Antarctica Expeditionary Field Guide 1997

Seattle, WA: Society Expeditions, 1997. Coil Bound. Short tear to front cover 3rd coil down, appears to be only damage ; A few B&W illustrations ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Unpaginated pages; A field guide to the flora and fauna, climate, geology of Antarctica with some history of exploration in the area. The publication date indicates that this was published prior the expeditions that Society Expeditions organized for the public in 1997/1998 aboard the M/V World Discoverer. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 21733

Catalogue: Exploration::Antarctic

Keywords: Antarctic Exploration Natural History EXPLORATION

ALEXANDER, CAROLINE

The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition

New York: Knopf, 1999. Seventh Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0375404031. A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Illustrated with B&W photos ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 212 pages; "Melding superb research and the extraordinary expedition photography of Frank Hurley, The Endurance by Caroline Alexander is a stunning work of history, adventure, and art which chronicles "one of the greatest epics of survival in the annals of exploration." Setting sail as World War I broke out in Europe, the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, led by renowned polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, hoped to become the first to cross the Antarctic continent. But their ship, Endurance, was trapped in the drifting pack ice, eventually to splinter, leaving the expedition stranded on floes--a situation that seemed "not merely desperate but impossible." Most skillfully Alexander constructs the expedition's character through its personalities--the cast of veteran explorers, scientists, and crew--with aid from many previously unavailable journals and documents. We learn, for instance, that carpenter and shipwright Henry McNish, or "Chippy," was "neither sweet-tempered nor tolerant," and that Mrs. Chippy, his cat, was "full of character." Such firsthand descriptions, paired with 170 of Frank Hurley's intimate photographs, which are comprehensively assembled here for the first time, penetrate the hulls of the Endurance and these tough men. The account successfully reveals the seldom-seen domestic world of expedition life--the singsongs, feasts, lectures, camaraderie--so that when the hardships set in, we know these people beyond the stereotypical guise of mere explorers and long for their safety.". Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 21658

Catalogue: Exploration::Antarctic

Keywords: 0375404031 Exploration shackleton Antarctic EXPLORATION

MOUNTEVANS, ADMIRAL LORD

South with Scott

London: Collins, 1948. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Price clipped DJ has some shelf wear & soil with tears and chipping, corners lightly bumped. Gift notation on FFEP. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; B&W Photographs; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 288 pages; This revised edition has B&W photos throughout. Mountevans was second on command on Scott's ill-fated 1910-1913 British Antarctic Expedition. Luckily due to a bout of scurvy during the expedition resulting in his removal to England to recuperate he did not suffer the fate of Scott and his party. He survived to recount the exploits, hardships and endurance, living through two Antarctic winters and the disappointment when they realized that the Norwegian, Amundsen, had made it to to the South Pole 34 days before them.. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 18146

Catalogue: Exploration::Antarctic

Keywords: Antarctic South pole amundsen Expedition EXPLORATION

TRECHNIKOV/TRESHNIKOV, ALEXEI FEDOROV; V. JOUKOV (TRANSLATOR)

Bordé de Glace; Mission Au Pole Sud

Moscow: Editions en langues etrangeres, c.1960. Hardcover. Dust jacket shows edgewear, chipping and short tears, water damage across top edge. White cloth covered boards with silver and black design show water damage to front board ; A tight solid book, dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Fold out map showing the areas of influence of the various countries and the extent of progress of the Russian expedition during the 1956-1958 period. Many B&W photos show life on the expedition and the equipment they used. Text in French; B&W Photographs; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 270 pages; Trechnikov/Treshnikov/Tryoshnikov was a Russian geographer and oceanologist who lived 1914-1991 and published many articles and books on conditions at both the Arctic and Antarctic. He was so highly regarded that he had a star and an icebreaker named for him. During the International Geophysical Year in 1957-1958 the Soviet Union established its presence in the Antarctic, starting a series of Soviet Antarctic Expeditions. The first expeditions, led by Mikhail Somov, Aleksei Treshnikov and Yevgeny Tolstikov, made multiple discoveries in the inner areas of Antarctica and reached the Southern Pole of inaccessibility and the Southern Pole of Cold. At the latter location, on the site of the Vostok Station, the subglacial Lake Vostok, one of the last major geographical discoveries on Earth, was detected deep below the Antarctic ice shield. This book is an account of that expedition with observations about ice conditions, weather and wildlife, seals & the different varieties of penguins.. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 16525

Catalogue: Exploration::Antarctic

Keywords: arctic Expedition Icebergs shackleton glacier vostok station Icebreaker mirny haswell island Antarctic EXPLORATION SCIENCE