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Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1949
Seller: Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints, ABAA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. First thus. 299 pages with index and map endpapers. A memoir by the Norwegian explorer. Approx. 6 by 9 inches. VG in Good jacket. Water damage to center bottom of pages extending about 1 inch, visible on back board. Jacket chipped at top and bottom of spine and at corners. Cover colors bright.
Published by Government Printing Office, 1950
Seller: Southwestern Arts, Taos, NM, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Special Edition. Ronne Antartic Research Expedition, 1946-1948 By Commander Finn Ronne, U.S.N.R. Reprinted from the Smithsonian Report For 1949, Pages 369-394. Publication 4011. Printed by The Government Printing Office in 1950. 25 pages with 8 plates in fine condition. Stapled Binding. Previous owner name is stamped in small letters on the top right of the front cover. Slight crease at the bottom right corner of the front cover. No Marks throughout. Size 5 3/4 inches by 9 inches.
Published by Putnam's, 1949
Seller: Polar Books, Llandudno, CONWY, United Kingdom
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1st Norweigan Edition; Norweigan translation of Antarctic Conquest: The Story of the Ronne Expedition 1946-1948. 191pp, illustrated with 24 b/w photographic plates. Quarter blue cloth with marbled boards, illustrated with gilt penguins on front cover, gilt titling to green label on spine. The story of the Ronne expedition 1946-1948 which by dog sled, by tractor and plane covered more than a quarter million miles of new terrritory. Previous owners library stamp on front ep. Very Good. This is the first Norweigan edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; 1940s; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 611.
Published by Bobbs-Merrill Company, New York, 1961
Seller: Polar Books, Llandudno, CONWY, United Kingdom
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. 1st Edition; 272 pages, illustrated, b/w photographs, diagrams, maps. Green cloth covers with black titling to spine, no dustjacket. 2 small dents to rear cover otherwise Very Good. The author was chosen by the US navy to command the Ellsworth Station during the 1957-58 International Geophyscial Year expedition to the bottom of the world. The red tape and military problems are outlined as are the problems that too much attention had been paid to material and not enough to personnel. Shows the bravery and weakness of men under tension, stripped of civilization, amidst the exhilarating beauty of the Antarctic continent. This is the first USA edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; 1950s; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 504.
Published by Putnam's, New York, 1949
Seller: Polar Books, Llandudno, CONWY, United Kingdom
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1st Edition; xx, 299 pages, illustrated, with 4 maps (plain end papers), 32 pages of photographs. Orange cloth covers with dark blue titling on spine. Dust jacket flaps pasted onto end papers. Previous owners signature on front end paper. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 678.
Published by Putnam's, New York, 1949
Seller: Polar Books, Llandudno, CONWY, United Kingdom
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. 1st Edition; xx, 299 pages, illustrated, with 6 maps including 2 on end papers and 32 pages of photographs. Orange covers with black titling to spine in photocopied dustjacket for protection. Remains of previous owners bookplate on half title otherwise contents clean. This is the first USA edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 528.