Search Results: Titles starting with K from Polar Books

BBC Books, 1985. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 1st Edition; 223pp, illustrated with colour b/w photos and maps. White cloth covers with silver titling to spine in illustrated dustjacket. A Portrait Of The Arctic. "Kingdom Of The Ice Bear is lavishly illustrated with superb full-colour photographs, many taken by the authors, which not only capture the beauties and realities of this harsh but spectacular area of the northernmost part of our globe, but provide a valuable record of this major television series."Very Good/Dustjacket Good. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; ISBN: 0563203390. ISBN/EAN: 9780563203391. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 890. . 9780563203391

W. A. Wilde Co, 1930. Cloth. Fair. 1948 Edition: xi, 16pp half tone plates, 393pp. Illustrated. Light brown cloth covers with black titling to spine in unclipped dustjacket. From the dust jacket flap: "Klondike Mike Mahoney is one of the few men who went to Alaska in the big gold rush, struck it rich, and managed to come out with his stake intact. More than the biography of a man who has become a legend in his lifetime, Klondike Mike is a history of the Alaskan gold rush." AntBiblio3858 Story of the Gold Rush days, 1898-1904 told within the framework of a biography of one of Alasaka's best known sourdoughs. Damp damaged, staining to dustjacket, covers, illustrations. Good readable copy. 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: 2361. .

Victor Gollancz, London, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 1st Edition, 1st printing. 464 pages, illustrated over b/w 40 photo plates. Original covers in RARE dust jacket. Shelf wear, dust jacket tatty with splits, repaired tears and pieces missing. Covers sunned where dust jacket missing and split to top of spine. Contents clean with only minor spotting to prelims and page edges, a nice copy. 1st edition of this personal account by the author of the attempt to climb Kangchenjunga (28,156 feet) and the successful ascent of the Jonsong Peak (24,344 feet) in 1930. Smythe was not only a superb mountaineer but was also an excellent writer, making his making his many books on mountaineering the best for reading. On the Kangchenjunga Expedition Smythe was one of three representing Great Britain of a party made up of British, Swiss, German, and Austrian climbers. This is the first UK edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 2 kilogram. Category: Mountaineering; Exploration.… Read More

Stanley Paul, London, 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition: 288 pages, publishers adverts, illustrated, 16 b/w photos. Original covers, no dust jacket. Shelf wear, covers grubby and slightly frayed, spotting to page margins. Contents clean, possible remains of a library bookplate on rear end paper but no other library markings. The Authors detailed description of Kenya in early 1930's and her beliefs at that time. This is the first UK edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: History; Indigenous Cultures. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3689. .