Chet Ross Rare Books Exploration of the Polar Regions

Mountaineering

Recent Acquisitions and Consignments

42 Collectable Books and Publications

The Voyage of the ‘Discovery’

Association copy: Signed and Inscribed by Robert F. Scott to William Colbeck, Captain of the relief ship SY “Morning”

London: Smith Elder & Co. 1905, 1st Edition

Summer 2019

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We specialize in books related to exploration of the polar regions. We also have a unique focus and inventory holdings related to Lt. Nobu Shirase and the Japanese Antarctic Expedition of 1910-1912. Because many consignments are entrusted to us, our catalog and inventory includes numerous titles related to other areas of exploration and travel to include Australia and the South Pacific, Asia and the Far East, the Middle East and Africa, Europe, and the Americas.

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The Exploration Of The Pacific

This copy signed by Beaglehole

London: A. & C. Black, 1934. First Edition; 8vo – 22.4 cm. [xvi], 346 pp.; 4 fold-outmaps. Publisher’s blue cloth, spine titles and cover image in bright gilt. A Fine copy withthe original unclipped dust-jacket in Near Fine condition. First large foldout map showsroutes of voyages of Magellan, Mendana, Quiros Torres, Schouter and Le Maire, Mendanaand Quiros. Second map shows voyages of Tasman's two voyages and Dampier in theRoebuck. Third map shows voyages of Byron, Carteret, Wallis and Bougainville. The 4thmap is of Captain Cook's three voyages.

This copy initialed by JC Beaglehole with a tipped in hand-written note stating “And Idamn well will be writing to you one of these days – J.C.B. A lovely and complete copy ofa concise an exceptionally well-written overview of the history of Pacific exploration.

An account of the long search by European explorers for the imagined continent TerraAustralis Incognita and the discovery of the main island groups of the Pacific. Beagleholedeals only briefly with the exploration of the continental shores of the ocean, but insteadbuilds his narrative from the voyages in discovery of what the Pacific itself contained. Allthe European investigators and adventurers, both the renowned and the less well-known,have their place in the story, from Magellan, the prophet and apostle of Pacificexploration, Mendana and the great Quiros, Roggeveen and Schouten, Tasman, VanDiement, Dampier, Byron, Carteret and Bougainville, to the three brilliant andconsummating voyages of James Cook along with the possible early voyages by Incas intothe Pacific. — paraphrased from the dust jacket cover.

Beaglehole, J. C.By

500$

Das Festland am SudpolDie Expedition zum Sudpolarland in den Jahren 1898-1900

A rare set of the bound serial publications totaling 22 volumes published in 15parts

Breslau, Germany (Wroclaw, Poland): Schlesische Verlags-Anstalt Schottlaender,1905 First Serial Edition. 8vo – 26.5 cm. ¾ leather and marble boards with matching marbledend leaves. (5), 609 pp., (30). Illustrated with 6 full-page color plates, 2 full-page colormaps, 4 black-and-white maps full-page and half-page charts and numerous black-and-white photographic illustrations in text; scientific appendices at rear. Text in German. Bound in 3/4 brown leather and marbled paper cloth with gilt titles and gilt callnumber present to the spine. Boards with corners and extremities bumped and rubbed.Bookplate present inside front cover, call numbers in some interior areas, bookplate onFFEP. Text is clean and free of marks, binding tight and solid, half-title present butdetached, paper is old and brittle in places making this a complete but delicate item. Thisis a most unique set of the bound serial publications totaling 22 volumes published in 15parts. The front and rear covers for each serial publication are bound at the rear and incomplete and very good condition. Rare. In 1894 Borchgrevink served on board the whaler “Antarctic” as a deckhand andpart-time scientist. He took part in the historic landing at Cape Adare, and he collectedthe first vegetation to be found within the Antarctic Circle. Under the financialsponsorship of Sir George Newnes, he sailed in 1898 as commander of the "SouthernCross" expedition. He spent the first winter on the continent and made the first sledgejourney on the Ross Ice Shelf. The expedition also laid claim to notable achievementsincluding the first dogs used on the Antarctic continent, a furthest south record, firstsledge journey on the Ross Ice Shelf, and today best remembered as having discovered thenorthward movement of the Ross Ice Shelf and the emperor penguin rookery at CapeCrozier. This is an important account of one of the most significant voyages to theAntarctic Continent during the heroic age of exploration in the high latitudes.

Borchgrevink, Carsten EgebergBy

500$

The Climb,Tragic Ambitions on Everest

Signed by Anatoli Boukreev, G. Weston DeWalt and five others on title page

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1997. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardback in Finecondition with Fine unclipped dust jacket.; 8vo; 255 pages; Signed by AnatoliBoukreev and by filmmaker G. Weston DeWalt on title page along withexpedition members Ed Viesturs, Lene Gammelgaard, David Breashears, BruceBartlett and Pete Athans.

The Climb is a true, gripping, and thought-provoking account of the worstdisaster in the history of Mount Everest. It also documents the dramatic rescueperformed by the late Anatoli Boukreev.

Boukreev, Anatoli and DeWalt, Weston G.By

750$

Six Came Back

The Arctic Adventure of David L. BrainardSigned and Inscribed by D. Brainard in the year of publication.

New York & Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Co., 1940. 1st Edition, 1st Printing. 8vo –22.2cm. 305pp., frontispiece portrait of the six surviors plus 11 black-and-whitephotographic plates, cartographic endpapers. Publisher’s blue cloth with bright gilt titleson cover and spine. In Fine Condition in Very Good Dust Jacket. Pages are crisp andclean with no prior ownership markings, no chips, fords or tears, pages crisp and clean. AFine copy of an important first-hand account of the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition underthe command of Lieutenant Adolphus Greely. This volume contains Brainard’s entirediary, a portion of which (the last four chapters) was published in 1929 as “Outpost of theLost.” — Arctic Bibliography 2071

First person account by Sergeant David Brainard, one of the six lone survivors of the 25-member Greely Expedition. Officially called The Lady Franklin Bay Arctic Expedition, itsailed from St. John's, Newfoundland in July 1881 with Lt. Adlophus W. Greely incommand. On the day of sailing, Sergeant Brainard began his diary, and this was the firstpublication of Brainard’s complete diary account documenting one of the tragic stories ofArctic polar exploration. Brainard was one of three men who pushed up the Greenlandcoast to plant the American flag in the snow of the most northern latitude men reached atthe time. Brainard also achieved Farthest West crossing Grinnell Land from east to westand for the first time sighting the Western Ocean. An important scarce book – especiallyin such nice condition. The book is also a great read documenting an amazing adventureencompassing extremes of human suffering and survival.

Brainard, David L.By

750$

Into the Home of the BlizzardDeluxe Leather Bound Edition

On the Eve of His Departure for the Antarctic, Commander Byrd Explains WhyHe Attempts the Exploration of the Frozen Continent by Air and DiscussesProblems He Must Solve

New York: New York Times Company and the St. Louis Post-Despatch, 1928.Sm4to -- 25.2cm. Deluxe Leather Bound Edition of an unknown number,unnumbered pages; two-tone illustrations, pictorial end-papers; Full white leatherbinding with deckled fore-edges; contains two woodcut illustrations – one withcolor, illustrated end-papers. A fine copy of a lovely production in its original tanpaper box also in fine condition. Rare in full-leather and with its original box andbeing unnumbered and unsigned. Spence 225.

This most unique publication was a complementary issue for supporters of theByrd Antarctic Expedition. It is divided into two parts. Part 1 is listed above andpart 2 is titled “Byrd’s Base Ship and His Antarctic Village” by Russell Owen.

Russell Owen was a reporter for the New York Times and author who joined theFirst Byrd Antarctic Expedition of 1928–1930. He submitted graphic radiodispatches that were printed in several newspapers and won the annual PulitzerPrize for Reporting in 1930 citing the 1929 portion of that work. He alsoappeared in the documentary film With Byrd at the South Pole (Paramount,1930). His book about the expedition was published in 1934, entitled South ofthe Sun.

Byrd, Richard E., CommanderBy

275$

Report on the Collections of Natural History Made in the AntarcticRegions During the Voyage of the "Southern Cross"

With ownership signature of Will (William) Colbeck, member of the expeditionand later Captain of the SY “Morning”.Being offered for the 1st time and coming from the Colbeck family.

London: British Museum, 1902. Printed by William Clowes and Sons, London. FirstEdition. Thick tall 8vo — 24.1 cm, 344pp, Publisher’s dark-green cloth with double de-bossed ruling on front and back covers, bright gilt titles on spine. 53 lithographic plates, 8in color of Antarctic birds & eggs. 5 color plates by Edward Wilson who contributedsupplementary notes on an Antarctic sealing expedition lead by Carsten Borchgrevinck.Spine with no fading to dark-green cloth, mild intermittent beginning foxing, otherwise aclean and complete copy bearing the presentation bookplate of the Trustees of TheBritish Museum and the ownership signature of expedition member Will Colbeck. Spence968; Renard 865; Rosove 46.A1.

The voyage of the “Southern Cross” expedition, also known as the British AntarcticExpedition 1898-1900, was comprised of 31 men and commanded by CarstenBorchgrevink. William Colbeck served as chief magnetist and navigator for this mostsignificant expedition that was noted for several firsts: first to overwinter on thecontinental mainland (Colbeck was one of ten men to overwinter); the first to use dogs onthe ice; the first to erect buildings (huts) on the frozen continent; and unfortunately afterthe death of Norwegian zoologist Nicolai Hanson --1870-99, the first to bury a body onthe Antarctic Continent. One of the most significant and useful results of this expeditionwas the accurate map(ping) of the ice barrier, the Ross Ice Shelf, and this was the work ofColbeck whose name is also associated with furthest south, an archipelago, a cape, a bayand a fish.

Carsten Borchgrevink; Lankester, ER; and Bell, JeffreyBy

4500$

Journal de l'Expedition Antarctique Francaise, 1903-1905: Le"Francais" au Pole Sud.

The Journal of the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903-1905: The“Francis” Toward the South Pole.

Paris: Ernest Flammarion, 12 December 1906. First Edition, First Printing; 4to –28.2cm, (13 pp.), [xxxvii]. (1), 486pp. tipped in fold-out map as called for,photographic frontispiece of Charcot with his printed signature, 309photographs and illustrations - several full-page, 5 maps, 4 sketches, 8Appendices. This most unique copy in publisher’s original wrappers in slategreen with black-and-white lettering and images. Original wrappers with wrap-around panoramic Antarctic illustration in unusually near fine condition.Internally complete with no prior ownership markings and pages un-cut. A NearFine and complete copy in its rare original state. Preface by L’amiral Fournier.Written in the original French.—Rosove 60A1.

The first work published by Jean Charcot being his narrative of the first FrenchAntarctic Expedition, 1903-1905, in the ship ‘Francais’. The expedition surveyedthe west coast of Palmer Peninsula, discovered Loubel Coast, Peltier Channel &charted the Biscoe Islands and wintered at Wandel Island. There is no Englishtranslation of Charcot’s narrative.

Charcot, Jean B.By

2800$

J.B. Charcot (1867-1936).Avec Deux Aquarelles Originales de Marin-Marie

With Two Original Watercolors by Marin-MarieSigned by Jeanne Charcot, widow of Jean Charcot

Paris: Art & Document, 1936. First edition in the original French. 4to – 30.5cm. 6pp. Oneof 500 numbered copies of this fundraiser for the bereaved families of the wrecked“Pourquoi-Pas?”. This copy signed by his widow, Jeanne Charcot, on the upper margin ofthe title page. Title page printed in green and red with Charcot's catch phrase "Honneur etPatrie" shown as well as the flag of the “Pourquoi-Pas?”. Opens to a triptych featuringtwo original watercolors of the "Pourquoi-Pas? by Marin-Marie and a high-contrast sepiatone photographic portrait of Charcot in the center; triptych held in by publisher’s originalivory-color silk band — in excellent condition. Colophon on the verso of one panel and ashort biography of Charcot by Com. Robert on the other. Publisher's plain blue boardswith the flag again pictured. Some sunning to spine and slight edge wear but a Near Finecopy. No copies located by OCLC. Rosove 68.A1. Very Scarce.

Jean-Baptiste Charcot, son of the famous French neurologist Jean-Marie Charcot, wasappointed leader of the French Antarctic Expedition with the ship Français exploring thewest coast of Graham Land from 1904 until 1907. The expedition reached AdelaideIsland in 1905 and took pictures of the Palmer Archipelago and Loubet Coast. From 1908until 1910, another expedition followed with the ship “Pourquoi-Pas ?”, exploring theBellingshausen Sea and the Amundsen Sea and discovering Loubet Land, Marguerite Bayand Charcot Island, which was named after his father, Jean-Martin Charcot. Later on,Jean-Baptiste Charcot explored Rockall in 1921 and Eastern Greenland and Svalbardfrom 1925 until 1936. He died when “Pourquoi-Pas?” was wrecked in a storm off thecoast of Iceland in 1936. A monument to Charcot was created in Reykjavík, Iceland bysculptor Einar Jónsson in 1936 and another by Ríkarður Jónsson in 1952.

Charcot, JeanneBy

1800$

K2 The Story of the Savage Mountain

Signed by six K2 climbers and the Illustrator

London: Hodder and Stoughton. 1995, First Edition. Fine copy in fine unclippeddust jacket.

Signed by Jim Whittaker, Nawang Gombu, Diane Roberts, Ed Viesturs, JimWickwire, Steve Swenson and Dee Molinaar (illustrator of the expedition).

Curran, JimBy

300$

The Shameless Diary of An Explorer

An important work in the early history of Mt. McKinley

New York: The Outing Publishing Company, 1907, First Edition, First Printing.sm8vo – 18.9 cm. [viii], 297 pages. 11 black-and-white photographic platesincluding frontispiece, 2 foldout maps bound in at rear: (1) General Sketch Mapof Author's Route from Cook Inlet to Mt. McKinley, and Return; (2) NorthwestFace of Mt. McKinley, publisher’s original cranberry-red cloth, title gilt to frontboard and spine, spine cloth slightly faded (as usual) and spine gilt a bit dulled (asusual), front board with bright gilt titles in excellent condition. A near fine copywith sharp-corners, clean, crisp and bright interior with no prior ownershipmarkings. A most important work in the early history of Mt. McKinley. NeateD55; Arctic Bibliography 4212.

An engaging read and true classic of Alaskan wilderness travel, This is a raw-boned account of Dr. Frederick A. Cook's failed 1903 Mount McKinleyexpedition, which preceded his somewhat more successful attempt in 1906. Theparty included Dr. Cook, whom the author calls "the Professor"; Simon, whohad been with Cook on the ‘Miranda’ voyage; Fred King, a horse-packer fromMontana; Mr. Miller, a young prospector; a young Irish prospector named Jack;and the author Dunn, a geologist and prospector who was second in command.

Dunn, RobertBy

450$

Beyond Horizons

The Autobiography of a Great Polar Explorer

New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., Garden City. 1938, 1st Edition.8vo – 22 cm. (xii), 403pp. 5 Appendices. Frontispiece portrait of Ellsworth, 15black-and-white photographic plates and images, one full-page map. Tighthinges, no prior ownership markings -- A lovely copy of a well-producedpublication. In Fine condition with its original very good unclipped dust jacket.—Arctic Bibliography 4572.

Lincoln Ellsworth’s autobiography referencing his vast achievements in theAntarctic the Arctic regions including his two flights with Roald Amundsen in1925 and 1926.

Ellsworth, LincolnBy

275$

Outside 25Classic Tales and New Voices from the Frontiers of Adventure

Signed by Six Authors of Adventure Stories

New York: W.W. Norton & Company. 2002, First Edition. 25th AnniversaryEdition. A Fine copy in Fine unclipped dust jacket.

Thirty Five true stories of adventure and signed by six of the authors including:Bruce Barcott, Susan Orlean, Paul Theroux, Randy Wayne White, Peter Starkand Ian Frazier.

Espen, Hal, EditorBy

250$

The Crossing of Antarctica.The Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-58

Signed by authors Vivian Fuchs and Ed Hillary.

Boston: Little Brown and Co.1958. First Edition. 8vo – 22.7cm. [xv], (3), 328 pp.Appendix A and B, Index. Numerous black-and-white and color photographicimages, 9 maps, cartographic end leaves. Publisher’s light blue cloth with silvergilt titles on spine. A Near Fine and complete copy in a Fine unclipped dustjacket. Signed by V. Fuchs on the Half-Title page and Ed Hillary on the Titlepage.

A first person record of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition by itsco-leaders Vivian Fuchs and Sir Edmund Hillary. This was the first successfuloverland crossing of the Antarctic, via the South Pole, since the expeditions ofAmundsen in 1910, and Scott in 1911. The co-leaders each set out from differentcompass points, Hillary arriving at the Pole first, Fuchs arriving two weeks later.Hillary suggested Fuchs break his journey and return the following season, butbraving atrocious conditions, Fuchs carried on and succeeded in covering a totalof 2158 miles in 99 days.

A unique and complete copy with its original dust jacket and signed by theexpedition co-leaders.

Fuchs. Sir Vivian, Hillary, Sir EdmundBy

350$

Below the Convergence:

Voyages Towards Antarctica, 1699-1839

New York: W W Norton, 1997. First Edition, First Printing. Sm4to – 23.9cm. (8), 315pp.with extensive Bibliography and Index. 15 full-page black-and-white maps, several black-and-white illustrations in text. Publisher’s half-black cloth, blue sea-blue paper coveredboards with gilt titles on spine and front cover. A Fine complete copy with Fine unclippeddust jacket.

A wonderfully written book telling the story of British, American and Russian expeditionsfrom fearless pioneers like astronomer Edmond Halley and his 1699 voyage in the“Paramore” to sealer John Balleny's 1839 excursion in the “Eliza Scott” while sharingother fascinating accounts of the brutal voyages, like Capt. James Cook and John Biscoe,expeditions that put the Antarctic continent on the map. This detailed and thrillinghistory, wrote Dava Sobel in the New York Times Book Review, "introduces the conceptof deep cold with lyrical precision." These were voyages for science, national prestige andfor profit.

In Below the Convergence, Alan Gurney tells the stories of voyages into the SouthernOcean where life was incredibly harsh, when crews had poor provisions and inadequateclothing and were constantly threatened by scurvy. Often they made their own charts asthey sailed into the stormy and dangerous waters of the inhospitable Southern Oceanbelow the Convergence.

Gurney, AlanBy

50$

Captain Scott

Heroic Explorer of the South Pole

New York: Harper & Brothers Publications, 1930. Stated First Edition. [vii],240pp., Index. 8 black-and-white photographic illustrations includingfrontispiece portrait of Scott with his printed signature, 1 fold-out map, 1 fold-out facsimile document. Publisher’s dark-blue cloth with black title on spine.Edited by Milton Waldman. A Fine and complete copy in a near fine clippeddust jacket. Scarce. —Rosove 158.B1c.

The first biography written and published after Scott’s death. It is well writtenand includes several complete personal letters written by Scott anddemonstrating his sensitivities, passion and his articulate nature – a very goodread. Scott's supreme achievement was that he touched the imagination of hiscountry as no other man has done during the course of this century; that heimpressed on the public mind an example of heroic constancy exhibited inscenes where he was first only among his peers, yet always the directing mindand will. He showed to his countrymen all the stages of an epic adventure, onwhich he and his comrades risked and lost their lives. A very informative andrevealing read about Captain Scott.

Gwynn, StephenBy

350$

The White SpiderThe Story of the North Face of the Eiger

This copy signed by H. Harrer

London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1965. New Edition, revised and augmented. 8vo –23.3cm. 310pp., Index. Original publisher’s blue cloth with silver gilt title onspine and in near fine condition, original dust jacket is price clipped and also innear fine condition. This highly desirable and rare New Edition includes 72additional pages in which Heinrich Harrer gives full accounts of recent climbs.Translated from the German by Hugh Merrick.

The White Spider is an outstanding book in the mountaineering genré. It tells thestory of the Eigerwand, the appallingly steep and difficult north face of the Eiger,from the unsuccessful , and fatal attempt on it in 1935 to the sixteenth andsuccessful one in 1961. Harrer was a member of the first party to successfullyclimb the north face in 1938.

Harrer, HeinrichBy

2500$

Seven Years in Tibet

Signed by H. Harrer

New York Dutton 1954. First Edition, First Printing, stated. 8vo – 21.8cm. [xv],314pp. Publisher’s salmon-colored cloth with black Tibetan image on front coverand lettered in black on the spine. A Fine copy in its original dust jacket in verygood condition. Illustrated with 40 pages of photographs.

A well-preserved and lovely copy of the classic study of the Tibetan religiousleader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and the basis of the film starring Brad Pitt.Translated by Richard Graves.

Signed by the author H. Harrer both in English and also in Tibetan script on theHalf Title page.

Harrer, HeinrichBy

1800$

Over the Line to Australia

U.S.S. New Mexico voyage from Bremerton, WA to Australia andNew Zealand and back.

Designed and Printed on board the U.S.S. New Mexico, Earl B. Goff, ChiefPrinter. 1925 First Edition. sm4to – 25.2cm. 85pp., 5 full-page black-and-whitephotographic images, 85 black-and-white photographic images in text. Originalbattleship gray colored textured wraps with gilt titles and South Pacific image onfront cover. Covers showing only slight wear at extremities, interior is very cleanwith no foxing, folds or tears, no prior ownership markings. OCLC indicatesonly two copies in institutions: Stanford University and State Library of NewSouth Wales. A very well preserved copy of a rare publication.

An exceptionally well-produced publication designed and printed on board theU.S.S. New Mexico in June 1925. A textual and photographic record of the U.S.S. New Mexico’s voyage from Bremerton, Washington to Australia and NewZealand along with the Hawaiian Islands, American Samoa and back. The focusof this unique publication is on the sailormen and ceremonies associated with thearrival of King Neptune and the crossing of the line of the equator. Includes alist of the ship’s company and the Landlubbers who took the initiation uponentry into the domain of King Neptune on Neptune’s Day and thus becamemembers of Royal Order of Neptunus Rex. A fascinating and often humorousaccount portrayed in images and text of the various initiation ceremonies as wellas the ports of call for the U.S.S. New Mexico in 1925.

Henry, Ivan C, EditorBy

750$

AnnapurnaHeroic Conquest of the Highest Mountain - 26,493 Ft - Ever Climbed By Man

This Fine copy signed by Herzog on the Half-Title page.

New York: E.P, Dutton, 1953. Stated First US Edition. 8vo – 21.7cm. 314pp.(1). Publisher’s blue cloth covers publisher’s colophon de-bosses on front cover,spine cloth black with silver gilt titles. Color and black-and-white photographicplates, maps, diagrams, and fold-out panoramic photographic image of "TheGreat Barrier" attached inside the rear end leaf. A Fine copy in an original VeryGood unclipped dust jacket.

A scarce signed copy of arguably one of the most important and land-breakingbooks in the history of mountaineering. Herzog’s account is a very engaging andcompelling read, vividly written and translated from the French. Maurice Herzogwas the leader of the French Himalayan expedition, which was the first in historyto scale an 8000 meter peak. He made the climb without oxygen but lost severalof his fingers, which had to be amputated without anesthetic, and he enduredother harrowing hardships.

Herzog, MauriceBy

1000$

View from the SummitThe Autobiography of Sir Edmund Hillary

Signed by Ed Hillary

London: Doubleday, 1999. First Edition; First Printing. sm4to – 24cm. (8),310pp., cartographic end leaves, numerous black-and-white and color imagesthroughout. Publisher’s gray cloth with bright gilt titles on spine. A completecopy in Very Fine condition with its original unclipped dust jacket in Very Finecondition. This copy signed by Ed Hillary on the Title Page.

An autobiography by Sir Edmund Hillary who reflects on the 1953 landmarkEverest expedition, as well as his remarkable explorations in other exotic localesfrom the South Pole to the Ganges. View From The Summit is the compellinglife story of a New Zealand country boy who daydreamed of wild adventures; thepioneering climber who was knighted by Queen Elizabeth after scaling theworld's tallest peak; and the elder statesman and unlikely diplomat whosegroundbreaking program of aid to Nepal continues to this day, paying his debt ofworldwide fame to the Himalayan region.

Hillary, EdmundBy

250$

Peasant Art

In Sweden, Lapland and Iceland

London, Paris, New York: The Studio Ltd., 1910 First Edition. 4to – 28.6cm.[viii], 46pp text, over 100 pages of full-page plates in black-and-white, sepiatoned and color – sepia tone and color plates with original tissue guards. Olivegreen cloth ruled in black with titles on paper label inset on front cover. No priorownership markings, no foxing, folds or tears. An excellent complete copy inNear Fine condition. Scarce.

Text by Sten Granlund and Jarno Jessen. With 26 colored illustrations and morethan 600 objects depicted in black-and-white and half-tone plates. Among thenumerous items depicted are houses, interiors, utilitarian designs, furniture,embroidery, tapestry, knifes, spoons, powder-horns, artifacts, etc. A valuable andunique resource in the area of Scandinavian vernacular design.

Holme, CharlesBy

150$

Glacier National Park

Its Trails and Treasures

New York: George H. Doran Company, 1917. First Edition. 8vo – 20.4cm. pp.[xv], 19-263, with frontispiece and 20 black-and-white illustrations fromphotographs, detailed cartographic end papers. Olive green cloth over boardswith bright gilt titles on cover and spine, inset black-and-white cover photo ofthe Glacier National Park. From the Gloria Grace Griffen American WestCollection at the Univ. of Nevada Reno as identified by attractive bookplateaffixed to FE. Griffen was a historian of the Great Basin and professor atmultiple universities. She contributed five biographies and many well researchedpapers to the anthology of Western American history. This book is melodicprose from two women who bring a poetic perspective to adventuring. Nofoxing, folds, tears or markings, pages crisp and clean. An excellent copy in NearFine condition.

Holtz, Mathilde Edith and Katharine Isabel BemisBy

150$

K2 The Savage MountainThe Third American Karakoram Expedition

Signed by five members of the expedition

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1954. First Edition. 8vo – 21.7cm. 334pp, 27 black-and-white photographic images and nine colour photographicplates, 7 appendixes, woodcut illustrations, maps and drawings, Index.Publisher’s half black and dark red cloth covers with bright gilt mountain/ice axon front cover and bright gilt titles on spine. A Very Fine and complete copy in aVery Good unclipped dust jacket. This unique copy signed by five members ofthe Third American Karakoram Expedition: Robert H. Bates, Dee Molenaar,Peter Schoening, Bob Craig and Charles Houston.

The compelling account of the Third American Karakoram Expedition, led byCharles Houston. The expedition party was trapped by a blizzard for nine daysabove 25,000 feet. "Despite failure to reach the summit, this expedition isconsidered to be one of the pinnacles of American Himalayan mountaineering— a dramatic story which almost resulted in the destruction of the whole partyduring the descent."

Houston, Charles & R. Bates, et al.By

400$

The Ascent of EverestThe official account of the successful Everest expedition of 1953

A rare copy signed by Tenzing Norgay and his son, Jamling Norgay

London: Hodder & Stoughton 1953, First Edition. 8vo – 22.7cm. [xx], 300pp.Index. Eight color photographic plates, 48 half-tone plates and several in-textillustrations after pen-and-ink sketches. Publisher’s original blue cloth and dustjacket, spine lettered in bright gilt, cloth in Fear Fine condition with only slightwear to spine tips. Internally in Near Fine condition with beginning separation atrear gutter. Dust jacket is clipped and in Very Good condition with somechipping at extremities and no loss of image or text. A Near Fine and completecopy signed by Tenzing Norgay and his son, Jamling Norgay on the front freeend leaf along with one other signature dated 1954.

The official account of the successful Everest expedition of 1953 led by JohnHunt, on which Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first toreach the top. The 1953 British Expedition to Mount Everest was the eighth in30 years to attempt Everest. On May 29th, 1953 Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpaguide Tenzing Norgay at last stood at the summit. This was a culminatingmoment in mountaineering history, and one of the great achievements of humanstamina and will. The Ascent of Everest was written by the leader of theexpedition, Sir James Hunt. Chapter 16 is Sir Edmund Hillary's stirring accountof the final part of the climb, and the appendices are by members of theexpedition.

Hunt, JohnBy

2750$

Into Thin AirA First Person Account of the Mount Everest Tragedy…

Signed by Jon Krakauer and five members of the expedition

Westminster, Maryland: Villard Books, 1997, First Edition. [xx], 293 pp. (1). Black-and-white photographic images and wood cut images, cartographic end leaves. Publisher’s graypaper covered boards with half-white cloth on cover and spine, bright silver gilt titles oncover and spine — all in Fine condition. Dust jacket is unclipped and in Fine Condition.Internally fresh with no prior ownership markings, no folds or tears, appears to be anunread and seldom handled complete copy.

Into Thin Air is the first person account of the deadliest season in the history of MountEverest by the acclaimed journalist Jon Krakauer on assignment for Outside Magazine toreport on the growing commercialization of the mountain. As an accomplished climber,Krakauer journeyed to the Himalayas as a client of Rob Hall, one of the most respectedhigh-altitude guides in the world. Hall had summited Everest four times between 1990and 1995 and had led thirty-nine climbers to the top. Ascending the mountain in closeproximity to Hall's team was a guided expedition led by Scott Fischer, a forty-year-oldAmerican with legendary strength and prolonged endurance who had climbed the peakwithout supplemental oxygen in 1994. Neither Hall nor Fischer survived the unexpectedstorm that struck in May 1996.

Krakauer examines what it is about Everest that has compelled so many people to throwcaution to the wind, ignore the concerns of loved ones, and willingly subject themselves tosuch risk, hardship, and expense. Written with clarity, Krakauer's first person account ofwhat happened on the roof of the world is engaging and very memorable read.

Krakauer, JonBy

500$

Into the Wild

A scarce unsigned copy of the first edition

New York: Villard Books, 1996. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo – 24.1cm. [xi],207 pages. Publisher’s half dark-gray paper covered boards and black cloth spinewith bright silver gilt titles. Cartographic end leaves. First edition, first printing.First Edition stated on copyright page plus full number line beginning with 2which is a first printing for Villard -- an imprint of Random House, hence theRandom House code of using a 2 with the First Edition statement. Publisher’soriginal unclipped dust jacket with $22.00 price on the front inner flap. A Finecopy in a Fine dust jacket — a scarce unsigned copy of the first edition.

Jon Krakauer's first book telling the true account of a two-year trek through thewest by Christopher McCandless from 1990 - 1992 ending with his death in theAlaska wilds. This story was the basis for an absorbing documentary by PBS. Anengaging and captivating read.

Krakauer, JonBy

175$

Downhill Skiing

Signed by Otto Lang

New York: Henry Holt and Company. 1936, First Edition. sm4to – 20.2cm. [ix],(2), 76pp. (8). 30 black-and-white photographic plates. Publisher’s tan cloth withimage of downhill skier in red on front cover and spine titles in read. Priorownership name on lower title page, else a very clean copy in Near Finecondition inside and out. This well-preserved and unique copy signed by OttoLang on the second front free end leaf. Scarce.

Otto Lang was a skier and pioneer ski instructor from Bosnia who lived andworked in the United States. After teaching skiing at a variety of smaller resortsin Austria, he joined the Hannes Schneider Ski School in St. Anton am Arlberg,one of the most prestigious ski schools of its time. Lang was offered a chance toteach in the U.S., at Pecketts' on Sugar Hill in the White Mountains of NewHampshire. He later moved out west and founded ski schools on Mount Rainier,Mount Baker and Mount Hood. “Otto Lang is arguably considered the greatestski stylist the sport has known”. --The Seattle Times.

Lang, OttoBy

400$

By Authority. The Navy List

Officers on the Active and Retired Lists of the Royal Navy, GeneralRegulations, etc…

London: Published by the authority of His Majesty's Stationary Office andprinted by Darling & Son, Ltd. January 1894. Thick sm8vo – 19.2cm. [x], 704pp,3 pages of Navy List Advertisers. Publisher’s original blue wraps printed withblack titling on front cover and spine. A complete copy in Good+ conditionwith complete but chipping to spine and evidence of since removed prior tapeon edge of exterior hinge – no loss of text.

A methodical and concise work of naval history near the end of the NineteenthCentury. The publication provides a detailed look into the history of the BritishNavy staffs dating at, and corrected to, January 1894. Includes a comprehensivelist in alphabetical order of the officers on the active duty list of the Royal Navyand the Royal Marines with their dates of seniority to include Royal IndianMarine, Royal Navy Reserve and Retired and Reserved lists.

MacGregor, Evan, et al.By

200$

The Home of the Blizzard

Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-1914

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1930, First Popular Edition. [xxxii], 438pp, thick sm4to – 24.1cm.Appendix I, II & III, glossary, indexed, 92 pages of black-and-white photographs; 18 diagrams; threefold-out maps —complete. Publisher’s light-blue cloth with bright gilt lettering on spine, cloth isclean and bright although highly susceptable to fading — this copy being well-preserved due tomaintaining its original dust jacket. Internally: Near Fine condition with prior owner’s name andinscription on ffe, tight un-cracked hinges, no foxing or tears - a very clean and tight copy in VeryGood priced-clipped dust jacket with damp stain spots on DJ spine. A Fine and complete copy of anexceptional narrative, with photographs by Frank Hurley, expedition photographer. —Rosove 217.B1. This classic account of the first person narrative of The Australasian Antarctic Expedition led byDouglas Mawson to explore the area of Antarctica facing Australia. “One of the most grippingAntarctic stories”. (Conrad). Mawson's account of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition inthe Aurora is one of the classics of Antarctic literature. The ship sailed south towards the seventhcontinent from Hobart, Tasmania, under Capt. John K. Davis on December 2, 1911. The object wasto explore the coast opposite Australia where only Dumont D'Urville and Cdr. John Wilkes hadgone. The first stop was Macquairie Island, between the south end of New Zealand and the Antarcticice pack, near the 160th meridian, where, on the 11th, a five-man party under G. F. Ainsworth waslanded to build and man the wireless station. From here, the Aurora headed south for the lastcontinent, sailed along the ice cliffs, and reached Adelie Land, or coast, where Mawson landed withLieut. B. Ninnis of the Royal Fusiliers, Dr. Xavier Mertz, and 15 others. The main base, the Hut, wasestablished here at Cape Denison. On Jan. 19, 1912, Capt. Davis headed east in search of a place inwhich to land the third party of eight men under Frank Wild. On the way eastward, Capt. Davissighted land, which he named Wilkes Land in honor of the American leader of the great U.S.Exploring Expedition of 1838-42, whose ships were the first to ply the ice-strewn waters from Adelieto the Shackleton Ice Shelf. Davis repeated the route and put Wild and his men ashore in new QueenMary Land.

Mawon, Sir DouglasBy

500$

Finding The North PoleTogether With The Marvelous Record Of Former Arctic Expeditions

Dr. Cook's Own Story Of His Discovery, April 21, 1908.The Story Of Commander Peary's Discovery, April 6, 1909.

Philadelphia: W.E. Scull. 1909 Un-paginated pre-publication Salesman's Sample.Publisher’s green pictorial cloth with gilt titles and bright American flag on frontcover, stamped in red, gilt, blue and black. A salesman's sample for this polarwork on the dispute between Peary and Cook focused on who discovered theNorth Pole. The sample indicates that the complete work contains over 100illustrations, most of which are "authoritative photographs," and further states,"You have the assurance that 'FINDING THE NORTH POLE' is anauthoritative work, by its Distinguished Authorship." Blanks for subscribers areincluded at the back — a Near Fine complete copy with no blanks removed. Amost interesting artifact from the polar craze and controversy of the early 20thcentury.

This is an 88 page illustrated salesmen's sample subscription book which is muchmore scarce than the book it promoted. Include 30 pages of black-and-whitephotographs, Table of Contents, 42 pages of Dr. Cook's own story of hisclaimed discovery, April 21, 1908 and also the story of commander Peary'salleged discovery, April 6,1909 and an impressive record of former arcticexpeditions. The Introduction is by George W. Melville, retired Admiral of theU. S. Navy.

Melville, George, Rear Admiral — IntroductionBy

150$

An Historical and Descriptive Account ofIceland, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1854. Later edition. Sm4to – 19cm. [xii], 360pp.,Publisher’s advertisement, Index. 2 engraved illustrations including illustratedHalf-title, 2 fold-out maps: Iceland and Faroe Islands. Full-Calf Leather withblack morocco spine tab with bright gilt title and ruling on spine. Priorownership script on front free end leaf. A very good copy of a Scarcepublication.

Nicoll, JamesBy

250$

South ColOne Man's Adventure on the Ascent of Everest 1953

Signed by Ed Hillary and Jim Whittaker

London: William Heinemann Limited, 1954, First Edition. 8vo – 22cm. [xx],303pp. Index. 48 black-and-white photographic plates, four color plates, fivemaps and 15 drawings, pictorial end leaves in sketch form showing expeditionmembers. Publisher’s blue-cloth with bright gilt lettering on spine. Dust wrapperis unclipped and in Near Fine condition. A uniquely well-preserved copy insideand out. Signed by Ed Hillary and Jim Whittaker on the title page.

Arguably one of the best personal accounts of a Mount Everest expedition, thisbeing the story of the first ascent of Everest. Noyce was a lead climber and thefirst on the team to reach the South Col. Edmund Hillary ultimately reached thesummit with Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay.

Noyce, WilfridBy

450$

Trailing and Camping in Alaska

New York: A. Wessels, November 1909. First Edition. 8vo – 21cm. 8pp. 2-379,Frontispiece of Mt. Wrangell with original tissue guard and 29 black-and-whitephotographic illustrations. Bright gilt titling and illustration of totem on thecover, subtle wrinkle in front cover cloth, A Very Good + and complete copy.Laid in is a card from "Mr. Alfred McCordic" (1862 - 1929) with a giftinscription to his Alaskan guide. Provenance: Gloria Grace Griffen AmericanWest Collection at the University of Nevada Reno as identified by attractivebookplate sparingly affixed to front end leaf. Griffen was a historian of the GreatBasin and professor at multiple noted universities. She contributed fivebiographies and many well researched papers to the anthology of WesternAmerican history. Arctic Bibliography 13913.

Addison Powell covered the Copper River region during his years in Alaska andmade trips into the Nabezna, Chitina, Tanana and upper Susitna Rivers. Thisnarrative of his experiences with hunting including mountain goat and sheep,bear and caribou and prospecting episodes during Alaska gold rush daysincluding descriptions of the Ahtna Indians of the Copper River and of Skagwayand Sitka. No foxing, folds or tears – pages crisp and clean. An excellent andcomplete copy.

Powell, Addison M.By

150$

Across Arctic America

Narrative Of The Fifth Thule Expedition

New York: Putnam, 1927. First Edition. Lg8vo – 24.1cm, [xx], 388pp, 4 maps includingone fold-out, 68 full-page black and white photographic images. Publisher’s blue clothwith bright gilt titles on spine and cover, tight un-cracked hinges, no foxing, folds or tearsand no prior ownership markings. A very well-preserved copy of a most importantnarrative in Near Fine+ condition. -- Arctic Bibliography 14179.

This is the classic narrative by Danish explorer Knud Rasmussen documenting his mostfamous, and arguably the most significant, of his seven Arctic expeditions. Rasmussen wasa pioneering ethnologist with a love for his Inuit peoples. In this 5th Thule Expedition,Rasmussen was the first to cross the Northwest Passage by dog sled during an expeditionthat spanned nearly four years and covered over 20,000 miles (32,000 kilometers) by dogteam. His collections of Eskimo myths, legends and stories were later published in tenvolumes containing 27 parts that became the definitive study of the origin of the ancientand modern Arctic Eskimo cultures spanning from Greenland to Alaska. Rasmussen diedat the young age of 54 in 1933 following his 7th Thule expedition. This first Englishedition tells of a remarkable journey with lasting beneficial results. This is a translation ofthe 1925 Danish original titled Fra Gronland til Stillehavet.

In addition to Rasmussen, Scandinavian members of the expedition were Peter Freuchen,cartographer and naturalist; Therkel Mathiassen, archeologist and cartographer; KajBirket-Smith, ethnographer and geographer; Helge Bangsted, scientific assistant; JacobOlsen, assistant and interpreter; Peder Pedersen, Captain of the expedition’s motorschooner, “Sea-King”.

Rasmussen, KnudBy

650$

Alaskan Eskimo Words

Compiled by K. Rasmussen and edited by H. Ostermann.

Copenhagen: Gyldendalske Boghandel,1941. First Edition. Vol. III, No. 4. Tall 8vo –28.1cm. 83pp + folding map. Publisher’s grey-beige printed stiff wrappers in excellentcondition. A fine and complete copy of an individual monograph from Report Of TheFifth Thule Expedition, 1921-24. The Danish Expedition to Arctic North Americacommanded by Knud Rasmussen.

Knud Rasmussen and his six companions with dogs travelled over 20,000 miles acrossAlaska, the Canadian Arctic and Greenland by dogsled between 1921 and 1924 collectingartifacts and information about Eskimo history and culture, resulting in arguably the mostimportant contribution to Eskimo ethnology.

Rasmussen’s Firth Thule Expedition (1921–1924) was conceived to address the origin ofthe Eskimo race. A ten volume account (The Fifth Thule Expedition 1921-1924 (1946))of ethnographic, archaeological and biological data was collected, and many artifacts arestill on display in museums in Denmark. The team of seven first went to eastern ArcticCanada where they began collecting specimens, taking interviews and excavations.Rasmussen left the team and traveled for 16 months with two Inuit hunters by dog-sledacross North America to Nome, Alaska. He tried to continue to Russia but his visa wasrefused. Rasmussen was the first European to cross the Northwest Passage via dog sled.His journey is recounted in Across Arctic America (1927), considered today a classic ofpolar expedition literature. This trip has also been called the "Great Sled Journey" and wasdramatized in the Canadian 2006 film The Journals of Knud Rasmussen.

Rasmussen, KnudBy

100$

Eskimo Folk-Tales

With Illustrations by Native Eskimo Artists

London, Copenhagen, Christiana: Gyldendal, 1921, First Edition, First Printing.sm4to – 26.2 cm. 156pp., 2pp. incl. sources of various legends, printer, 2pp.publisher’s advertisements. Half-title, frontispiece and black-and-whiteillustrations by native Eskimo artists. Publisher’s dark-green cloth with de-bossedtitles on front cover, bright gilt titles on spine. Binding is in Fine condition withnear complete original dust jacket in good condition. No prior ownershipmarkings, no foxing, folds or tears. A lovely copy of a very scarce publication —especially in such well-preserved complete condition and with dust jacket. ArcticBibliography 14187.

A fascinating set of 54 Eskimo folk tales, fables and legends collected by KnudRasmussen and with illustrations by Eskimo artists and illustrators. The varioustellings were collected from Smith Sound, northwest, southwest and southeastGreenland including tales from Godthaab and Upernavik.

Rasmussen, Knud, and Worster, W.By

850$

The History of Lapland

London: Tho. Newborough. 1704. First Edition. sm4to – 19cm. ( 8) ,416, 22 pp.Engraved folding extra title, fold-out map, fold-out drawing/chart and 3 plates,numerous illustrations in text. Modern brown cloth with gilt titles on spine.Interior with intermittent old closed repairs. A complete copy in very goodcondition. Very Scarce.

Containing A Geographical description, and a Natural History of that Country;with an Account of the inhabitants, their Original, Religion, Customs, Habits,Marriages, Conjurations, Employments, etc. Translated from the last Edition inLatin, and Illustrated with many curious Copper-Cutts. To which is added, TheTravels of the King of Sweden's Mathematicians into Lapland: The History ofLivonia, and the Wars there: Also a Journey into Lapland, Finland &c. Eritten byDr. Olof Rudbeck in the year 1701.

Scheffer, John (Johannes Schefferus)By

1500$

The Voyage of the 'Discovery'

Association copy: Signed and Inscribed by Robert F. Scott to WilliamColbeck, Captain of the relief ship SY “Morning”This set being offered for the 1st time and coming from the Colbeck family.

London: Smith Elder & Co. 1905, 1st Edition, 1st Impression. 8vo – 24.6cm. Publisher'sribbed dark-blue cloth, covers with raised gilt medallions, spines lettered in bright gilt.Volume I pp. [I-vii], viii-xx, 556, photogravure frontispiece, title printed in red and black.3 maps (1 double-page, 1 full-page, 1 folding in end-pocket), 7 color plates, 2photographic panoramic views on 1 double-page plate, 119 mostly photographicillustrations on 84 plates, 1 full-page plan in text, 16 text vignettes; Volume II pp. [i-v], vi-xii, 508, photogravure portrait frontispiece, 2 maps (1 full-page, 1 folding in end pocket) 5color plates, 8 panoramic views on 4 double-page plates, 124 mostly photographicillustration on 82 plates, 13pp., index; With 260 full-page and smaller illustrations by Dr.E.A. Wilson and other members of the expedition, photogravure frontispieces, 12 coloredplates in facsimile from Dr. Wilson’s sketches, panoramas and maps. In two volumes andcollated complete. A Very Good set. Some wear and rubbing to extremities  – clean andcomplete internally with beginning intermittent foxing and tight hinges. "A classic ofexploration literature ...". Conrad 121; Spence 1050; Rosove 286.A1. Volume I is signed and inscribed on the Half Title Page: “Capt. William Colbeck withthe best wishes of his authorities of the expedition and of the author. Robert F. Scott”Oct. 12th, 1905”. Also With: A marginal notation and underlining in the Volume II sectionrelated to the rescue mission of the SY “Morning”. Notation stating: “and lack of coal forsteaming, the passage north was for the most part made under sail. WC.” SY “Morning”, under the command of Captain William Colbeck, was a steam yacht,known for her role as a relief vessel to Scott's “Discovery” Expedition, 1901-1904. Shemade two voyages to the Antarctic to locate and resupply Scott's expedition.

Scott, Captain Robert Falcon, C.V.O., R. N.By

19,500$

A. C-G. 1886-1959

8vo – 21.5cm. No blank leaves after flyleaf and no title page, no place or date orpublication information, c. 1965, [xxxix], (1) -- 31 pages total in one gathering.[A2 on p. ix, B on p. 33]. Quarter light-green oxford cloth, gray paper boards,gray-green calf title label on front cover ruled in bright gilt. Spine face cloth witheven fading, internally very clean and complete with clean and tight vanilla-whitepages, no foxing, folds or tears, and no prior ownership markings. Very Rare.Rosove 71-J1, not in Spence.

This is the very rare offprint copy of George Seaver’s biographical memoir ofAspley Cherry-Garrard. The single gathering indicates this publication was notmade up from existing gatherings but instead was a publication unto itself. Thesingle gathering, lack of title leaf or publication data combined with the specialbinding indicates this publication was produced in a very small number andpossibly meant for Cherry-Garrard family members, publisher and GeorgeSeaver. This would also be reflected in its extreme rarity with no copies listed inOCLC Worldcat, no online references or prior auction record history. This istruly a rare gem.

Seaver, GeorgeBy

3500$

The Heart of the Antarctic — Deluxe Edition

Being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909

London, William Heinemann, 1909, First Edition, Deluxe Edition. 4to – 27.8cm.3-Volume set including “the Antarctic Book Winter Quarters 1907-09”. Limitedto 300 copies, this being copy #30, with signatures of Ernest Shackleton and theShore Party; maps as called for in rear pocket of Volume 2; end-leaves brownedas normal with very light foxing to some plates. Volumes 1 and 2 in publisher’svellum and with original brown ribbon page-markers in excellent condition,Volume 3 in publisher’s quarter vellum-backed boards; Volumes 1 & 2 blockedin bright gilt with design of two penguins on cover, all lettered and ruled inbright gilt on spines, top page edges gilt, spines with natural spotting, otherwiseall spines and boards in remarkable condition with no tears or stretching tovellum; remarkably, no bumps to corners of boards to any of the volumes.Collated complete. Internally very crisp, clean and unmarked. A Near Fine+ andwell-preserved copy of a Very Scarce and important publication. Conrad p.148;Spence 1096; Taurus 571; Rosove 305.A2 (with the 2nd corrected state of TheAntarctic Book); Renard 1446.

This set has most likely never been read. It is as good a copy as one is likely tofind.

Shackleton, ErnestBy

39500$

South

The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition 1914-1917

New York: MacMillan Company 1926. Second US Edition. 8vo--25cm, [xvi], (4), 380pp.fontispiece of Endurance trapped in the ice matching dust jacket image, 88 black-and-white illustrations and diagrams including 48 full-page photographic black-and-whiteillustrations plus diagrams and drawings in text, Appendix I in five parts plus Appendix II:Index. Publisher’s royal blue cloth lettered in black on spine; black-and-white photographsby Frank Hurley. A Fine copy in an original Near Fine unclipped dust jacket. Scarce.Rosove 308.B3.c variant. “A book of high adventure, strenuous days and lonely nights, unique experiences, and,above all, records of unflinching determination, supreme loyalty, and generous self-sacrifice on the part of men” — Ernest Shackleton The story of Shackleton's famous Endurance Expedition. "I think that though failurein the actual accomplishment must be recorded, there are chapters in this book of highadventure, strenuous days, lonely nights, unique experiences, and above all, records ofunflinching determination, supreme loyalty, and generous self-sacrifice on the part of mymen which, even in these days that have witnessed the sacrifices of nations and regardlessof self on the part of individuals, still will be of interest to readers who now turn gladlyfrom the red horror of war and the strain of the last five years to read, perhaps with moreunderstanding minds, the tale of the White Warfare of the South. The struggles, thedisappointments, and the endurance of this small party of Brits, hidden away for nearlytwo years in the fastness of the Polar ice, striving to carry out the ordained task andignorant of the crises through which the world was passing, make a story which is uniquein the history of Antarctic exploration." - Paraphrased, Preface by Ernest Shackleton.

Shackleton, ErnestBy

1250$

Americans on Everest;The official account of the ascent led by Norman G. Dyhrenfurth

Signed by Jim Whittaker and Tom Hornbein

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1964. First Edition, First printing. thicksm4to – 23.9cm. [xxi], 429 pp. Bound in blue cloth with white and light bluelettering on the spine, publisher’s colophon de-bossed on front cover, Mt.Everest illustrated end-papers and paste-downs in color, numerous black-and-white photographs and several color photographs from the expedition. A veryclean and complete copy in Fine condition with its original unclipped dust jacketin very good condition showing some chipping at top of spine and closed tear attop of front. This unique copy signed on the title page by Jim Whittaker andTom Hornbein.

A most attractive copy of this account of the 1963 American expedition toMount Everest, which had the distinction of being the first to take movies at thesummit and communicate by radio from there. Up to that time this was thelargest number of climbers on the summit in one day.

Ullman, James Ramsey And Other Members Of The ExpeditionBy

250$