Polar

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  • Mon expédition au sud polaire, 1914-17. by SHACKLETON, Sir Ernest
    SHACKLETON, Sir Ernest
    Mon expédition au sud polaire, 1914-17.

    Tours: Maison Alfred Mame et Fils, 1930. Lovely binding in three quarter leather with marbled boards and matching slipcase. Text in French. Translation by M.-L. Landel. Sadly lacks folding map at rear. Undated, but WorldCat lists the 1930 printing as same pagination - 380 pages. Binding is a little rubbed on the corners - but a good and very clean example. Slipcase is quite rubbed - hence the item's price. 305 x 220 mm (12 x 8¾ inches). Ravissante reliure trois quarts cuir à plats marbrés et étui assorti. Texte en français. Traduction de M.-L. Landel. Manque malheureusement la carte pliante à l'arrière. Non daté, mais WorldCat répertorie l'impression de 1930 avec la même pagination - 380 pages. La…

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    Tours: Maison Alfred Mame et Fils, 1930. Lovely binding in three quarter leather with marbled boards and matching slipcase. Text in French. Translation by M.-L. Landel. Sadly lacks folding map at rear. Undated, but WorldCat lists the 1930 printing as same pagination - 380 pages. Binding is a little rubbed on the corners - but a good and very clean example. Slipcase is quite rubbed - hence the item's price. 305 x 220 mm (12 x 8¾ inches). Ravissante reliure trois quarts cuir à plats marbrés et étui assorti. Texte en français. Traduction de M.-L. Landel. Manque malheureusement la carte pliante à l'arrière. Non daté, mais WorldCat répertorie l'impression de 1930 avec la même pagination - 380 pages. La reliure est un peu frottée sur les coins - mais un bon exemple et très propre. L'étui est assez frotté - d'où le prix de l'article. 305 x 220 mm (12 x 8¾ pouces).

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    Book ID: 3111
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  • The German Arctic Expedition of 1869-70, by KOLDEWEY, [Robert Johann] Captain
    KOLDEWEY, [Robert Johann] Captain
    The German Arctic Expedition of 1869-70, and Narrative of the Wreck of the 'Hansa' in the Ice.

    London: Sampson Low, Marston, Low, & Searle, 1874. First (English) edition. Solidly bound in neat green library binding, with gilt title to the spine and blind stamped library emblem to the front board. Complete, with numerous wood engravings, 2 coloured maps (one folding), 2 portraits in steel engraving and 4 chromolithographed illustrations (including frontis). Koldewey was captain of the Germania; the 'Hansa' that was crushed by ice in October 1869. Overall in a very good condition. Minor handling, and light grubbiness to page edges. Signs of some creasing in folding of map at rear, and a small closed tear to outer edge (map not affected). Attractive library bookplate to front and back paste-down. Some pages have an embossed library stamp. viii, 583 pp. 250 x 170 mm (9¾ x 6¾ inches).

    Book ID: 2299
    View basket More details Price: £375.00