KNIGHT, CLAYTON; DURHAM, ROBERT

Hitch Your Wagon: The Story of Bernt Balchen

Drexel Hill, PA, Bell Publishing Company. 1950, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Clayton Knight Frontispiece and Decorations. Hardcover, Inscribed and signed on half-title page by Bernt Balchen, to celebrated Los Angeles Herald-Express newspaperwoman Agness Underwood, dated 14 August 1950, Anchorage, Alaska; Exceptionally tight and clean, with faded light blue top edge; Dark orange cloth in beautiful condition with blind embossed compass decoration on front cover, gilt lettering/decoration on spine, minor shelf wear. Unclipped dust jacket, chipped corners and spine extremities, edges overall lightly worn and rubbed; 332p. Norweigan Bernt Balchen was an intrepid and fearless polar aviator, member of the OSS in Norway, and a highly decorated pilot, before, during and after World War II; He was known for his famous slogan, "Vee do it!". Near Fine/Good+ (in mylar). Inscribed and Signed By Bernt Balchen.

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N° du livre: SB10271

Catalogue: Polar

Mots-clés: Bernt Balchen biography, Bernt Balchen Story, Bernt Balchen Polar Explorer, Agness Underwood World War II Aviation Clayton Knight Frontispiece and Decorations

QUARTERMAIN, LESLIE B.

South to the Pole: The Early History of the Ross Sea Sector, Antarctica

London, Oxford University Press. 1967, First Edition. Cloth, 4to over 9¾" 12" Tall. Ill.: Photos and Drawings. Hard Cover, owner's ink signature at upper right corner of title page, otherwise textblock clean and tight; binding lightly shelf-rubbed; 481pp. including index. Very Good+.

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N° du livre: DC106

Catalogue: Polar

Mots-clés: Antarctica, Polar Exploration, Ross Sea, Adventure, James Clark Ross, Shackleton, Robert Falcon Scott, Roald Amundsen Photos and Drawings

WALKER, HARLEY J.

Man in the Arctic: The Changing Nature of His Quest for Food and Water As Related to Snow, Ice, and Permafrost: Adtic Publication a-107

Maxwell AFB, AL, Arctic, Desert, Tropic Information Center/Research Studies Institute. 1962. Stapled Wraps, 4to - Over 9 ¾" -12" Tall. Ill.: Photographs/Maps. Paperback, Textblock is very clean and tight, b&w photographs and maps, staples are sound and secure; Stamped and marked top edge; Clear-taped head and foot of spine, lightly creased corners, sunned spine and edges; Rear folded map; 105p. including bibliography and appendix. Very Good.

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N° du livre: SB16274

Catalogue: Polar

Mots-clés: Survival Studies, Arctic Survival Studies, Military Manuals, Environment & Ecology Photographs/Maps

WRIGHT, THEON

The Knife

New York, Gilbert Press, Inc.. Cloth, 8vo - Over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 " Tall. Ill.: Black and White Photos, Sketches. Hardcover, Previous owner's address stick remnant on ffep, otherwise text block very clean and tight; light wear to binding; jacket edge-rubbed; 300pp. Very Good/Good (in mylar).

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N° du livre: SAS0103

Catalogue: Polar

Mots-clés: Artic; Eskimos; Non-Fiction Black and White Photos, Sketches