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ORDEAL BY ICE: SHIPS OF THE ANTARCTIC
Written by Rorke Bryan.
Stock no. 1829810
Published by Sheridan House. 1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Antarctica is surrounded by some of the world's most hazardous seas and wass first sighted less than three centuries ago. Since then, ships have been of vital importance in Antarctic exploration. This is the story of these ships - some specially designed, some plucked from obscurity - and the critical role they played in opening up the continent. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. Colour & b/w photos, line drawings. vii and 536 pages including index. ISBN: 9781574093124. Light rubbing to top & tail of spine and corners. Else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed and lightly scuffed.

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A COMPLETE GUIDE TO ANTARCTIC WILDLIFE
Written by Hadoram Shirihai. Illustrated by Brett Jarrett.
Stock no. 1827281
Published by Alula Press. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition.

The birds and marine mammals of the Antarctic continent and Southern Ocean. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos and illustrations. 510 pages including index. ISBN: 9519894705. Spine slightly faded else a lovely copy

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THE HOME OF THE BLIZZARD: BEING THE STORY OF THE AUSTRALASIAN ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION 1911-1914
Written by Douglas Mawson.
Stock no. 1825922
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st thus 1930. Very good condition.

Abridged Popular Edition. Illustrated with ninety-two photographs, eighteen diagrams and three folding maps. Blue patterned cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Boards browned and just a little marked. Endpapers and text block browned. A few scattered foxspots. All maps present.

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WILDERNESS PROTECTION IN POLAR REGIONS (STUDIES IN POLAR LAW)
Written by Antje Neumann.
Stock no. 1825064
Published by Koninklijke Brill Nv. 1st 2020. Slightly better than very good condition.

Arctic Lessons Learnt for the Regulation and Management of Tourism in the Antarctic. On the basis of a detailed study of three Arctic wildnerness areas - as well as the relevant policies and legislation, the author identifies numerous 'lessons learnt' that can serve as suggestions for improving the protection of wilderness in Antarctica. Blue glazed boards. XXII and 526 pages including index. ISBN: 9789004416062. Lower corners of boards bumped and rubbed. Contents clean. Feels unread!

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THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC SINCE 1900
Written by C. Hartley Grattann.
Stock no. 560546
Published by University of Michigan. 1st 1963. Almost very good condition.

759 + xxviii pages. Blue cloth, gilt titles. Australia, New Zealand, the Islands and Antarctica. Ex-lib with stamping to prelims else contents very good.

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