signature on ffep else VG in unclipped Good dj. with three chips at top edge and one 3/4" tear at bottom edge. (1.7 FO 4/3. Very Good/Good. USD 22.50 [Appr.: EURO 15.25 \| £UK 13.75 \| JP¥ 1986] Book number: 01149 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	MCGOOGAN, KEN Fatal Passage the Untold Story of John Rae, the Arctic Adventurer Who Discovered the Fate of Franklin Toronto, HarperCollins. 2001, 2nd Printing. (ISBN: 0002000547). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (CAD) No markings, Fine in unclipped Fine Dj. hardcover, 328pp, index. map endpapers, small B&W illus. (1.9 FO 54/1. Fine/Fine. USD 23.50 [Appr.: EURO 15.75 \| £UK 14.25 \| JP¥ 2074] Book number: 0488 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	MCKINLAY, WILLIAM LAIRD Karluk, the Great Untold Story of Arctic Exploration London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 2000. (ISBN: 0297643681). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (UK) No markings, Fine in Fine Dj. Black bds, xv, 166pp, index. Maps, [8]pp of extraordinary B&W photos. This is McKinlay's account of what happened to the KURLUK, the lead ship of Stefansson's Arctic Expedition of 1913-1918, which was crushed and sunk in ice almost before the expedition had properly begun. The ship's crew of 25 men were left stranded on the Arctice ice while their leader continued his northern explorations. not returning for five years! Eight men died on the ice; one shot himself. McKinlay was the then 25 year old meteorologist of the expedition. Foreword by Magnus Magnusson. (1.5 FO 23/4. Fine/Fine. USD 8.99 [Appr.: EURO 6 \| £UK 5.5 \| JP¥ 793] Book number: 44194 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	MICKLEBURGH, EDWIN Beyond the Frozen Sea, Visions of Antarctica London, Paladin Grafton. 1990, First Thus. (ISBN: 0586088792). Soft Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (UK) Owner's name, written small to the top and bottom edge sof pages, no other markings, page edges toned, Very Good. 12mo, photo wraps, xvi, 256pp, index. Maps, 8pp colour photos. A book on Antarctic ecology, a plea for the preservation of the world's last wilderness. Joint winner of the The Scottish Book of the year Award. (1.2 FO 9/6. Very Good. USD 7.50 [Appr.: EURO 5.25 \| £UK 4.75 \| JP¥ 662] Book number: 6826 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	MONTEVANS, ADMIRAL LORD South with Scott London, Collins. 1958, A Reprint, Edition not Stated. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. (UK) 8vo, light apricot coloured bds, 284pp. Illus endpapers. Coloured frontis of Dollman's famous painting of Oates going out into the storm. A Collins Crusader Series version written for boys. Jacket illus by Geo. Dixon. No markings, VG in clipped Good only (-) Dj , large chip to rear corner, edge imperfections. (1.6 FO 54/5. Very Good/Good (-). USD 8.99 [Appr.: EURO 6 \| £UK 5.5 \| JP¥ 793] Book number: 11677 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	MOWAT, FARLEY The Desperate People Boston/Toronto, Little, Brown. 1959, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾". Ill.: KILBOURN, Rosemary. Small 8vo, blk cl, blue spine titles,305pp, appendix. Map endpapers. Woodcut illus to chapter heads. A description of the slow extinction of the way of life of the northern Ihalmiut people. Owner's name to ffep, bumped corner, VG in clipped Good + only Dj with wear at the spine extremities, crease to rear top edge, panels lightly scuffed. [1.7 FO 59/6. Very Good/Good +. USD 14.50 [Appr.: EURO 9.75 \| £UK 8.75 \| JP¥ 1280] Book number: 8887 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	MOWAT, FARLEY The Desperate People Boston/Toronto, Little, Brown. 1959, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾". Ill.: KILBOURN, Rosemary. Small 8vo, blk cl, blue spine titles,305pp, appendix. Map endpapers. Woodcut illus to chapter heads. A description of the slow extinction of the way of life of the northern Ihalmiut people. Owner's name to ffep, bumped corner, VG in clipped Good + only Dj with wear at the spine extremities, crease to rear top edge, panels lightly scuffed. [1.7 FO 59/6. Very Good/Good +. USD 14.50 [Appr.: EURO 9.75 \| £UK 8.75 \| JP¥ 1280] Book number: 8887 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	MOWAT, FARLEY The Polar Passion, Volume II of the Top of the World Trilogy Toronto, McClelland & Stewart. 1976, Later Printing. (ISBN: 0771066228). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. (CAD) Check mark to corner of the endpaper, no other markings, spine crease, slight fading to spine, Very good used copy. Wraps, 365pp, index. B&W illus. This is a history of expeditions to the North Pole. (1.8 JM FO 20/5. Very Good. USD 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 \| £UK 5.5 \| JP¥ 794] Book number: 53816 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.