markham captain (18 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Clean text; age toned; light foxing; edges worn; gilt on spine; blind stamping; spine splitting; binding loose; Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,700grams, ISBN:

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Offered here is a 1927 reprint of Scott s Last Expedition, published by John Murray. This edition presents the poignant and historic personal journals of Captain Robert Falcon Scott, documenting his ill-fated journey to the South Pole during the British Antarctic Expedition of 1910 1913. Captain Scott s firsthand account provides a gripping narrative of endurance, discovery, and tragedy, culminating in his final, moving diary entries before his death on the return journey. This book preserves the integrity of the original 1913 publication and includes beautiful photographs, offering readers a direct connection to one of the most legendary expeditions in polar exploration. Scott's Last Expedition; The Personal Journals of Captain R.F. Scott, R.N., C.V.O., On His Journey to The South Pole. With Biographical Introduction by J.M. Barrie and a Preface by Sir Clements R. Markham, K.C.B., F.R.S. Published by John Murray, London. June 1927 reprint of the 'Cheap Edition', first published by John Murray in September, 1923, following the first edition, in 2 Volumes, by Smith, Elder & Co., in November, 1913. A good hardback copy with pictorial cloth cover. Worn and bumped, with the pine heavily faded and frayed to extremities. With printed map endpaper designs. Endpapers and first few pages at either end of the book with some spotting. A little weak in the spine, but all still soundly bound. Text is generally bright and clean, with clear, high-quality plates that resonate with the human drama of the expedition. Text in English. xxviii + 519pp (including 2 illustrated pages) +(2) Publisher's Advertisements + 17 Plates (including frontispiece). All Plates as called for. Dimensions: Approximately 202mm high x 139mm wide x 50mm deep. Weight: Approximately 604g (unpacked). More photos on request.

With Biographical Introduction by Sir J.M. Barrie and a Preface by Sir Clements R. Markham. With 19 gravure photo illustrations by Herbert G. Pointing and others. (illustrator). Front endpapers a little toned. Barely visible stain at bottom of cover. Otherwise a book in fine condition. 8vo. 8" x 5-3/8". Blue pictorial cloth cover. 519 pp. Map endpapers of the British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913.

Softcover. Zustand: Very Good. The Arctic campaign of 1879 in the Barents Sea, etc. [With a map.]. Albert Hastings Markham, Sir K.C.B.1880 English Book Book 8vo.[London],1880.Pp. [1]-40 of the proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society, no. 1, Jan. 1880.The original article, removed from a bound volume -- complete with two folding color maps at the rear. Disbound, but complete and clean and Excellent condition - for reading or reference, or ready for the binder. Original and NOT modern reproduction.

Zustand: Good. 4to. Blue Cloth Boards with Gold Stamp, Good with tears along loosened spine, corners worn to boards, some minor staining to some pages, & a loose page facing back endpapers; else VG+. 698 pp., previous owner's signature inside cover. Photogravures, Maps, Charts & Illustrations. Heavy book, may cost extra for shipping.Provenance: withdrawn from the SF Maritime Museum.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. First Edition. World's Great Exploers series. 8vo (188 x 125 mm.), publishers brown buckram decorated/lettered in black and gilt. Pp. xii, 324, 2, [4]. Small stamps on title-page, otherwise fine.

, pages 1-80, Article on The Arctic Campaign of 1879 in the Barents Sea, a folding map of The Barents & Kara seas illustrating the Arctic campaign First Edition , lacks front cover, rear cover detached, few chips and tears at edges of first few leaves but no loss of text, fair condition , original blue printed paper cover (rear cover only) 24.5 x 16 cm Paperback ISBN:

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 4th Edition. Fourth edition. Two volumes. Some damp staining to the bottom of the textblocks of both volumes. Otherwise very good clean copies with some light repairs to fold out maps. Postage will be higher than quoted for outside NZ.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. A charming illustrated monograph of Polar voyages, including a narrative of Captain Phipp's expedition based on the logs of a midshipman. First edition.In a blind-stamped cloth rebind, with renewed endpapers.Illustrated with a frontispiece, full-page map and vignettes throughout. Collated, complete.British explorer and Royal Navy officer Albert Hastings Markham compiled this series of naval narratives, recounting early polar voyages (from the 6th century to 1613) as well as Captain Phipp's 1773 voyage, told through the recovering of a midshipman's journal.Also containing accounts of the expeditions of Buchan, Franklin, Sir Edward Parry, and Sir George Nare. Rebound in later blind-stamped cloth. Externally, lovely, with minimal shelf wear. Bookplate of one Richard Campbell to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are marginally toned, but generally clean, with several institutional ink impressions to the first and last pages, including title. Very Good Indeed. book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. HAKLUYT SOCIETY 1907. Hardcover with tight binding. Condition: Very Good. Clean and bright text. Includes fold-out map and fine images. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

Arranged By Leonard Huxley. Preface By Sir Clements R. Markham. Frontispiece In Each Volume., with 6 photogravures and 18 colored plates, many full-page black & white plates; maps Scott reached the South Pole on Jan. 18, 1912, after being beaten (illustrator). Very Good (little wear covers; contents clean & tight, hinges tight). A pretty nice copy!! Two thick, tall 8vos., blue cloth stamped in gilt Fourth Edition of the famous official expedition account, arranged from Scott's journals which were retrieved when his tent was discovered in 1912.

Cloth. Zustand: Good. Not Stated (illustrator). An early edition of this profusely illustrated work on Captain Robert Falcon Scott's last expedition. The second edition, published the same year as the first.Complete in two volumes.In the publisher's original cloth binding.Volume I comprises Scott's journals and Volume II comprises the reports and scientific work undertaken by Dr. E. A. Wilson and the expedition's surviving members. Arranged by Leonard Huxley, with a preface by Sir Clements R. Markham.Captain Robert Falcon Scott was a British Royal Navy officer and explorer who led two major expeditions to the Antarctic regions, known as the Discovery expedition of 1901-04 and the Terra Nova expedition of 1910-13, the latter of which this work covers.Copiously illustrated throughout, including photogravure frontispieces, eighteen colour plates, three double-page plates, six further photogravure plates and eight folding maps.Collated, complete. In the original cloth binding. Externally, with rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Backstrip to Vol I has a tear running down the tail of the spine. Marks to the cloth, more so to Vol I. Slight fading to the spines. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright, with scattered spotting of varying degrees throughout. Offsetting to the endpapers. Good. book.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. None Stated (illustrator). A complete two-volume second edition of Scott"s final Antarctic expedition, richly illustrated with plates and folding maps. In the publisher's original navy cloth binding.The second edition, published the same year as the first.Complete in two volumes.Richly illustrated throughout with photogravure frontispieces, eighteen colour plates, three double-page plates, six further photogravure plates and eight folding maps. Collated, complete.Volume I comprises the journals of Captain Robert Falcon Scott, while Volume II contains the reports of the journeys and the scientific work undertaken by Edward Adrian Wilson and the surviving members of the expedition. Arranged by Leonard Huxley, with a preface by Clements Markham.Scott was a Royal Navy officer and polar explorer who led two major Antarctic expeditions: the Discovery expedition (1901-04) and the Terra Nova expedition (1910-13), the latter documented here and culminating in Scott"s death after reaching the South Pole. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. One or two minor handling marks to boards. Spine of volume I faded and rubbed towards rear joint. Internally, firmly bound. Hinges slightly cracked in places, but firm. Pages bright and clean with the odd light spot heavier to first and last few leaves. One or two minor handling marks. Very Good. book.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. None stated (illustrator). The second edition of this important official account of the renowned expedition to the geographic South Pole lead by Captain Robert Falcon Scott, written from Scott's own journals and heavily illustrated throughout. The second edition, printed the same year as the first edition.Illustrated with photogravure monochrome frontispieces, six original sketches in photogravure by Dr E. A. Wilson, eighteen coloured plates (sixteen from drawings by Dr. Wilson), two hundred and sixty full-page and smaller illustrations, from photographs taken by Herbert G. Ponting and other members of the expedition, two panoramas from photographs by Herbert G. Ponting, and two folding maps, with the errata slip tipped in to volume I. Collated, complete.The official account of the famed expedition to Antarctica lead by Captain Robert Falcon Scott, written by Leonard Huxley and Sir Clements R. Markham. The work was compiled from the journals of Captain Scott and the scientific reports undertaken by Dr E. A Wilson. The expedition aimed to continue the scientific work they had started during their previous expedition, with the hopes of being the first people to reach the geographic South Pole. The Expedition met a tragic end, with Scott and his party dying on the return journey from the Pole, with their journals and photographs being found later by a search party.In the publisher's original cloth. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally very smart with minimal rubbing to the extremities and joints and the odd very small closed tear to the head and tails of the spines, and slight bumping to the extremities. Minimal spotting to the endpapers with owner's signature to the front free endpaper. Internally, binding strained between pp.112 and113, with two plates disbound but present, otherwise firm. Pages generally bright with light scattered spotting throughout and the odd very minor tidemark to the odd plate. Very Good. book.

Second Edition (same year as First Edition) 2 Volumes, complete. 8vo. blue ribbed cloth hardbacks with gilt titles to spines and upper boards. No dust jackets. t.e.g. xxvi, 633pp. and xvi, 534pp. Both volumes profusely illustrated with portrait frontispieces, tissue-guarded, 6 original sketches, 18 coloured plates and 260 full-page and vignette b/w illustrations, panoramas and maps. A clean set with no markings or inscriptions. Occasional light foxing, heavier to prelims and untrimmed foredges. Light rubbing to spine edges and light wear to top and base of spines and corners with a few tiny splits to cloth. Small spot of soiling to spine of Volume I. Overall a VERY GOOD SET. (Shelf 9) PLEASE NOTE: Very Heavy Set (3.3 kg+) Postage rates vary according to destination, weight and speed. For an accurate overseas quote PLEASE either call or email us before ordering. [AbeBooks shipping quote is based on items weighing up to 1 kilo only]. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.

Hardcover. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: dj. First American Edition. First American Edition. Hardcover. Includes photogravure plates, folding photographic panoramas, several maps (4 folding of various sizes), and nearly 300 photographic illustrations (many full page). [Spence, 1058]. Minor shelf/edge wear, gilt lightly toned, discrete paper spine label near heel, library bookplate at front pastedown, discrete stamp at front pastedown, one map shows minor creases at edges and small closed tear near tab, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Green cloth boards, gilt lettering, frontispiece(s), printed tissue guards, foldout maps and images, teg. 8vo. 443, 376pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Appendix. Index. Very Good. No Dustjacket as Issued.

Publisher's Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Second Edition. Second edition. In 2 volumes. xxvi, 633; xvi, 534 pp. Publisher's dark blue cloth with gilt lettering to front boards & spines. Top edges gilt. Arranged by Leonard Huxley, with a preface by Sir Clements R. Markham.With photogravure frontis portraits and sketches, coloured plates with tissue guards, panoramas, double-page plates, b&w plates and maps. All plates & maps complete. Rubbing to the spines and corners and a slight lean to the binding. Foxing scattered throughout. 24cm tall. An early edition of this hugely influential account of Captain Scott's fateful Terra Nova expedition, in which he and 4 other explorers perished on their return from the Antarctic's geographic south pole. The first volume contains Scott's journals and farewell letters found with his person by a search pary 8 months after the expedition. The second volume contains the journals of crew member Edward Wilson, who also died on the expedition, alongside the scientific discoveries of those that survived. This second printing of the text was published the same year as the first edition, as the title was so popular at the time of publication that it required 5 print runs in the 4 months between November 1913 and February 1914. Less common in such nice condition. prince dent This is a heavy set and may require additional postage if being shipped outside of Europe. Small 4to. Illustrated.

[Polar Exploration] FIRST COLONIAL EDITION. Two volumes. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.xviii; 497; [11]; pp.x; 431; [1]. With eight photographic plates including a frontispiece to each volume, and a folding map at the rear of each volume. Publisher's light blue cloth with gilt titles and blue stamped decoration to spines and upper boards. With dust-jackets showing an image of Captain Scott to the front cover. Some rubbing and spotting to edges. Light spotting and offsetting to endpapers. Light pencil annotations to contents page of volume II. A square cut-out of a newspaper column announcing the promotion of Sir E.R.G.R. Evans to Admiral taped to verso of illustrations list of volume I. Light occasional spotting. Tears to map joint corners. Cloth spines lightly faded. Jackets with chips from head and tail of spines and corners; toning to spines. Rarely seen in jackets. Near fine. Rosove 290.C1.a.