Cook&Apos;S Guide to Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, Including Iceland

London, Thos. Cook & Son, 1897. Cloth. A bright third edition of this guide to Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. Thomas Cook's handbook for tourists of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, including Iceland, aimed at a middle-class audience. The series was issued to advertise Cook's larger business of organizing travel tours. The third edition, revised and enlarged.With a history, description, and useful information for travellers. Also featuring a vocabulary.Illustrated with two folding maps and five plans, some in colour. Collated, complete. pp 217-252 and endpapers containing publisher's advertisements. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally very smart with only light bumping to head and tail of spine and extremities, back strip gently faded. Faint mark to front board Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 858A15

Catalogus: Polar

Trefwoorden: norway sweden denmark third editions sweden Not Stated

The Polar Record

London , Cambridge University Press , 1963-2003. First edition. Paperback. The Polar Record is a fascinating journal which explores the latest development in arctic and antartic research. The first edition. The Polar Record is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering Arctic and Antarctic research.This academic journal started in 1931 and is still active today. It is one of the leading journals of polar research. This journal is managed by the Scott Polar Research Institute but published by the Cambridge University Press. The Scott Polar Research Institute is the centre for research into polar and glaciology. It is based in Cambridge and is the sub-department of the Department of Geography. The editions that we have are from 1963 to 2003. Each edition includes a set of articles, fieldwork, and notes on the latest Arctic and Antarctic research. Polar Record Volume 13, No.86 includes twelve cartographic maps from the U.S.A, U.S.S.R. Norway, Japan and New Zealand, Chile, Britain, Belgium, France, South Africa, and Australia. This relates to the articles on the report on geodetic and cartographic activities research conducted from 1960-1965. Each edition is accompanied by maps, scientific diagrams, and images showing the progress being made in polar research. Polar Record from 2000 to 2003 was edited by Dr. Beau Riffenburgh and Dr. Elizabeth Cruwys. These edition cover the impact of climate change and the extent to which this has changed polar research. Within these seven editions, they explore zoology, glaciology, history, and scientific research. Bound in the original publisher's wraps. Externally very smart. Rubbing to the spine of volumes 12, 15, and 16 resulting in loss. Fading to the wraps. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 880V3

Catalogus: Polar

Trefwoorden: Polar Record Science Research Science None

Roald Amundsen; Lincoln Ellsworth

The First Flight Across the Polar Sea

London, Hutchinson & Co, 1927. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon work on aerial polar exploration by Amundsen and Ellsworth, the first edition of this illustrated work. The first edition of this uncommon work.A fascinating work on Roald Amundsen and Lincoln Ellsworth's experiences on their aerial expeditions to the North Pole.The year after this work published, Amundsen went missing whilst on a rescue missions in the Arctic for the airship Italia. Illustrated with a frontispiece, one folding map, and thirty-one plates.Including additional chapters by J. Hover, H. Riiser-Larsen, Gustav Amundsen, Finn Malmgren, and B. L. Gottwaldt.Undated, dated from Jisc from a copy held at the British Library. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Light rubbing and fading to the spine. A few minor marks. Front hinge is starting but firm. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with some scattered spotting. Frontispiece is detaching. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 898P43

Catalogus: Polar

Trefwoorden: The First Flight Across the Polar Sea polar aeronautics roald amundsen polar Not Stated

Anonymous

In the Polar Regions or, Nature and Natural History in the Frozen Zone with Anecdotes and Stories of Adventure and Travel

London, T. Nelson and Sons, 1894. Cloth. A scarce illustrated account of polar expeditions, with anecdotes of adventure, travel, and nature in the frozen regions. Illustrated with a frontispiece and sixteen plates, with many in-text images. Collated complete. Accounts of experiences and nature in the polar regions, with chapters on the Arctic summer, polar bears, Eskimos and their dogs, the sea-otter, hunting, the snowy owl, Mount Erebus, and much more. Written anonymously. In the original blue cloth binding. Eternally, sound with rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine and the odd small mark to the board. A 3" split in the cloth to the rear joint with small splits at the head of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd handling mark. Age toning to the endpapers. Contemporary ink inscription to the front pastedown dated 1904. Bookseller's label to the front pastedown. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Boeknummer: 879T67

Catalogus: Polar

Trefwoorden: Polar Regions Nature Natural History Regions Not Stated

Anonymous

In the Polar Regions or, Nature and Natural History in the Frozen Zone

London, T. Nelson and Sons, 1886. Cloth. A scarce illustrated account of polar expeditions, with anecdotes of adventure, travel, and nature in the frozen regions. Illustrated with a frontispiece and fifteen plates, with many in-text images. Collated complete. Accounts of experiences and nature in the polar regions, with chapters on the Arctic summer, polar bears, Eskimos and their dogs, the sea-otter, hunting, the snowy owl, Mount Erebus, and much more. Written anonymously. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, smart with rubbing and light shelf wear to the extremities. Fading to the spine and marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd handling mark. A tear to one plate and a closed tear page 143 where text block has been opened harshly between the two pages. School prize bookplate to the front pastedown. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Boeknummer: 880T32

Catalogus: Polar

Trefwoorden: Polar Regions Nature Natural History Regions Not Stated

Sir Francis Leopold M'Clintock

The Voyage of the Fox in Arctic Seas. A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and His Companions.

London, John Murray, 1859. First edition. Cloth. An excellent example of the fascinating first edition of the journey to locate John Franklin's lost expedition. Illustrated throughout. The first edition of Sir Francis Leopold McClintock's account of his journey to locate the remains of the ill-fated Arctic expedition led by Navy officer John Franklin in the mid nineteenth century, in the publisher's original cloth binding.With nineteen illustrations in total, including one folding plate containing two maps, a folding plate depicting a record found of Franklin's expedition, a large folding map in colour in a pocket to the rear, and fifteen plates. Collated, complete. Captain McClintock received the Arctic Medal from Queen Victoria after his successful mission to find the remains of Franklin's lost expedition, a failed British voyage of Arctic exploration in which two ships carrying a crew of 129 officers and men became icebound for more than a year.Marks found on the bones of the bodies recovered suggested evidence of cannibalism, elevating the lost expedition to mythic status. McClintock's findings were of special importance for the subsequent romanticising of John Franklin as a figure in British culture, as the establishment of his date of death acquitted the sailor himself from suspicion of cannibalism.With three pages of advertisements to the rear, dated January 1860.A fascinating first edition recounting an important and tragic incident in the history of polar exploration. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Boards vibrant, with bumping to spine heads and tails. Light rubbing to rear joint. Hinges neatly reinforced. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright, with areas of spotting and some foxing throughout. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 857F36

Catalogus: Polar

Trefwoorden: Sir Francis Leopold McClintock john franklin Franklin's lost expedition arctic john franklin Not Stated

George Back

Narrative of the Arctic Land Expedition to the Mouth of the Great Fish River, and Along the Shores of the Arctic Ocean, in the Years 1833, 1834, and 1835

London, John Murray, 1836. First edition. Leather. An exquisite first edition, first impression copy of Captain George Back's seminal Arctic travel work. Complete, with all plates. Rebound in a very smart quarter morocco binding. This work is one of the finest nineteenth century travel books on the Arctic. It follows the 1832 expedition which was launched to search for the supposedly lost Ross expedition. Upon the return of Ross, Back pursued the expeditions secondary objective of navigating the length of the river known as Thlueetessy to the indigenous people. Back is credited with discovering the river and named it 'The Great Fish River' which has since become known as the 'Back River&apos. He travelled the full 440 miles of this river and his journey was 7,500 miles total. This work describes Back's voyage via Montreal to north central Canada, along the Slave River Lake and down the Great Fish River to the Arctic coast It is for this expedition that Back is best known. Prior to this he had served under Franklin and his Arctic expeditions. The Dictionary of Canadian Biography notes Back as being 'One of the first competent artists to penetrate into the Canadian Arctic&apos. Illustrated, with sixteen plates and one folding map, as called for. The illustrations are after drawings by Back himself. To this travelogue Back recounts his encounters with indigenous people, their culture, zoological remarks, commerce with the Cree, Chippewa and Coppermine people, and reflections on the flora and fauna. There are detailed descriptions on hunting in the frozen tundra and of the aurora borealis. The first trade edition of this work, being the first impression with Murray's address being Albemarle Street. The dedication leaf to this copy remains uncut. A lovely copy of this rare arctic narrative which has been referred to by Hill as being 'one of the fundamental books on Arctic exploration&apos. In a quarter morocco binding with cloth covered boards. Externally, in an excellent condition with minor shelfwear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with just the odd spots. The folding map has a small tape repair to the margin, not affecting the image. Fine . Ill.: Capt Back. Fine .

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Boeknummer: 654L8

Catalogus: Polar

Trefwoorden: Arctic Expedition Travel Franklin Expedition Capt Back

Karl Baedeker

The Dominion of Canada with Newfoundland and an Excursion to Alaska

Leipzig, Karl Baedeker , 1922. Cloth. Fourth revised edition of Karl Baedeker's travel guide to Canada, Newfoundland and Alaska, enclosed in the scarce dust wrapper. The fourth edition of this work, revised and augmented. Karl Baedeker's travel guide to Canada with notes on Newfoundland and an excursion to Alaska. Published by Baedeker's company, noted for publishing numerous travelling handbooks that set the standard for authoritative guidebooks for tourists. With an extensive introduction with practical hints, information on the language, a topographical and historical sketch of the country, and information on books and maps. The volume provides a complete and extensive guide through the country, with routes, notable attractions, and much information on each area. Illustrated with fourteen maps and twelve plans. Collated, complete. Complete with its very scarce unclipped dust wrapper. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear only, lightly bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities, minor damp mark to head of spine. Dust wrapper unclipped with shelf wear, minor loss to head and tail of spine, spine darkened. Previous ownership pencil inscription to front free endpaper dated 1930. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed/Good.

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Boeknummer: 851A3

Catalogus: Polar

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Karl Baedeker

The Dominion of Canada with Newfoundland and an Excursion to Alaska

Leipzig , Karl Baedeker, 1922 . Cloth. A fourth edition copy of this guide to Canada, with folding maps and plans A fourth edition copy. An extensive handbook to Canada, Newfoundland and Alaska. With details om money, voyages, railways, geography, history, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario and Quebec. With fourteen maps and twelve plans.Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart with some rubbing to the head and tail of the spine. Previous owner inscription to the front free endpaper. Pencil underling to the title page. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 857B8

Catalogus: Polar

Trefwoorden: The Dominion of Canada with Newfoundland and an Excursion to Alaska travel canada handbook travel Not Stated

J Arthur Bain

The Life and Explorations of Fridtjof Nansen

London, The Walter Scott Publishing Co, 1900. Fine Binding. A finely bound copy of this account regarding the great explorer Fridtjof Nansen's life and adventures. Undated, dated using LibraryHub.Illustrated, with a frontispiece and forty six further illustrations. Prize bookplate to the front pastedown dated 1915. A fine work, which explains the life and adventures of Nansen. This includes his first crossing of the Greenland interior, other arctic explorations, In a full calf binding. Externally, very smart. Fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. Occasional light spots to pages. Fine . Ill.: Various. Fine .

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Boeknummer: 748L2

Catalogus: Polar

Trefwoorden: Travel Greenland Voyages Greenland Various

Felice Bellotti; James Cadell [translator]

The Great North

London, Andre Deutsch, 1957. First edition. Cloth. A very smart advanced reading copy of this exciting account of the expeditions of Bellotti, with illustrations. First edition. Advanced reading copy with request for review insert. Illustrated with sixteen plates. Collated complete. A thrilling account of the author's expedition north, through Scandinavia and into the Arctic Circle, with chapters entitled Beyond Ultima Thule, The Land of White Death, Lapland, and Where the Sun Shines. Written by Felice Bellotti, an Italian explorer and author. Translated by James Cadell, a New Zealand Pākehā Māori, sealer and interpreter. In the original black cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also smart with light shelf wear and chipping to the extremities resulting in minor loss to the head of the spine. Sunning to the spine. The odd mark and the odd small closed tear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Very Good.

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Boeknummer: 879T64

Catalogus: Polar

Trefwoorden: Great North Bellotti Cadel North Not Stated

A. G. Bennett

Whaling in the Antarctic

Edinburgh and London, Wm. Blackwood & Sons Ltd. 1931. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of A. G. Bennett's thorough exploration into whaling, the creatures and their pursuit, with illustrations from the author's photographs. This first edition forms an account of the industry of whaling based on the author's thirteen years experience, including four years at sea with the whaling fleet. Features chapters on whale species, their zoology and movements, as well as on land whaling stations, steam whalers and the hurdles faced by whalers.With a prize bookplate from Magdalen College School, Oxford, awarding the Recitation Prize to D. C. Morris dated June 1934.The first edition of this work. Illustrated with twenty-four plates from the author's own photographs. Collated, complete.An excellent first edition of this guide on whaling. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally generally smart; a touch bumped to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Prize bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound, bar a slight strain to the front hinge, which remains firm. Pages have the odd spot. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 798R48

Catalogus: Polar

Trefwoorden: Whaling History of Whaling A. G. Bennett Antarctic Exploration History of Whaling Not Stated

A. G. Bennett

Whaling in the Antarctic

New York, Henry Holt and Company, 1932. Cloth. A thorough account detailing whaling in the Antarctic. This first American edition forms an account of the then-modern industry of whaling based on the author's thirteen years experience, including four years at sea with the whaling fleet. Features chapters on whale species, their zoology and movements, as well as on land whaling stations, steam whalers and the hurdles faced by whalers.From the library of Eric Kenneth Prentice Back. Kenn Back was a British meteorologist with the British Antarctic survey for many years.  He spent eight winters in the Antarctic and is a descendent of Captain George Back. In addition, he served as base commander at Halley, Faraday and Rothera stations. His library collection was built over decades and highlights his love of polar exploration. Contains a number of full plate photographs and diagrams. Collated, complete.In the original price-clipped dust wrapper, and the publisher's original full cloth binding. In a full cloth binding. Externally lovely, bar a small bump to the top of the spine. Dust wrapper has a hole about an inch long to the spine and minor wear to the head and tail of the spine. Ownership plate to the front endpaper. Internalyl firmly bound, pages bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Very Good.

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Boeknummer: 751R50

Catalogus: Polar

Trefwoorden: whaling antarctic polar history antarctic None

Louis Bernacchi; Various

The Polar Book

London, E. Allom & Co, 1930. First edition. Paperback. A scarce first edition of this vivid work on Polar Exploration, an interesting volume edited by Louis Bernacchi, complete with a folding map. The first edition of this scarce work.Illustrated with one folding map.'The Polar Book' was published in conjunction with the British Polar Exhibition of 1930, celebrating the advances in Polar exploration in the past few decades that vastly widened our understanding of the Arctic. This volume includes many essays by prominent explorers and scientists, including 'The History of Polar Discoveries', 'Geophysics', 'Biology of the Polar Seas', 'Whales and Whaling', 'Notes on the Rationing of Sledge Parties', 'The Scott Polar Institute', and more.The aim of this polar exhibition was to raise funds for the Scott Polar Research Institute at Cambridge, which had recently been founded.Edited by Louis Bernacchi, with contributions by Frank Debenham, J. M. Wordie, Dr. G. Murray-Levick, and more.Bernacchi organised this Exhibition and helped to organise the Second International Polar Year in 1932.Collated, complete. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, smart. Wraps are a little age-toned with some light spots. Very light edge wear to the wraps, a little heavier to the head and tail of the spine. A few odd spots to the fore edge. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with a few occasional spots. Prior owner's ink inscription to the title page. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 823P35

Catalogus: Polar

Trefwoorden: The Polar Book polar artic exploration polar Not Stated

G C L Bertram

Antarctica Today and Tomorrow

Dunedin, University of Otago, 1957. First edition. Cloth. A very smartly bound copy of C G L Bertram's lecture on exploration in relation to Antarctica. From the library of Eric Kenneth Prentice Back. Kenn Back was a British meteorologist with the British Antarctic survey for many years and spent eight winters in the Antarctic and is a descendent of Captain George Back. In addition, he served as base commander at Halley, Faraday and Rothera stations.  His library collection was built over decades and highlights his love of polar exploration. With his bookplate to the front pastedown. The true first edition, issued a year before the Cambridge University copies. There is a tipped in notice to the verso of title page indicating the publication details for Australia, New Zealand, Great Britain and the United States. With a folding map to the rear. Bound in a bright buckram binding, with the original wraps included. The first printing of these lectures delivered in New Zealand by G C L Bertram. Rebound in a full buckram binding. Externally, very smart. Light shelfwear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. Scattered spots to the fore-edge and to the occasional page. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 769L11

Catalogus: Polar

Trefwoorden: Kenn Back Antarctica Antarctic Antarctica None