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BOYCE, William. D. Alaska and the Panama Canal. Chicago: Rand McNally, (1914). Signed presentation copy from the author. 8vo., cloth, ix, 163, (3)pp.ads. Some wear to spine ends o/w a nice copy. In the section of this work dealing with Alaska (145)pp. there are numerous references to the Yukon, the Eskimo, the fur trade and Canada in general.
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CAMPBELL, R.J. (editor).
The Discovery Of The South Shetland Island. The Voyages Of The Brig Williams 1819-1820 as recorded in contemporary documents and The Journal Of Midshipman C.W. Poynter. Edited by....
London: The Hakluyt Society, 2000. Third Series, Vol. 4.
4to., orig. blue cloth with a pictorial decoration in gilt on the upper board, (xvi), 232 pp. Fine in d/w slightly faded on the spine.
The Discovery Of The South Shetland Island. The Voyages Of The Brig Williams 1819-1820 as recorded in contemporary documents and The Journal Of Midshipman C.W. Poynter. Edited by....
London: The Hakluyt Society, 2000. Third Series, Vol. 4.
4to., orig. blue cloth with a pictorial decoration in gilt on the upper board, (xvi), 232 pp. Fine in d/w slightly faded on the spine.
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CONWAY, W. Martin. (editor).
Early Dutch And English Voyages To Spitsbergen In The Seventeenth Century...... Edited by...
Liechtenstein: Reproduced by permission of the Hakluyt Society....Kraus Reprint Limited, 1967. Reprint of Second Series, Vol.11.
Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth, xvi, 191pp. Fine.
Early Dutch And English Voyages To Spitsbergen In The Seventeenth Century...... Edited by...
Liechtenstein: Reproduced by permission of the Hakluyt Society....Kraus Reprint Limited, 1967. Reprint of Second Series, Vol.11.
Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth, xvi, 191pp. Fine.
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DAVIS, Raymond and Andrew Steiger.
Soviet Asia. Democracy's First Line of Defence.
New York: Dial Press, 1942. First edition.
Cloth, 384pp. Near fine in a lightly worn d/w.
Soviet Asia. Democracy's First Line of Defence.
New York: Dial Press, 1942. First edition.
Cloth, 384pp. Near fine in a lightly worn d/w.
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DUFFERIN, Lord. A Yacht Voyage. Letters from High Latitudes: Being Some Account of a Voyage, In 1856 In The Schooner Yacht "Foam," To Iceland, Jan Mayen and Spitzbergen. New York: R. Worthington, 1878. 8vo., orig. blue cloth with pictorial gilt decoration on upper cover, xvi, 268, 3pp.ads. Inner hinges cracked, spine ends worn, some rubbing a better than good but not very good copy.
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FUCHS, Vivian and Sir Edmund Hillary.
The Crossing of Antarctica The Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-1958.
Boston: Little Brown, (1958). First U.S. edition.
Cloth, 328pp. Fine in d/w with some creasing to the top edge but o/w near fine.
The Crossing of Antarctica The Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-1958.
Boston: Little Brown, (1958). First U.S. edition.
Cloth, 328pp. Fine in d/w with some creasing to the top edge but o/w near fine.
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HALL, Charles Francis Hall.
Arctic Researches And Life Among The Esquimaux: Being The Narrative Of An Expedition In Search Of Sir John Franklin, In The Years 1860, 1861, and 1862.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1866. Later printing (first published 1864).
Tall 8vo., orig. green cloth, xxviii, (29)- 595, (4)pp.ads. Wear to the spine ends but certainly a very good copy.
Arctic Researches And Life Among The Esquimaux: Being The Narrative Of An Expedition In Search Of Sir John Franklin, In The Years 1860, 1861, and 1862.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1866. Later printing (first published 1864).
Tall 8vo., orig. green cloth, xxviii, (29)- 595, (4)pp.ads. Wear to the spine ends but certainly a very good copy.
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HANBURY, David T.
Sport And Travel In The Northland Of Canada.
London: Edward Arnold, 1904. First edition.
Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth, xxxii, 312, 16 pp. ads. Tape repair to rear of one folding map (not on a panel with the map), gilt decoration on upper cover rubbed and fain, some mottling to upper cover, but still a very good copy.
Sport And Travel In The Northland Of Canada.
London: Edward Arnold, 1904. First edition.
Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth, xxxii, 312, 16 pp. ads. Tape repair to rear of one folding map (not on a panel with the map), gilt decoration on upper cover rubbed and fain, some mottling to upper cover, but still a very good copy.
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HAYES, I.I.
The Open Polar Sea. A Narrative of a Voyage of Discovery Towards the North Pole In the Schooner "United States."
London: Sampson Low, Son and Marston, 1867. New edition, Illustrated.
8vo., orig. green cloth with gilt decoration on upper cover, xvi, 407, 24pp.ads dated "October 1867." Inner hinges cracked, cloth rubbed with some wear, a very good copy.
The Open Polar Sea. A Narrative of a Voyage of Discovery Towards the North Pole In the Schooner "United States."
London: Sampson Low, Son and Marston, 1867. New edition, Illustrated.
8vo., orig. green cloth with gilt decoration on upper cover, xvi, 407, 24pp.ads dated "October 1867." Inner hinges cracked, cloth rubbed with some wear, a very good copy.
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HOFFMAN, Walter James. The Graphic Art of the Eskimos. Smithsonian Institution. United States of America. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1897. First edition. Tall 8vo., rebound in blue cloth, (bound from wrappers), pp.739-968. First page opened carelessly but with no loss of text o/w a very nice copy. This work, based on the collections "in the National Museum" is a valuable record of the objects used by the Innuit or Eskimo of Alaska; The Eskimo of Greenland, Labrador and the remaining portion of the Arctic regions east of the delta of the Mackenzie River.
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HYDE, Alexander, Rev. A.C. Baldwin and Rev. W.L. Gage.
The Frozen Zone and Its Explorers: A Comprehensive History of Voyages, Travels, Adventures in the Arctic Regions, Including Recent German and Swedish Expeditions; Captain Nare's English Expedition; Prof. Nordenskiold's Discovery of the North-East Passage; The Sailing of the Jeanette, Etc. With Graphic Delineations of Life and Nature In The Realms of Frost.......Published by Subscription Only.
Hartford: R.W. Bliss & Company, 1880. Later edition. (first published 1874).
Tall thick 8vo., orig. green cloth with small pictorial decoration in gilt on the upper cover and the spine, (xvi), 834pp. Lacking the rear free e/paper and adverts, inner rear hinge cracked, bookplate, some wear to the foot of the spine but certainly a very good copy.
The Frozen Zone and Its Explorers: A Comprehensive History of Voyages, Travels, Adventures in the Arctic Regions, Including Recent German and Swedish Expeditions; Captain Nare's English Expedition; Prof. Nordenskiold's Discovery of the North-East Passage; The Sailing of the Jeanette, Etc. With Graphic Delineations of Life and Nature In The Realms of Frost.......Published by Subscription Only.
Hartford: R.W. Bliss & Company, 1880. Later edition. (first published 1874).
Tall thick 8vo., orig. green cloth with small pictorial decoration in gilt on the upper cover and the spine, (xvi), 834pp. Lacking the rear free e/paper and adverts, inner rear hinge cracked, bookplate, some wear to the foot of the spine but certainly a very good copy.
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KANE, Elisha Kent.
Arctic Explorations: The Second Grinnell Expedition In Search of Sir John Franklin, 1853, '54, '55.
London: T. Nelson And Sons, 1867. Later edition. (first published 1861).
8vo., orig. blue cloth with pictorial gilt on the spine, x, 510pp. Tear in the folding map, bookplate, binding worn at the spine ends, some rubbing a better than good but not quite very good copy.
Arctic Explorations: The Second Grinnell Expedition In Search of Sir John Franklin, 1853, '54, '55.
London: T. Nelson And Sons, 1867. Later edition. (first published 1861).
8vo., orig. blue cloth with pictorial gilt on the spine, x, 510pp. Tear in the folding map, bookplate, binding worn at the spine ends, some rubbing a better than good but not quite very good copy.
| $200 | Book Number: 32244 | Order / Enquire |
KANE, Elisha Kent.
Arctic Explorations: The Second Grinnell Expedition In Search of Sir John Franklin, 1853, 54, 55. .....Illustrated by Upwards of Three Hundred Engravings......
Philadelphia: Childs & Peterson, London: Trubner & Co., 1856. In two volumes. First edition.
Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth with a blindstamped decoration on the upper covers, small pictorial gilt decoration on the spines, 464; 467pp. Some foxing and a slight damp stain in the margin of some plates, head of the spine of volume two chipped away but still a very nice, unworn copy.
Arctic Explorations: The Second Grinnell Expedition In Search of Sir John Franklin, 1853, 54, 55. .....Illustrated by Upwards of Three Hundred Engravings......
Philadelphia: Childs & Peterson, London: Trubner & Co., 1856. In two volumes. First edition.
Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth with a blindstamped decoration on the upper covers, small pictorial gilt decoration on the spines, 464; 467pp. Some foxing and a slight damp stain in the margin of some plates, head of the spine of volume two chipped away but still a very nice, unworn copy.
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LOCK, Charles G. Warnford.
The Home Of The Eddas. With a Chapter on The Sprengisandr by Dr. C. Le Neve Foster.
London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1879. First edition.
Tall 8vo., orig. green cloth, xii, 348, 32pp. Some rubbing o/w a very nice copy.
An account of the authors trip to Iceland.
The Home Of The Eddas. With a Chapter on The Sprengisandr by Dr. C. Le Neve Foster.
London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1879. First edition.
Tall 8vo., orig. green cloth, xii, 348, 32pp. Some rubbing o/w a very nice copy.
An account of the authors trip to Iceland.
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M'CLINTOCK, Captain.
A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and His Companions.
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1860. First U.S. edition.
Tall 8vo., recently rebound in patterned paper boards, paper label, new e/papers, (xxv), 375pp. A very nice copy bound in modern paper boards which have faded on the spine.
A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and His Companions.
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1860. First U.S. edition.
Tall 8vo., recently rebound in patterned paper boards, paper label, new e/papers, (xxv), 375pp. A very nice copy bound in modern paper boards which have faded on the spine.
| $225 | Book Number: 8611 | Order / Enquire |
M'CLINTOCK, Captain.
The Voyage of the 'Fox' in the Arctic Seas. A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and His Companions.
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1860. First U.S. edition.
8vo., orig. brown cloth, (xxiv), 375pp. Spine slightly faded with some light wear to the extremities, but certainly very good. q
The Voyage of the 'Fox' in the Arctic Seas. A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and His Companions.
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1860. First U.S. edition.
8vo., orig. brown cloth, (xxiv), 375pp. Spine slightly faded with some light wear to the extremities, but certainly very good. q
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M'CLINTOCK, Captain.
The Voyage of the 'Fox' in the Arctic Seas. A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and His Companions.
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1860. First U.S. edition.
8vo., orig. green cloth, (xxiv), 375pp. Rubberstamp on e/papers and verso of the frontispiece, some minor rubbing, a nice copy.
The Voyage of the 'Fox' in the Arctic Seas. A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and His Companions.
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1860. First U.S. edition.
8vo., orig. green cloth, (xxiv), 375pp. Rubberstamp on e/papers and verso of the frontispiece, some minor rubbing, a nice copy.
| $450 | Book Number: 28922 | Order / Enquire |
MAWSON, Sir Douglas.
The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914; .....
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, nd (1915). In two volumes. First U.S. edition.
Sm.4to., orig. dark blue cloth lettered in silver, xxx, (349); (xii), (338)pp. With errata slip. A few leaves carelessly opened, inner front hinge of volume one cracked, covers mottled around the perimeter but still a better than very good copy wihtout fading or wear.
The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914; .....
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, nd (1915). In two volumes. First U.S. edition.
Sm.4to., orig. dark blue cloth lettered in silver, xxx, (349); (xii), (338)pp. With errata slip. A few leaves carelessly opened, inner front hinge of volume one cracked, covers mottled around the perimeter but still a better than very good copy wihtout fading or wear.
| $1250 | Book Number: 26812 | Order / Enquire |
McPHEE, John.
Coming Into The Country.
London: Hamish Hamilton, (1978). First edition.
Cloth, 438pp. Fine in d/w.
Travels in Alaska including a journey by canoe and kayaks down a primal river in the Western Brooks Range.
Coming Into The Country.
London: Hamish Hamilton, (1978). First edition.
Cloth, 438pp. Fine in d/w.
Travels in Alaska including a journey by canoe and kayaks down a primal river in the Western Brooks Range.
| $40 | Book Number: 26981 | Order / Enquire |
MURRAY, Hugh.
Historical Account Of Discoveries and Travels In North America; Including The United States, Canada, The Shores of the Polar Sea, and the Voyages In Search of A North-West Passage; WIth Observations on Emigration.
London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green.... 1829. In two volumes. First edition.
Tall 8vo., cont. half calf, marble boards, raised bands, gilt compartments, leather spine labels, (xii), 530; (x), 556pp. Bookplate, some rubbing but o/w a near fine set.
Historical Account Of Discoveries and Travels In North America; Including The United States, Canada, The Shores of the Polar Sea, and the Voyages In Search of A North-West Passage; WIth Observations on Emigration.
London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green.... 1829. In two volumes. First edition.
Tall 8vo., cont. half calf, marble boards, raised bands, gilt compartments, leather spine labels, (xii), 530; (x), 556pp. Bookplate, some rubbing but o/w a near fine set.
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