Feeney Robert E (13 results)

Condition: 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.

Condition: Good. 1974. No edition remarks. 164 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages are lightly tanned with mild foxing. Mild cracking to gutters and hinges. Heavily loose first page, with pencil inscriptions present. Paper cover has mild edge wear with mild corner curling. Moderate tanning and creasing to spine. Mild scratching and marking to covers.

Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated. Inscribed by the author "March 1, 2004. To Nancy Mitt??? With appreciation of her fine Help. R.E. Feeney. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.

8vo. Prelims. + 164pp. B/w. illustrations. Paperback in original pictorial white wrapps. lettered in black, slightly rubbed. Ex-libris Ann Savours Shirley, with her signature. US$7.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1997. Exploration, North America, Arctic Studies. University of Alaska Press. 278 p. near fine boards and dust jacket. 11/25 3rd floor.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Glossy pictorial card covers. Book is in very fine condition with virtually no signs of wear and/or age. As new.

Paperback. Condition: New. First Edition. Published to accompany a major exhibition at the museum, this book is an interesting summary of the Antarctic expeditions led by Scott, Amundsen and Shackleton between 1901 and 1917. There is also coverage of the efforts of their predecessors (which include Captain Cook) and a fascinating description of the continent itself. 144 pages. Illustrated throughout by b/w photographs, with a few in colour. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box. Size: 24.5 Cm x 19 Cm.

near fine dust-jacket, near fine blue textured hardcover with silver titles, fresh copy, probaly unused. SIGNED simply Robert Feeney, in black marker on front endpaper, dated Oct. 22, 2004. FEENEY, ROBERT E. Polar journeys: the role of food and nutrition in early exploration. Washington, D.C. : Fairbanks: American Chemical Society ; University of Alaska Press, 1997, stated First Printing, xxix, 279pp., . The history of polar explorations can provide rich insights into food and nutrition. The author includes a discussion of the impact of Eskimo knowledge of foodstuffs, a survey of current thinking on nutrition and an examination of issues for future explorations, including space. - CONTENTS: The search for better food and nutrition -- Food processing, preservation, and polar exploration -- Early exploration -- The Eskimos -- Northern exploration from 1500 to 1800 -- Arctic exploration in the first half of the 19th century -- The agonizing searches for Franklin -- Nares, Greely, and DeLong: still unsuccessful and tragic probes to the north -- The latter-day Vikings -- Races to the North Pole: Robert Peary and Frederick Cook -- The almost Eskimo: Vilhjalmur Stefansson -- In to the South Pacific and on to Antarctica -- First expeditions in Antarctica: Amundson, Mawson, Shackelton, and Scott -- The quest for the South Pole: successes and deaths -- Douglas Mawson's heroic return -- The Arctic and Antarctica after World War I -- Antarctica since World War II -- Space exploration -- Food and exploration today. 9780841233492 ISBN 0841233497.

Condition: Used. pp. xii + 392 Acknowledgements.

Condition: Good. 312 pp., hardcover, ex library, else text clean & binding tight. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request.

Condition: Good. 402 pp., hardcover, ex library, else text and binding clean and tight. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request.

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