Heroes of Polar Exploration
New York: American Heritage, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. 7 X 10 1/4 Inches. 153 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the title-page. Original illustrated boards. Light wear to edges and spine ends. More
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Ascent: Of the Invention of Mountain Climbing and Its Practice
New York: Random House, 1965. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 1/2 Inches.124 [1] PP. Stated "First Printing" on copyright page. Light scuffing to DJ spine and edges. Price-clipped. More
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The Ascent of Everest [40th Anniversary Signed/LTD Edition]; Signed by Edmund Hillary, John Hunt, George Lowe and others!
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1993. Signed Limited Edition. Slipcased. 6 3/8 X 9 1/2 Inches. 280 PP. "We agreed that this was going to be no ordinary climb. For the time being, Everest was rather more than a mountain." John Hunt #87 of 500 signed/limited copies. First printing of the..... More
OUR JOURNEY AROUND THE WORLD - AN ILLUSTRATED RECORD OF A YEAR'S TRAVEL - OF FORTY THOUSAND MILES THROUGH INDIA, CHINA, JAMPA, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, EGYPT, PALESTINE, GREECE, TURKEY, ITALY, FRANCE, SPAIN, ETC
Hartford, Conn. A.D. Worthington & Co., 1895. First Edition. Cloth. 5 7/8 X 8 7/8 Inches. 641 PP. Original illustrations and folding map intact. Front and rear hinge starting a bit. Small closed tear to top of ffep. A bit of rubbing and wear to covers, but a very attractive..... More
The Journals of the Expedition Under the Command of Capt.'s Lewis and Clark to the Sources of the Missouri, thence Across the Rocky Mountains and down the River Columbia to the Pacifica Ocean...
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1962. Limited Edition. Leather bound. 7 3/4 X 11 1/2 Inches. 2 VOL. Original first printing of this set from The Easton Press. Green leather binding with elaborate gilt decoration to covers and spine. Four raised hubs to each spine. AEG. A few blemishes to..... More
A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and His Companions
London: John Murray, 1859. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 5 3/4 X 9 Inches. 403 PP + 3 PP Publisher Ads. First edition in publisher blue cloth binding with gilt illustration of the HMS Erebus on front cover. All 15 original illustrations, two folding maps and facsimile of Franklin's supplies..... More
To Galapagos on the Ara, 1926. The events of a pleasure cruise to the Galapagos Islands and a classification of a few rare aquatic findings, including two specimens of a new species of shark never caught before and here described for the first time.; LTD TO 500 COPIES!
Mount Vernon, NY: Privately Printed, 1927. William Belanske. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 10 X 13 1/4 Inches. 161 PP. One of the finest travelogues ever produced. To Galapagos on the Ara is the story of the 1926 trip by William K. Vanderbilt II and crew. 30 full-page color plates of aquatic..... More
Travels in the Interior Parts of America; Communicating Discoveries Made in Exploring the Missouri, Red River and Washita, By Captains Lewis and Clark...; As Laid Before the Senate, by the President of the United States. In February, 1806, and Never Before Published in Great Britain.
London: Richard Phillips, 1807. First UK Edition. Leather bound. 5 1/8 X 8 1/4 Inches. 116 PP. "The Sibley-Dunbar descriptions of the Texas-Louisiana frontier game the first formal and satisfactory picture of the southern portion of the Louisiana Purchase" (Howes) Full title: Travels in the Interior Parts of America; Communicating Discoveries..... More
Tales of Tahitian Waters (Wittnauer/Bulova Watch Interest)
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1931. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 7 5/8 X 10 1/4 Inches. 303 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. One of Grey's desireable books on fishing housed in original DJ. Original cloth a bit worn at edges, but very attractive overall. DJ worn..... More
My Life (SIGNED FIRST UK PRINTING)
London: George G. Harrap & Co., 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 Inches. 304 PP. True first UK printing in the scarce original DJ. Signed by early female aviator Jean Batten on a slip cut from an autogaph album. Signature taped to FFEP. Batten made the first solo..... More
Through British Guiana to the Summit of Roraima (W/ SCARCE DJ)
London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1920. First UK Edition. Cloth. 5 1/4 X 7 3/4 Inches. 236 PP + Publisher Catalog. "Mrs. Cecil Clementi (whose husband is Colonial Secretary of British Guiana, and has administered the Government there on two occasions) has lived in that country about six years. She is..... More
Yankee in Africa (SIGNED 1ST PRINTING)
Boston: The Stratford Company, 1936. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/8 X 7 3/4 Inches. 297 PP. First printing of this important testament to early 20th Century Big Game Hunting in Africa. Signed by author, Ira Morse, directly on the FFEP. Original green cloth binding clean and unblemished, but..... More
The Pitiless Jungle; "Africa - whose very name evokes strife and mystery, ferocity, beauty, and contrast - I have tried to make her come alive in this, the story of my adventures there."
New York: David McKay Company, 1955. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/4 Inches. 309 PP. First printing in original DJ. Price of $4.50 intact on front flap. DJ worn at edges and folds. Minor paper loss and tape remnants. More
More Years Under the Earth (FIRST ENGLISH EDITION)
London: Neville Spearman, 1961. First Thus. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 3/4 Inches. 164 PP. First English edition after the French (1958). Possibly the most well-known cave-diver of the 20th Century. Original publisher blue cloth binding. Original dust jacket price-clipped. Slight wear to DJ edges and folds. A clean copy..... More
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