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Ardmore, Pennsylvania: Whitmore Publishing Company, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover (Paper Over Boards). Very Good Condition/Good. Whitmore Publishing Company, Ardmore, Pennsylvania, 1975. First Edition. Very Good Condition/Good. Autobiography Light shelf-wear to the outer extremities of the book and the dust jacket. (b-n). The book covers the first few months of the authors thirteen-year residence in Venezuela and her travels from one end of the country to the other. The author led an expedition into an unknown part of the "lost world" jungles in the Brazillian-Venezuelan highlands--after four groups of men had made expeditions into that area and had disappeared or retreated--to reach and measure the highest waterfalls in the world, Angel Falls, or Churun Meru. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 345 pages. Item Type: Autobiography. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Exploration; Venezuela; 1970s; Women & Feminism. ISBN: 0874260396. Pictures of this item not already displayed here… Read More

Harvey, and Darton, London, 1839. 8vo, 300pp, black cloth -- Spine gone and replaced with black tape, some spotting to front cover Internally very good -- Good only A candidate for the bookbinder #2639 Quantity Available: 1 Category: Exploration; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request Inventory No: 002049.

New York, G. P. Putnam's Sons, (1942). [First Edition]. New York, G P Putnam's Sons, (1942) [First Edition] Signed by the author on a front free endpaper -- Short 8vo, 281pp, cloth, map endpapers -- Binding a hint cocked -- Very good condition in a very good dust jacket (not price clipped) (Ne382) Quantity Available: 1 Category: Exploration; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request Inventory No: 002111.

Kristiania, H. Aschehoug & co, 1897. Frst Norwegian Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Royal 8vo., 526 + 553, 3/4 cloth & marbled boards, 2 v. fronts., illus., plates (part col.) ports., 3 color folding maps, folding diagram > Rids af Fram. "Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen 10 October 1861 - 13 May 1930) was a Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. In his youth he was a champion skier and ice skater. He led the team that made the first crossing of the Greenland interior in 1888, traversing the island on cross-country skis. He won international fame after reaching a record northern latitude of 86°14 during his Fram expedition of 1893-1896. Although he retired from exploration after his return to Norway, his techniques of polar travel and his innovations in equipment and clothing influenced a generation of subsequent Arctic and Antarctic expeditions."wikipedia.

Paris, 1953. Original wraps. Very good +/good. 208 pgs., white wraps printed in black and blue w/decorative dust jacket over the wraps, photographs. -- White wraps are very clean - just a little darkenting to the spine, many pages uncut, dust jacket is rubbed at extremities, paper used had high wood pulp content and is evenly browned.

Kristiania, 1908. 8vo, orig olive green cloth dec w/black nautical designs on covers and spine, title in gilt on spine, dec endpapers, 332pp, many b&w illus, 3-maps at rear - 2 folding Top spine moderately bumped & has a small frayed spot at corner, light wea r to extremities and top corners are a little bumped, cloth is clean, binding is tight, maps are in very good condition -- Good+ Condition Quantity Available: 1 Category: Exploration; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request Inventory No: 000447.

Union City: Pioneer Press, 2002. Edition Unstated. Softcover. Near Fine Condition. Pioneer Press, Union City, 2002. Edition Unstated. Near Fine Condition. Guide Book Very minor handling wear. -- Overall near fine condition. Paper covers, illustrations, maps, appendices, references. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 112 pages. Item Type: Guide Book. (b-n). mbk. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; History::US::West::General; Exploration::US; United States; 19th century; WESTERN AMERICANA; Exploration. ISBN: 1877704881. ISBN/EAN: 9781877704888. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 8293. . 9781877704888.

Tucson: University of Arizona, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. University of Arizona, Tucson, 1980. First Edition. Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. Original green woven cloth lettered in white and decorated in gilt. map endpapers, bibliography & reference, general index, index to fauna, flora & ailments. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 160 pages. (b-?). mbk. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; History::Mexico; Exploration::Mexico; Mexico; 18th century; WESTERN AMERICANA; Exploration. ISBN: 0816506965. ISBN/EAN: 9780816506965. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 8307. . 9780816506965.

TLS (Typed Letter Signed ). Very Good Condition. TLS (Typed Letter Signed ) Very Good Condition Signed by Author Dear Dr Daugherty: I was much interested in the newspaper account of your work with connective tissues/ I had considerable correspondence with Goldblatt, who I believe carried on the same type of investigation as that conducted by Bogomolets I would appreciate any information you can give me concerning this matter I refer to the subject of tissues/ I have had to study medicine considerably due to the fact that I have been on detached duty in the far places so many times without doctors, that I have had to act as doctor myself Also, I have had to make a study of diet/ You see, our expeditions generally last two years and during that time there's no fresh food available (Exceptions to this are whale meat and seal meat)/ I hope I am not imposing on you I got your address from the science editor of the Associated Press/ Incidentally, I expect to go to the Antarctic next season/ With… Read More