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THE AMUNDSEN PHOTOGRAPHS
Written by Roland Huntford.
Stock no. 1824936
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1987. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Edited and Introduced by Roland Huntford. Pictures taken from Roald Amundsen's lantern slides recording the three most important expeditions: through the North West Passage in 1903, the 1911 attainment of the South Pole, and the 1918 journey along the Siberian coast and through the North East Passage. Brown cloth baords, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 0340412801. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed.

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GLACIER ISLAND: THE OFFICIAL ACCOUNT OF THE BRITISH SOUTH GEORGIA EXPEDITION 1954-1955
Written by George Sutton.
Stock no. 1824559
Published by Chatto & Windus. 1st 1957. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The British South Georgia Expedition 1954-1955 was the first expedition to enter Antarctic regions with mountaineering as its principal objective. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Boards clean and bright. Light browning to endpapers. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge torn to lower front with tape repairs to verso (no loss), the longest of these tears is jut over 4" at front spine edge, rear panel is a little grubby.

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EVEREST PIONEER: THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF CAPTAIN JOHN NOEL
Written by Sandra Noel.
Stock no. 1824486
Published by Sutton Publishing. 1st 2003. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Battling againt extreme weather conditions, the complex technical demands of high altitudes, cold and fatigue, Captain John Noel made a unique collection of still images and film. This book draws together his work, stunning images capture the drama and tragedy of the expeditions to climb Mount Everest in 1922 and 1924. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0750932783. Small knock to vertical edge of front board. Minor mark to rear endpaper. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased with a small closed tear (no loss) to lower front panel edge.

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EVEREST IS CLIMBED
Written by Wilfrid Noyce. Illustrated by Richard Taylor.
Stock no. 1323602
Published by Penguin Books Ltd. 1st 1954. Almost very good condition.

Puffin Picture Book No. 100. Oblong format. Pictorial paperwraps. Colour illustrations. Slight wear and tear to cover edges and minimal loss. Margin tear and crease to last page. Staples rusty. Page corner tips very slightly creased.

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CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS ACCOUNTS AND LETTERS OF THE SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH VOYAGES (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Christopher Columbus; Paolo Emilio Taviani; Consuelo Varela; Juan Gil; Marina Conti; Luciano F. Farina; Marc A. Beckwith.
Stock no. 2140820
Published by Istituto Poligrafico E Zecca Della Stato. 1994. Slightly better than very good condition.

Nuova Raccolta Columbiana - English Edition. In Two Parts. Large format. Fold-out maps. Ministry of Cultural and Environmental Assets. National Commission for the Celebration of the Quincentennial of the Discovery of America. ISBN: 8824038077. Contained in a very good slip case.

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TRAVELS IN THE INTERIOR OF AFRICA
Written by Mungo Park.
Stock no. 2139447
Published by Folio Society. 1986. Very good condition.

Introduction and epilogue by John Keay. Blue cloth, pictorial onlay to front. B/w illustrations. A few foxspots/marks to covers. Damp mark to edge of half-title page. Slip case is very good - a few marks and scuffs.

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THE JOURNEY OF BURKE AND WILLS
Written by Max Colwell.
Stock no. 1823613
Published by Paul Hamlyn. 1st 1971. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The infamous expedition to cross Australia from South to North inland. Large format. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and a few colour illustrations. ISBN: 0600041379. Spine slightly cocked. Fading to horizontal edges of boards. Text block browned. A few foxspots to contents. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded, has the remains of a label to top front corner and a small closed tear (no loss).

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FIRST TO ARRIVE ON CUSTER'S BATTLEFIELD WITH THE MONTANA COLUMN
Written by Richard A. Ross; Frederick E. Server.
Stock no. 2136604
Published by Upton And Sons, Publishers. Circa 2010. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Frederick E. Server, Montana Pioneer, Soldier, and Explorer. His 1876-1877 Journal of Exploration of The Snake River and Pursuit of the Nez Perce. Large format. Grey cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Battle of the Little Big Horn Series Volume Nine. ISBN: 9780912783475.

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INTO THE UNKNOWN: TALES FROM THE GREAT EXPLORERS
Written by Alexander Maitland.
Stock no. 1822914
Published by Folio Society. Circa 2015. Nearly fine condition.

White pictorial cloth boards. Light band of fading to top edge of slipcase on one side. Still in original shrinkwrap!

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SOME TRIUMPHS OF MODERN EXPLORATION
Written by B. Webster Smith.
Stock no. 2132964
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Grey cloth with black titles and decoration. 6 b/w plates. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing and marks to endpapers and outer page edges. All plates present. Wrapper is price-cut with large tears and chips; some loss; very creased.

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LOOKING FOR MRS LIVINGSTONE
Written by Julie Davidson.
Stock no. 1818662
Published by Saint Andrew Press. 1st 2012. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

An enthralling story of an extraordinary and courageous woman. Her bravery, stoicism and African upbringing were critical to the career of world-renowned explorer and missionary, David Livingstone. Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 9780715209646.

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THE LOST PHOTOGRAPHS OF CAPTAIN SCOTT
Written by David M. Wilson.
Stock no. 2128616
Published by Little, Brown. 1ST 2011. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781408703007. Heavy bump to base of spine. Light bumping along cover edges. Contents are Fine!

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