Cook dr frederick a (12 Ergebnisse)
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Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good.
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New edition. 8vo. xlviii + 610pp. + index + adverts. B/w. portrait frontispiece and illustrations. Paperback in original pictorial grey wrapps. with white lettering to spine, some minor wear to corners, otherwise very good. ISBN 0815411375 US$15.
- Softcover
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Verlag: Mitchell Kennerley, 1913
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In den WarenkorbHardcover. Zustand: Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDNew York and London: Mitchell Kennerley. 1913. Third printing, 60th thousand. Press Edition. In green cloth, black lettering and decoration, front panel soiled. Slightly darkened spine with frayed head and tail. Corners bumped. Pages clean, lightly tan…ned. A couple pencil markings to pastedown and endpaper, prior owner's blindstamp to front endpaper. Sm 8vo. 610pp.
Weitere BilderVerlag: Mitchell Kennerley, New York and London, 1913
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In den WarenkorbZustand: Good. No Dust Jacket. ONE OF THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL EXPLORATION NARRATIVES EVER PUBLISHED. Dr. Frederick A. Cook's dramatic account of the expedition he claimed reached the North Pole in April 1908, a full year before Robert Peary's rival expedition. More than a travel narrative, the work became a central document in on…e of the most enduring controversies in the history of exploration, placing Cook at the center of an international debate that continues to attract scholarly interest. Richly illustrated and detailed, the volume chronicles Arctic travel by dog sled, survival under extreme conditions, encounters with Inuit communities, scientific observations, and the final push toward the Pole. The book remains an essential primary source for understanding both the heroic age of polar exploration and the public battle over priority and proof that followed Cook's announcement. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Original pale blue cloth lettered in dark blue on the upper board and spine. 7.75 inches tall; 610 pages followed by an 8-page index and one page of publisher advertisements. Illustrated throughout with photographic plates and documentary reproductions, including images of Arctic travel, sledging expeditions, and Cook's navigational records. Press Edition; Third Printing, 60th Thousand. CONDITION: Moderate shelf handling wear with mild rubbing and age-soiling to the cloth. A spot of loss of color on the top front inthe title. Interior remains remarkably well-preserved with plates clean and bright. A solid, attractive example of an important polar exploration narrative. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE - Few exploration books generated more controversy than My Attainment of the Pole. Cook maintained that he reached the North Pole on April 21, 1908, preceding Robert Peary's celebrated claim by nearly a year. The competing assertions ignited a bitter international dispute involving scientific organizations, newspapers, governments, and fellow explorers. Published only a few years after the events it describes, this volume served as Cook's most comprehensive presentation of his case. In addition to recounting the expedition itself, the work seeks to defend his claim through photographs, observations, calculations, and supporting documentation reproduced throughout the text. Today the book is valued not only as a narrative of Arctic exploration but also as a primary source in one of the defining controversies of twentieth-century geographic discovery. Whether viewed as an account of triumph, miscalculation, or disputed achievement, it remains indispensable to collections of exploration, Arctic history, and the history of science. CONTENT HIGHLIGHTS +++ Detailed account of Cook's 1907-1909 Arctic expedition +++ Central document in the Cook-Peary North Pole controversy +++ Numerous photographic illustrations +++ Reproductions of navigational and observational records +++ Contemporary discussion of Inuit travel methods and Arctic survival +++ Published during the height of public interest in polar exploration SUBJECTS: Frederick A. Cook, North Pole, Arctic Exploration, Robert Peary, Polar Expeditions, Inuit Culture, Exploration Controversies, Geographic Discovery, Polar Travel, History of Science, Adventure Literature, Polar Exploration, Arctic History, Travel Narrative, Exploration Literature, History of Science.
Verlag: Mitchell, Kennerley, New York and London, 1912
- Hardcover
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In den WarenkorbHardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Hardcover in red cloth lettered in gilt. xx+604 pp. with index, appendix of field notes and addtional appendix "Questions The Enter Calculations For Position of The North Pole". With 32 monochrome plates. The second edition, the first being published a year earlier by a provate publishing house. Re…cord of the expedition to the North Pole that first reached the Boreal Center, 1907-1909, with a final summary of the Polar Controversy. Cook claimed to have reached the North Pole in April, 1908, which would have been a year before Peary. His claims have been cast into doubt, some believing taht he indeed reached the Pole while others claimed he achieved the "Pole du Froid" instead. Very good with spotting to the spine strip and a couple spots to the front cloth.
- Hardcover
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Zustand: Like New. Used - Like New. This is a reproduction of an out of print title. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Ch…ildren's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.
Weitere BilderVerlag: Mitchell Kennerley, New York, 1912
- Hardcover
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In den WarenkorbHardcover. Zustand: Very good +. Reprint. 604p, octavo. A very good + copy in red cloth boards. Spine sunned. Minor wear to edges, spine ends, and corners. This copy is Inscribed by the author, Dr. Frederick A. Cook, to the previous owner on the first free end paper.
Verlag: Mitchell, Kennerley, 1912
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In den Warenkorbhardcover. Zustand: Good. General shelfwear to the cover and page edges.
Weitere BilderVerlag: Doubleday, Page and Company, 1908
- Hardcover
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In den WarenkorbHardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A bit of rubbing to covers, otherwise a very nice copy of this controversial book - did Dr. Cook do all the wonderful exploring he claimed? Apparently not. Still and all, a nicely illustrated account of mountaineering. Illustrated (illustrator).
Weitere BilderVerlag: Polar Publishing Co, New York, 1911
- Erstausgabe
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In den WarenkorbFirst Edition. First edition, large 8vo, pp. xx, [2], 604; frontispiece portrait of Cook, and 49 photographic illustrations on 31 plates, plus other illustrations. and a map in the text; hinges starting, else very good in original pictorial brown cloth. This is the narrative of Cook's supposed journey to the pole which he claims… to have reached nearly a year before his rival, Robert E. Peary. Ironically, Cook had been the surgeon on Peary's Arctic expedition of 1891-92. Controversy surrounded this, as well as earlier expeditions of Cook's, and credit for reaching the pole was generally given to Peary, until he, too, was discredited. Credit is now generally given to the Minnesota insurance salesman, Ralph Plaisted (1927-2008) and his three companions, Walt Pederson, Gerry Pitzl and Jean-Luc Bombardier, who were the first to succeed in a surface traverse across the ice in a Ski-Doo snowmobile (a then-novel invention of Canada's Bombardier Company) to the North Pole on 19 April 1968, making the first confirmed surface conquest of the Pole. Arctic Bibliography 3389.
Weitere BilderVerlag: Mitchell Kennerley, New York and London, 1912
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In den Warenkorb8vo, pp. xx, 604; frontispiece portrait of Cook, 30 plates, plus other illustrations. and a map in the text; original red cloth stamped in gilt on upper cover and spine; spine a little dull, else very good and sound. This copy with a presentation from Cook on the front free endpaper: "To Miss Mildred Brown, may your future be a…continuous aurora without Boreas. Frederick A. Cook." This is the narrative of Cook's supposed journey to the pole which he claims to have reached nearly a year before his rival, Robert E. Peary. Ironically, Cook had been the surgeon on Peary's Arctic expedition of 1891-92. Controversy surrounded this, as well as earlier expeditions of Cook's, and credit for reaching the pole was generally given to Peary, until he, too, was discredited. Credit is now generally given to the Minnesota insurance salesman, Ralph Plaisted (1927-2008) and his three companions, Walt Pederson, Gerry Pitzl and Jean-Luc Bombardier, who were the first to succeed in a surface traverse across the ice in a Ski-Doo snowmobile (a then-novel invention of Canada's Bombardier Company) to the North Pole on 19 April 1968, making the first confirmed surface conquest of the Pole. Arctic Bibliography 3389.
