THE CROSSING OF ANTARCTICA - THE COMMONWEALTH TRANSANTARCTIC EXPEDITION 1955-1958.
Sir Vivian Fuchs & Sir Edmund Hillary,
Published by Cassel And Company Limited, UK, 1958
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Signed by Author. SIGNED 1st edition; xviii, 338 pages, illustrated, 30 colour, 63 b/w photos, 9 maps, endpaper maps of the Antarctic, Original covers in unclipped dust jacket. SIGNED V. Fuchs 1958 on half title. Shelf wear, dust jacket nibbled, contents clean, a nice copy. A must-have for any collector of Antarctica. This attractive book tells the story of the Trans-Antarctic expedition, the first land crossing to the South Pole since that of Capt. Scott, related by the leaders of the expedition. This is the first UK edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration. Signed by Author. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1473. Seller Inventory # 1473
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Title: THE CROSSING OF ANTARCTICA - THE ...
Publisher: Cassel And Company Limited, UK
Publication Date: 1958
Binding: Hardcover (Original Cloth)
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Good
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: First Edition.
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THE CROSSING OF ANTARCTICA - THE COMMONWEALTH TRANSANTARCTIC EXPEDITION 1955-1958.
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Penguin Books, London, 1960
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Paperback
Seller: Polar Books, Llandudno, CONWY, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Early Edition. Paperback, 320 pages, illustrated, photographs, maps, pictorial cover. The first land crossing to the South Pole since that of Capt. Scott, related by the leaders of the expedition. Previous owners signature verso front cover, covers creased, pages browned, spine cracked in middle of book. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1921. Seller Inventory # 1921
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THE CROSSING OF ANTARCTICA - THE COMMONWEALTH TRANSANTARCTIC EXPEDITION 1955-1958.
Published by
Cassel And Company Limited, London, 1958
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Polar Books, Llandudno, CONWY, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover (Original Cloth). Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. 1st Edition; xviii, 338 pages, illustrated, 30 colour, 63 b/w, 9 maps, end papers showing map of the Antarctic, original covers, photocopied dust jacket. Shelf wear covers sunned, foxing to pages. A must-have for any collector of Antarctica this attractive book tells the story of the Trans-Antarctic expedition. On the 24th November 1957 12 men set out from Shackleton base equipped with 8 vehicles, sledges and two dog teams to cross more than two thousand miles of unexplored snow and ice, this is the fascinating account of the expedition. Meanwhile on the other side of the Antarctic continent Sir Edmund Hillary probed the immense Skelton Glacier from the Ross Sea and blazed a trail for the crossing party to follow. To him goes the honour of the achievement of reaching the South Pole by land for the first time since Captain Scott planted a British flag there some forty six years earlier. 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: 2569. Seller Inventory # 2569
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THE CROSSING OF ANTARCTICA - THE COMMONWEALTH TRANSANTARCTIC EXPEDITION 1955-1958.
Published by
Cassel And Company Limited, 1958
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Polar Books, Llandudno, CONWY, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. 1st Edition; xviii, 338 pages, illustrated, 30 colour, 63 b/w, 9 maps, end papers showing map of the Antarctic,original covers, no dust jacket. Appears Unread. Contents clean. A must-have for any collector of Antarctica this attractive book tells the story of the Trans-Antarctic expedition. On the 24th November 1957 12 men set out from Shackleton base equipped with 8 vehicles, sledges and two dog teams to cross more than two thousand miles of unexplored snow and ice, this is the fascinating account of the expedition. Meanwhile on the other side of the Antartic continent Sir Edmund Hillary probed the immense Skelton Glacier from the Ross Sea and blazed a trail for the crossing party to follow. To him goes the honour of the achievement of reaching the South Pole by land for the first time since Captain Scott planted a British flag there some forty six years earlier. This is the first UK edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; 1950s; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1496. Seller Inventory # 1496
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THE CROSSING OF ANTARCTICA - THE COMMONWEALTH TRANSANTARCTIC EXPEDITION 1955-1958.
Published by
Cassel And Company Limited, 1958
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Polar Books, Llandudno, CONWY, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover (Original Cloth). Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1st Edition; xviii, 338 pages, illustrated, 30 colour, 63 b/w photos, 9 maps, end paper maps of the Antarctic. Original covers in price clipped dust jacket. Shelf wear, closed repaired to dust jacket spine, minor staining to covers and page edges lightly spotted, contents clean. A very nice copy. A must-have for any collector of Antarctica this attractive book tells the story of the Trans-Antarctic expedition. On the 24th November 1957 12 men set out from Shackleton base equipped with 8 vehicles, sledges and two dog teams to cross more than two thousand miles of unexplored snow and ice, this is the fascinating account of the expedition. Meanwhile on the other side of the Antarctic continent Sir Edmund Hillary probed the immense Skelton Glacier from the Ross Sea and blazed a trail for the crossing party to follow. To him goes the honour of the achievement of reaching the South Pole by land for the first time since Captain Scott planted a British flag there some forty six years earlier. 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: 1476. Seller Inventory # 1476
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