Add this copy of Polar Exploration to cart. $14.32, very good condition, Sold by Cambridge Rare Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cambridge, Gloucestershire, UNITED KINGDOM.
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1939. A & C Black. First. Hard Cover. VG. 8.5x5.5. 268pp. 8 b/w plates, 8 maps.526g. In this book the author provides dramatic and enthralling descriptions of the more prominent polar expeditions within the first 40 years of the twentieth century. It is a fascinating volume that provides a vivid portrait of the polar environments.
Add this copy of Polar Exploration to cart. $17.55, very good condition, Sold by J. Patrick McGahern Books, Inc rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ottawa, ON, CANADA, published by London. Adam & Charles Black. 1947.
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Dust Jacket Included. 22cm, second edition, x, 268p., with 22 illustrations and 8 maps, bibliography, index, maroon cloth, white stamped titles, near fine in good jacket Includes Mikkelsen, Bartlett, Stefansson, Binney, Lindsay, Watkins, Shackleton, etc.
Add this copy of Polar Exploration to cart. $18.00, very good condition, Sold by James F. Balsley, Bookseller rated 1.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Williamsburg, VA, UNITED STATES, published 1947 by Adam and Charles Black.
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Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. Maroon cloth cover is clean and unworn. Corners sharp an binding sound. There is a 1/2 inch line in red pen on the ffep along with an erased old price. No other marks in book. Not ex-library. DJ has wear at head of spine and a few short tears. Not price clipped. Now in mylar archival sleeve. With eight maps and 22 illustrations.; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 268 pages.
Add this copy of Polar Exploration to cart. $24.41, very good condition, Sold by Arapiles Mountain Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Castlemaine, VIC, AUSTRALIA, published 1947 by Adam and Charles Black.
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VG in VG- jacket. VG/VG-. 8vo. original burgundy cloth gilt (leaf edges & outer leaves spotted, prev. owner's name & bookseller's label to front endpapers, else clean & bright) in dustwrapper (rubbed & slightly sunned, with generally minor wear to extremities, but with small chip to headcap and creased tear to upper hinge (tape repaired on reverse), otherwise complete & presentable); pp. xii, 268, with 19 illustrations & 8 maps. A very good copy.
Add this copy of Polar Exploration to cart. $37.50, very good condition, Sold by DBookmahn's Used & Rare Books rated 1.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Burke, VA, UNITED STATES, published 1947 by Adam & Charles Black.
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Near Fine in Very Good (+) jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 268p., with 22 illustrations and 8 maps, bibliography, index, maroon cloth, white stamped titles. DJ has light wear. Text clean.
Add this copy of Polar Exploration (Second Edition) to cart. $39.86, good condition, Sold by Cambridge Rare Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cambridge, Gloucestershire, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1947 by Adam and Charles Black.
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1947. Adam and Charles Black. Hardcover. GOOD Silver titles, burgundy boards. Boards and spine are marked. Beautfiul illustrations and maps. Endpapers discoloured. Foxing and marks on pages and page edges. 9x6.
Add this copy of Polar Exploration to cart. $70.00, very good condition, Sold by Boyd Used & Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Portland, OR, UNITED STATES, published 1947 by Adam & Charles Black.
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Very Good. Second edition. Maroon cloth with silver lettering on spine. From the collection of William H. Littlewood (1924-2012), chief oceanographer in the first United States Navy Deep Freeze expeditions to Antarctica beginning in 1955. Littlewood's custom bookplate on both the ffep and title page; Operation Deepfreeze I Task Force 43 [1955-1956] emblem rubber stamped on ffep. Covers lightly worn; corners pushed; small blemish on front cover. Internally clean. 22 illustrations and 8 maps. Index. pp. x, 268. A historical survey of polar exploration, presenting the progress made by individual leaders, their differences in technique, and their contribution towards the general trend of polar exploration. Contents: [Part I: The Arctic Regions]: Historical Introduction. I. The Conquest of the North Pole. II. North Greenland. III. Living off of the Country. IV. British Exploration. V. Arctic Flights. [Part II: The Antarctic Regions]: Historical Introduction. VI. The Conquest of the South Pole. VII. The Home of the Blizzard. VIII. Endurance. IX. Antarctic Whaling. X. Little America. XI. Graham Land. [Principal Sources of Information]. [Index].