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Polar Exploration

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	GEORGE J. DUFEK Through the Frozen Frontier Brockhampton Press. 1960, First Edition. 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. The author was the Commander of Operation Deep Freeze in Antarctica between 1955-1959. This is his vivid account of the Operation, with illustrations. Previous owner name on paste down. Light shelf wear to edges of dustjacket. Not price clipped. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.29 \| JP¥ 1174] Book number: 002749 Click here to order or inquire at Walter-Saxena Rare Books.
	DOROTHY EAGLE AND HILARY CARNELL (ED.) Greenland Seas - the Story of Scoresby the Whaler London, E. J. Arnorld. 1965, First Edition. 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" tall. Ill.: Ray Bailey. Young William Scoresby grew up inthe time of Nelson and Napoleon. He was only ten when for th efirst time he sailed out of Whitby Harbour for the Arctic seas. This book follows Scoresby from this point. The scenes at sea, on his way to the Arctic, are at the heart of this book. William Scoresby was a scholar and explorer, as well as a famous whaling captain. The author of this book has lived for twelve years in the home town of Scoresby and has had access to local records and Scoresby's own records. This is a book intended for young adults, which will please older adults alike. Dustjacket has a sticker shadow (but does not affect any picture or word) and light wear at the edges.Light foxing to edges of pages. It is not price clipped and there are no markings inside. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.93 \| JP¥ 1761] Book number: 001197 Click here to order or inquire at Walter-Saxena Rare Books.
	JOHN GEIGER AND OWEN BEATTIE Dead Silence - the Greatest Mystery in Arctic Discovery London, Bloomsbury. 1993, First Edition. (ISBN: 0 7475 1185 3) , 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. The story behind the disappearance of James Knight and his crew in 1719, while trying to find the northwest passage. A fascinating tale of archaeological detective work. Illustrated. No previous owner name. Price not clipped. Fine/Fine. GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.93 \| JP¥ 1761] Book number: 002731 Click here to order or inquire at Walter-Saxena Rare Books.
	PHILIP H. GODSELL Arctic Trader - the Account of Twenty Years with the Hudson's Bay Company London, Robart Hale Limited. 1951. Blue Cloth, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Hard Cover, A classic on The Hudson Bay Company and life in the Arctic. Highly readable. New edition (first edition was in 1935). Illustrated. Clean hardback. No previous owner name or marking. No dustjacket. Very Good. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.29 \| JP¥ 1174] Book number: 003361 Click here to order or inquire at Walter-Saxena Rare Books.
	KAARE RODAHL North - the Nature and Drama of the Polar World London, William Heinemann. 1954, First Edition. Blue Cloth, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. The author has worked and lived in Greenland, Alaska, Spitsbergen and Peary Land. In this book, he recounts his extraordinary exploit: together with two colleagues, he landed on a floating "ice island" near the North Pole and lived there. He paints a vivid picture of the landscape and the animals they encounter. Illustrated. Previous owner name on free endpaper. Map on free endpaper. No dustjacket. Very Good. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.29 \| JP¥ 1174] Book number: 002954 Click here to order or inquire at Walter-Saxena Rare Books.
	ROBERT SWAN Icewalk London, Jonathan Cape. 1990, First Edition. (ISBN: 0-224-02793-X) , 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Swan's led the expedition on foot to the South Pole, thereby becoming the first to reach both poles by foot.A gripping account of this journey, illustrated by breathtaking photographs. No previous owner name. Fine/Fine. GBP 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.75 US$ 23.25 \| JP¥ 2054] Book number: 002742 Click here to order or inquire at Walter-Saxena Rare Books.
	V. TISSOT AND C. AMERO Le Pole Nord et Le Pole Sud Paris, Librairie De Firmin-Didot. 1888, First Edition. Decorative Boards, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Overview of the then current knowledge about the North Pole and the South Pole (one chapter on the South Pole) in 231 pages, with 93 woodengravings (many full page). It covers the history of those regions and their explorers, as well as its fauna and native people. With decorative cover and back and gilt edges all around. Some marginal embrowning and slight fading; Back cover is very slightly cracked; tear to inner margin of page 32, neatly repaired. No previous owner name or other marking. 1888 edition (bibliographies point to 1889 but the first edition seems to have been in 1887). Spence 1205. Very Good. GBP 95.00 [Appr.: EURO 105.5 US$ 157.8 \| JP¥ 13941] Book number: 002574 Click here to order or inquire at Walter-Saxena Rare Books.

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	GEORGE J. DUFEK Through the Frozen Frontier Brockhampton Press. 1960, First Edition. 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. The author was the Commander of Operation Deep Freeze in Antarctica between 1955-1959. This is his vivid account of the Operation, with illustrations. Previous owner name on paste down. Light shelf wear to edges of dustjacket. Not price clipped. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.29 \| JP¥ 1174] Book number: 002749 Click here to order or inquire at Walter-Saxena Rare Books.
	DOROTHY EAGLE AND HILARY CARNELL (ED.) Greenland Seas - the Story of Scoresby the Whaler London, E. J. Arnorld. 1965, First Edition. 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" tall. Ill.: Ray Bailey. Young William Scoresby grew up inthe time of Nelson and Napoleon. He was only ten when for th efirst time he sailed out of Whitby Harbour for the Arctic seas. This book follows Scoresby from this point. The scenes at sea, on his way to the Arctic, are at the heart of this book. William Scoresby was a scholar and explorer, as well as a famous whaling captain. The author of this book has lived for twelve years in the home town of Scoresby and has had access to local records and Scoresby's own records. This is a book intended for young adults, which will please older adults alike. Dustjacket has a sticker shadow (but does not affect any picture or word) and light wear at the edges.Light foxing to edges of pages. It is not price clipped and there are no markings inside. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.93 \| JP¥ 1761] Book number: 001197 Click here to order or inquire at Walter-Saxena Rare Books.
	JOHN GEIGER AND OWEN BEATTIE Dead Silence - the Greatest Mystery in Arctic Discovery London, Bloomsbury. 1993, First Edition. (ISBN: 0 7475 1185 3) , 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. The story behind the disappearance of James Knight and his crew in 1719, while trying to find the northwest passage. A fascinating tale of archaeological detective work. Illustrated. No previous owner name. Price not clipped. Fine/Fine. GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.93 \| JP¥ 1761] Book number: 002731 Click here to order or inquire at Walter-Saxena Rare Books.
	PHILIP H. GODSELL Arctic Trader - the Account of Twenty Years with the Hudson's Bay Company London, Robart Hale Limited. 1951. Blue Cloth, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Hard Cover, A classic on The Hudson Bay Company and life in the Arctic. Highly readable. New edition (first edition was in 1935). Illustrated. Clean hardback. No previous owner name or marking. No dustjacket. Very Good. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.29 \| JP¥ 1174] Book number: 003361 Click here to order or inquire at Walter-Saxena Rare Books.
	KAARE RODAHL North - the Nature and Drama of the Polar World London, William Heinemann. 1954, First Edition. Blue Cloth, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. The author has worked and lived in Greenland, Alaska, Spitsbergen and Peary Land. In this book, he recounts his extraordinary exploit: together with two colleagues, he landed on a floating "ice island" near the North Pole and lived there. He paints a vivid picture of the landscape and the animals they encounter. Illustrated. Previous owner name on free endpaper. Map on free endpaper. No dustjacket. Very Good. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.29 \| JP¥ 1174] Book number: 002954 Click here to order or inquire at Walter-Saxena Rare Books.
	ROBERT SWAN Icewalk London, Jonathan Cape. 1990, First Edition. (ISBN: 0-224-02793-X) , 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Swan's led the expedition on foot to the South Pole, thereby becoming the first to reach both poles by foot.A gripping account of this journey, illustrated by breathtaking photographs. No previous owner name. Fine/Fine. GBP 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.75 US$ 23.25 \| JP¥ 2054] Book number: 002742 Click here to order or inquire at Walter-Saxena Rare Books.
	V. TISSOT AND C. AMERO Le Pole Nord et Le Pole Sud Paris, Librairie De Firmin-Didot. 1888, First Edition. Decorative Boards, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Overview of the then current knowledge about the North Pole and the South Pole (one chapter on the South Pole) in 231 pages, with 93 woodengravings (many full page). It covers the history of those regions and their explorers, as well as its fauna and native people. With decorative cover and back and gilt edges all around. Some marginal embrowning and slight fading; Back cover is very slightly cracked; tear to inner margin of page 32, neatly repaired. No previous owner name or other marking. 1888 edition (bibliographies point to 1889 but the first edition seems to have been in 1887). Spence 1205. Very Good. GBP 95.00 [Appr.: EURO 105.5 US$ 157.8 \| JP¥ 13941] Book number: 002574 Click here to order or inquire at Walter-Saxena Rare Books.