Conquest North Pole, Signed (1 results)

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. The impressively illustrated first editions of J. Gordon Hayes's accounts of early 20th century Polar exploration, with his study of the North Pole being a signed presentation copy from the author himself. The first editions, first impressions of two studies of Polar exploration, from Rev. J. Gordon Hayes.Hayes's study of the North Pole is inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper 'Mr & Mrs Bell with compliments J Gordon Hayes', and with an additional loosely inserted slip of paper signed by the author inserted to the title page.The earlier of these two works, 'The Conquest of the South Pole: Antarctic Exploration 1906-1931' (1932), is illustrated with a frontispiece, eleven charts and diagrams, and thirty further photographic images on plates. Collated, complete.The second volume, 'The Conquest of the North Pole: Recent Arctic Exploration' (1934) is illustrated with a frontispiece, thirteen maps and diagrams, and twenty-one further photographic images on plates. Collated, complete.With the bookplate ofCaptain Richard Campbell to the front pastedown. He served on submarines before becoming a specialist in hydrographic surveying, a skill which took him around the world including Antarctica aboard the HMS Endurance. During the Falklands War he led the conversion of deep ocean survey vessel HMS Hydra into a hospital ship, which transported wounded personnel to Uruguay. For this significant contribution, he was appointed OBE. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Boards bright, with a touch of fading to back strips, and shelf wear to back strip tails. Bookplates to front pastedowns, inscription to North front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright, with the odd spot to each volume, and instances of foxing to North. Very Good Indeed. signed by author. book.