Search Results: Authors starting with L from Polar Books

Thornton Butterworth, London, 1935. Early Edition. Cloth. Good/Fair. 2nd Keystone Library impression; 240 pages, 8 plates, 2 double-page maps. Original covers in unclipped dust jacket. Dust jacket tatty, closed repair. Covers bumped, spine sunned, foxing to page edges,discrete inscriptions dated 1936 front end cover. Contents clean. Biography of Captain Lawrence Edward Grace "No Surrender" Oates. who died with Captain Scott on the return from the South Pole in 1912. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 969. .

Thornton Butterworth, London, 1935. Book Club Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Keystone Library, 2nd impression, 1935: 240 pages, illustrated, 8 b/w photos, 2 double-page maps. Original covers, no dust jacket. Shelf wear, covers bumped and slightly faded, spine titling worn, previous owner name and address on front end paper and newspaper article relating to death of Captain Oates mother tipped onto prelim page, contents clean. Biography of Captain Lawrence Edward Grace "No Surrender" Oates. who died with Captain Scott on the return from the South Pole in 1912. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Biography & Autobiography. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1273. .

Caedmon of Whitby, UK, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Edition: 231 pages, illustrated, b/w photos, maps. Original covers in unclipped dust jacket, contents clean. Dr R L Richards tells of Dr John Raes expeditions culminating in the discovery of the fate of the Franklin party. The author's style has been likened to that of John Rae: "Very plain, but improves with each reading because of it's economy, intellectual clarity and sympathy with nature and man." A rare title. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration. ISBN/EAN: 9780905355290. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3377. . 9780905355290

Trans-Antarctic Expedition Committee, 1963. First Edition. Card. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition; 87pages, 4 b/w maps, 41 tables,(1 folding), 33 figures in text. Card covers as issued. Very Good This is the first UK edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1870. .

Readers Union, Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1961. Book Club Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. 1961 Readers Union Book Club Edition; 269 pages, illustrated 8 b/w photographs, double page map in text. Original covers in unclipped dust jacket. Shelf wear, dust jacket slightly grubby as usual, pages edges browned, contents clean. A very nice copy. Ernest Shackleton's third Antarctic expedition sailed from London. His ship was the Endurance, but little did her complement know that their own Endurance would be tested to the full after the ship was trapped in the ice in the Weddell Sea late in 1915 and had to be abandoned. This was the beginning of a struggle for survival, with 28 men with three small boats striking out by sledge and boat across the hazardous Weddel Sea for Elephant Island. Their journey took from Christmas 1915 to April 1916. From the island Shackleton, with a crew of five others, left on April 24 to sail one of the small boats to South Georgia, which… Read More

Readers Union, Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1961. Book Club Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Fair. Readers Union Book Club Edition; 269 pages, illustrated 8 b/w photographs, double page map in text. Original covers in unclipped dust jacket. Shelf wear, dust jacket spotted, missing some pieces and rear flap of original dust jacket missing, additional photocopied dust jacket also supplied with the book. Covers faded where dust jacket has pieces missing, contents clean. Ernest Shackleton's third Antarctic expedition sailed from London. His ship was the Endurance, but little did her complement know that their own Endurance would be tested to the full after the ship was trapped in the ice in the Weddell Sea late in 1915 and had to be abandoned. This was the beginning of a struggle for survival, with 28 men with three small boats striking out by sledge and boat across the hazardous Weddel Sea for Elephant Island. Their journey took from Christmas 1915 to April 1916. From the… Read More

Granada Publishing, London, 1980. Paperback. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Paperback, 302 pages, illustrated, 14 b/w photos. Ernest Shackleton's third Antarctic expedition sailed from London. His ship was the Endurance, but little did her complement know that their own Endurance would be tested to the full after the ship was trapped in the ice in the Weddell Sea late in 1915 and had to be abandoned. This was the beginning of a struggle for survival, with 28 men with three small boats striking out by sledge and boat across the hazardous Weddel Sea for Elephant Island. Their journey took from Christmas 1915 to April 1916. From the island Shackleton, with a crew of five others, left on April 24 to sail one of the small boats to South Georgia, which they reached on May 10. This has become one of the epic small boat voyages of all time, but it was to be the end of August before the remaining survivors could be rescued from Elephant Island. A remarkable story of beating all the odds. Quantity… Read More

University of Washington Press, 1960. Cloth. Very Good. 1st Edition; xv, 215pp, illustrated, b/w photographs, illustrations, charts, 1 map. Blue cloth covers with yellow titling in pictorial dustjacket. "This is ..... my principal reason for presenting [the personal histories] here. They are fragmentary compared with the book-length biographies obtained from a few Indians of the United States but they do show the personal aspects of those customs that anthropologists usually describe so impersonally, e. g. , marriage, adoption, the making of a hunter, and the child's instruction in religion and social relationships. We see in the reminiscences of several people, probably better than in one long autobiography, the variance in culture, even in a small isolated group. Also, it is hoped, we see not 'the Nunivak Eskimos' but individuals." Contents clean. Very Good Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; Pictures of… Read More

Birlinn Limited, Edinburgh, 2002. Paperback. Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. 2002 Paperback Edition: 292 pages, illustrated, b/w photos, maps. Previous owners inscription back of front cover otherwise contents clean. Appears unread. 2 books in one. Great reading. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration. ISBN: 1841582204. ISBN/EAN: 9781841582207. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3725. . 9781841582207

Victor Gollancz, London, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. 1st Edition, 3rd impression August 1969. 160 pages, 5 b/w photos, 1 sketch, 1 map in text. Original covers in pictorial price clipped dust jacket. Contents clean, some minor shelf wear, dust jacket has a couple of small closed tears. The first complete publication of Lashly's sledging diaries from Scott's " Discovery " and " Terra Nova " expeditions. Lashly was a petty officer on both of Scott's expeditions, 1901-4 and 1910-13 and made major contributions to each. He is best remembered for the saga of the return of the last supporting party from the south with "Teddy" Evans and petty officer Tom Crean during which Lashly and Crean saved Evan's life and for which King George V awarded both men the Albert Medal. Third impression of the First Edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration.… Read More

Cambridge University Press, UK, 1933. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Original Report: Some aspects of respiration in Blue and Fin Whales, pp363-406, plate XV, 4 figures in text,. Original wrappers. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Biology; Whales; Animals & Birds. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3489. .

Oxford University Press, 1957. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Poor. 1st Edition; xxiv, 152pages, illustrated, colour frontispiece, 15 colour photographs, numerous b/w photographs, maps, end-paper maps. Blue cloth with silver titling to spine in unclipped dustjacket. Covers faded, foxing to end papers, browning of some page edges, some minor spotting, mainly to page edges and index. Dustjacket tatty, pieces missing. In 1947 the Australian Government established the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions - the ANARE - which maintained bases after that date. This describes the activities and research undertaken at these Antarctic bases during their first ten years. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1509. .

Anglia/Boxtree Ltd, UK, 1991. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 1st Paperback Edition; 208 pages, illustrated throughout with colour and b/w illustrations. Pictorial cover. Although ice-bound and apparently inhospitable, Antarctica and its surrounding oceans support unique and complex systems of life. Based on Anglia TV's 3-part series, this book offers an introduction to the world's highest, coldest and most isolated continent, which has a vital role in determining Earth's future environmental climate. The author is a former Antarctic explorer who was Director of the British Antarctic Survey for 14 years. First softcover edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Wildlife; Antarctic; Environment & Ecology. ISBN: 1852831340. ISBN/EAN: 9781852831349. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 955. . 9781852831349

Bruxelles, 1904. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition; 368 pages, illustrated , 26 pages of illustrations. (93 figs. in total), MISSING original maps, the 5 folding MAPS are COPIES. All plates and other illustrations are original. Original wrappers bound in contemporary 3/4 cloth, marbled covers, gilt titling on spine. Shelf wear, end papers splitting, contents clean. "Lecointe was 2nd in charge of Gerlache's 1897/8 expedition, which included Amundsen & Cook. Lecointe was scientific director of the Royal Belgian Observatory. Includes an appendix that does not appear in 2nd edition which includes the members of the Belgica Commission and a very useful bibliographical reference "Liste des Rapports Scientifiques". Vol 1-X with authors & titles of each contribution.The "Belgica" expedition (1897-1899) explored the waters of the Antarctic and was the first one to winter in Antarctica "Pays des manchots" = "Land of the… Read More

Museum Press Limited, 1950. Cloth. Very Good/Fair. 1st UK Edition: 255pp, illustrated, 25 b/w photographs. Green cloth covers with black titling to spine in illustrated dustjacket. AB 9825, Account of archeologists sojourn on Button Islands (off the Northern Labrador peninsula) with Labrador eskimos.... as companions. Shelfware, contents clean. Dustjacket chipped, tatty with old sellotape repairs. Very Good/Dustjacket Fair. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2392. .

Macmillan and Co, London, 1883. Later Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 1883 Edition: xviv, 415 pages, [32 pages publishers advertisements]. illustrated with 2 steel portraits, 2 coloured maps and 186 woodcut illustrations. Original covers, gilt titling to spine. Corners slightly bumped, folding map has neat closed repaired tear, contents clean. A very nice copy. The voyage, which lasted from 1878 to 1880, was undertaken to prove the navigability by steamship of the North-East Passage. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2641. .

Oliver & Boyd and Simpkin & Marshall, London, 1832. Third Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 3rd Edition, Revised; 488 pages. Illustrated, 16 engravings. Dark brown cloth binding with paper label on spine. Covers worn and stained, label on spine partly missing, map wrinkled and laid in, pages browning, some foxing, mainly to page edges, some part of page edges missing, mainly pages 287-296, not affecting text. Contents clean. One of the most popular general accounts of polar exploration, reprinted many times and translated into several languages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; 19th century; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1322. .

Oliver & Boyd and Simpkin & Marshall, London, 1830. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition; (4), vi, [2], 424 pages, illustrated, engravings and line drawings in text, all as called for on contents page, 1 folding map. Dark brown cloth binding with paper label on spine. Pages uncut, no front end papers, covers worn and faded, title illegible, some foxing and spotting, mainly to plates, tissue paper guards, map, odd neat pencil annotation in margin, some tissue paper guards loose or missing. One of the most popular general accounts of polar exploration, reprinted many times and translated into several languages. This is the first UK edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Whales; 19th century; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1321. .

Oliver & Boyd and Simpkin & Marshall, London, 1835. Fourth Edition. Cloth. Good/No Dust Jacket. 4th Edition revised and enlarged; 484 pages, 16 pages publishers advertisements. Illustrated, 14 engravings. MISSING FOLDING MAP. Dark brown cloth binding with paper label on spine. Hinges splitting, half title paged detached, MAP MISSING, covers worn, spine label tatty, pages browning, some foxing, staining. Contemporary dedication on prelim (dated 1906). One of the most popular general accounts of polar exploration, reprinted many times and translated into several languages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; 19th century; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1323. .

William Heinemann, London, 1914. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Good. 1st Edition, 3rd impression January 1915; x, 149 pages, illustrated throughout with b/w photos, all photos as called for. Original covers, PHOTOCOPIED dust jacket for protection. Shelf wear, covers faded with some stains, pages age toned, some moderate foxing and some pages slightly warped. Rosove 205: "Levick was a surgeon on Scott's Terra Nova expedition (1910-1913) and member of the six-man northern party. This book is a delightful volume in which Levick narrates not of the men's lives at Cape Adare but rather those of the Adelie penguins during the nesting season." The author was a British Antarctic explorer and naval surgeon. He accompanied Scott to Antarctica (1910-1913), having the role of surgeon and zoologist. He photographed extensively throughout the expedition. Levick formed part of the Northern Party and spent the summer of 1911 1912 at Cape Adare studying the Adelie… Read More