Preface Clements Markham (25 results)

Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (G-) tatty jacket; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

Octavo hardcover (G+) scruffy copy; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

Hardcover. Condition: 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. 1954 Printing. 'Cheap Edition'. Reprint. 8vo. Pictorial jacket (showing Ponting's famous ice-cavern photograph). 521 pp. B/w plates (photographs by Ponting). Pictorial endpapers (maps). One old inscribed gift plate to half-title page. Book and jacket very clean. Jacket has just a small area of loss at heaf of spine, but is overall sound and bright. VG+ / VG+.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint (first published 1913). Hardback copy in light blue pictorial cloth boards, no dustjacket. 521pp + 2pp book catalogue to rear. Sepia portrait frontispiece, 18 sepia photographic plates throughout, map endpapers. Not library copy, no inscriptions, some wear to board edges small tear to head of spine. (32/2).

Cloth Bound Boards. Condition: Very Good. With Photogravure Frontispiece, 6 Original Sketches in Photogravure By Dr. E. A. Wilson, 18 Coloured Plates (16 from Drawings By Dr. Wilson), 260 Full-page and Smaller Illustrations, from Photographs Taken By Herbert G. Ponting, and Other Members of the (illustrator). Second Edition. 1913 The second edition. Complete in Two volumes. Size quarto, 633 and 534 pages. Bound in the publisher's original blue cloth with gilt titles to the front cover and spine, top edge gilt, other edges unevenly trimmed, marbled paste-downs and end-papers. Condition very good, corners spine ends and hinges a bit rubbed, cloth a little chipped at the head and tail of spine on volume I, front hinges a bit loose on volume I, contents are very clean throughout. With Photogravure Frontispiece, 6 Original Sketches in Photogravure By Dr. E. A. Wilson, 18 Coloured Plates (16 from Drawings By Dr. Wilson), 260 Full-page and Smaller Illustrations, from Photographs Taken By Herbert G. Ponting, and Other Members of the Expedition; Panoramas and Maps. Size: 4to - over 9" - 12" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: 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.

Condition: Very good. Contains detailed diary entries documenting the journey to the South Pole. Map of the British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13 showing the track chart of the main southern journey. School prize label on front fep. 521 Pages. Reprint. Condition: Very good. Binding: Hardcover. Cloth boards with sunning to spine. Mild edge-wear.

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt ship motif & blind stamp decoration to boards, deckled/rough cut page edges- some still uncut, xii + 288pp, folding maps, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light soiling to boards, moderate tanning to page edges & eps).

Hardcover (Original Cloth). Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Later Edition. 1994 Reprint Limited Edition of 500; xvi, 586 pages with 3 large folding maps and numerous illustrations, diagrams and tables in the text. Hardback cloth covers. Appears unread. Reprint of the 1901 edition prepared for Scott's British Antarctic Expedition 1901-1904. Contains valuable and wide-ranging scientific and practical Antarctic data by acknowledged authorities. It includes a particularly extensive bibliography of Antarctic exploration and research compiled by Hugh Robert Mill (formerly librarian to the RGS). Spence, 829 (recording the scarce original edition of 1901). Manual on the exploration of Antarctica and various branches of science for the use of members of the British National Antarctic Expedition under Capt. R. F. Scott. This book was prepared with the intention of giving easy access of information, otherwise inaccessible, which was required by officers in their scientific investigations. Includes pages and extracts gathered together under various headings: geography; Antarctic climate; the Aurora; Instructions for collecting rocks; Antarctic sledge travelling etc, Includes the first printing of the Journal of the John Biscoe, 1830. Limited Edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 2 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; 1900-1920; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 193. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.

, Volume I, xii, 384 pages, 52 original black and white photographs by H. G. Ponting from the expedition, fold out map in pocket at rear. Volume II, [2], 319 pages, 38 black and white photos by H. G. Ponting from the expedition. In Italian. First Editions thus , top and tail of spine scuffed, corners bumped and worn, scuffing to edges of some boards, front and rear hinge of volume I cracked, pages clean, good condition , blue cloth, blindstamped borders on front and rear boards, silver gilt titles to front boards and spines, patterened endpapers , quarto, 25 cm x 16 cm Hardback ISBN:

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.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good - (Book condition). Third Edition. A very nice set of two volumes (price is for both) bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering to covers and spines. Top-edges gilt. Hinges very lightly starting but binding solid. A spattering of foxing throughout, not affecting text. Corners lightly bumped. [Our rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.]. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good - (Book condition). Third Edition. A very nice set of two volumes (price is for both) bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering to covers and spines. Top-edges gilt. Hinges very lightly starting but binding solid. A spattering of foxing throughout, not affecting text. Corners lightly bumped. [Our rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.]. Book.

thick 8vo [24 x 17 cm]; 2 volumes, xxiv, 443; xiv, [i], 376 pp, 2 engraved frontispieces (port), 8 fldg maps, including one in color, 4 fldg panorama, large number of plates, 18 color (incl from Wilson's watercolours), 8 photogravures, 100+ other illus. original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, top edge gilted, spine is lightly faded with few small scratches, interior is quite clean and near fine, bookplate on endpaper, overall a very good+ set, tight and sound. Antarctic Bibliog 23-6320 (Amer edition), Spence 1058. Conrad, 188: 'This is the place to begin for this expedition. Read this first, then supplement, compare and decide'. There were three issues of the American edition in 1913, this being the first issue (one of the issues had no illustrations). The London edition was also published in 1913. The tragic story with considerable detail, especially scientific, of the second expedition to reach the South Pole, arriving a month after Amundsen, but perishing before completing their return trip to base camp. Six of the photogravures and 16 of the color plates are from sketches by Edward A. Wilson. The photos were taken by Herbert G. Ponting and other members of the expedition. A classic of polar travel, very well-illustrated. A picture of this book is available on request.

thick 8vo [24 x 17 cm]; 2 volumes, xxiv, 443; xiv, [i], 376 pp, 2 engraved frontispieces (port), 8 fldg maps, including one in color, 4 fldg panorama, large number of plates, 18 color (incl from Wilson's watercolours), 8 photogravures, 100+ other illus. original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, top edge gilted, discoloration stains at edges of covers, especially rear of volume II, minor foxing, interior is quite clean, overall a very good set, tight and sound. Antarctic Bibliog 23-6320 (Amer edition), Spence 1058. Conrad, 188: 'This is the place to begin for this expedition. Read this first, then supplement, compare and decide'. There were three issues of the American edition in 1913, this being the first issue (one of the issues had no illustrations). The London edition was also published in 1913. The tragic story with considerable detail, especially scientific, of the second expedition to reach the South Pole, arriving a month after Amundsen, but perishing before completing their return trip to base camp. Six of the photogravures and 16 of the color plates are from sketches by Edward A. Wilson. The photos were taken by Herbert G. Ponting and other members of the expedition. A classic of polar travel, very well-illustrated. A picture of this book is available on request.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: 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.

Condition: Very Good. 2 vols. Octavos. xxvi, 633; xvi, 534pp. Original blue cloth with gilt titles, top edges gilt. Slight rubbing and bruising to edges and corners, very slight edge fading, spines slightly spotted and faded with small nicks to ends and one short repaired tear, the usual light foxing to contents, two leaves and one plate detached from vol. 1 and one plate from vol. 2 with slight fore-edge tears, slight chip from burn to fore-edge of last three pages of vol. 1 not affecting text, otherwise a near very good indeed set.

2 volumes thick octavo: 636 pp, 534 pp, b&w frontispiece in each volume, 2 fold-out panoramas, numerous b&w photographic plates, 2 facsimile letters, 9 fold-out maps, 3 double-page plates, top edges gilt, edges foxed, bookplates on end-papers - very good set in blue, cloth boards. . First edition.

( In englischer Sprache ) (Reprinted edition December 1933 ) Mit XXVIII, 521 Seiten, 1 Porträt von Captain Robert F. Scott als Frontispiz, 17 weiteren photographischen Aufnahmen als Kupfertiefdruck. Bibliophiler blauer Ganzlederband der Zeit mit reichen Goldfileten, goldgeprägtem Vorderdeckelaufdruck *Nec Aspera Terrent*, goldgeprägtem Einbandrücken mit farbigem goldgeprägten roten Leder-Rückenschildchen und blau marmoriertem Buchschnitt. Innen auf dem Vorderdeckel vorn ein rotes goldgeprägtes Leder-Widmungslederschildchen mit goldgeprägtem Eindruck "Presented to Donald Farr City of London Freeman`s School by the Old 21st Association former members of the 21st (4th P, S) Battalion Royal Fusiliers 1937* sowie marmorierten Vorsatzpapieren, 8° ( 20 x 14 cm ). Der Einband ist etwas berieben, gering fleckig. Innen fehlt die ursprünglich auf den Buchdeckeln innen angebrachte Karte der *British Antarctis Expedition*. Ansonsten ein schöner handgebundener Vorzugseinband in blauem Ganzleder. - selten - ( Gewicht 700 Gramm )( Lagerort Rich - 1.OG WZ ) ( Weitere Bilder auf Anfrage ) / Artikel 7575 /// (In English) (Reprinted edition December 1933) With XXVIII, 521 pages, 1 portrait of Captain Robert F. Scott as frontispiece, 17 further photographic plates as copperplate engravings. Bibliophile blue full leather binding of the period with rich gilt fillets, gilt-stamped front cover imprint *Nec Aspera Terrent*, gilt-stamped spine with colored gilt-stamped red leather spine label and blue marbled page edges. Inside the front cover, a red, gold-tooled leather dedication label bears the gold-tooled inscription "Presented to Donald Farr, City of London Freeman's School by the Old 21st Association, former members of the 21st (4th P, S) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, 1937." Marbled endpapers, 8vo (20 x 14 cm). The binding is slightly rubbed and lightly stained. The map of the *British Antarctic Expedition*, originally affixed to the inside of the covers, is missing. Otherwise, a beautiful, hand-bound deluxe binding in blue full leather. - rare - (Weight 700 grams) (Location: Rich - 1st floor, WZ) (Further images available upon request) / Item 7575.

[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.

2 volumes: 497 pp, 431 pp, b&w photographic plates, fold-out map at rear of each volume, previous owner's name stamped on front end-papers, edges foxed, 8cm piece missing from d/j spine vo vol. 2, else very good set in very good and good, price-clipped d/j's.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition. Two Volume Set. Very Good gilt-stamped blue publisher's buckrum; minorwear to extrems; top edge gilt; bookplate to front pastedown in both volumes; 1" closed tear to one page in table of contents; all maps; prints and foldouts present; a lovely set.

First edition: two volumes, octavo; hardcover, with gilt spine and upper board titles and rules and blind rules to the upper boards; 1,209pp. [xxvipp. + 633pp. + xvipp. + 534pp.], untrimmed, top edges gilt, with two monochrome portrait frontispieces, 2 folding panoramas, 3 double-page plates and 181 plates likewise, plus 8 maps (6 folding and 1 in colour), 18 colour plates and 2 black-and-white illustrations. Moderate wear; both volumes shaken; spine extremities softened; spine of Volume I cracked; spines sunned with some chipping to Volume I; boards lightly rubbed with some mild sunning; text block edges spotted; mild offset to the endpapers; previous owner's name in ink to the flyleaves. No dustwrappers. Very good. Postage quoted is for a standard format octavo book. Final charges may vary depending on size and weight. "Scott's legacy has been buffered to and fro like the Antarctic wind over the past 100 years. In the aftermath of his death, which was not known about back home for almost another year, he was hailed as a hero by a declining Empire desperately in need of one. In later years, he has been traduced as an incompetent, indecisive amateur. Somewhere between the two, a middle ground can be found, emphasising his team's scientific discoveries and the extreme conditions they faced, without either condemning or cheerleading. Regardless, it is difficult not to feel a small Edwardian lump rising at the back of your throat when you read one of the final diary entries: 'Had we lived, I should have had a tale to tell of the hardihood, endurance, and courage of my companions which would have stirred the heart of every Englishman. These rough notes and our dead bodies must tell the tale.'" - Iain Hollingshead.