Search Results: Titles starting with B from Polar Books

Macmillan and Co, 1892. Cloth. Reading Copy. 1st Edition; ix, [2], 300pp, (55pp publishers advertisements). 2 maps, both coloured folding. Green cloth covers with gilt titling to spine. Narrative of the author's hunting (musk ox, caribou) and explorations in 1889-91 in the region north of the eastern end of Great Slave Lake. Includes descriptions of the country and the life of the Indians among whom he camped [Arc. Bib.13527]. "To see the muskox and the Indians who hunt them, Pike made a hard journey to Great Slave Lake and Lake Vermillion, Calgary and Edmonton, and into the barren lands. Pike is told that the muskox 'understand every word of the Yellow Knife language.' He finds it 'strange that they do not make use of the information they receive to avoid danger.' He returns to the warp of civilization: 'the shiny black boots into which we squeeze our feet when we throw away the moccasin of freedom'." [Waterston, The Travellers - Canada to 1900: p.184]. Ex… Read More

American Geographical Society, 1930. Card. Very Good. 1st Edition; Vol 1: The Log Books and Official Reports of the First & Second Expeditions 1725-1730 and 1733-1742. x, 371pp.15 illustrations, 1 large folding chart. Grey cloth covers with gilt titling on black labels front and spine. Contents clean. Very Good. 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: 1857. .

Octagon Books Inc, 1968. Cloth. Very Good. Handsome Octagon reprint, 1968: Vol 1: The Log Books and Official Reports of the First & Second Expeditions 1725-1730 and 1733-1742 with a chart of the second voyage by Ellsworth P. Bertholf. x, 371pp.15 illustrations, 1 large folding chart. Vol II: Steller's Journal of the Sea Voyage from Kamchatka to America and Return on the Second Expedition 1741-1742. translated and in part by Leonhard Stejneger. xi, 290pp, 1 errata page, illustrated, 30 b/w illustrations, maps, 2 plates. Red cloth covers with gilt titling. Some minor wrinkling to some page edges, contents clean. Overall Very Good. 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: 2370. .

William Heinemann Ltd, 1938. Cloth. Very Good. 1st UK Edition; xi 384pages, 16 illustrations and plates, appendices, orange cloth, gilt spine titles on black label panels, very slight foxing to some page edges. No dustjacket. Biography. Covers the author's two flights with Amundsen in the Arctic and his flights with Byrd in the Antarctic. A fascinating story of aviation in extreme conditions and survival in an Antarctic summer after a breakdown. Some foxing mainly to page edges and prelims. 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: 1944. .

M. A. Donohue & Company, New York, 1932. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition; xvi, [2] 19-253 pages, illustrated with b/w photos. Original covers, no dust jacket. Shelf wear, spine sunned, gilt titling worn off spine. Contents clean. Adams wrote this detailed account of Byrd's initial expedition, the first American experience of the Antarctic continent. Though an attractively produced volume, it remains the least popular of the seven accounts published by expedition members' (Taurus). This is the first USA edition. 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: 1390. .

M. A. Donohue & Company, New York, 1932. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition; xvi, [2] 19-253 pages, illustrated with b/w photos. Original covers, no dust jacket. Shelf wear, spine softening with tiny splits to top and bottom of spine. Previous owners details on front end paper otherwise contents clean. Pages age toned and some spotting mainly to page edges and prelims. Adams wrote this detailed account of Byrd's initial expedition, the first American experience of the Antarctic continent. Though an attractively produced volume, it remains the least popular of the seven accounts published by expedition members' (Taurus) This is the first USA edition. 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: 1389. .

Armada, Fontana paperbacks, 1970. Later Edition. Paperback. Good/No Dust Jacket. Paperback Edition: 158 pages, (2pages publishers advertisments). Originally published in 1949 as Biggles Breaks The Silence. Age toning to pages as expected, crease to front cover, contents clean. "I don't mind reasonable risks, but I draw the line at suicide on the off chance of gold, which may or may not be there and I don't think you quite realise what sort of place the Antarctic is' So says Biggles, but he can't resist the challenge. Biggles is prepared for the treacherous climate and the shifting floes but he hadn't expected to run into a band of crooks who would stop at nothing in their hunt for the gold." Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Fiction. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2531. .

William Morrow & Co, New York, 1931. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition 171 pages. Yellow hardcover with penguin and polar explorer in stare-off. Publishers imprint blindstamped at bottom of front cover. Illustrated, b/w illustrations. Bruton & Bruton (illustrator). Pictorial end papers. Gift inscription dated 1936 on front end paper, all illustrations present, 1 plate loose, 1 plate re-glued with glue residue but overall in good condition. Satire on Famous Explorers and their travel plans. This is the first USA edition. 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: 401. .

John Murray, London, 1944. Early Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 1944 Third printing: Introduction by Apsley Cherry-Garrard, xxxiii, 266 pages, 13 plates, (1 double-page reproduced from South Polar Times), 1 folding map, 1 map in text. Blue cloth covers with spine label in price clipped pictorial dust jacket. Spotting to page edges, contents clean, Dust jacket worn, slightly tatty. "About half the book deals with Bowers’ Antarctic trip. Extensive quotations from other sources, primarily Cherry-Garrard’s Worst Journey . . . (in which much of Bowers’ Pole Trip diary was first published) and much from Bowers’ weekly letters home. The letters are not easily found elsewhere."(Conrad) Third impression of the First Edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Arctic & Antarctic. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1277. .

John Murray, London, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. 1st Edition; Introduction by Apsley Cherry-Garrard, xxxiii, 270 pages, 13 plates including frontispiece, (1 double-page reproduced from South Polar Times) 2 maps (1 folding) Original covers in RARE price clipped pictorial dust jacket. Gift Ink inscription on front end paper dated 1938. Dust jacket nibbled, odd small pieces missing, contents clean and bright. "About half the book deals with Bowers’ Antarctic trip. Extensive quotations from other sources, primarily Cherry-Garrard’s Worst Journey . . . (in which much of Bowers’ Pole Trip diary was first published) and much from Bowers’ weekly letters home. The letters are not easily found elsewhere." Conrad, Bibliography of Antarctic Exploration. "As the troubles have thickened about us his dauntless spirit ever shone brighter and he remained cheerful, hopeful and indomitable to the end." R. F. Scott. Quantity… Read More

The Minister of Resources and Development, 1952. Wrappers. Good. Scientific Paper: Brown card wrappers, 114pp, illustrated, 7 plates, 1 folding map. Small tear to bottom of spine cover. Contents clean. Original publication, not a modern reprint. Very Good. 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: 3001. .

Christopher Helm Publishers Ltd, London, 2005. Second Edition. Softcover. Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. 2nd reprint; 240 pages, 98 Colour photographs. Appears unread. Comprehensive field guide to the birds of Chile, includes the Antarctic Peninsula, The Falkland Islands and South Georgia. Featuring concise, identification-focused text positioned opposite the colour plates to allow quick and easy reference, this guide also includes detailed distribution maps for every species of bird found in the spectacular and tourist-friendly country of Chile. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Birds; Animals & Birds. ISBN: 0713646888. ISBN/EAN: 9780713646887. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 750. . 9780713646887

George Harrap & Company, 1930. Cloth. Very Good/Poor. 1930 reprint (1st Edition 1928); 302pp, illustrated, coloured frontispiece, b/w line illustrations in text, 35 full-page plates, end paper maps. Hard back binding in publisher's original highly decorative bright dark green cloth covers, gilt title block lettering, vignette and gilt borders, super colour illustration onlay to the upper panel in matching dustjacket. Gift inscription on half title, mild foxing, age toning to pages and eps. Very Good/Poor 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: 2073. .

American Geographical Society, New York, 1930. First Edition. Cloth. Fair/No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition with one colour map (Physical Map of The Arctic) 50 pages, illustrated, 8 b/w maps/charts in text, grey stapled wraps. MISSING the Bathymetric map. Ex Libri. Library bookplate to front end paper and poorly removed loaning sheet on rear end paper. Closed repaired tears to map which is wrinkled but very readable. Full Title: BRIEF HISTORY OF POLAR EXPLORATION SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF FLYING to accompany A Physical Map of the Arctic and A Bathymetric Map of Antarctica Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; 1920s; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3284. .

The British Museum, 1927. Paper. Good. 1st Edition; 3 parts, Complete. Part I Freshwater Algae,1-16pp, 1 plate; Part II Marine Algae, 17-28pp, 4 figures in text; Part III Lichens, 29-76pp, 10 figures in text, 2 plates. Original brown paper card wrappers. Rear cover of Part III detached otherwise Good. 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: 690. .

British Antarctic Survey, 1964. Card. Very Good. 1st Edition; 35pp plus appendix and 9 plates with description pages. Paper wrappers as issued. Very Good. 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: 1639. .

HMSO, 1840. First Edition. Paper Wrappers. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 17pp, plus one folding Sketch Map of British Guiana by Robert H. Schomburgk Esq., showing disputed boundaries and claims. Parliamentary Paper C 288. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: History; Antarctic; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1646. .

Britain in Pictures, William Collins,, 1942. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition: 48 pages, illustrated, 8 colour plates, 24 b/w illustrations. Brown cloth covers with ice axe and rope decoration to front cover, titling to spine, no dust jacket, shelf wear, some minor spotting, contents clean. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Mountaineering; India; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3076. .

William Collins, 1943. Cloth. Good/Fair. 1st Edition; 47pp, illustrated, 8 colour plates, 19 b/w illustrations. Blue illustrated covers in dustjacket of similar design. The author was one of the survivors of Scott’s last expedition. Here, he tells of the finest British Polar Explorers, their adventures and achievements. Includes Frobisher, Franklin, Ross, Scott and Shackleton. Shelfware, mild foxing, mainly to dustjacket and prelims. Good/ 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: 2080. .

British Antarctic Survey, 1964. First Edition. Wrappers. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition; 47pp, illustrated, plus 5 plates with descriptions and 16 magnetograms. Paper wrappers as issued. Appears unread, Very Good. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Meteorology; Antarctic; Science & Technology. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2464. .