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MY LIFE WITH THE ESKIMOS. With Forewords by Henry Fairfield Osborn and Reginald Walter Brock.
George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 1924. New Ed., Revised and Abridged. xii + 308pp. 16 ills. from photos., 2 folding maps. From the library of Ann Savours Shirley with inscription, spotted throughout, f.e.ps. lightly browned, original gilt lettered blue cloth, soiled and rubbed, head and tail of spine sl. bumped.
¶ Arctic Bibliography 16833 (NY Edition). ‘This edition with forewords by ... and abridged to less than half the 1913 edition, ‘eliminated digressions and omits the scientific appendix;’ but includes additional information, made available in the interval, on the so called ‘blond eskimos.’
¶ Arctic Bibliography 16833 (NY Edition). ‘This edition with forewords by ... and abridged to less than half the 1913 edition, ‘eliminated digressions and omits the scientific appendix;’ but includes additional information, made available in the interval, on the so called ‘blond eskimos.’
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ULTIMA THULE. Further Mysteries of the Arctic.
George G. Harrap & Co., 1942. 1st UK Ed. 256pp. 4 half tone ills., 4 line ills., 13 maps. With the signature of Ann Savours Shirley, chipped and sl. marked d/w. with marginal loss.
¶ Arctic Bibliography 16871. ‘Concerns the possible voyages of Pytheas and Columbus to Arctic seas, with a section on ancient climate; includes (cf. p.250) the author’s note on the dispute which arose over the authorship of Jan Wezl’s ‘Thirty years in the Golden North 1932.’
¶ Arctic Bibliography 16871. ‘Concerns the possible voyages of Pytheas and Columbus to Arctic seas, with a section on ancient climate; includes (cf. p.250) the author’s note on the dispute which arose over the authorship of Jan Wezl’s ‘Thirty years in the Golden North 1932.’
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GEORG WILHELM STELLER. The Pioneer of Alaskan Natural History.
Gregg International Publishers Limited, Farnborough, 1970. Facsimile Reprint of 1936 Ed. xxiv + 623pp. + [i]. 30 plates and plans, including 1 folding, headpiece. From the library of Ann Savours Shirley with inscription, some minor marking to edges of leaves, original gilt lettered cerise cloth.
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THE FRANKLIN ERA IN CANADIAN ARCTIC HISTORY 1845-1859.
National Museum of Man/National Museums of Canada, Ottawa, 1985. 4to. x + 219pp. + [i]. Vignette t.p., port., numerous figures and maps. Good in original black lettered pictorial limp card wrapps., sl. bumped to lower leading corner of upper wrapp.
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INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION. Historical Whaling Records. Including the Proceedings of the International Workshop on Historical Whaling Records. Sharon, Massachusetts September 12-16, 1977.
Cambridge, 1983. 1st Ed. 4to. [vi] + 269pp. Ills., numerous charts. With the signature of Ann Savours Shirley, original pictorial laminated boards, spine sl. bumped.
¶ Reports of the International Whaling Commission Special Issue 5.
¶ Reports of the International Whaling Commission Special Issue 5.
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INTERNATIONAL LAW AND AUSTRALIAN SOVEREIGNITY IN ANTARCTICA.
Legal Books Pty. Ltd. Sydney, 1986. 1st Ed. Large 8vo. xxix + 403pp. 3 maps. Ex.-libris Ann Savours Shirley, sl. rubbed and browned d/w.
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LA CIVILISATION DU PHOQUE. Jeux, Festes et Techniques des Eskimo d’Ammassalik.
Arman Colin Raymond Chabaud France, 1989. 1st Ed. Folio. 312pp. Profusely ills. including many colour. French text. Ex.-libris Ann Savours Shirley, sl. rubbed d/w.
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ANTARCTIC MINERAL EXPLOITATION. The emerging legal framework.
CUP, 1988. 1st Ed. [xvi] + 615pp. + [vi]. Ex.-libris Ann Savours Shirley with inscription, sm. ink stamp to title page, original pale olive green laminated pictorial boards, tail of upper board bumped and sl. split, spine faded.
¶ Studies in Polar Research.
¶ Studies in Polar Research.
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WHALING IN THE FROZEN SOUTH. Being the Story of the 1923-24 Norwegian Whaling Expedition to the Antarctic.
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company Publishers, 1925. 1st Ed. [iv] + 292pp. Port. frontis., 42 ills. from photos. E.p. maps sl. browned, ex.-libris Ann Savours Shirley with sm. label and inscription, very light marginal browning, original gilt lettered olive green cloth, minor soiling and rubbing, corners sl. bumped, spine lightly browned.
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SNOW WHITE. A Story of a Polar Bear Cub. Edited by Maurice Burton.
William Hodge and Company Limited, 1949. 1st Ed. Slim Royal 8vo. viii + 88pp. 69 ills. from photos. E.ps. lightly browned and spotted, from the library of Ann Savours Shirley, original white lettered red cloth, some minor soiling, spine very lightly faded, corners and head and tail of spine sl. rubbed.
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ANTARCTIC SCIENCE. With an Introduction by Sir Vivian Fuchs.
CUP, 1987. 1st Ed. 4to. viii + 280pp. Profusely ills. including many colour. With the signature of Ann Savours Shirley to title page, d/w. rubbed to spine.
¶ Signed ‘David Walton’ to title page.
¶ Signed ‘David Walton’ to title page.
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WATKINS’ LAST EXPEDITION. With an Introduction by Augustine Courtauld.
Chatto & Windus, 1934. 1st Ed. Large 8vo. [xvi] + 291pp. + [i]. 48 pages of plates from photos., folding map, text map. Ex.-libris Ann Savours Shirley with signature, e.ps. lightly browned, sporadic spotting throughout, original gilt lettered green cloth, lightly soiled and rubbed, corners sl. bumped, spine lightly browned.
¶ Henry George Gino Watkins (1907– c. 20 August 1932). Arctic Bibliography 2986 ‘The story of the Watkin’s East Greenland Expedition, 1932-33, during which the leader lost his life. Gives an account of the sledge and boat journeys in the Angmagssalik region, descriptions of the East Greenlanders, kayaking, hunting and dog sledging.’
¶ Henry George Gino Watkins (1907– c. 20 August 1932). Arctic Bibliography 2986 ‘The story of the Watkin’s East Greenland Expedition, 1932-33, during which the leader lost his life. Gives an account of the sledge and boat journeys in the Angmagssalik region, descriptions of the East Greenlanders, kayaking, hunting and dog sledging.’
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ALFRED WEGENERS LETZTE GRÖNLANDFAHRT Die Erlebnisse der deutschen Grönlandexpedition 1930/1931; geschildert von seinen Reisegefährten und nach Tagebüchern des Forschers. Unter Mitwirfung von Dr Fritz Loewe heraudgegeben von Elfe Wegener.
Brockhaus Leizpig, 1932. 2nd Ed. 304pp. Port. frontis., 11 maps, 122 ills. German text. With the label and signature of Ann Savours Shirley, ragged d/w.
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THE QUEST FOR POLAR TREASURES. With an Introduction by Bedrich Golombek & Eduard Valenta. Translated by M. & R. Weatherall.
George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1933. 1st UK Ed. 352pp. Ex.-libris Ann Savours Shirley with inscription, other ownership inscription, e.ps. and edges of leaves lightly spotted, cloth lightly browned to edges and spine, in lightly browned and sl. chipped price clipped d/w.
¶ Sequel to ‘Thirty Years in the Golden North.’
¶ Sequel to ‘Thirty Years in the Golden North.’
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GRIT, GRIEF AND GOLD. A True Narrative of an Alaska Pathfinder.
Peacock Publishing Co. Seattle, 1933. 1st Ed. xvi + 247pp. Port. frontis., ills. Some light browning, upper hinge cracked, original blue boards with gilt relief emblem to upper board, with gilt relief labels to spines.
¶ Fenton Blakemore Whiting (1866-1936).
¶ Fenton Blakemore Whiting (1866-1936).
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