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"The Cree Journals. The Voyages of Edward H. Cree, Surgeon R. N., as Related in His Private Journals, 1837-1856." Edited and with an Introduction by Michael Levien. Exeter, England: Webb & Bower, [1981]. pp. 276, Biographies. numerous colour illus. (1 fold-out), taken from watercolours by the author. Hardcover, cream & brown boards, in the style of a journal, with cream… Ler mais sobre este item

"Watkins' Last Expedition" by F. Spencer Chapman. With an Introduction by Augustine Courtauld. London: The Vanguard Library (Chatto & Windus in association with William Heinemann Ltd.), [1953]. pp. 244. Hardcover, tan cloth, with gilt title on blue label, on spine (top of spine worn, 1 corner bent, dark top edge, heavy tanning to pages throughout, but otherwise clean & unmarked).… Ler mais sobre este item

"Cross Roads in Ireland" by Padraic Colum. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1930. pp. 375. 15 b. & w. illus. Hardcover, green cloth with gilt title on front cover & spine, top edge wine colour (corners square & rubbed, spine bumped & worn, previous owner's signature and address on front free endpaper, pages toned, dampstains, on last several pages, in… Ler mais sobre este item

"Darwin of the Beagle" by Bern Dibner. Norwalk, Connecticut: Burndy Library, 1960. pp. 73, Bibliography. numerous b. & w. illus. Paperback (cover toned with various marks, 1/2- inch tear at lower spine with stain and crease, lower left corner dented, foxing on endpapers, interior is clean, but for a single mark). Good condition. Size: 10 3/4" x 8 1/4" (27.5cm x 21cm).

"The Battle of the Bears: Life in the North Land" by Egerton R. Young. Illustrated by the author's photographs and pen and ink drawings. Boston/Chicago: W. A. Wilde Company, [1907]. pp. 341. some b. & w. illus. Hardcover, blue cloth with illustrated cover & white and black-stamped title, and white title on spine (extremities quite worn, corners bent and frayed,… Ler mais sobre este item

"Diary of the Terra Nova Expedition to the Antarctic 1910-1912 by Edward Wilson. An account of Scott's last expedition edited from the original mss. in the Scott Polar Research Institute and the British Museum by H. G. R. King." London: Blandford Press, [1972]. (First published in 1972). pp. 279, Index, Bibliography. numerous illus. (27 colour, many full-page). Hardcover, beige cloth… Ler mais sobre este item

"Lewis and Clark: Across the Divide" by Carolyn Gilman. Introduction by James P. Ronda. Washington and London: Smithsonian Books, in association with the Missouri Historical Society, [2003]. First edition. pp. 424, Bibliography, Index. 400 illus. (mostly colour). Paperback (lower corner slightly bent, small indentation on front cover, interior clean & unmarked). Very good condition.Size: 12" x 9 1/8" (30.5cm x 23.5cm). ++PLEASE… Ler mais sobre este item

"The Japan Expedition 1852-1854: The Personal Journal of Commodore Matthew C. Perry." Edited by Roger Pineau, With an Introduction by Samuel Eliot Morison. City of Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1968. pp. 241, Bibliography, Index. many illus. (some colour). Hardcover, blue cloth with silver title on front cover and spine (corners square but worn, spine bumped & worn, marks on both… Ler mais sobre este item

"My Life with the Eskimo" by Vilhjalmur Stefansson. New York: Collier Books, [1971]. Third printing of paperback edition. pp. 447, Index. Paperback (spine darkened, owner's signature on front free endpaper, some underlining & notes in text, notes on inside back cover). Very Good condition.Size: 7" x 4 1/4" (18cm x 11cm).

"Black Sand and Gold, True Alaska-Yukon Gold-Rush Story" by Ella Lung Martinsen as told by her father Edward B. Lung. Alaska Centennial Edition. Portland, Oregon: Metropolitan Press, 1967. pp. 423, Index. 58 b. & w. illus. Hardcover, light green cloth with blue titles to front cover and spine (1 lower corner bent, top edge foxed, some foxing to spine, on… Ler mais sobre este item

"The Malaspina Expedition 1789-1794 Journal of the Voyage by Alejandro Malaspina, Volume III Manila to Cadiz (Series III, Volume 13)." Edited by Andrew David, Felipe Fernandez-Armesto, Carlos Novi, and Glyndwr Williams. Translated by Sylvia Jamieson. London: The Hakluyt Society and Madrid: The Museo Naval, 2004. pp. 487. 38 illus. (some colour), 6 maps, Appendixes, Index. Hardcover, navy cloth with gilt… Ler mais sobre este item

"Through Bosnia and the Herzegovina on Foot During the Insurrection, August and September 1875" by Arthur J. Evans. New York: Arno Press & The New York Times, 1971. Reprint edition. (The Eastern Europe Collection). Originally published in a Second edition in 1877. pp. 445. many b. & w. illus. Hardcover, gold cloth, red & black titles on front cover and… Ler mais sobre este item

"Off-Trail in Nova Scotia" by Will R. Bird. Toronto: The Ryerson Press, [1956]. signed by the author. pp.314. 27 b. & w. illus. Hardcover, blue cloth with silver title on spine (spine bumped, corners & spine worn, foxing to all edges, interior clean & unmarked). dw (tattered and chipped, larger piece missing from back cover, dust jacket flap detached from… Ler mais sobre este item

"South with Endurance: Shackleton's Antarctic Expedition 1914-1917; The Photographs of Frank Hurley" by Frank Hurley. New York: BCL Press, [2001]. pp. 320. numerous b & w and colour photo., many full page. Hardcover, blue gray cloth with silver title on spine (top & bottom of spine and corners worn, gift inscription, on the half title page, ruled out with black… Ler mais sobre este item