Nearest Pole Narrative Polar Expedition by Peary (73 results)

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

PF. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Black cloth on boards with gilt decoration to front and gilt lettering to spine. Mild bumping and rubbing to extremities. Very clean and tidy, and firm, throughout. Illustrated with black and white photographs within the text. The two fold-out maps located at the back of the book are a little creased from poor re-folding, but are intact and, apart from small closed tears at the hinges, are complete. A heavy book, which will incur extra carriage charges for non UK customers.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. xx, 411 pages color frontispiece, plates, portraits, 2 folded maps. Publisher's binding sturdy, minor scuffing to boards, insect damage at bottom edge of front and rear panels; contents unmarked and attractive, folding maps excellent. 1600 grams.

HARDCOVER GREEN. Condition: GOOD. two pull out maps of the earth north polar regions, gold gilt lettering on spine, illustrated with B & W photographs, small tear to spine, ex. library and usual ex. library markings DATE PUBLISHED: 1907 EDITION: 411.

Condition: New. In.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Books are still among the most important cultural achievements of humanity. Their invention was as important as the Internet: for the first time, a mass transfer of information became possible. Education, science, research, but also entertainment was based on a new revolutionary basis. Books are changing society until today.The technical possibilities of mass printing led to a radical increase in titles in the 18th and 19th centuries. Nevertheless, the conditions were still very different than today: Who wrote a book at that time, often wrote a life's work. This is reflected in the high quality of old books.Unfortunately, books age. Paper is not made for eternity. Therefore, we have made it our mission to preserve the book of knowledge of humanity and to make old books available in high quality at low prices.

HARD BACK GREEN. Condition: FAIR. general shelf wear, cover is well rubbed, book plate on front board, shaken spine, unmarked text, clear pages, map present, frayed edges, fep has pencil markings name date of PO, front inner board the hinge is cracked DATE PUBLISHED: 1907 EDITION: 411.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First Edition. New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1907. First edition, 1907. Sound ex-library copy. Blue-green cloth printed in gilt, 10.25" tall, 411 pages plus two color folding maps at rear, color frontis, other full page illustrations throughout. Covers rubbed, mainly at the extremities, spine number, social library bookplate and patron pocket, small library stamp on title page, good hinges, sound text block, maps very good with a couple of extra creases, pages clean with light foxing to the margins of the frontis illustration. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Hardcover; Hardcover: Ex- library with all the usual markings. Library binding with title on spine in gold. Library bookplate on paste-down. Frontispiece and pages are foxed. Library perforated stamp on title page. Fascinating text and interesting photos (in sepia) . Lacking maps. Nice tight binding. ; Photos & Illus; 4TO; 411 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition. 410 pages. Illustrated with black and white photos and two foldout color maps rear. Gilded spine lettering, cover decoration and top edge. Light discoloration bottom of spine where label had been. Fraying to spine ends. Light rubbing to spine edges. Some rubbing to spine. Sunning to top 1" of front cover. Small bump in cloth right side front cover. "Officer's Library, Royal Marine Artillery" stamped front endpaper and top of title page. Else, very good condition. A tight copy. (C4).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 409 pp.+ 2 Color FoldOut Maps at back + Color Photo Plt at Frontis (With Tissue Guard) + 64 BW Photo Plts, Orig Grn Hardback with Blindstamped Illus of Globe & Eagle on F Cover, Gilt title, Top Edge Gilt, small dink on lower spine, re-colored so not too noticeable, owner inscription ff e.p., else VG & Tight, no DJ, 1st ed (Owner Inscription: "Margaret Henderson from Charles Strangeland, January 1909").

1st edition, hardback, 4to, xx,411pp, 98 illustrations, 2 maps, owner's inscription on endpaper, page edges browned, contents clean and sound, gilt-decortaed black cloth frayed at spine ends and on rear spine edge, Good condition / no dustwrapper.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No d/w. First Edition. xx + 411pp; With ninety-eight illustrations by the author and two maps; Black cloth stamped with gilt vignette of image of man, sled and dogs; A bright and clean copy though covers rubbed and some chipping to head and tail of spine; Digital photos available on request; Size: Large 8vo; A heavy item; Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Medium green cloth; gilt title and spine lettering; top edge gilt. Blindstamped cover illustration featuring globe with Arctic region highlighted in white ink, with three red, white and blue flags planted within Arctic region. ? First edition or first thus, with same date on title and copyright pages, and "Published, April, 1907" also on copyright page. Fifth volume in The Geographical Library, as noted on verso of half-title page. With 95 half-tone photographs by the author within the text, and a tissue-guarded frontispiece color illustration by Albert Operti. Two large color folding maps in rear are present and intact, with irregular creasing along edges closest to hinges and short, narrow strip of darkening and minute chips at upper edge of first map. Moderate rubbing along all cover edges and extremities. Spine cloth moderately scuffed. Binding very slightly shaken (heavy text block). Otherwise clean and unworn.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Green cloth cover with gilt decoration shows minor wear, rubbing and soiling. Loose hinges, bookplate of former owner on the front pastedown. Pages lightly tanned and clean.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1907, 1st UK. Large Octavo. xx, 411pp. Illustrated, including colour frontispiece, photo-plates and two folding maps. Original dark cloth, gilt titles. Some rubbing, a few bumps and surface wear. Sometime re-cased/repaired on spine. Former owner's neat signature and date to head of f.e.p. Otherwise contents generally in good clean order. Overall a 'Good+' copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st ed. Dark blue cloth rebind with gilt titles to spine (not too dissimilar to original). VG copy, very solid, corners bumped, clean throughout, very light foxing, fold-out maps at rear all very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Doubleday, Page and Company; New York, 1907. Hardcover. Book is heavy and additional shipping cost may apply. Ex-Library. A Good, green cloth binding with emblem on front board and gilt lettering on spine, binding intact, crimping and fraying to spine edges with small tears to spine edge buckram, some handling/scuff marks to boards, bit of age toning to pages, TEG with moderate blemishes, spine buckram separating from backing material, rub mark bottom text block corner, rubbing to board and spine edges, fold out map present and intact in rear, previous owner info sticker on front pastedown, soiled spot front free endpaper and verso rear free endpaper, starting hinges, library markings include: rubbed spot top spine buckram, white marker handwritten library location bottom spine with tape residue, removed sticker residue/abrasion top front pastedown, embossed library stamp on title page and few pages throughout, removed library due date card residue rear pastedown, without Dust wrapper. A good and overall clean copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches], 411pp., indexed, b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.Please note: Oversized books/sets MAY require additional postage then what is quoted for 2.2lb book.

Black hardback cloth cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. G: in Good condition without dust jacket. Cloth split along external front joint Spine sunned. Endpapers browned. Inner hinges cracked. 260mm x 190mm (10" x 7"). xx; 411pp. With ninety-eight illustrations by the author and two maps. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas.

Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. 1st UK Edition: xx, 411pages, illustrated, with 98 illustrations by the author and two folding maps. Original black/brown cloth, gilt vignette of man, sled and dogs to front cover. The account of the second unsuccessful attempt by Peary, in 1906, to reach the North Pole. He was forced to turn back 175 miles from his destination. He passed Ellesmere Land to Cape Sheridan and the Arctic Basin, returning along the coast of Greenland. In this, his second to last expedition he claimed to have reached 87º06', the farthest north any had yet been. Arctic Biblio,13226. Ricks p. 169. Peary made several expeditions attempting to reach the North Pole. In this, his 1906 expedition, he reached latitude 87degrees 06minutes N, about 175 miles from the Pole, the closest to the Pole yet achieved. While ostensibly failures, these expeditions allowed him to test his equipment, dogs and men, honing his skills for what he later (1909) reported to be a successful achievement of the Pole. These 1906 journeys passed Ellesmere Land to Cape Sheridan and the Arctic Basin. He returned to his ship by sledge along the Northern Coast of Greenland. There is appended a report of Peary's explorations in 1898-1902. Whether Peary himself ever reached the North Pole is a subject of some controversy today. Shelfware, bumped, previous owners bookplate to front pastedown, frontispiece and couple of pages cracking at hinge, age toning to pages, contents clean, small tear to one of the two folding maps. This is the first UK edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; 1900-1920; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2687.

Tall thick 8vo. xx, 411, [1] pp. Title in red & black. Colour frontisp., 95 photo illustrations, 2 large folding colour maps. Ribbed-green publisher's cloth, gilt lozenge decoration of American Eagle & globe front cover, gilt lettering on spine, t.e.g. (very minor bumping to couple corners, shelfwear), still VG bright copy, w/ initials of former owner on ffep., small bookseller's label on rear pastedown for Johnson's Bookstore, Springfield Stationers. First edition of this well-illustrated work detailing the sixth Artic Expedition of Robert Peary building upon his Greenland expeditions, where he gained much of the experience used in his later treks to conquer the Pole, as well as an Inuit mistress, and child, both of whom he leaves behind in 1909. The SS Roosevelt was the first ship ever built in the Western Hemisphere for Arctic exploration, and was a schooner designed and built with an ice-strengthened flexible wooden hull, sheathed in steel and braced by a unique system of trusses.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First Edition. 411 pages. Index. Colour frontisplate. Black and white photographic plates. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Library binding intact. Maps not included. Offered as is. A worthy reading copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Prompt Shipment, in Boxes, Tracking First Editions are First Printings. . ; Good or Better hardcover, minor wear to covers and spine, includes map and 95 photographs, sm4to, 409 pp.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good+. First British Edition. Quarto. color frontispiece, 411pp., 2 large folding color maps at rear showing Perry's route, 96 photographic illustrations by the author; bound in black pictorial gilt cloth. Very minor wear to spine ends, internally clean and bright with no markings of any kind.

hard cover. Condition: Very Good. No jacket. First Edition. New York:Doubleday, Page & Company. 1907. 1st edition. xx+411pp. Illustrated with 95 photographs by the Author, 2 maps, and a frontispiece in color by Albert Operti. Hardcover.  Green boards with gilt to front cover and spine still bright, lightly shelfworn, with wear to spine ends. Top edges gilt. Internally, end pages are age-toned with some darkening from articles left to long, as well as pages 50/51. In addition, pages 106 and 156 have age-toned from interacting with the plates opposite. Other pages are clean and the book is free of previous owners marks or signatures. Maps are present in rear. The binding is tight and hinges intact. .