Polar Exploration Books
From item 186
Simpson Expedition 1836-9
Catalogue ‘OATES’
KINGSBRIDGE BOOKS
Horswell Coach House
South Milton
Kingsbridge
Devon TQ7 3JU
Tel: 01548 561798
Overseas Tel: +44 1 548 561798
[email protected]
www.kingsbridgebooks.co.uk
Spring 2015
Polar Exploration Books
Spring 2015
Ordering
 We welcome orders by post, e-mail or phone (between the hours of 8 am and
9pm UK time, please)
 New customers may be asked to send payment in advance
Terms
 Prices exclude postage/shipping
 Payment may be made by £ sterling, Euro or US $ cheque
A charge will need to be made to cover the costs of currency conversion
 Please make cheques payable to ‘Kingsbridge Books’
 Payment can be transferred direct into my bank or PayPal account. Please ask
for details
 Sorry, but in order to keep costs low, we do not accept debit or credit cards
 Overseas parcels will normally be sent Parcel Force International Standard
 Please pay promptly on receipt of books
 It is important to me that you are pleased with the books you receive. Any
book can be returned in the same condition within 7 days of receipt, if found
to be unsatisfactory
Buying
 We are always interested in buying books and ephemera on polar exploration
and happy to pay you a visit
Paul and Andrea Davies
KINGSBRIDGE BOOKS
Horswell Coach House
South Milton
Kingsbridge
Devon TQ7 3JU
Tel: 01548 561798
Overseas Tel: +44 1 548 561798
[email protected]
www.kingsbridgebooks.co.uk
* We are members of the PBFA association of booksellers and regularly exhibit at fairs
around the country. Please see inside the back cover for a list of forthcoming fairs we
shall be attending.
* I am a member of various polar groups, including the Friends of SPRI, BAS Club
the Devon and Cornwall Polar Society and the James Caird Society.
2
Polar Exploration Books
Catalogue ‘OATES’
Welcome to my latest polar catalogue.
I have made a real effort this time to list new material which was not in my last
catalogue and, having bought recently a couple of big collections of polar books, there
is a real selection of unusual items in all price ranges. I have also changed the format of
the catalogue to make it easier to find items of interest to you. There are now distinct
sections as follows:








Pages 4 to 19
Page 20
Pages 21 to 31
Pages 32 to 34
Page 35
Page 36
Page 37
Page 38
Antarctic Books
Reprints of the Antarctic classics
Arctic Books
Polar Ephemera
Polar Postcards
Articles from periodicals (mainly Geographical Journal)
General Polar Books
Recently published polar books
If the book you are looking for is not in this catalogue, then please get in touch as I do
have many other books (and items of ephemera) not listed here. Please let me know if
you would like more details about the content or condition of any of the books. Images
can be emailed if required.
You will notice that I am carrying an advert from ‘The Shackleton’ which offers for
sale an interesting mix of hand-made banjos, clothing and beer. Do have a look at their
website.
Happy reading, and best wishes to you… wherever you are
Paul Davies
* Many books sell very quickly therefore so it is best to ring or email straight away,
then Andrea or I can reserve them for you.
* Because of the costs involved, we regret that if you do not place an order after
receiving three issues of our catalogue we will no longer be able to send it to
you, unless you specifically ask for it
3
Antarctic Books (in alphabetical order)
1
Anon
Antarctic Pilot 1948 Second Edition
London Hydrographic Dept VG- with 1958 supplement
£80
2 Armitage, Cadet to Commodore 1925 FIRST Cassell 308 pp illus Tan cloth
Albert B binding VG spine very slightly worn Clean book old postcard of
P&O RMS Moldavia tipped onto ffep
£125
Rosove (A&C) 18.A1b ‘uncommon’ Autobiography of his life at sea
Including Jackson Harmsowrth 1894-7 and Discovery 1901-4
expeditions. Includes many astute comments eg when visiting the Quest
he thought ‘Shackles… very ill looking and probably would not return’
3 Armitage,
Lieut A B
Two Years in the Antarctic: Being the Narrative
of the British Antarctic Expedition 1905 Edward
Arnold 315 pp+ 16pp adverts, plates and illus in
text, folding map Some foxing to prelims and
couple small marks to boards. 2cms split to (little
faded) spine. Original decorated boards .
Very sound and presentable copy of scarce book
Inscribed to WR Finch from TRF 1905
£850
(See item 125 for REPRINT)
It is said that Armitage annoyed Scott by
publishing his account of the Discovery expedition
before Smith Elder published Scott’s book.
Illustrated in text with charming pencil sketches.
Rosove 17.A1‘one of the scarcest books on British Antarctic Expedition’
4 Bagshawe,
Two Men in the Antarctic: An Expedition to
Thomas W Graham Land 1920-22 1939 First US
Macmillan Foreword by F. Debenham 292pp
33 plates two panoramas maps on eps. Near fine
book. Unprice clipped dustwrapper ($3.75) has
a few chips along the top with some loss
Rosove 23 Very good copy of scarce book £650
“This book is about two young men who possessed that quality
which was so annoying to the great Napoleon, of not having the
sense to know when they were defeated”
Frank Debenham
4
Antarctic Books
5 Baker,
Peter Shaw
Item 24
Dog Heroes: True Stories of Canine Bravery Ward Lock 1935
First 256 pp illus 8 in colour VG£18
Uncommon book with 40pp on ‘Captain Scott’s brave dogs’
Item 5
Item 14
6 [Ed Bakewell, The American on the Endurance: Ice, Seas and Terra
E A Rajala] Firma Adventures of William Bakewell 2004 FIRST Dukes Hall
signed by his daughter Softback 204pp Illus Fine scarce
£45
7
Barrie, JM
Courage Rectorial Address to the students of St Andrews Univ
3 May 1922 Hodder & Stoughton white boards VG
£15
Includes several references to the death of Scott’s polar party
8 Baughman,
TH
Before Heroes Came: Antarctica in the 1890s 1994 Univ of
Nebraska 160pp illus Fine /Fine
The ‘first tentative human gropings on the continent’
with much on Borchgrevink and the 1896-9 expedition
9 Baughman,
TH
Pilgrims on the Ice: RF Scott’s First Antarctic Expedition 1999
Univ of Nebraska 334pp illus Fine /Fine
£15
10 Bayliss,
EP and JS
Cumpston
Handbook and Index for map of Antarctica 1939 LF Johnston
90pp + map of Graham land inscribed by Cumpston dated 1949
Surface of spine split with 5cms loss Binding holding
£30
£20
5
Antarctic Books
11 Begbie, Harold Shackleton: A Memory 1922 First Edition
Mills and Boon 89pp + 16pp catalogue of new books VG boards
little faded with old worm hole inside front board ( now treated)
in a facsimile d/w
£330
This is a rare little book and this is the first time we have
offered one for sale. The first (unofficial) biography of the
explorer published in the year of his death
Rosove 30.A1 ‘Scarce’
12 Bertram, GCL Antarctica Today & Tomorrow CUP 1958 28pp pamphlet
£10
13 Bertram,
Colin
Antarctica, Cambridge, Conservation and Population
A Biologist’s Story1987 softback 208 pp signed by author
14 Bixby,
William
The Impossible Journey of Sir Ernest Shackleton 1960 Little
Brown FIRST 207pp near fine book and d/w
£20
15 [Borchgrevink, Southern Cross BAE 1898-90 Calendar for 1999 SPRI
Carsten]
14pp Picture for each month Nice item Fine
£15
£15
16 Bowden, Tim The Silence Calling: Australians in the Antarctic 1947-97 1999
softback Allen & Unwin 593pp Fine Raymond Adie’s copy
£35
17 [Bowers,
Bowers]
Men of Destiny by P Masters 137 pp Softback Evangel. Times VG
11pp chapter on Bowers plus 14 other famous men
£10
18 Brown, RRN The Voyage of the ‘Scotia’: Being the Record of the Voyage of
et al
Exploration in Antarctic Seas 1906 FIRST Folding map and illus
William Blackwood 375pp Bluey green cloth undecorated upper
board with black lettering on spine Some minor foxing
£475
The official account of the Scottish National Expedition of 1902- 4
to the South Orkney Islands and the Weddell Sea, written by
Rudmose Brown, and Dr Pirie and R Mossman. Rosove 50 A1c
19 Bruce,
Wilfred M
6
Capt Scott 1937 A Wheaton 50pp illus softback Makers of History
Series No 20 Clean.covers slightly scuffed
£45
Scarce booklet written by Scott’s brother in law
Antarctic Books
20 [Bruce,
William S]
Life in the Antarctic Photographs by the Scottish National
Expedition Gowans Nature Books No10 Gowans 1907 67pp
+ adverts Softcovers and d/w VG+
Uncommon little book, mainly of penguins
£60
21 Bull, Henrik J The Cruise of the “Antarctic” to the South
Polar Regions Edward Arnold 1896 243pp +32 pp adverts
Original pictorial cloth 12 illustrations (by Wyllie and
Burn Murdoch) Clean and firm binding Clean unmarked
boards (one corner bumped) bright lettering and front
board vignette Lovely copy!
£850
Bull’s account of the Norwegian Antarctic expedition
1894-5 which included the first landing at Cape Adare
Rosove 55.A1a
22 Burke, David Moments of Terror: The Story of Antarctic Aviation 1994 First
Hale Fine/Fine 320 pp Fully illustrated
£25
Detailed review of flight in Antarctica from Scott’s balloon ascent
to present, covering exploration of Wilkins, Byrd, Ellsworth etc
23 Butler,
Angie
The Quest for Frank Wild Including his original memoirs
2011 Jackleberry 214pp illus signed by author
£35
Includes the fascinating story of the author’s discovery of Wild’s
ashes and his medals
24 Byrd,
Richard E
Alone 1938 Putnams First 296pp VG in slightly creased d/w
£35
A moving and dramatic personal account of Byrd’s isolation, and
near death, at Advance Base in 1934
25 Charcot, Dr Jean
Le Pourquoi–Pas? Dans
l’Antarctique 1910 Ernest
Flammarion Preface by M
Paul Doumer Scientific
Appendices 428pp illus
folding maps as called for
Quarter leather Gilt on spine
Tight & clean First edition
French Rosove 65.A1 £185
7
Antarctic Books
26 Cherry-Garrard,
Apsley
The Worst Journey in the World 1922 FIRST EDITION
Two volumes Constable the only edition with 10 panoramas
Plates (some colour) and maps as called for. VG new eps,
original blue cloth, slight fading to spines, bright gilt, tight set
in slip case
£1,300
Rosove 71.A2 ‘significantly scarcer than previous’(71.A1)
27 Cherry-Garrard,
Apsley
The Worst Journey in the World 1929 SECOND EDITION
Two volumes Constable Plates (some colour ) and maps as
called for. VG+ original blue cloth, bright gilt to spines, some
light page edge foxing, very attractive set
£750
Rosove 71.C2 ‘Uncommon’
28 Church,
Ian N
Last Port to Antarctica: Dunedin and Port Chambers :
100 Years of Polar Service 1997 Otago Heritage Books
Softback 136pp illus Fine
£25
29 Cook, Frederick
Through the First Antarctic Night 1898-99: A Narrative of
the Voyage of the ‘Belgica’ among newly discovered lands
and over an unknown sea about the South Pole, with appendix
containing a summary of the scientific results. Heinemann
1900 FIRST EDITION 478 pp Illus and maps Original blue
cloth with vignette of ship on front cover Gilt quite bright
Boards dull and edges little scuffed, internally clean
Sound copy Also see reprint page????
£475
Classic polar book by surgeon and anthropologist on the
expedition who Amundsen described as having “unfaltering
courage, unfailing hope and endless cheerfulness ...whose
enterprise was boundless”
See item 130 for REPRINT
30 Conrad, LJ
Bibliography of Antarctic Exploration Expedition Accounts
1768 to 1960 Conrad 1999 First 424 pp Ltd 1000 copies
£50
Uncommon and useful reference book. Listing books and articles of
each expedition in chronological order, with comments
31 Crawford,
Janet
That First Antarctic Winter The Story of the Southern Cross
Expedition of 1898-1900 as told in the diaries of Louis Bernacchi
1998 First South Lat Research 270pp Illus Folding map Mint
£48
Very interesting account of Borchgrevink’s expedition to Cape Adare
8
Antarctic Books
32 Cumpston,
JS
Macquarie Island1968 First Dept of External
Affairs Australia 80 pp illus Fine/Fine
£95
Definitive work following 20 years research
33 Davis,
John K
High Latitude 1962 First Melbourne University
Press 292pp Illus VG+/VG slightly chipped d/w
Uncommon autobiography inc chapters on
Nimrod & Aurora Expeditions
£35
34 Debenham,
Frank
Antarctica: Story of Continent 1957
Herbert Jenkins First 264pp
illus
inscribed by author to his secretary
Near fine book; d/w VG+ slight mottling
inside & light chips at head of spine £175
35 [Ed Debenham The Quiet Land:The Antarctic Diaries of Frank Debenham1992
June Back]
207 pp illus Mint in d/w
£80
Now scarce diaries of Scott’s geologist with his charming sketches
36 D’Urville,
Two Voyages to the Southern Seas Vol 1 Astrolabe 1826-9, Vol 2
Jules Dumont Astrolabe and Zelee 1837-40 MUP 1987 trans by Helen Rosenman
Mint in slip case An important work on early exploration
£100
37 Evans,
Edward
South with Scott Collins Pocket edition no date 1950? 317pp maps
Illus VG
Inscribed by Mountevans 1953
£45
38 [Evans,
Edward &
H Bowers]
The History of the ‘Worcester’ by FE Stafford 1929 F Warne
De Luxe limited edition 34/350 signed by Earl of Inchcape, who
wrote the foreword 240pp illus
VG+
£45
Both polar explorers were heavily associated with this training ship
39 Fisher,
M and J
Shackleton Barrie 1957 First VG/VG 559pp illus
£30
Readable biography which drew on interviews with the survivors of
Shackleton's expeditions Illus by Walter E. How, a crew member
40 Furse,
Chris
Elephant Island: An Antarctic Expedition 1979 First Nelson
256pp Illus VG+/VG+
£15
9
Antarctic Books
41 Goldberg,
Fred
Antarctic Mail 2005 landscape
softback 36pp illus Fine
£18
Private printing of booklet of cards, mail and covers from Antarctic
Expeditions to accompany Antarctic Treaty Meeting Stockholm 2005
42 Hains,
Brigid
The Ice and the Inland: Mawson, Flynn and the Myth of the
Frontier 2002 MUP 219pp illus mint in d/w
A comparison of these two Australian folk heroes
£20
43 Harrowfield, Icy Heritage: Historic Sites of the Ross Sea Region 1995 AHT
David
88pp illus some colour softback VG
£20
44 Headland, The Island of South Georgia 1986 reprint CUP 293pp illus
£90
RK
The sought after hardback edition. Classic work Signed by author
45 Helm, AS
& JH Miller
Antarctica: The Story of the NZ Party of the Trans-Antarctic
Expedition 1964 Government Printer 435pp illus signed by three
members of expedition Brooke, Goldsmith &Blaicklock VG/VG £75
46 Hermelo,
RS et al
When the Corvette Uruguay was Dismasted 2004 Adelie Books
19pp + 6pp Preface M Rosove, trans from Spanish, ltd 250 Fine £40
Reprint in English of the articles relating to the controversy over the
Argentinian ship ‘Uruguay’ involved in rescue of Nordenskjold’s
expedition in 1903. The Uruguay is now on display in Buenos Aires
47 Hince,
Bernadette
The Antarctic Dictionary: A Complete Guide to Antarctic English
2000 NLA394pp Unusual reference book with 15000 quotes Fine £20
48 Hobbs,
The Discoveries of Antarctica within the American Sector as
William H revealed by Maps and Documents Transactions of American
Philosophical Society January 1939 70pp many maps
Presentation copy National Geographic Society Card and imprint
Bound copy VG£55
An important work rarely seen with news clippings from 1964 about
the settlemement of the dispute over naming of Antarctic Peninsular
10
49 Hurley,
Frank
50 Hurley,
Frank
51 Hurley,
Frank
52 Hussey,
Dr LDA
53 Jones,
AGE
Antarctic Books
The Diary of James Francis Hurley Imperial Trans-Antarctic
Expedition 1914-16 ‘Rough Draft produced by Margot Morell
November 30, 1997’ 225pp typed loose leaf copy from original £50
Argonauts of the South 1925 First Putnam 75 llus 2 maps VG+
Gilt on spine slightly faded 2cm tear on spine edge with no loss
In facsimile of pictorial d/w (Rosove 178.A1)
£475
This book covers Hurley’s experiences on the Mawson expedition and
Shackleton’s Endurance expedition including his time on Elephant
Island, all illustrated with his memorable photography.
Argonauts of the South Another copy… Rebound in green cloth
Clean internally Very acceptable copy of first edition
£195
South with Shackleton Sampson Low 1951 new imp in d/w
182pp Illus. by Bertoglio Intro by Lord Mountevans Map on eps
VG+ slight chipping to d/w
£200
Scarce little book in d/w First hand description of
the time on Elephant Island from the banjo-playing doctor
Antarctica Observed: Who discovered the Antarctic Continent?
1982 Caedmon Illus Six maps 118pp
Fine/Fine
£20
Scholarly and readable analysis from original research
54 Joyce, Ernest E Mills The South Polar Trail 1929
Duckworth First 220pp Illus Erratum slip Impression of ink
writing on frontis. Exceptionally clean and tight
very slight fading on spine
£550
The sometimes disgruntled Joyce's account of the Ross Sea
Party; an interesting, if not always accurate, telling of this
harrowing story.
55 Juske,
Anto
56 [Ed.King,
HGR]
F. v Bellingshausen:The Discoverer of Antarctica 2003 Tallin 55pp
softback illus Fine Written in English by Estonian Author
£10
The Wicked Mate: The Antarctic Diary of Victor Campbell 1988
First Bluntisham Foreword by Lord Shackleton Fine in d/w
£35
The heroic story of Scott’s northern party including their time on
Inexpressible Island in an ice cave
57 Lagerbom, The Fifth Man:Henry R Bowers 1999 Caedmon 239pp Fine
£80
CH
An uncommon biography of the fifth man Scott took to the Pole with
interesting speculation about the party’s final days
11
Antarctic Books
58 Laseron,
CF
South With Mawson 1957 second Angus and Robertson 195pp illus
maps on eps VG/VG- d/w little creased no loss
£30
Reminiscences of the 1911/2 AAE by the assistant zoologist
59 [Lashly,W] Under Scott’s Command: Lashly’s Antarctic Diaries ed AR Ellis
1969 Gollancz First 160pp illus Fine/VG
£40
Item 58
Item73
Item 79
60 Levick,
Antarctic Penguins May 1914 Heinemann Second imp 140pp Illus
Murray G VG Very clear and bright front cover
£70
First book on adelie penguin behaviour written by Scott’s zoologist
61 Markham,
Antarctic Obsession: The British Antarctic Expedition 1901-4
Sir Clements A Personal Narrative of the origins of the BNAE Edited by Clive
Holland 1986 Bluntisham 179pp illus Fine/Fine
£30
Fascinating insights from documents never previously published
62 Marr,
Scout
Into the Frozen South Nov 1923 Cassell illus 240pp
FACSIMILE d/w VG- tight and clean little faded spine
Story of Shackleton’s Quest expedition
63 Marr,
Scout
Into the Frozen South 1924 Cassell illus 248pp
School edition with 4pp exercises VG+
64 Mawson,
Douglas
The Home of the Blizzard 1934 H&S abridged popular version
438pp 35 photos 18 diagrams and three folding maps VG£28
12
£40
£30
Antarctic Books
65 Mawson,
Douglas
AAE Scientific Report Geology Part 11 Sedimentary Rocks
TH Tennant 1940 18pp + five plates softback VG
£25
66 Mawson,
Douglas
AAE Scientific Report Geology Part 12 Record of Minerals…
TH Tennant 1940 30pp softback VG
£25
67 Mawson,
Douglas
AAE Scientific Report Geology Part 13 Catlogue of Rocks and
Minerals TH Tennant 1940 21pp softback VG
£25
68 Mawson,
Paquita
Mawson of the Antarctic 1964 First Longmans 240pp illus VG/VG
spotting to prelims Signed on title page by the author
£45
69 [Mawson,
Douglas]
This Everlasting Silence: the love letters of Paquita Delprat &
Douglas Mawson 1911-4 edited by Nancy Flannery 2000 MUP
154pp illus
Fine in d/w
£15
70 McElrea, R
D Harrowfield
Polar Castaways: The Ross Sea Party 1914-17 of Sir Ernest
Shackleton 2004 Univ Canterbury 315pp illus mint in d/w
£20
71 Mickleburgh, Beyond the Frozen Sea 1987 Bodley Head First 256pp illus
Edwin
Signed by the author Fine in d/w
73 Mill,
Hugh R
£12
Shackleton’s Leven en Reizen (The Life of Sir Ernest Shackleton)
1923 Em. Querido Amersterdam 356pp illus (tipped in) VGHeavily faded spine Decorated boards clean and tight
£48
Dutch edition. Lady Shackleton is credited as joint author with Mill
74 Mills, Leif Frank Wild 1999 Caedmon First 343pp Illus
mint in d/w
£140
This biography is now quite scarce, hence the price!
75 Mills, Leif
Men of Ice 2008 Caedmon First 195pp Illus New hardboards
The lives of Forbes Mackay and Cecil Meares
£35
13
Antarctic Books
76 Murphy,
David T
German Exploration of the Polar World 1870-1940 2002 Univ
Nebraska 273 pp illus Fine in d/w
£24
77 Newman,
Stanley ed
Shackleton’s Lieutenant: The Nimrod Diary of ALA Mackintosh
1990 Polar Publications 144pp illus Mint
£40
78 Norris,
Baden
Antarctic Reflections NZAS nd 64pp illus recent softback VG+ £15
A varied collection of Antarctic articles inc such matters as
Amundsen’s penknife, the death of Bonner & Cape Crozier hut
79 Paterson,
George
Gospel Messages from the Antarctic 1962 Witness and Testimony
169pp illus with sketches VG/VG
£25
Uncommon book drawing spiritual messages from Captain Scott
80 Partridge,B
Amundsen 1953 Hale 206pp illus map on eps VG- faded spine
£20
81 [Ed.Piggot,
Jan]
Shackleton: the Antarctic and the Endurance 2000 First
Dulwich Soft back Mint Very well illustrated
£30
Fascinating catalogue of the Dulwich College exhibition, which
brought together the finest ever collection of Shackletoniana .
Includes articles by Stephen Venables, Bob Hedland, Robert Burton
and Michael Smith. Foreword by Alexandra Shackleton
82 PinochetChilean Sovereignty in Antarctica Editorial del Pacifico 1955 59pp
de la Barra, O folding maps card covers Errata slip VG Uncommon
£20
++++++++WITH FRANK BROWNING PHOTOS Tipped in ++++++++++
83 Priestley, Antarctic Adventure: Scott’s Northern Party1914 Fisher Unwin
Raymond FIRST EDITION 382pp 3 folding maps 90 black & white
illus Clean internally Rebacked with raised original (faded) spine
laid on Two photos of Frank Browning pasted on front and rear
paste downs ( one in hospital at Truro 1917 and the other on board
ship) Possibly a family copy?
£450
The book tells the unlucky, grueling, and yet finally triumphant
story, of Scott’s somewhat neglected Northern Party
See item 136 for REPRINT
14
Antarctic Books
84 Priestley, Geological Problems of Antarctica1928Am Geog Soc 13p reprinted
RE&CETilley from ‘Problems of Polar Research’ bound in card covers VG+
£15
85 Ponting,
HG
The Great White South 1921 FIRST EDITION Duckworth 306pp
164 b&w photos plus 11 by Scott and others Map VG Firm, clean
and tight. Some spotting to prelims, faded spine and two small nicks
Gilt bright Rosove 251.A1 ‘Uncommon’
£150
Only edition with ‘Author in Antarctic’ plate as frontispiece
86 Quartermain, Antarctica’s Forgotten Men 1981 Millwood First 192pp illus
LB
Fine/VG+
£45
Biographies of 10 rather overlooked men inc Lashly, Atkinson,
Colbeck, Richards & Cheetham (an overlooked, uncommon book!)
87 Quartermain, South to the Pole: The Early History of the Ross Sea Sector
LB
OUP 1967 First 480 pp illus VG- /VG- signed by author
£65
88 Quartermain, Two Huts in the Antarctic 1963 RE Owen 85pp illus card covers
LB
Early descriptions of (in fact) 6 huts at McMurdo and Adare
£18
89 Robinson,
Huskies in Harness Kangaroo Press 1995144pp softback VG+
Shelagh Articles by 20+ doggers supported by ANARE Club
90 Royds, TR
91 Rymill,
John
£20
The Diary of Lieutenant Charles WR Royds RN TR Royds 2001
Numbered and limited to 150 copies 373 pp illus folding maps
Hardback Fine Scarce account of Discovery Expedition
£180
Southern Lights: The Official Account of the British Graham
Land Expedition 1934-7 1938 First Chatto and Windus with
chapters by Alfred Stephenson and introduction by Hugh Mill
296pp folding map and illus
VG in facsimile of d/w
£65
92 Sanderson, Griffith Taylor: Antarctic Scientist and Pioneer Geographer
Marie
1988 Carleton softback 218 pp illusVG- small tear to back cover £15
93 Scott,
Robert F
The Voyages of the Discovery 1905 Smith & Elder Two vols
FIRST EDITION 260 illus 12 colour plates 2 folding maps
Generally clean internally Boards clean with few marks Gilt a
little worn Hinges beginning to go VG-£400
A quite presentable first edition set
Rosove 286.A1 a
15
Antarctic Books
94 Scott,
Robert F
Scott's Last Expedition Vol I Journals of Captain Scott Vol II
Reports of Journeys and Scientific Work undertaken by Dr Wilson
and other(s)… Smith, Elder FOURTH EDITION Rosove 290.A5
All plates maps and panoramas present Original blue cloth VG
Clean, bright & tight Unmarked boards Lovely set
£325
This set has the two additional maps-sketch map of McMurdo
Sound in volume 1 and Map of Northern Party Travels in volume 2
95 Scott,
Robert F
The Diaries of Captain Robert Scott: A Record of the Second
Antarctic Expedition 1910-12 University Microfilms 1968 First
Six volumes original blue cloth VG+ Uncommon
£500
Reading the original manuscript shows that 200 major changes
were made to the diary entries used in ‘Scott’s Last Expedition’
96 [Scott, Capt]
The Fire and Snow by Douglas Stewart Angus & Robertson 1949
44pp card covers VG+ Radio play on Scotts last Expedition £20
97 [Scott, Capt]
Scott and the Discovery of the Antarctic Jackdaw no 123
Collection of ephemera and information sheets used for a teaching
aid about 1970 VG
£20
98 [Scott, Capt]
The Story of Captain Scott by Mary Macgregor Illus by FMB
Blaikie TC&EC Jack about 1920 63 pp 4 colour plates pictorial
front board VG Scarce ephemeral children’s item
£70
Item 95
Item
103
16
Antarctic Books
99 Shackleton,
EH
Aurora Australis The Book of the 1907/9 British Antarctic
Expedition Bluntisham reprint 1986 Preface by Lord Shackleton
14pp introduction by John Millard explaining story of book’s
production in Antarctica Near fine Fabric covers and d/w
£80
This is the text only facsimile Limited to 1,000 unnumbered copies
100 Shackleton, Nearest the Pole Three articles in Pearson’s Magazine
EH
Sept, Oct, Nov 1909 57pp in all Complete articles with contents pp
and relevant adverts but lacking covers VG Scarce
£155
This account predates the pubn of Heart of Antarctic by two months
101 Shackleton, Heart of the Antarctic: Being the Story of the British
EH
Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909 Heinemann London 1909
FIRST EDITION Two volumes All plates, maps and panoramas
Original blue boards with bright silver decoration.Spine of Vol1 little
loose Lettering clear Some faint spotting
£450
An original set of this classic book describing the Nimrod Expedition
102 Shackleton, Heart of the Antarctic: Being the Story of the British
EH
Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909 Heinemann London 1932
Popular one volume edition All plates and maps present
Internally clean and tight Spine faded in FACSIMILE D/W
£40
103 Shackleton, SOUTH: The Story of the 1914-17 Expedition Heinemann
EH
Nov1919 FIRST EDITION All plates and map complete
Professionally rebacked with original spine New eps Front board
vignette and spine lettering bright Paper less browned than usual
Corner of frontis tissue guard missing
£900
Classic story of Endurance expedition.
Attractive copy
104 Shackleton, SOUTH: The Story of the 1914-17 Expedition Heinemann
EH
New imp Dec 1919 All plates and map complete Clean and tight
Front board vignette and spine lettering bright. Folding map
untorn Sound copy
£375
105 [Shackleton, Adventure 1928 OUP Fine with glascine cover uncut pages 7
EH]
pp and photo+10pp essay‘A Visit to Nansen’by JH Whitehouse £250
17
Antarctic Books
106 Speak,
Peter
William Spiers Bruce 2003 NMS publishing New softback
The most recent biography on this polar explorer and Scottish
nationalist Now quite hard to find
£25
107 Speak,
Peter
DEB: Geographer, Scientist, Antarctic Explorer Biography of
Frank Debenham 2008 Polar Publishing 128pp illus hardback
edition limited to 150 copies
Mint
£50
108 Stewart,
John
Antarctica: An Encyclopedia Two volumes 1990 First McFarland
1193pp Forward by Sir Edmund Hillary inc sections entitled
chronology, expeditions and bibliography
Fine
£50
109 Stonehouse, Encyclopedia of Antarctica and the Southern Oceans 2002
Bernard ed First Wiley 391 p illus folding maps Mint
£125
An uncommon book with contributions from Peter Clarkson, Klaus
Dodds, John King, Robert Headland and others
110 Taylor,
Griffth
Journeyman Taylor:The Education of a Scientist 1958 First R Hale
Ed AA Macgregor 352pp illus Bookplate, stamps and notes on eps
VG/G (d/w creased and worn) 3 chps on Terra Nova Expedition £25
See item 237
111 [Terra Nova Determinations of Gravity by CS Wright Scientific Report 1921
Expedition] Harrison and Sons 106pp 4 plates softback VG+
£45
112 [Terra Nova Physiography ( Robertson and Terra Nova Bay Regions) by RE
Expedition] Priestley Scientific Report 1923 Harrison and Sons 87pp plates
and panoramas, three maps in rear pocket softback VG+
£85
113 Thomson,
John
Elephant Island and Beyond: The Life and Diaries of Thomas
Orde Lees 2003 Bluntisham339 pp illus mint
£35
114 Thomson,
John
Shackleton’s Captain: Biography of Frank Worsley 1999 Mosaic
208 pp illus mint softback
£15
115 Trendall,
Alec
Putting South Georgia on the Map: Duncan Carse’s South Georgia
Surveys 1951-6 Trendall 2011 Softback 216pp illus many maps
signed by author a long anticipated book
£25
18
Antarctic Books
116 Tooley,
RV
Maps of Antarctica Map Collectors Circle 1963 26pp 17 plates
Card covers VG+
£20
117 Tyler-Lewis, The Lost Men: The Harrowing Story of Shackleton’s Ross Sea
Kelly
Party 2006 First Bloomsbury Mint in d/w
£16
A fascinating read and well produced book
118 Webster
To The South Pole 1936? Blackie 224pp illus VG+/VGSmith, B Review of Antarctic Exploration from Ross to “the Quest”
£35
119 Wild, Frank Shackleton’s Last Voyage: The Story
of the ‘Quest’ June 1923 Second edition
Cassell 372pp illus Decorated eps Bright
gilt on spine and vignette of the ship on
front board Lovely copy
£450
Reprinted one month after first edition
A substantial and most attractive book
written by the Commander of the
Expedition after Shackleton’s death at
Grytviken
120 Wilson,DM Edward Wilson’s Nature Notebooks Reardon 2004 Signed by
& CJ Wilson
authors 168pp profusely illustrated VG+/VG
£35
121 Woods,
Robin W
Guide to the Birds of the Falkland Islands 1988 A Nelson 256pp
Illus by Franklin Coombs signed by author Fine in d/w
£20
122 Worsley,
FA
Shackleton’s Boat Journey 1940 First, thus H&S
192pp Map VG- Spine sunned Uncommon little book
Revised abridgment of 1931 book ‘Endurance’
123 Wright,
P & Bull C
Silas: The Antarctic Diaries and Memoir of Charles S Wright1993
OSUP 418 pp illus Fine/Fine
£50
Beautifully produced and illustrated book of Wright’s diary when
aboard Terra Nova as Scott’s physicist and glaciologist
£45
19
Reprints of some Antarctic classics
124 Amundsen, R The South Pole Hurst 1976 449pp illus maps
Fine/Fine £55
125 Armitage,
Two Years in the Antarctic 1984 Bluntisham 315pp illus maps
Lieut. AB Near fine (spine faded) Decorated front board Uncommon
£120
126 Bernacchi,
Louis
To the South Polar Regions 1991 Bluntisham limited 450 copies
348pp illus maps 4pp into by D Walton Fine
£80
127 Borchgrevink, First on the Antarctic Continent 1980 Hurst 333pp illus maps
CE
7pp intro by Tore Gjelsvik near fine (spine little faded)
£65
128 Charcot, J
Voyage of the Pourquoi–Pas 1978 Hurst 315pp illus maps F/F £60
129 Charcot, J
Towards South Pole aboard Francais 2004 Bluntisham Fine
£40
130 Cook, FA
Through the First Antarctic Night 1898-9 1980 McGill Fine
£30
131 Davis, JK
With Aurora in the Antarctic1911-4 Bluntisham 2007 Fine
£35
132 de Gerlache, A Voyage of the Belgica 1988 Bluntisham 202pp illus Fine
£40
133 Doorly,GS
£40
Voyage of the Morning 1995 Bluntisham Fine 224pp illus
134 Markham,C Lands of Silence Martino nd ltd to 150 copies 539pp illus Fine £45
135 Nordenskjold, Antarctica 1977 Hurst 608 pp illus maps intro by Vivien Fuchs
Otto
and biographical note Fine/near fine
£60
20
136 Priestley,
Raymond
Antarctic Adventure Scott’s Northern
Party 1974 Hurst 382pp illus maps Forward
by Sir Vivien Fuchs Fine/Fine
£65
137 Taylor,
Griffith
With Scott The Silver Lining 1997
Bluntisham 464pp illus maps Intro by
D Walton Decorated front board
Handsome book
£140
Arctic books (in alphabetical order)
138 Amedo, Luigi On the Polar Star in the Arctic Sea 1903 First Hutchinson
(Duke of Savoy) Translated by William Le Queux 2 vols 2 coloured folding
maps 2 panoramas Many plates, all with tissue guards.
VG+ clean & tight set. Bright lettering and vignettes.
£240
139 Armstrong,
Terence
The Northern Sea Route: The Soviet Exploitation of the NE
Passage 1952 SPRI sp pub no1 162 pp illus folding map VG £30
140 Bain,
J Arthur
Fridtjof Nansen: His Life and Explorations Fleming Revell about
1890 Second Abridged from longer work 160pp illus decorated
green boards VG Attractive little book
£25
141[Ed Barr,
William]
From Barrow to Boothia: The Arctic Journal of Chief Factor
Peter Warren Dease 1836-39 McGill Queens 2002 330pp illus
maps
inscribed by editor
VG+/VG+
£38
mapping the Arctic coast by the Hudson Bay Company
142 Barrow,
John
A Chronological History of the Voyages into the Arctic
Regions (1818) 1971 David and Charles reprint with intro by
Christopher Lloyd 379pp+ appendix folding map VG+/VG+
Barrow’s history of the early explorations of the NW passage
£30
143 Bartlett,
Capt RA
The Log of ‘Bob’ Bartlett 1931Blue Ribbon Books 352pp illus
VG-mark on front board 40 years of adventure by heroic figure £30
144 Bellotti,
Felice
The Great North 1957 First Andre Deutsch 253 pp illus Trans
from Italian Study of hunting life in Lapland etc VG+/VG£16
145 Borup,
George
A Tenderfoot with Peary 1911 Fourth Stokes NY 317pp folding
map Illus decorated front board VG Clean and tight
£50
146 Bunyan, I
No Ordinary Journey: John Rae Arctic Explorer 1813-93 NMS
Calder J et al 1993 softback 116pp illus Fine
£12
147 Bryce,
George
The Siege and Conquest of the North Pole 1910 First Gibbings
334pp nine small maps VG+
£48
148 Carlsson,
Svalbard: The Land beyond the North Cape 2004 Ice is Nice
Olle&SLundgren 64pp softback VG+
Stunning photos !
£12
21
Arctic Books
149 Carpenter,
Edmund
Eskimo Realities 1973 First HRW 224 pp illus map VG/VG
Attractively designed book on Eskimo Art
150 Cook,
Dr Frederick
My Attainment of the Pole 1913 3rd Mitchell Kennerley 610pp illus
Includes ‘Present State of Polar Controversy’ VG
£25
151 Cookman,
Scott
Iceblink: The Tragic Fate of Franklin’s Lost Polar Expedition 2000
Wiley 244pp illus VG+/VG+ A very good read !
£10
152 Courtauld,
Simon
The Watkins Boys 2010 Russell 208pp illus signed by author
Biographies of Gino and his six fellow explorers on the 1930s
expeditions to Greenland, by the nephew of August Courtauld
153
£25
£18
Davis, Rear Admiral CH
Narrative of the North Polar Expedition US
Ship Polaris Captain Charles Francis Hall
Commanding 1876 First Edition US Govt
Printing Office 696pp Illus and maps as called
for Photolithographs of ‘Polaris’ Very clean and
tight Professional reback with spine laid on
few stamps ‘Philadelphia Drug Exchange’ £240
The story of the 1871-3 scientific expedition
when Captain Hall had a stroke and died.
The expedition split into two; one wintered in
the Arctic and the other drifted 1300mls on the
ice before being rescued
154 Debenham,
Frank
In the Arctic: Tales told at Tea Time 1997 Erskine ed by Barbara
Debenham and inscribed by her 121 pp illus
£35
Charming collection of essays on range of Arctic matters
156 Ellsberg, E
Hell on Ice: The Saga of the “Jeanette” 1938 First US Dodd Mead
VG in scarce d/w (chipped with faded spine)
£35
Very good read about the disastrous Jeanette expedition
led by de Long
22
Arctic Books
CLASSIC BOOK IN FIRST EDITION
157 Franklin, Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea in 1819-20-21-22
Captain John 1823 FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE John Murray 768pp four
folding engraved maps, dated 1823, 30 plates (11 hand coloured
aquatints) Contemporary half leather leather binding with
marbled paper boards, gilt decoration to spine, light foxing and
embrowning , maps untorn Signed on title page Exmouth with
bookplate of Viscount Exmouth on front paste down
£1,650
Lovely copy of this classic polar book from the library of Admiral
Edward Pellew (Viscount Exmouth), Britain’s ‘greatest frigate
captain’ and contemporary of Nelson . Franklin’s party travelled
5,500 miles overland mapping the areas from the Atlantic to the
Copper-Mine River, and suffered starvation, murder and
execution.
Appendices on natural history and scientific observations
158 Glen, AR Under the Pole Star: The Oxford University Arctic Expedition
& NAC Croft 1935/6 Methuen 1937 First in dust wrapper 365pp 48plates 22 maps
and diagrams. Near fine book, chipped d/w with no real loss
£125
Picture on next page
159 Gilbert,
Walter
Arctic Pilot (as told to Kathleen Shackleton) 1940 First Nelson
256pp Illus VG/VG- some slight chipping
£38
The work of flying for Canadian Airways in the Arctic, as told to
Shackleton’s sister who prepared the photographs. Uncommon d/w
160 Godsell,
Philip H
Arctic Trader : The account of 20 years with the Hudson Bay Co
1951 Robert Hale VG+/VG not so common in d/w
£15
Picture on next page
23
Arctic Books
Item 158
Item 159
Item 124
161 Goldberg, Drama in the Arctic SOS Italia: The Search for Nobile and
Fred
Amundsen A Diary and Postal History 2003 softback 144pp illus
Mint
signed by author
Fascinating stuff!
£30
162 Greely,
Reminiscences of Adventure and Service 1927 First Scribner’s
Maj Gen AW 356pp illus VG Autobiography of a very full life
£40
163 Greely,
AW
Three Years of Arctic Service: An Account of Lady Franklin
Bay Expedition of 1881-84 Charles Scribener 1886 First US 2 vols
428pp + 444pp 100 illus Two
folding maps Original highly
decorated
boards with bright gilt Light
foxing to prelims otherwise clean
&
tight
binding
An attractive set
£280
This American expedition was
well equipped and carried out
important survey work in the
northern area around Ellesmere
Island. Disaster struck when the
relief ship went down and
Greely had to trek and sail south
for 500 miles. By the time relief came only six men survived and there
followed a full and bitter enquiry into the reasons for the disaster
24
Arctic Books
164 [Greenland] Scientific Reports on Geology Various 1930s-50s
please ask
165 Hadow,
Pen
Solo: The North Pole Alone and Unsupported 2004 First
Michael Joseph signed by author Mint
166 Hall,
Charles F
Arctic Researches and Life among the Esquimaux, being the
Narrative of an Expedition in search of Sir John Franklin in years
1860,1861 and 1862 with maps and 100 illus 1865 Harpers NY
595pp + adverts Original binding, spine somewhat faded and hinges
little shaky but quite a good copy with no foxing
£100
167 Hayes,
II Dr
The Open Polar Sea: Narrative of Voyage to North Pole in the
Schooner ‘United States’ 1867 New Edition Sampson Low 407pp
Illus map Red cloth binding reinforced hinges no foxing VG
£55
168 Hobbs,
William H
Exploring About the North Pole of the Winds 1930 Putnams First
376pp illus VG sunned spine Arctic exploration by air
£25
169 Hudson,
Will
Icy Hell : Experiences of a news reel cameraman in the Aleutian
Islands, Eastern Siberia and the Arctic fringe of Alaska Constable
1937 First 308pp Illus Folding map VG- spine browned with small
split on hinge Unusual and uncommon book
£60
170 Illingworth, Highway to the North 1956 Benn 293pp illus Near fine/VG+
Frank
Travels along the Alaska Highway
171 Ingstad,
Helge
172 Jackson,
Major FG
173 Krupnik,
Ignor
£18
£20
Nunamiut: Among Alaska’s Inland Eskimos1954 Allen Unwin
First 256pp illus Folding coloured map Fine/VG+
£25
The Lure of Unknown Lands 1935 First G Bell 342pp illus
two large folding maps clean but spine shaky
£25
Covers 1894-7 expedition to Franz Joseph land when he met Nansen
Arctic Adaptions: Native Whalers and Reindeer Herders of
Northern Eurasia 1993 Univ Press New England 355pp Fine
£20
174 Kohlmeister, Journal of A Voyage from Okkak on Coast of Labrador to
B & G Kmoch Ungava Bay 1814 W McDowall 83pp Lacks Map Leather reback
marbled boards Moravian College Library plate Scarce book £140
25
Arctic Books
175 Kushnarev, Bering’s Search for the Strait: The First Kamchatka Expedition
Evgenii G
1725-30 Edited and trans by EAP Crownhart-Vaughan
1990 OHS 214pp illus Fine in d/w
£15
176 Lindsay,
Debra
Trappers, Traders and the Smithsonian Institution 1993 First
176pp illus Mint
£12
177 Lindsay,
Martin
Sledge: The British Trans-Greenland Expedition 1933
Cassell First 5 Maps 48 plates 342pp VG- faded spine
£45
Signed by AB Whatman of 1935/6 Oxford Univ Arctic Expedition
178 Lyon,
Capt GF
The Private Journal of Captain Lyon of HMS ‘Hecla’ during
the recent Voyage of Discovery under Captain Parry 1821-3
1824 John Murray FIRST EDITION 468pp folding map 7 plates
Contemporary half leather binding. Reasonably firm and clean
Two plates and map as facsimiles
£165
Fair copy of this classic polar book. Lyon accompanied Parry on his
second expedition as Captain of the ‘Hecla’. Includes closely
observed accounts of the Eskimo.
179 MacMillan, Fours Years in the White North1918 First Harper and Bros
Donald B
426pp illus with photos by author three maps G:hinges shaky,
some light staining to pages, board edges worn
£32
Uncommon book of the American expedition to explore Ellesmere
Island and Crocker Land
180 Marshall,
Robert
Arctic Village Literary Guild 1933 First 399pp illus VG/VG
Living with Eskimo in Koyukuk area of Alaska in 1930
£22
181 McClintock, Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir J Franklin 1859
Capt. John
First Murray 403pp +adverts 3 folding maps and folding letter
Original blue cloth boards professionally rebacked with original
spine, gilt little faded but readable new eps Clean copy VG£140
182 McKinlay,
William Laird
26
Karluk:The Great Untold Story of Arctic Exploration1976 170pp
Illus VG/VG gripping storyof Stefansson’s 1913-18 expedition £14
Arctic Books
183 Mikkelsen,
Ejnar
Item 184
Lost in the Arctic: Being the Story of the ‘Alabama’ Expedition
1909- 12 Heinemann 1913 FIRST EDITION Numerous Illus Map
in colour facsimile 400pp VG£70
Item 189
Item 180
184 Montgomery, The Voyage of the Arctic Tern 2000Synapse Limited edition
Hugh
Illus by Nick Poullis Signed by author and illustrator Mint
£50
186 Murray,
Smith D.
Arctic Expeditions from British & Foreign Shores from Earliest
Times to the Expedition of 1875-6 Murdoch1877 824pp numerous
illus, maps & engravings Gilt decorated leather binding VG£145
A weighty book with many fine engravings with tissue guards
187 Nansen,
Fridtjof
In Northern Mists: Arctic Exploration in Early Times 1911
Heinemann Two volumes FIRST EDITION 384+416pp illus
Bright gilt, clean and tight set, coloured frontis
188 Nobile,
Umberto
£175
With the ‘Italia’ to the North Pole 1930 First Allen and Unwin
358pp Illus Trans by F Fleetwood VG+ no d/w
£30
189 Nobile,
My Polar Flights 1961Frederick Muller First 288pp illus VG+/VG
Gen Umberto Uncommon in d/w See also item 161
£60
190 Parry,
Ann
Parry of the Arctic 1963 First Chatto & Windus 240pp illus fldg
map VG+/VG(slight chipping to head d/w) Good biography
£20
27
Arctic Books
191 Phipps, CJ Voyage towards the North Pole undertaken
by His Majesty’s Command 1773 J Nourse, London
1774
FIRST EDITION
253pp 12 double page engraved plates, 3 folding maps
and 11 folding tables Contemporary leather, rebacked
with new eps Page edges brown otherwise very clean.
Includes postcard presenting the book to
John Hooper at the Admiralty dated 10 July [1889],
signature of John Hooper pasted to fep
£1,750
The expedition of the ‘Racehorse’ and ‘Carcass’ aimed to find the northern
route to India was blocked by ice north of Spitzbergen at 80 degrees 48
minutes N. The useful 174pp appendix gives geographical and meteorological
observations, astronomical observations and records of the natural history of
the area. The voyage is best remembered for the presence of 14 year old
midshipman Horatio Nelson aboard the ‘Carcass’ and his encounter
with a polar bear. Westall’s painting of this incident hangs at NMM
192 Rasmussen, Greenland by the Polar Sea:
Knud
The Story of the Thule Expedition
from Melville Bay to Cape Morris
Jesup 1921 First Heinemann
327pp 8 col plates, folding map VGvery clean internally Spine
faded and top repaired
Gilt vignette on front board
£145
193 Ross,
Sir John
Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a NW Passage and
a Residence in the Arctic Regions during the Years 1829-33
AW Webster 1835 FIRST EDITION740pp including The Reports of
Cmdr James Clark Ross and the Discovery of the North Magnetic
Pole 27 engraved plates (8 colour) and charts as called for. Folding
map in (reduced scale) facsimile. Old half leather binding. Gilt spine
lettering Firm binding and very little foxing Uncommon
£375
Ross’s expedition to discover the NW passage via Lancaster Sound. The expedition
was the first to explore the Gulf of Boothia and to reach the Magnetic North Pole
See illustrations on next page
28
Arctic Books
Two of the plates from Ross Item 193
194 Ross,
Sir John
Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a NW Passage and
a Residence in the Arctic Regions during the Years 1829-33
Greenwood Press Facsimile Reprint 1969 Volume One 740pp
including The Reports of Cmdr James Clark Ross and the Discovery
of the North Magnetic Pole and explanation and answer to Sir John
Brathwaite’s Supplement. Volume Two includes appendices of
Natural History, Esquimaux of Boothia, Vocabulary, Surgeon’s
Report, Biography of Crew etc Plates, maps and charts as called for.
Brown cloth binding
Near fine
£120
195 Savours,
Ann
The Search for the NW Passage 1999 First Chatham 342pp Illus
Mint in d/w signed by the author
£25
196 Schwatka, The Long Arctic Search: Seeking the records of the lost Franklin
Lieut. Frederick Expedition 1965 Marine Historical Assn edited by E Stackpole
117pp illus softback
VG some fading to cover edge
£20
197 Scoresby,
William
An Account of the Arctic Regions (with a history and description
of the Northern Whale-fishery) 1969 David and Charles Reprint
Two vols Folding map Intro by Alister Hardy Fine/VG+
£70
29
Arctic Books
198 Scott,
JM
Gino Watkins 1935 FIRST H&S 317pp illus Near fine book
with VG+ d/w Tipped in note from the author inscribed to Ralph
Deakin ‘remembering his long association with Gino’
£100
Biography of flamboyant Cambridge student Arctic explorer who
died in Greenland in 1932
199 Sim,
From England to Iceland: A Summer Trip to Arctic Circle 1885
George Charles Gaskarth 120pp illus pictorial boards and adverts VG£65
200 Smith, EH
The Marion Expedition to Davis Strait and Baffin Bay in 1928
Scientific results part 3 Arctic Ice with especial ref to the N Atlantic
Ocean 1931 US Govt 221pp illus VG
£20
201 Spencer,
Chapman F
Northern Lights: The Official Account of the British Air Route
Expedition 1930-1931 Chatto & Windus Dec 1932 First
Folding map 32 plates 264pp VG in slightly chipped d/w
£100
202 Spencer,
Chapman F
Watkins Last Expedition Chatto & Windus 1934 FIRST
intro by Augustine Courtauld 48 pp plates and map 291pp VG
203 Stefansson,
Vilhjalmur
The Friendly Arctic 1921 FIRST EDITION Macmillan 784 pp
Illus Two folding maps in rear pocket VG++
£70
30
£40
Arctic Books
204[Ed Stuart
Houston C]
To the Arctic by Canoe 1819-21 the Journal and
Paintings of Robert Hood: Midshipman with Franklin
McGill and Queens 1974 217pp illus VG+/VG+
£25
205 Troup,
JA
Ice Bound Whalers The Story of ‘Dee’ and ‘Grenville Bay’ 1836-7
1987 Orkney Press 129pp illus VG softback (cover creased)
£15
206 Vibe,
Christian
Langthen og nordpaa 1948 Gyldendal Kobehavn 199pp illus
softback in Danish inscribed by the author
£28
Danish expedition to Grinnell Land led by James van Hauen in 1940
207 Wegener,
Else
Greenland Journey(German Expedition 1930-1)Blackie1939 First
UK295pp illus VG- Spine little worn Uncommon
£40
208 Woodward, Portrait of Jane: A Life of Lady Franklin
FJ
1951 First Hodder& Stoughton 382pp Illus
VG +/VG (few tears no loss)
£80
Scarce biography drawn from journals and
2000 letters in SPRI
209 Williamson, Changing Greenland 1953 First Sidgwick Jackson 280 pp
Geoffrey VG+/VG+
£15
210 Worsley,
F.A. Cmdr
Under Sail in the Frozen North 1927 FIRST US EDITION David
MacKay 295pp illus folding map VG+ tight and very clean
£95
1925 expedition to Spitzbergen aboard the ‘Island’ with Algarsson
Includes scientific reports by Worsley, Marr and Bisset
211 Wright,
Noel RA
Quest for Franklin 1959 First Heinemann 258pp illus VG/VG- d/w
faded in parts
£20
***This catalogue is available to view on my website
www.kingsbridgebooks.co.uk***
31
POLAR EPHEMERA
212 Amundsen, Commemorative Spoon silver plated 13cms long Lettered
Roald
SYDPOLEN1911 and NORDPOLEN 1926 issued in Dec 1928 on
Norway’s national day of mourning VG+ Uncommon
£140
213 [Byrd,
RE]
Commemorative Coin for Harold I. June co-pilot in the Byrd
Ant. Exped. produced by citizens of his home town Stamford
£90
214 [Franklin, Arctic Expedition in Search of John Franklin (in Investigator &
John]
Enterprise) colour print by George Baxter 1850 Numbered 342 in
old ‘gold’ frame, with references and description on reverse
£90
215 [Japanese Forgotten Antarctic Venture The First Japanese South Polar Exped
Exped]
1911-2 by RA Swan August 1955 ‘Walkabout’ Magazine Entire
£15
See item 263
216 Law,
Philip
Australia’s Antarctic Expedition 1954-5 6pp + 8pp camera
supplement ‘Walkabout’ Magazine Sept 1955 Entire mag
£20
217 Model of Polar Explorers by Brittains 1970s? plastic (as shown).Men 5cms high
VG some sledge ropes detached Uncommon
£70
218 [Scott,
Robert F]
Scott of the Antarctic Famous Fighters Series Valiant Boys’ comic
15 June 1963 Front page story Entire comic
£8
219 [Scott,
Robert F]
Captain Scott Tuck’s Little Books 32pp about 1940 6 x 9cms
VG
Produced for use in air raid shelters in WW2
220 [Scott,
Robert F]
Scott of the Antarctic ‘Discovery’ pack Marshall Cavendish about
1990, contains cut out models of wildlife and information sheets £10
221 [Scott,
Robert F]
First Day Cover 75th Anniversary of Captain Scott’s Arrival at the
South Pole postmarked BAT Rothera 19 March 1987 VG+
£15
32
£35
POLAR EPHEMERA
222 [Scott,
Robert F]
Captain Scott’s Own Story Four articles from the Strand Magazine
July to Oct 1913 telling the story of the last expedition from
Scott’s diaries supplemented by Huxley. The first publication of
the story and before the book was published in November. 85pp illus
Not bound. July 1913 complete mag; other three: articles only
£65
Item 222
223 [Scott,
Robert F]
Item 219
Item 232
Souvenir Brochure of Lecture ‘The British Antarctic Expedition’
by Commander Evans 1913 14pp (two pages are photocopies) inc
advert for book and schedule of tour Illus Map
£50
224 [Scott,
Robert F]
Commemorative tin with hinged lid. No date but made in England
believed to be about 1925 Approx 12cms tall Lid labelled ‘Empire
Heroes’ VG+
£65
225 [Scott,
Robert F]
Booklet about RF Scott by LM Forbes SPRI 1970? 16pp illus
VG- covers little spotted
£10
226 [Scott,
Robert F]
Heroes of the Antarctic by Alfred Hoschke 1936 Teubner Berlin
64pp illus map card covers VGUncommon
£30
227 [Scott,
Robert F]
Illustrated London News 15 Feb 1902 The Departure of ‘Discovery’
from Lyttelton 21 Dec nine photos Single page
£20
228 [Scott,
Robert F]
The Sphere 22 Feb 1913 ‘The Antarctic Drama’20pp article inc front
cover &‘Sphere diagrams’ explaining the story Entire magazine £75
229 [Scott,
Robert F]
Bibby’s Annual 1914 Two photos of ‘Scott in his Den’ and ‘Captain
Oates with ponies’ in article Success & Failure Entire magazine £35
33
POLAR EPHEMERA
230 [Shackleton Illustrated London News 19 June 1909 4pp article inc double page
EH]
image of Shackleton’s ‘Farthest South’ plus four other photos
Slight damage to caption
£30
231 [Shackleton ‘Endurance’ card produced by ‘The Skipper’ Famous Ships series
EH]
8x6.5cms
VG£20
232 [Shackleton, Shackleton with two scouts print 19 x 14.5cms ‘Quest’ expedition
EH]
Mounted ready for framing
£25
233 [Shackleton Mrs Chippy model cat with rabbit pelt by Nauticalia with copy of
EH]
Mrs Chippy’s Last Expedition by Caroline Alexander hardback
1997 Bloomsbury Fine in d/w
Picture below
£50
234 Shackleton,K Fulmer Courtship Print mounted 15.5 x 12.5cms
£20
235 [TransRadio Times Magazine 21 October 1955 One page article and
Antarctic Ex] listing of programmes on Light Programme and TV on 25 October
VG- repaired tear to front cover Entire 52 pp magazine
£15
236 [TransFour mint Falkland Island stamps over stamped Trans-Antarctic
Antarctic Ex] Expedition 1955-8
£20
237 Taylor,
Griffith
Walkabout Magazines Entire magazines Sept 1962 and Oct 1962
‘South Pole Epic’ articles Parts 1 and 2
6pp+6pp
£30
238 [ Wilkins
Hubert]
Postally used envelope from Sir Hubert Wilkins stamped the
Wilkins Ellsworth Arctic Submarine Expedition 1931 dual franked
with UK and US stamps
VG Picture above
£25
34
A Selection of POLAR POSTCARDS ....details of others available on request
Antarctic postcards give references from Margery Wharton’s Catalogue of Antarctic
Expeditions 1898-1958
(Copies available at £35)
All cards at least VG
239 Captain Scott Rotary KB-7199A £25
240 Discovery in Winter Quarters RGS £20
241 Capt Scott with his Motor Sleigh KC-2 £40
242 Capt Scott’s South Pole Exped HR Ponting FineArt KA-10 £30
(shown here)
243 Capt Scott’s South Pole Exped ‘Meal on the March’KA-11 £30
244 Heroes of the South Pole Memorial Card Tucks Colour XSM-1-a £18
Item 242
245 Scott Statue Christchurch Royal Series £20
246 Scott Memorial Roath Park, Cardiff Whyman £15
247 Scott Memorial Devonport XSM-106 £15
248 Captain Scott Memorial Port Chalmers Kodak 1927? £20
Item 251
249 EH Shackleton CVO Beresford GA1 £20
250 Joyce Dogs and Sledge (Nimrod) GA3 £20
251 Farthest South (Nimrod) GA9 £25 (shown here)
252 Emperor Penguins (Nimrod) Shackleton recommendation overprinted and
advert for Plasmon Biscuits overprinted in red Scarce £45
253 Ponies on Arrival in Antarctic as above £45
254 Polarskibot ‘Fram’ 1893 £12
255 Spring Time at Lady Franklin Bay Tucks Oilette (Greely and Peary) £15
256 Campaign Scientific ‘Princess Alice’ WS Bruce in group about 1900 £30
35
Articles from periodicals, bound individually in card covers
GJ: Geographical Journal
NGM: National Geographical Magazine
257 Amundsen, R A Proposed North Pole Expedition GJ Feb 1906 22pp
258 Anon
Amundsen’s Conquest of South Pole American Review 1912 5pp
£20
£15
259 Drygalski, E German Antarctic Expedition GJ Aug 1904 24pp map
£25
260 Greely,AW Antarctica Cosmo magazine 8pp 1894
£20
261 Greely,AW American Discoveries of Antarctic Continent NGM1912 16p
£20
262 Greely,AW Shackleton and the South Pole Century Magazine 1910 5pp
£15
263 Hamre,I
Japanese South Polar Expedition 1911-2 GJ 1933 15pp
£25
264 Irizar, J
Rescue of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition GJ 1904 16pp
£15
265 Markham,C The First Year’s Work of the NAE 24pp map July 1903
£25
266 Mill,HR The Position of Sir E Shackleton GJ 1916 7pp
£20
267 Mill,HR
268 Mill, HR
Murry,G
Markham ,C
Bellingshausen’s Antarctic Voyage Gj 1903 10pp
£20
The Voyage Southward of the ‘Discovery’ London to Madeira
The Voyage Southward of the ‘Discovery’ Madeira to Cape
The ‘Discovery’ and the Relief Ship
GJ April 1902 3 articles from same issue bound together 35pp £25
269 Nordenskjold, O Swedish Antarctic Expedition GJ Feb 1904 12 pp map
£20
270 [Ponting H] Life in the Antarctic NGM Dec 1922, March 1924 24 plates
£20
271 Priestley,R Work &Adventures of Northern Party GJ Jan 191420pp map
£25
272 Ross, J
£25
Antarctic Voyages The Leisure Hour 5pp Jan 1869
273 [Capt Scott] The Antarctic Disaster GJ March 1913 30pp
£25
******Many similar articles available**********PLEASE ASK FOR FULL LIST***
36
Both Antarctic and Arctic books
274 Clarke,
Basil
Polar Flight 1964 Ian Allen First 187pp illus map on eps
VG+ no d/w
275 Croft,
Andrew
A Talent for Adventure 1991 SPA first 286pp illus Mint
£20
With a scrap book page, inscribed by Andrew Croft with pictures
276 Lorch,
Walter
Snow Travel and Transport 1977 Gawsforth 159pp illus VG+ £12
Covers the full history inc. snow shoes, dogs , motors and ski planes
277 Feeney,
Robert E
Polar Journeys: Role of Food and Nutrition in Early Exploration
1997 Univ of Alaska Press 278pp illus softback VG
£18
278 Poulsom,
Lt Col NW
& RA Myers
British Polar Exploration and Research: A Historical and
Medallic Record with Biographies 1818-1999 Savannah 2000
First 729 pp illus Mint
£80
Developed from earlier book ‘The White Ribbon’. Highly detailed
research into all Arctic and Antarctic medals and awards with
excellent reference material into lives of the men and the expeditions.
279 Stanton,
William
The Great United States Exploring Expedition 1975 First
University of California 433pp Illus maps on eps Fine/VG
£25
The Wilkes Expedition of 1838-42 has been somewhat overlooked.
exploring the west coasts of America, the S Pacific & Polar regions
280 Smith,
Michael
Captain Francis Crozier 2006 First Collins 242pp illus Fine
(3cms closed tear to d/w edge) Surprisingly scarce book
281 Taylor,
Geoff
Blueberg: The Little Iceberg Heinemann
1960
First 93pp illus
VG/VG- charming children’s story
£15
£40
£18
37
RECENTLY PUBLISHED POLAR BOOKS
282 Aubert, S
Skelton J et al
Scott and Charcot at the col du Lautaret
:1908 Trials of the first motor driven sledges
designed for transport in the Antarctic 2014
(IPEV, Station Alpine J Fourier, SPRI)124pp
illus softback in French and English
Signed by S Aubert and Judy Skelton
£12
283 Credland
Arthur G
Charles Green -The Antarctic Chef: A centenary commemoration
2014 EY Local History Society 64pp illus softback
£10
The life story of the Endurance and Quest cook
284 Davies,
Paul
From South Devon to the South Pole Kingsbridge Books 2013
2nd edition Foreword by Sir Ranulph Fiennes 84pp Illus Softback £7
The connections between South Devon and each of the five British
Expeditions of the Heroic Age (1901-22) are explained.
285 Harrowfield, What Ship? Lt Pennell’s Antarctic Legacy 2013 Caxton Press
David
124pp illus hardback
signed by the author
£38
The circumstances of the arrival, on 10 Feb 1913, of the ‘Terra
Nova’ with the news of Scott’s death off the New Zealand town of
Oamaru are examined, following new research
286 Jarvis,
Tim
Shackleton’s EPIC: Recreating the World’s Greatest Journey
of Survival 2014 Collins First 264pp illus Signed by Tim Jarvis,
Seb Coulthard, Barry Gray and Alexandra Shackleton
£30
Beautifully produced book of this amazing journey
287 Macphee,
Ross DE
Race to the End: Amundsen, Scott and the attainment of the Pole
2011 AMNH 245pp lavishly illustrated Mint in sleeve
£22
Book published to accompany the American Exhibition
288 Skinner,
The Life and Adventures of William Lashly August 2013 56pp illus
George & Val softback New biography by descendants
£7
38
Book Fairs 2015
We regularly exhibit at Book Fairs around the country and would welcome meeting
you at any of the following fairs over the next 12 months. Please let us know if you
would like a complimentary admission ticket, if you would like us to bring along
particular books for you, or if you have any interesting books on any subject to sell.

Sat 18 April
Bath PBFA Fair, Assembly Rooms BA1 2QH

Fri 29 & Sat 30 May
London PBFA Fair ILEC Earls Court SW6 1UD

Sun 21 June
Totnes Book Fair Devon TQ9 5SF

Fri 10 & Sat 11 July
Bristol PBFA Premier Fair, Passenger Shed BS16QH

Sun 2 August
Exeter PBFA Fair Topsham EX3 0HF

Sat 17 October
Bath PBFA Fair, Assembly Rooms BA1 2QH

Sun 13 December
Exeter PBFA Fair Topsham EX3 0HF
For full details of the PBFA Fairs, please see the website www.pbfa.org
*********************************************
Abbreviations used: b&w black and white; d/w dust wrapper; ed edited by ;
(f)eps (free)endpaper(s);illus. illustration(s); insc. inscription;
nd. no date; pp pages; prelims. preliminary page;
trans. translated; Univ. university; vol(s). volume(s)
Condition rated: book / d/w (new..mint..fine..very good...good : + plus or - minus)
***This catalogue is available to view on my website
www.kingsbridgebooks.co.uk***
39
INSTRUMENTS | ALES | APPAREL | ACCESSORIES
40