To the Ends of the Earth: The Transglobe Expedition, the First Pole-To-Pole Circumnavigation of the Globe

Fiennes, Sir

ISBN 10: 0877954909 / ISBN 13: 9780877954903

Published by Arbor House, 1983

About this Item

Arbor House, 1983, First Edition. Foreword by H.R.H.Prince Charles. Hardcover in Near Fine Condition with a Dust Jacket As New. 24 pages of color photographs documenting the entire journey, maps, a scientific glossary, scientific appendices. Red half cloth with gilt titles, blue cloth wrapped boards, very clean, tight and solid, square with sharp corners. Lower edge of boards are slightly rubbed. Internals as new. Endpapers with map of the Overall Route of the Transglobe Expedition 1979/1982. Spotless dust jacket, not price-clipped. A modern day adventurer recounts an historic three-year journey around the world--and unprecedented voyage that treversed both Poles, five continents and 52,000 miles. Sir Ranulph Fiennes and crew set sail on the Transglobe Expedition from Greenwich, England, in September 1979. 547 pages with index. 1.75 x 6.25 x 9.5 inches. Publisher: Arbor House, New York, 1983.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: To the Ends of the Earth: The Transglobe Expedition, the First Pole-To-Pole Circumnavigation of the Globe
• Publisher: Arbor House
• Publication Date: 1983
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0877954909
• ISBN 13: 9780877954903
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Expeditions, Explorers

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Synopsis

Bound in the publisher's original quarter red and blue cloth with the spine stamped in gilt. The dust jacket has minor chips and closed tears to the extremities.

About the Author

Ranulph Fiennes was awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE). One of Britain's most infamous explorers, he has raised over 14million for charity and was named Best Sportsman in the 2007 ITV Great Briton Awards. In 2009 he became the oldest Briton to reach the summit of Everest.