South ernest shackleton (29 Ergebnisse)

New Edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, and clean. Series: The Century Travellers. Physical description: xxi, 375p., ill. ; 22cm. Subjects: Shackleton, Ernest Henry Sir (1874-1922). Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration. 1 Kg…

First Edition. Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: xxi, 375 p.; ill.; 22 cm. Notes: Originally published: London : Heinemann, 1919. Includes index. Subjects: Shackleton, Ernest Henry Sir 1874-1922; Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914-1…

Second Edition. Near fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges very slightly dust-dulled and toned. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; xxi, 375 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. Subjects; Shackleton, Ernest Henry Sir (1874-…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'At 5 o'clock on the evening of November 21st, after the ice had drawn back like pall bearers at a funeral, Endurance slipped lower in the water, her stern pointing skywards. We stood in silence while she said her last farewell. A cacophony of cracking timber and rushing water signaled her en…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute thi…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work,…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition. 8vo. pp. xvi, 290; 75 illusts. from photos., 2 folding maps; good in the original dark green cloth, gilt, t.e.g., creased and faded on spine. With the bookplates of William H. Littlewood to front pastedown and title-page verso. Hurley was the photographer on both Mawson'…

First US Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: xvi, 290 p., [43] leaves of plates, [2] folded maps : ill., maps ; 24 cm. Subjects: Aurora (Ship); Endurance (Ship); Briti…

Publisher's green cloth, top edge gilt, uncut. Very fine. New York and London, G. P. Putnam's Sons / The Knickerboxer Press, 1925. 8vo. [ii] + xvi + 292 pp. + plates and maps. Contents: "Youthful Days", "Through the Roaring Forties", "The Home of the Penguins", "Southward Ho! and Winter in the Land of the Blizzard", "The Flight…

First edition, in the jacket, the scarcity of which is highlighted by Rosove. Many of the plates are after Hurley's photographs, and around half appear in print for the first time. The jacket shows the Endurance in the ice. Hurley (1885-1962) was born in Glebe, Sydney, and quickly became interested in photography, buying his own…