Thomas Wyatt Bagshawe (29 results)

Condition: Fair. 1946. Reprinted. 63 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with decorations. Black and white illustrations throughout. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, pages remain attached. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends with splits to spine ends causing cloth to be frayed. Water staining to front board.

Condition: New.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardback. Condition: New. POMPEY returned to his home in the Antarctic in August after an absence of one-and-a-half years. He was one of about twelve thousand Gentoo penguins which lived on three islands, North Island, Middle Island and South Island. This book is a simple account of Pompey's life during the following nine months. He goes swimming among the ice-foes; he fishes for shrimps; he escapes from his arch-enemy, the Leopard Seal; and he meets the charming Jenny who becomes his wife. Together they make a nest and rear two fine, fluffy chicks. It is an accurate description of the life of a Gentoo penguin, made interesting by Mr. Bagshawe's wide knowledge of penguin habits and the conditions in which they live. Before the time comes for the baby penguins to swim away from home, Pompey and Jenny and many of their neighbours have become intimate friends. ]oan Kiddell-Monroe's pictures are accurate and quite outstanding. They help to make a really exceptional book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Joan Kiddell-Monroe (illustrator). 64 pages. dj ripped at spine and very worn. Shelf wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Undated but inscription to front end paper gives Christmas 1940. The boards show light scuffing to the edges and corners, fading and light bumping to the edges and corners and spine head and tail. Faint stain spot to the front and small white fleck. The boards are slightly warped. The leaves are firm and undamaged. The pages are mostly clean, with occasional minor stain spots or light soiling. Light dirt to the text block edges. The book has a slight forward lean. Measures 25.3 x 19.1 x 1.1cm. 64 pages.

POMPEY WAS A PENGUIN: Hardback with Dust Jacket POMPEY returned to his home in the Antarctic in August after an absence of one-and-a-half years. He was one of about twelve thousand Gentoo penguins which lived on three islands, North Island, Middle Island and South Island. This book is a simple account of Pompey's life during the following nine months. He goes swimming among the ice-foes; he fishes for shrimps; he escapes from his arch-enemy, the Leopard Seal; and he meets the charming Jenny who becomes his wife. Together they make a nest and rear two fine, fluffy chicks. It is an accurate description of the life of a Gentoo penguin, made interesting by Mr. Bagshawe's wide knowledge of penguin habits and the conditions in which they live. Before the time comes for the baby penguins to swim away from home, Pompey and Jenny and many of their neighbours have become intimate friends. ]oan Kiddell-Monroe's pictures are accurate and quite outstanding. They help to make a really exceptional book.

Hardback. Condition: Good Plus. Joan Kiddell-Monroe (illustrator). Reprint. 1942. Reprint. 64pp., illustrated endpapers, frontispiece and many full-page and in-text illustrations. Thomas Wyatt Bagshawe (1901-1974) was an explorer, museum curator, folklorist and writer. In 1920, Bagshawe joined the British Graham Land Expedition to Antarctica, to continue mapping the western coastline of the Weddell Sea, but due to ice blocking their passage through the Antarctic Sound, they did not arrive at their desired location and the expedition's plans were scaled back, and Bagshaw carried out observations of weather conditions, tidal measurements and studies of penguins. This book is a charming tale of the adventures of a penguin named Pompey. The book is bound in the original blue cloth covered boards with black titling on the spine and black titling with an illustration of a penguin on the front board. The case of the book is in good to very good condition with shelf wear and some soiling and staining on the boards. The spine ends are bumped with a little damage to the cloth and the corners are lightly bumped. The spine is faded and there is also fading on the fore and bottom edges of the front board, fore edge of the rear board and up to about 2 1/4" of the bottom edge of the rear board. The contents are tight and clean with an impression from an erased name on the top edge of the front free endpaper.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. JOAN KIDDELL-MONROE (illustrator). THE BOARDS ARE RUBBED AND FADED. THE CORNERS ARE BUMPED. THE SPINE IS FADED. THERE IS A TEAR ALONG THE SPINE EDGE. THERE IS FOXING TO THE PAGE EDGES. THERE ARE PENNED MARKS AND SOME SMALL STAINS TO THE FFEP. THE BINDING IS TIGHT. PAGES GENERALLY APPEAR CLEAN AND CREASE FREE. ALL IN ALL A NICE EXAMPLE OF THIS BOOK.

Hardcover. Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New. In.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 68 pages. 9.84x7.48x0.59 inches. In Stock.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 3 working days.

HARDCOVER. Condition: Good. Joan Kiddell-Monroe (illustrator). Hardcover edition. 63pp. Small 4to in decorative blue cloth. Two-tone illustrations. Extremities rubbed; binding shaken, ink names on front free endpaper, else interior unmarked.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 68 pages. 9.84x7.48x0.59 inches. In Stock.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - POMPEY returned to his home in the Antarctic in August after an absence of one-and-a-half years. He was one of about twelve thousand Gentoo penguins which lived on three islands, North Island, Middle Island and South Island. This book is a simple account of Pompey's life during the following nine months.

Hardback. Condition: New. POMPEY returned to his home in the Antarctic in August after an absence of one-and-a-half years. He was one of about twelve thousand Gentoo penguins which lived on three islands, North Island, Middle Island and South Island. This book is a simple account of Pompey's life during the following nine months. He goes swimming among the ice-foes; he fishes for shrimps; he escapes from his arch-enemy, the Leopard Seal; and he meets the charming Jenny who becomes his wife. Together they make a nest and rear two fine, fluffy chicks. It is an accurate description of the life of a Gentoo penguin, made interesting by Mr. Bagshawe's wide knowledge of penguin habits and the conditions in which they live. Before the time comes for the baby penguins to swim away from home, Pompey and Jenny and many of their neighbours have become intimate friends. ]oan Kiddell-Monroe's pictures are accurate and quite outstanding. They help to make a really exceptional book.

Hardback. Condition: very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. JOAN KIDDELL-MONROE (illustrator). Hardback, some tanning and corners bent a lttile otherwise very good Penguin on the front.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition. 8vo. pp. xxi, 292; photo. illusts., folding sheet of panoramas, map endpapers; spotting to fore-edge, else near-fine in original cloth, blocked in silver to spine, neatly restored to head of spine. The British Imperial Antarctic Expedition to Graham Land failed in many of its objectives, but two members of the small team, Bagshawe and Maxine Lester, overwintered in a small hut on an island just off the Danco Coast. Years after his return, Bagshawe was persuaded by Frank Debenham to set down his experiences, and the result was the present "well-written narrative" (Rosove), which is now scarce.

Wrappers. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 1938 reprint of the above article; pages 186 to 307. Illustrated with many b/w photos of penguins plus some b/w diagrams and maps. Facinating study of the Gentoo penguins at Waterboat Point, Grahamland, Antarctica between 1920-1922. Thomas Bagshawe and Maxime Charles Lester lived in an upturned waterboat at "Waterboat Point" for almost 10months. Original Blue paper covers. Covers tatty but contents clean. This is part of the work they carried out whilst on the expedition Two Men in The Antartic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Penguins; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 376.

hardcover. 1939 First Edition. 292pp, 33 plates, 3 text figures, 2 panoramas, original blue cloth, owner's signature who is a holder of a Polar Medal, VG in colour photocopy of original dw, signed on the half title by Thomas W. Bagshawe. Loosely inserted is a letter from the previous owner explaining the circumstances around the copy being signed, next to the signature is the date and location it was signed written in pencil. A very scarce signed copy. A most sought after item. Two young and inexperienced junior team members stayed to winter on a tiny islet in the Antarctic in a disused boat, a handful of instruments and scanty stock of provisions. Not only did they survive, but they also carried out scientific work. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service.

Hardcover (Original Cloth). Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. 1st US Edition: xxi, 292 pages, photographic frontispiece, 32 photographic illustrations on nineteen plates, two photographic panoramas on one folding plate, double page meteorological table and three sketches to text. Two young and inexperienced junior team members stayed to winter on a tiny islet in the Antarctic in a disused boat, a handful of instruments and a scanty stock of provisions. Not only did they survive, but they also carried out scientific work. Previous owners signature (in pencil) on front fly page. Dust jacket has some very minor closed edge minor tears and there is strengthening on the inside. PLUS Transactions of the Zoological Society of London - NOTES ON THE HABITS OF THE GENTOO AND RINGED OR ANTARCTIC PENGUINS. 1938 reprint of the above article; pages 186 to 307. Illustrated with many b/w photos of penguins plus some b/w diagrams and maps. Facinating study of the Gentoo penguins at Waterboat Point, Grahamland, Antarctica between 1920-1922. Thomas Bagshawe and Maxime Charles Lester lived in an upturned waterboat at "Waterboat Point" for almost 10 months. Original Blue paper covers. Covers tatty but contents clean. This is part of the work they carried out whilst on the expedition Two Men in The Antarctic. This is the first USA edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 2 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Birds; 1920s; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3285. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First American edition with 1939 on title page. Long foldout with 2 panoramas. Map endpapers. Dust jacket has edging, shelf wear, soiling, chipping and few small tears throughout. Dust jacket is now in mylar protective sleeve. Page ends have soiling, foxing and toning. Reach out for photos if interested.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First American edition with 1939 on title page. A near fine copy with some toning and foxing to the edges in a very good copy of the very rare DJ in archival mylar wrapper. Long foldout with 2 panoramas. Map endpapers. See my photos of the book you will receive, not stock photos. More photos available upon request. All books are wrapped in bubble wrap and shipped in a cardboard box. USPS tracking provided. #173.

First edition. Frontispiece, eighteen plates plus folding panorama. 8vo. A very good copy in publisher's blue cloth and dustjacket, inscription to half-title. xxi, [1], 292pp. Cambridge, the University Press, A very good copy of Bagshawe's account of the final Heroic Age expedition. The inscription reads: "With the Compliments of Thomas Bagshawe 29/8/40."   The object of the expedition was to build on the discoveries of Otto Nordenskjöld's Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1901-03). The original plan was to land at Hope Bay in the Antarctic Sound. Ice made that impossible and so the expedition, which was so under-resourced they didn't even have their own ship, were landed at Paradise Bay, opposite Lemaire and Anvers islands, at 64°48'S / 62°43'W on the western side of Grahamsland. An abandoned Norwegian factory ship was beached here and so they named it Waterboat Point. The ship itself was immediately used for accommodation. Nonetheless, of the complement of four, the two senior members, John Cope and George Wilkins opted against spending the winter there (Wilkins left the expedition entirely) and so it was left to Bagshawe and Maxime Lester to attempt the expedition's objectives.   They supplemented their meagre rations and survived largely on seals, penguins and their eggs and set about making scientific observations. "A meteorological screen was erected on a hill nearby, and regular readings of wind speed and temperature were made. Tidal measurements were taken almost every hour, glacier movements were recorded and comprehensive notes were kept of their observations of zoological subjects: whales, seals, penguins and birds. A small camera was used to provide a photographic record, but pictures could not be developed until their return to England. Bagshawe celebrated his twentieth birthday on 18.4.21 by producing a Christmas pudding brought from England. Lester?s birthday was celebrated in a similar fashion on 25.9.21, but by then their clothes were in tatters and since March the pair had eaten nothing but minced seal" (Howgego).   Rosove writes that this "well-written narrative, by one of two plucky and enthusiastic youths who should have known better but didn't, is a reminder that an individual or two can make an important mark, and that a measure of glory can be achieved by the meek, not just the mighty."   Conrad p229; Howgego III, C29; Rosove, 23.A1; Spence, 79; Taurus, 111.