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[ POLAR EXPEDITIONS ? COMMANDANT CHARCOT, 1948?1950 ]Biblio.com

EXCEPTIONAL ARCHIVE OF 415 PHOTOGRAPHIC NEGATIVES - 1948-1950

1948new11 POLAR EXPEDITIONS COMMANDANT CHARCOT 19481950 ANTARCTICA ADÉLIE LAND PAUL-ÉMILE VICTOR EXCEPTIONAL ARCHIVE OF 415 PHOTOGRAPHIC NEGATIVES Albums of Negatives Commandant Charcot France Atlantic Oceania Antarctica 19481950.Five albums and one binder containing 415 photographic negatives.Comprising:<ul><li>3 albums 15 x 8.5 cm faux-leather covers with snap closures index pages negatives 6.5 x 11 cm; 5 x 9 cm stored in glassine sleeves.</li><li>2 albums 15.5 x 10.5 cm cardboard covers negatives 6.5 x 11 cm in tied glassine envelopes with annotations in black pencil.</li><li>1 binder 27 x 15.5 cm oblong format cardboard covers index sheets pasted inside rear board negative strips 18.8 x 3.5 cm some cut stored in three rows of stapled oblong glassine envelopes.</li></ul>The albums and binder show signs of wear. With the exception of a very few fogged images the negatives are in excellent condition.An exceptional ensemble of five albums and one binder comprising 415 photographic negatives including 32 strips documenting the first two expeditions of the vessel Commandant Charcot to Adélie Land in Antarctica 19481950.These unofficial photographs come from the private collection of one of the expedition members clearly taken as personal keepsakessome are even intermingled with unrelated family or holiday shots.Adélie Land is a coastal region of Antarctica discovered in 1840 by naval officer Jules Dumont d'Urville who named it after his wife. Claimed by France but neglected for over a century this 432000 km² territory only regained strategic interest in the aftermath of WWII and renewed geopolitical rivalries.In 1946 three young mountaineersJ.A. Martin Robert Pommier and Yves Valletteconcerned by Norway's claims to Adélie Land sought to land there to reaffirm French sovereignty. They turned to their illustrious elder explorer and scientist Paul-Émile Victor 19071995 already famed for his Greenland expeditions. To this end the Expéditions Polaires Françaises Missions Paul-Émile Victor EPF was founded in 1947 to organize new scientific ventures in Greenland and Adélie Land.Although Paul-Émile Victor did not personally participate he coordinated the mission which combined territorial reassertion with scientific research including the establishment of a permanent base. In 1948 the French Navy acquired an American warship refitted at Saint-Malo and renamed it Commandant Charcot in honor of polar explorer Jean-Baptiste Charcot 18671936.The ship sailed on 26 November 1948 carrying 62 crew members including expedition leader André-Franck Liotard Commander Max Douguet and twelve scientists among them Martin Pommier and Vallette. After stops in Casablanca Durban and Hobart the Commandant Charcot attempted to reach Adélie Land but heavy pack ice in February 1949 forced it to turn back only 35 miles from the coast. The ship returned to Brest in June.A second expedition departed in September 1949 with nearly the same crew and an onboard seaplane. During the voyage J.A. Martin died suddenly of an aneurysm; his body was laid to rest in Cape Town. The ship reached Adélie Land on 20 January 1950 where a basenamed Port-Martin in his memorywas established. The Commandant Charcot departed on 8 February leaving the scientific team to winter over and returned to Brest on 10 June 1950.This remarkable photographic archive documents both expeditions in detail from the ship's refitting at Saint-Malo in 1948 to the historic landing at Adélie Land nearly two years later. The photographs were likely taken by one of the expedition members for personal remembrance. They may be compared with those by Luc-Marie Bayle 19142000 naval painter and future director of the Musée de la Marine who took part in both voyages. Bayle's prints from these expeditions are preserved today in the collections of the Musée National de la Marine and were featured in the 2008 exhibition De Brest en Terre Adélie.Bayle also published a humorous illustrated account of these expeditions: Le Voyage de la Nouvelle Incomprise Paris Ozanne 1953 and produced two documentary films on his journeys to Adélie Land.Selected Bibliography:<ul><li>Bayle L.-M. Le Voyage de la Nouvelle Incomprise Paris Ozanne 1953.</li><li>Bayle L.-M. Dubard P. Le Charcot et la terre Adélie Paris France-Empire 1951.</li><li>Douguet G. Cap sur la terre Adélie. Premières expéditions polaires françaises 19481951 Brest Le Télégramme 2007.</li><li>Liotard A.-F. Pommier R. Terre Adélie Paris Arthaud 1952.</li><li>Tabuteau M. "La 'Saga' antarctique et la terre Adélie. II Expéditions françaises actuelles" L'Information géographique vol. 15 no. 3 1951 pp. 104109.</li></ul>InventoryAlbum titled "Charcot A. Nos. 1133. From St. Malo. First Campaign": 126 negatives format 6 ½ x 11 cm.<ul><li>Negs. 110 11 negatives two housed in the same sleeve: Reinforcement work on the hull of the Commandant Charcotthen named L'Atiette see no. 1in the port of Saint-Malo JuneAugust 1948.</li><li>Nos. 1128: Taken in the port of Brest in the Pontaniou dry docks where equipment and thirty sled dogs were loaded see nos. 2627.</li><li>Nos. 2934: Probably at Casablanca where the vessel stopped Dec. 13 as suggested by faint pencil annotations on some sleeves. Includes a fine photograph of crew members at rest no. 33.</li><li>Nos. 3537: Construction of a structure on deck around Dec. 4.</li><li>Nos. 3842: Sled dogs on board at sea around Dec. 8.</li><li>Nos. 4347: Portraits of crewmen. The ship's captain Max Douguet seems recognizable nos. 4647.</li><li>Nos. 4853: Ashore likely Durban South Africa where the ship stopped Dec. 2831 1948. Mainly photographs of the dogs.</li><li>Nos. 55120 sleeve 54 empty: At sea from Durban to Hobart Tasmania. Daily life onboard: a man napping no. 55 a sailor cutting another's hair no. 79 others building what seems to be a shelter for the dogs nos. 8083 possibly André Paget construction officer no. 83. Many images devoted to the dogs. No. 59 captures dolphins swimming alongside the ship. Also views of the sea small boats and a sail hoisted no. 119.</li><li>Nos. 121125: Portraits of crew members.</li><li>Nos. 126127: Ashore likely Hobart. Group portraits of sailors posing with a bachi hat inscribed "Commandant Charcot."</li><li>No. 128: Monument to world expeditions.</li><li>Nos. 129133: In polar seas. First photographs of pack ice.</li></ul>Album titled "Charcot B. 134250": 101 negatives format 6 ½ x 11 cm.<ul><li>Nos. 134167: Series documenting the failed attempt to cross the pack ice toward Adélie Land before returning to Franceor possibly from the second voyage. Photographs include Adélie penguins 134135; 137 seals no. 144 pack ice and icebergs frost on the ship 149155.</li><li>Nos. 168174: Seal hunt. Images close to those in Luc-Marie Bayle's documentary Le Commandant Charcot dans l'Antarctique 1950. Seals shot and hoisted aboard by pulley to feed both dogs and men. Negatives show sailors reaching the ice by boat and hauling carcasses.</li><li>Nos. 175189: Views of pack ice icebergs and a group of penguins no. 176.</li><li>From sleeve 190 onward: Negatives taken during the second expedition leaving Brest Sept. 1949.<ul><li>Nos. 190193: Coasts of Madeira and Tenerife.</li><li>Nos. 194195: Views of the seaplane carried on the second voyage.</li><li>Nos. 196204: Views of the ship's bow and distant coast likely St. Helena.</li><li>Nos. 205216: Ashore at Cape Town from Oct. 22. No. 210 shows the Waverley Hotel built 1897 Sea Point and a Forsdick Motors building. Cape Town is where J.A. Martin who died onboard Oct. 20 was buried. Expedition leader André-Franck Liotard appears in nos. 207208. Other photographs from the port where the ship was docked.</li><li>Nos. 217241: At sea. Sailors working on deck 221222 or observing rough seas 227229; multiple images of the Commandant Charcot from port and starboard 237241 and from the crow's nest 218; 236.</li></ul></li></ul>Album titled "K1100 Charcot. 19491950": 96 negatives format 6 ½ x 11 cm.<ul><li>Nos. 138: At sea. Numerous views of icebergs 4; 612; 1516; 3338 and pack ice 18; 2530; photographs of the ice from the crow's nest 2023; 31; seals 19 and penguins 23; sailors at work on deck 3.</li><li>Nos. 3940: Portraits of expedition members including Robert Pommier no. 39 in charge of sled transport atmospheric optics and photography during the wintering. The second negative may include hydrographer François Tabuteau.</li><li>Nos. 4143: Crewman stepping onto the ice roped for safety.</li><li>Nos. 4448: Penguins.</li><li>Nos. 49100: Photographs of icebergs 5051 and pack ice 6276 sometimes with seals 57; 60; 7778 and side views of the ship 49; 5556; 58; 61; 83; 9596. From no. 96 onward the pack is less dense.</li></ul>Album titled "L101L200 Charcot. Airplane. 19491950": 82 negatives format 6 ½ x 11 cm and 7 negatives format 5 x 9 cm.An important album containing photographs taken in Adélie Land and a series shot from the seaplane in flight.<ul><li>Nos. 17 5 x 9 cm: Pack ice views from the seaplane.</li><li>Nos. 101118: Views of the sea and distant pack ice. No. 113 shows crewmen on the bow watching an explosion on the ice in the distance.</li><li>From no. 119 onward: Photographs in Adélie Land during construction of the wintering base. Many negatives show unloading cargo building the camp and erecting the base 119120; 124; 126; 134; 145146; 147; 166168. Nos. 135 and 137 depict a manpossibly meteorologist Henri Boujonposing by the camp; further portraits in 172174. Dogs unloaded onto barges 165. A mast being raised 176. Views of the Commandant Charcot from Adélie Land 121; 143; 164 Adélie coastlines 127129; 138141; 150151 and Adélie penguins 144; 148149; 151; 170; 177. Two men pose with a seal 173.</li><li>Nos. 152160: Views of an islet archipelago numbered 112. May not correspond to the Adélie landing.</li><li>Nos. 178192: Coastlines or glacial islets possibly marking the ship's departure from Adélie Land.</li></ul>Oblong binder: 32 negative strips.The annotated index on the inside back cover indicates by dates and place names that these negatives were taken during the first expedition 19481949. Some entries match visible images in strips 2122 and 2934.<ul><li>Nos. 16: Crew portraits. Captain Max Douguet clearly identifiable strip 2.</li><li>Nos. 911: Expedition dogs.</li><li>Nos. 1213: Albatrosses.</li><li>Nos. 1528: Ashore. Likely Hobart Tasmania where the ship stopped Jan. 25Feb. 5 1949 and again March 20 on the return. Includes a plaque honoring French explorer Antoine Bruny d'Entrecasteaux strip 20 unveiled at Gordon in 1938. Strips 2122 show reproductions of Dumont d'Urville and his ship L'Astrolabe matching the index entry "Hobart reproductions of engravings relating to Dumont d'Urville." Other negatives: country outing with women and children 1719; 2426 a car beach bystanders 15 rocky plain and coast 16 and the Commandant Charcot moored in port 21; 23; 27.</li><li>Nos. 2931: At sea. Albatrosses and heavy seas ship rolling. Likely taken between Fremantle Australia and Aden Yemen late Aprilmid-May 1949.</li><li>Nos. 3234: At sea same route. Mainly group or individual crew portraits including possibly André Breton strip 32 third negative and Paul Tchernia scientific officer in charge of oceanographic research. Strip 34 may show him sampling.</li><li>No. 35: Portraits of a crewman perhaps Lieutenant-Commander Jacques-Gilbert Guillon Douguet's second-in-command.</li></ul>A major photographic record of one of the last great French polar maritime adventures.

Apsley Members of the Terra Nova Expedition, Scott, RF, Cherry-Garrard, Apsley (Editor) Wilson, E (illustrator) R FBiblio.com

SOUTH POLAR TIMES VOLUME III. Terra Nova Expedition

191440Smith Elder London 1914. First Edition. Hardcover Original Cloth. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition; This copy is 243 of a limited edition of 350. Volume 1 & 2 were Scott's 1st "Discovery Expedition" whilst this Volume 3 is from his 2nd "Terra Nova" Expedition. Although often sold as a set Volume 3 is a complete book in its' own right. The original broadsheets were produced at Cape Evans to amuse the men on the 'Terra Nova' Expedition. It was designed to be published separately from Volume 1 & 2. Cherry-Garrard was the Editor and typist and Wilson the main illustrator. The 1st issue was presented on Midwinter's Day 1911 the 2nd on 8th September and the 3rd on 15th October. Content included poetry humorous articles illustrations of sledging flags and caricatures. Includes Wilson's moving poem 'The Barrier Silence' and Ponting's hilarious tongue twister 'The Sleeping Bag'. Original covers all page edges gilt. Copiously illustrated drawings in the text and full-page plates from sketches and paintings by E. Wilson H. Ponting and others. Ex Library with stamps on some pages Croydon Library. Spine shaken gutta-percha binding delicate some pages loose as is usual with the 1st Edition. Gutta Percha was used as the binding glue in many early books it is not a difficult job to remove and reback using modern glues The South Polar Times was a magazine written and printed by the members of Antarctic Expeditions during the various voyages they undertook. In 1907 the batches were printed and issued in some 250 copies. The South Polar Times form what is perhaps the most personal of the printed documents to have come out of that most remarkable of periods of Antarctic adventures revealing so many often contradictory aspects of these men's various personalities. It contains a diary of the events of each month a record of the proceedings of the local Debating Society a monthly acrostic humorous notes besides articles of a more solid nature as well as stories sketches of various kinds and poems. One of the corner stones of an Antarctic collection. PLEASE NOTE: This book will incur extra postage and insurance charges. Please contact us for a quote. Limited Edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 5 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; 1900-1920; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 40. . This book is extra heavy and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries. Smith Elder hardcover

Polar Books · Royaume-Uni3 600,00 £GB≈ 4 110,48 €

Carl Irving Wheat (1892-1966)Biblio.com

Mapping the Transmississippi West 1540–1861

1957E0551From the Spanish discovery to the opening of the Civil War 5 volumes in 6. Volume One: The Spanish Entrada to the Louisiana Purchase 1540-1804 xiv264 pages with color frontispiece map and 275 maps many folding and index; Volume Two: From Lewis and Clark to Fremont 1804-1845 xiii281 pages with colored frontispiece map 143 additional maps some folding and index. Volume Three: From the Mexican War to the Boundary Surveys 1846-1854 xiii349 pages with colored frontispiece map 322 additional maps and index; Volume Four: From the Pacific Railroad Surveys to the Onset of the Civil War 1855-1860 xiii260 pages with color frontispiece map an additional 127 maps some folding and index; Volume Five From the Civil War to the Geological Survey Part One: xviii222 pages with color frontispiece map and an additional 152 maps; Volume Five From the Civil War to the Geological Survey Part Two: 223-487 pages with 124 maps and index. Folio 14 1/2" x 10 1/2" bound in quarter green leather with gilt lettering to spines. volume I printed by the Grabhorn Press; volumes II-V printed by Taylor & Taylor and James Printing based on the designs of Edwin and Robert Grabhorn. First edition limited to 1000 copies. Carl Wheat's Mapping of the Trans-Mississippi West is a comprehensive and readable cartographic history of the American West. The first three volumes of the work are by necessity bulky and out sized to accommodate the many maps contained with their covers. These beautifully printed books present a truly graphic picture of the exploration and peopling of the vast unknown land west of the Mississippi. The author does not merely present a catalog of significant maps of each era but tells the exciting story of many facets of history that resulted in their making-of the hard journeys the hazardous exploits the motivation the mysticism the misunderstandings and the strange blend of fact imagination false geographic concept and political necessity which were consummated in the engraver's work. These volumes will provide exciting text for the casual reader and have become eminent source book for the student and scholar. Condition: A near fine set. Due to the size and/or weight of this lot extra shipping and/or handling charges may apply. Institute of Historical Cartography hardcover

The Book Collector ABAA, ILAB, TBA · États-Unis2 500,00 $US≈ 2 115,25 €

ARTHUR B CREAGH and OTHER MEMBERS OF ADMIRAL BYRD'S ANTARCTIC EXPEDITIONSBiblio.com

1928-1930s ARCHIVE OF AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT AND TYPED ITEMS MAPS AND CLIPPINGS RELATING TO ADMIRAL BYRD'S ANTARCTIC EXPEDITIONS

1928000893SAN PEDRO CALIFORNIA CA. Good. 1928. On offer is a fascinating vintage collection autograph materials an ALS clippings and maps of Congressional Medal of Honor winner Admiral Richard Byrd's First Antarctic Expedition 1928-30. Included are original newspaper clippings from The New York Times including a full page from May 19 1929 headline "What Byrd's Men Do In The Antarctic Night" with photographs of one of Byrd's planes his two ships the Headquarters Hut the setting sun and radio equipment and antennas. Also included; an 8pp rotogravure section from May 4 1930 illustrating "Admiral Byrd's Great Adventure in the Antarctic" with numerous photographs of Little America including the expedition members landscapes polar life and much more; also a column-length article relating to his second expedition headlined "Byrd's Ship Bear To Sail Tomorrow" 1933-35; two color maps approx 28"x20" one a 1930 Geographic Society detailed lithograph of the "Antarctic Regions" with insets of "Byrd's South Pole Flight" "King Edward VII Land" "Part of Marie Byrd Land" and "Antarctic Archipelago" indicating routes of various explorers including Admunsen and Shackleton; and the other a 1933 "Little America Aviation and Exploration Club Map Used by Admiral Byrd exclusively on both of his Antarctic Expeditions" courtesy of "The Tide Water Oil Co." Also present is letterhead of the Freeport NY Order of Elks signed by eight members of both the first and second expeditions with second page penned in another hand adding further information; plus an ALS by expedition member ARTHUR B. CREAGH San Pedro CA Sep 28 1930 to Albin Johnson "Part Exalted Ruler" of the Order of Elks in Freeport. Creagh thanks him "for the wonderful time you and your brother Elks gave us that night at Freeport Long Island on our return from the Byrd's South Pole Expedition" accompanied by original mailing envelope. Lastly a lengthy printed Washington Bureau biographical printed pamphlet 4pp 7"x8½" by Ruth Robertson entitled "A Brief Account of Read Admiral Byrd's Flights Over the North and South Poles and Other Achievements". The newspaper clippings are generally toned and brittle the photogravure in particular is fragile. All evidence usual folds with occasional partial fold separations with only small paper loss. Letter is in excellent condition. All have been preserved in large vintage envelope. This period collection of historic content remains an important reflection of the early exploration of Antarctica by America's foremost explorer of the time. G.; English; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION TRAVEL CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR EXPLORER AMUNDSEN SHACKLETON ELKS HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL PERSONAL HISTORY RELIGION ROYALTY NOBILITY CALLIGRAPHY PAPAL VATICAN CATHOLIC ROMAN CATHOLIC ECCLESIASTICantiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento Manuscrito . unknown

Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc. · Canada1 285,99 $US≈ 1 088,08 €

[Horn Scientific Expedition]. SPENCER, Baldwin (editor)Biblio.com

Report on the Work of the Horn Scientific Expedition to Central Australia. Volume 1: Introduction Narrative Summary of Results Supplement to Zoological Report Map. Volume 2: Zoology. Volume 3: Geology and Botany. Volume 4: Anthropology

1994146592Bundaberg: Corkwood Press 1994. Hardcover. Very Good. Bundaberg Corkwood Press 1994 facsimile edition/ 1896. The facsimile was 'produced in conjunction with the Horn Expedition Commemorative Symposium held at Alice Springs to celebrate the centenary of the Horn expedition'; it was produced with financial support from the Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory. Quarto four volumes ii xviii 220 pages with illustrations and a map plus 11 pages of plates and a large folding map 650 × 615 mm; ii iv 432 pages with illustrations plus 28 pages of plates 1 folding 11 in colour and a corrigenda slip at page 1; vi 204 pages with illustrations plus 9 pages of plates 2 folding; and vi 200 pages with illustrations plus 20 pages of plates 6 folding 4 of them in colour. Half calf and marbled papered boards; spines lightly sunned; a few corners bumped; an excellent set. Number 15 of only 50 sets of the deluxe issue; not stated but we know the entire print run was limited to 500 sets. This copy is complete with the full complement of plates in Volume 4 ten of which are sometimes found excised from this edition 'at the request of Central Australian Aboriginal custodians as they illustrate things persons or events which according to their traditional customs may only be seen by initiated males' from the publisher's note present in these sets; it is our understanding that only sets sold at or through the Horn Expedition Commemorative Symposium held at Alice Springs in 1994 underwent this operation. The purpose of the original scientific expedition sponsored by mining magnate and philanthropist William Austin Horn and with Charles Winnecke as commander and surveyor was to examine the MacDonnell Ranges on the not unreasonable premise that 'when the rest of the Continent was submerged the elevated portions of the McDonnell sic Range existed as an island and that consequently older forms of life might be found in the more inaccessible parts'. This in fact proved not to be the case but the expedition of some fourteen weeks and 2000 miles by camel was an outstanding success. 'It was not the intention . to explore a new region . But in the pursuit of natural history the expedition split into independent groups and explored undiscovered areas thus filling in more of the blank spaces in this vast region' Feeken Feeken and Spate. 'These volumes constitute one of the most substantial contributions in nineteenth-century Australian exploration but perhaps more importantly the expedition is a landmark in anthropological history because it resulted in Baldwin Spencer meeting Frank Gillen' Mulvaney. McLaren 15098 the original edition. 4 items. Corkwood Press hardcover

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[National Antarctic Expedition 1901-1904]Biblio.com

National Antarctic Expedition 1901-1904 : Natural History : Vol. II. Zoology Vertebrata: Mollusca: Crustacea

190727497London: Printed by Order of the Trustees of the British Museum. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1907. First Edition. Hardcover. Ex-library General Assembly Library New Zealand. Gilt library stamps on spine and front board. Fading to spine. Small 8mm tear to cloth at lower end of front joint. A little bruising with 18mm crease lines to lower outer corners of boards. Label on front endpaper "Presented by The Trustees of The British Museum". Overall a very good copy that although ex-library shows little sign of use and does not appear to have been a circulating copy. ; Volume Two only. xiv 362 each section individually paginated 1 1 blank pages 74 plate leaves 19 colour of which one of the Cephalodiscus plates only has small areas of red colouring 1 folding colour map in pocket at rear. In-text figures. Original red buckram cloth spine and burgundy cloth boards. Gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 306 x 231mm. A volume of zoological reports from the Discovery Expedition 1901-1904 which was led by Captain Robert Falcon Scott 1868-1912. Various contributors. "The chief part of the present volume is Dr. Wilson's beautifully illustrated report on the Birds and Mammals giving his personal experiences during the Expedition as well as the results of subsequent study of the collections. This expedition was the first to discover a nesting colony of the Emperor Penguin. All the other collections of vertebrates made during the Expedition are here reported on with the exception of the embros of seals and the pelagic fishes which will be dealt with later. The investigation into the development of the feathers of the penguin raises several points of great morphological significance. The collection of fishes is small but interesting." - from the Preface to Volume II by F. Jeffrey Bell. The section on Mammals by Edward A. Wilson includes 3 colour and 2 black-and-white plates by Wilson. The section on Birds by Wilson and Pycraft includes 13 colour plates by Wilson. References: Rosove 288-2.A1 has "73 plate leaves" but the number of plate leaves given for each section add to 74 plate leaves which is correct; Renard 1129 - "The coloured plates by Wilson are particularly fine." . Printed by Order of the Trustees of the British Museum hardcover

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Fellowes, Peregrine Forbes Morant (1883-1955). Air Commodore who led the expedition and planning for the first flight over MountBiblio.com

TWO AUTOGRAPH LETTERS SIGNED by PEREGRINE FELLOWES the air commodore who planned & led the FIRST AVIATION EXPEDITION OVER MOUNT EVEREST to the American impressario and lecture manager James B. Pond planning a series of American lectures by him and his colleagues. Together with Pond's brochure announcing his series of lectures for the 1933 - 1934 season which includes lectures on "The Mount Everest Flight" by Fellowes.

1934100273New York March 29th and April 11th 1934. 1934. Fine. - Two letters the first dated "March 29th/34" is a 4 page letter "written from 1112 Park Avenue New York" with the return address of "22 Chester Street London SW. 1" It consists of over 240 words penned on 4 sides of 6-1/2 inch high by 5-1/8 inch wide creamy white paper. In this first letter Fellowes expresses his conviction that "I think I shall be able to get my colleagues to accept your offer of closing down the contract" for a series of lectures. As he will expect to make a profit he states that he "would not come over unless you could let me know when you had been able to secure a fairly full list of engagements." He mentions that his wife would have to arrange for the expenses of Lieutenant Colonel Stewart Blacker's wife. "We are both particularly anxious to visit the West Coast & if the majority of my engagements lay in that direction I should avoid circumscribing Blacker's i.e. Lieut.-Col. Stewart Blacker activities. I feel there is a great chance he may be coming over too." Signed "Peregrine Fellowes".The second letter dated "April 11th/34" is a 5-1/2 page letter consisting of over 320 words penned on 6 sides of two 7 inch high by 5-1/2 inch wide sheets of "Peover Hall Over Peover Cheshire" stationery. Following up with Pond Fellowes writes that "We are now negotiating with Gaumont British to obtain a definite agreement as to our lecture rights over the main film." He informs Pond that his colleagues are agreeable to the terms and says that "Colonel Etherton Colonel Percy T. Etherton who is a very good & amusing lecturer would be willing to bring over some really excellent Indian short films of Nepal & Sikkim & lecture under your aegis for the whole season." He closes with a postscript stating that "Blacker won't be coming over until 1935 & has not yet definitely settled anything." Signed "Peregrine Fellowes".Both letters are in near fine condition and are offered together with Pond's 50-page illustrated brochure "Announcement of Attractions 1933.1934" for lectures under the aegis of the Pond Bureau. The brochure includes a full-page announcement of a lecture titled "The Mount Everest Flight. The official story of Man's Conquest by Air of the last of the world's unexplored areas told by Air-Commodore P.F.M. Fellowes".Air Commodore Peregrine Forbes Morant Fellowes 1883-1955 led the expedition and planning for the first flight over Mount Everest in 1933. He co-authored with Stewart Blacker and Percy Thomas Etherton "First Over Everest! : The Houston-Mount Everest Expedition 1933" published by John Lane in that year. Although Fellowes led the expedition he did not actually fly in it except for his reconnaissance flights. The flights themselves were piloted by Douglas Douglas-Hamilton Lord Clydesdale and David McIntyre with Stewart Blacker and Sidney Bonnett in the observer seats.As an airman Peregrine Fellowes led a raid against the lock gates at Zeebrugge in the First World War during which he was wounded crash landed in the North Sea and rescued by the Germans. He spent the remainder of the war as a POW. He later served in the Middle East and opened the first regular air route between Cairo and Baghdad. He was selected to lead the first Everest Air Expedition in 1933. Making use of specially designed Westland Wallaces the expedition made the first successful flight over Mount Everest and though Fellowes didn't fly himself his organizational and diplomatic skills were crucial to the success of the challenging expedition. The main difficulties resided in keeping the crew alive in the low pressure and cold temperatures at this elevation. Fellowes and Stewart Blacker who flew in one of the observer seats obtained the necessary papers from the various governments including those of India and Nepal. Tibet refused permission. They convinced the Royal Geographical Society that they'd provide valuable information for the subsequent 1933 British Mount Everest Expedition to the summit and also seek evidence as to George Mallory and Andrew Irvine's disappearance during their 1924 climb. Requiring clear weather over the mountains Fellows reconnoitered on a daily basis by flying a Puss Moth plane every morning for 9 days before conditions were found to be reasonably suitable. The expedition set milestones for development in aviation technology and photography. Though the aerial photographs were too late to assist the 1933 British climbers they were later used by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay to plan their route to the top of Everest in 1953. New York, March 29th and April 11th, 1934.

Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. · États-Unis500,00 $US≈ 423,05 €

Ramirez, Jose Fernando (1804-1871)Biblio.com

Extracto de las Relaciones de los Viajeros y Misioneros que han Explorado el Territorio Situado al Norte de México del 26° al 29° etc.

1949E003147 pages. Octavo 8" x 6 1/4" issued in wrappers. The rest of the title Noticias del Suelo Clima Producciones Costumbres Ritos Creencias Lenguas de las Tribus Indigenas que lo Ocupan y las Ruinas y Rastros de sus Antiguos Pobladores q' se Encuentran Diseminados en Aquellos Desiertos. Edited by Luis Vargas Rea. From the library of professor George M Foster. Biblioteca Aportaci Histica second series. First edition limited to 100 copies of which this is number 51. JosFernando Ramez May 5 1804 – March 4 1871 was a distinguished Mexican historian in the 19th century. Ramez was born in Parral Chihuahua but grew up in Durango where he became a prominent liberal politician. After graduating with a degree in law from San Luis Gonzaga he was elected several times to the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. He chaired the Ministry of Foreign affairs under three different administrations and became a minister in the Supreme Court of Justice. Ramez specialized in Pre-Columbian and 16th century Mexican history and excelled as a biographer. He headed the Imperial Academy of Sciences and Literature during the Second Mexican Empire directed the National Museum 1852 and built an impressive collection of historical documents. Among his works are Fray Toribio de Motolin and several Amerindian codex translations such as The Quinantzin and The Aubin. The original of these Exploraciones are located the the Manuscript section of the Instituto Naciona de Arqueologia Antropologia e Historia Museum Library in volume 226 which are part of the collection of Jose F Ramirez. George McClelland Foster Jr born in Sioux Falls South Dakota on October 9 1913 died on May 18 2006 at his home in the hills above the campus of the University of California Berkeley where he served as a professor from 1953 to his retirement in 1979 when he became professor emeritus. His contributions to anthropological theory and practice still challenge us; in more than 300 publications his writings encompass a wide diversity of topics including acculturation long-term fieldwork peasant economies pottery making public health social structure symbolic systems technological change theories of illness and wellness humoral medicine in Latin America and worldview. The quantity quality and long-term value of his scholarly work led to his election to the National Academy of Sciences in 1976. Virtually all of his major publications have been reprinted and/or translated. Provenance from the executor of Foster's library laid in. Condition: Foster's stamp to front wrapper. Corners bumped edges tears with chips 2" tear near front heal hinge pages age toned else about a very good copy. Biblioteca Aportación Histórica paperback

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