Ross gillies (42 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. First Canadian. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Good. First Canadian. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: NF. Hardback in Near Fine condition with Near Fine dust jacket. 10.5 X 9.6 X 1.1 inches. 263 pages. * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided *.

Zustand: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

paperback. Zustand: Very Good.

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Oblong 4to., xvi,263p., many plates and illustrations, maps, notes, sources, index, mapped endpapers, black cloth, previous owners bookplate and signature, else fine in fine jacket. (s6) Jacket has cover illustration from an orig. etching 'Fire Down on the Labrador' by David Blackwood. "Here fifteen whale men, mostly from British ports, relate their own dramatic experiences in the Eastern Arctic between 1824 and 1917". …

Hardback. Zustand: New. Captains of whaling vessels were experienced navigators of northern waters, and William Penny was in the vanguard of the whaling fraternity. Leading the first maritime expedition in search of Sir John Franklin, he stood out not just for his skill as a sailor but for his curiosity about northern geography and his willingness to seek out Inuit testimony to map uncharted territory. Hunters on the Track describes and analyzes the efforts made by the Scottish whaling master to locate Franklin's missing expedition. Bookended by an account of Penny's whaling career, including the rediscovery of Cumberland Sound, which would play a vital role in British whaling a decade later, W. Gillies Ross provides an in-depth history of the first Franklin searches. He reconstructs the brief but frenetic period when the English-speaking world was preoccupied with locating Franklin, but when the means of that search - the ships chosen, the route taken, the evidence of Franklin's traces - were contested and uncertain. Ross details the particularities of each search at a time when no fewer than eight ships comprising four search expeditions were attempting to find Franklin's tracks. Reconstructing events, relationships, and decisions, he focuses on the work of Penny as commander of HMS Lady Franklin and Sophia, while also outlining the events of other expeditions and interactions among the officers and crews. William Penny is respected as one of the most influential and innovative figures in British Arctic whaling history, but his brief role in the Franklin expedition is less known. Using primary sources, notably private journals from each of the expeditions, Hunters on the Track places him at the forefront of a critical chapter of maritime history and the geographical exploration that began after Franklin disappeared.…

[0-7725-1524-7] 1985. (hardcover) Very good in very good dust jacket. xvi, 263pp. 4to. There are, oddly, two small burn marks at the lower edge that defy description, else is clean and bright. Mapped endpapers. The text accompanied by maps, illustrations, and black and white photographs. The jacket shows light wear at the upper and lower edges. Overall, a very good copy in a very good jacket.…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 263 pages; Description: xvi, 263 p. : ill. ; 25 x 27 cm. Subjects: Whaling --Arctic regions --History --Greenland --Great Britain 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 263 pages; Description: xvi, 263 p. : ill. ; 25 x 27 cm. Subjects: Whaling --Arctic regions --History --Greenland --Great Britain 1 Kg.…

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,800grams, ISBN:0198166656. …

Zustand: New.

Hardback. Zustand: New. Captains of whaling vessels were experienced navigators of northern waters, and William Penny was in the vanguard of the whaling fraternity. Leading the first maritime expedition in search of Sir John Franklin, he stood out not just for his skill as a sailor but for his curiosity about northern geography and his willingness to seek out Inuit testimony to map uncharted territory. Hunters on the Track describes and analyzes the efforts made by the Scottish whaling master to locate Franklin's missing expedition. Bookended by an account of Penny's whaling career, including the rediscovery of Cumberland Sound, which would play a vital role in British whaling a decade later, W. Gillies Ross provides an in-depth history of the first Franklin searches. He reconstructs the brief but frenetic period when the English-speaking world was preoccupied with locating Franklin, but when the means of that search - the ships chosen, the route taken, the evidence of Franklin's traces - were contested and uncertain. Ross details the particularities of each search at a time when no fewer than eight ships comprising four search expeditions were attempting to find Franklin's tracks. Reconstructing events, relationships, and decisions, he focuses on the work of Penny as commander of HMS Lady Franklin and Sophia, while also outlining the events of other expeditions and interactions among the officers and crews. William Penny is respected as one of the most influential and innovative figures in British Arctic whaling history, but his brief role in the Franklin expedition is less known. Using primary sources, notably private journals from each of the expeditions, Hunters on the Track places him at the forefront of a critical chapter of maritime history and the geographical exploration that began after Franklin disappeared.…

Zustand: New.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Zustand: New. In English.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 519 pages. 9.50x6.75x1.75 inches. In Stock.

First Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. ; 263 pages; Description: xvi, 263 p. : ill. ; 25 x 27 cm. Subjects: Whaling--Arctic regions--History. Whaling--Greenland--History. Whaling--Great Britain--History. 2 Kg. …

Zustand: New.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

First Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. ; 263 pages; Description: xvi, 263 p. : ill. ; 25 x 27 cm. Subjects: Whaling--Arctic regions--History. Whaling--Greenland--History. Whaling--Great Britain--History. 2 Kg. …

Zustand: New.

hardcover. 1997 First Edition. 258pp, private bookplate of Ann Savours Shirley, the polar historian, Fine in Fine dw. In 1857 Margaret Penny set off from Aberdeen, with her husband, Captain William Penny aboard the whaler Lady Franklin on a wintering voyage to what is now the eastern Canadian Arctic. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service.…

hardcover. 1997 First Edition. 258pp, signed on the front endpaper by Ann Savours Shirley, the polar historian, Fine in near Fine dw. In 1857 Margaret Penny set off from Aberdeen, with her husband, Captain William Penny aboard the whaler Lady Franklin on a wintering voyage to what is now the eastern Canadian Arctic. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service.…

hardcover. 1997 First Edition. 258pp, private bookplate, Fine in Fine dw In 1857 Margaret Penny set off from Aberdeen, with her husband, Captain William Penny aboard the whaler Lady Franklin on a wintering voyage to what is now the eastern Canadian Arctic. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service.…

Hardcover. Zustand: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.