Wilczek Count (4 results)

hardcover, Condition: fair, Reynal & Hitchcock, NY, c.1934, 8vo., cloth, 348pp., waterstained spine, a bit shaken, ow G $.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition. 8vo. pp. xvi, 295; plates from photos., map rear endpapers; previous owner's inscription at front, browning to rear endpapers, else very good in original cloth. Count Wilczek co-sponsored the Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition of 1872-4 under Julius Payer and Karl Weyprecht, and himself joined the expedition support ship Isbjörn. He later in 1882 funded the establishment of an Austrian station on Jan Mayen as part of an international programme, visiting the island himself aboard the Pola. Wilczek devotes a long chapter to 'My Polar Expeditions', as well as another to his hunting adventures which includes a polar bear hunt on Novaya Zemlya.

1st Edition. Hb Original Green Cloth xvi,295pp, Frontisplate Illustrations and Maps to Endpapers. Austrian Nobleman and explorer who took part in two Austro-Hungarian Polar expeditions in 1872-74. Lightly rubbed spine O/w A Vg Copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 1934. A used copy, with some browning and handling marks around the outer page edges and chipped upper rear edge, but internally well-presented, with a previous owner's inscription inside the front but no other significant marks or wear throughout. Covers are a little bowed and have some mild rubbing around the outer edges, but still secure and fairly presentable. Why on Amazon do most sellers not describe their actual book? Buy with confidence and support a genuine Independent Bricks & Mortar Real Bookshop. We are Maynard & Bradley CAMBO & PBFA(now lapsed) members here in Leicester City Centre. Size: 160 x 240 mm. 588 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: History; Britain/UK; 1930s; Inventory No: 32652.