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8vo., First Edition, with large folding chart on japon; printed wrappers, sewed as issued, a near fine copy. The author was Director of Scott Polar Research Institute 1949-1956. SCARCE. Spence 133.
2 vols., 8vo., First Edition thus, text in red and black, with illustrated and printed titles, and illustrations (a number full-page) in the text; beechwood boards printed on inner surface, calf back blocked and lettered in blind, hand-sewn as issued, Commentary volume in printed wrappers, sewed as issued, the whole housed in publisher's oatmeal cloth clamshell box, upper cover with leather label blocked in blind, back lettered in dark red, a fine copy. EDITION LIMITED TO 500 NUMBERED COPIES (THIS COPY NO. 148). Published by FS to commemorate the centenary of Shackleton's death. A faithful and high quality facsimile, in text and binding, of Rudyard Kipling's copy, now housed in the library of Dulwich College. With a copy of the publisher's prospectus loosely inserted.
8vo., First Edition, with plates and maps; blue cloth, gilt back, blue top, blue endpapers, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper.
4to., First Edition, with a coloured frontispiece, coloured title-vignette, numerous coloured and monochrome illustrations (a number full-page) in the text and pictorial endpapers; brown cloth, gilt back, case a little shaken else a good, clean copy. Published in The Great Explorers series.
8vo. First Edition on laid paper with a portrait frontispiece 6 plates a folding facsimile and a folding map on japon neat contemporary signature on front paste-down free endpapers mildly browned; original blue cloth upper board lettered in gilt and block With 4pp series catalogue bound in at end. Published in Lane's 'Golden Hind' series edited by Waldman. Uncommon in this condition. NMM II/1: 1308; Spence 545.
8vo., First Edition, with a portrait frontispiece, 21 plates on 16 and 2 maps (one full-page) in the text, neat inscription on front free endpaper; original cloth cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly frayed (without material loss) at extremities.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous plates and illustrations; cloth, a near fine copy in the dustwrapper
Arthaud 2004. In-8 broché de 349 pages.Photos. Bon état
4to., First Edition, with a coloured portrait frontispiece, and very numerous coloured and monochrome illustrations by the author; black cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean in the dustwrapper. First published in 1966. Very scarce, especially in this condition. Spence 1030
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full beige cloth boards. Edge wear and fading to dust jacket. 7 1/2"w x 9 3/4"h. 280 pages. Many illustrations, including 27 watercolors.
Stock 1981, In-8 broché, 355 pages. Bon état.
Un album cartonné de format in 4° de 20 pp.; nombreuses illustrations en couleurs. Coins légèrement marqués, sinon bel état. Voir photos.
Paris, Hachette, 1889. Bibliothèque des Merveilles. Un volume de format in 12 de 2 ff., 316 pp.; illustré de 53 vignettes par Th. Weber. Reliure de l'époque en demi chagrin rouge cerise, dos richement orné de caissons dorés, titre doré. Sur le 1er plat, couronne de lauriers dorés avec la mention "Lycée de Montluçon"; étiquette de prix au verso. Rares et pâles rousseurs, Bel état, bien frais.
Paris, Fayard 1962. In-8 carré broché, couverture illustrée de 295 pages. Photos hors texte.
Un volume de format grand in 8° de 380 pp.; 2 ff. ; très nombreuses reproductions photographiqes in et hors textes; une carte dépliante du voyage de "L'Endurance" en fin de volume; une carte hors texte du Pôle Sud et de son partage entre nations (d'après "L'Illustration"). Reliure de l'éditeur en pleine toile percaline vert sombre richement décorée. Entièrement doré sur tranches. Les ors sont un peu passés; sinon parfaitement relié; corps de l'ouvrage très frais. Cette expédition en Antarctique de 1874 à 1922 fut un échec et Shackleton perdit son navire "L'Endurance", broyé dans la banquise. Exemplaire désirable. Voir les photos.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous illustrations; cloth, a near fine copy in the dustwrapper. Very scarce, especially in this condition
Slight foxing to top of pages. No other marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with small nick to slightly dusty rear. 156pp. The story of a man who thrives on dangerous living, from underwater adventures whilst filming to the South Pole and jungle survival.
Roy., 4to., First Edition, with coloured and monochrome photographs and maps throughout; original pictorial wrappers, a fine copy.
8vo., First Edition, with plates and endpaper charts; navy cloth, backstrip lettered in metallic blue, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
8vo., Third Impression thus, with fine portrait frontispiece and plates; pictorial cloth, backstrip lettered in black, a fine copy in publisher's board slip-case.
8vo., First Edition thus, with map as frontispiece, and numerous coloured and monochrome plates; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Whilst Scott's Diary has never been out of print since it was first published in 1913, this is the first time for almost a century that it has been reunited with Ponting's iconic photographs.
Sm. folio, with coloured and monochrome photographs throughout; laminated pictorial boards, a near fine copy. Outstanding collection of period and modern photographs depicting personel, equipment, scientific samples, clothing, rations, accommodation and so on. Conceived and published jointly by the Natural History Museum (UK), Canterbury Museum (NZ) and Antarctic Heritage Trust (NZ), this is a worthy pictorial complement to the many editions of Scott's text.
8vo., First Edition thus, with fine portrait frontispiece and plates; pictorial cloth, backstrip lettered in black, a fine copy in publisher's board slip-case.
8vo., First Edition thus, with portrait frontispiece, plates and endpaper maps; blue cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt and white, blue top, a very good, bright, clean copy in publisher's board slip-case, the case lightly age-soiled. Spence, 1076.
2 vols., 8vo., with portrait frontispieces, plates and 2 large folding maps; blue ribbed cloth, gilt backs, a near fine copy. Crisp copy of a reissue of the original two -volume edition. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Spence 1071 (recording the first edition thus of 1927).