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There are 41 books in this catalogue.
The Great White South or With Scott in the Antarctic, being an account of experiences with Captain Scott's South Pole Expedition and of the Nature Life of the Antarctic
Ponting, Herbert G
Book Number: 54035
ISBN: 
Publisher: Duckworth, London 1932 Tenth impression.
8vo. hardcover. 205pp. b/w illus. Very good, light foxint, owner's details on fep. / Good d/w with a hole in spine.

Price: $20.00


No Latitude For Error.
Hillary, Sir Edmund.
Book Number: 67397
ISBN: 
Publisher: London, Hodder, 1961. First edition.
8vo. hardcover. 255pp. index + b/w plates. very good, ex-lib. Owner's name on fep. / no d/w.

Price: $12.00


Shackleton : His Antarctic Writings
Ralling, Christopher (selected and introduced by)
Book Number: 67395
ISBN: 0563200847
Publisher: British Broadcasting Corporation, Australia, 1983
8vo. hardcover. 264pp. colour & b/w illus. Very good. / Very good d/w rubbed on top corners with some small chips at top of spine.

Price: $12.00


Stepping Stones to The South Pole.
Nichol, J. R.
Book Number: 67216
ISBN: 
Publisher: Angus & Robertson Australia 1948.
8vo. hardcover. 199pp. index, b/w plates. Very good, foxing to endpapers. / Poor torn d/w missing spine(repaired)

Price: $20.00


Ice Captain: The Life of J.R. Stenhouse
Haddelsey, Stephen
Book Number: 66308
ISBN: 9780752497792
Publisher: The History Press, 2014
8vo. softcover. 237pp. index, b/w illus. Very good.

Price: $14.00


SHACKLETON. The Polar Journeys. The Heart of the Antarctic. The Story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907 - 1909. South. The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition 1914 - 1917.
Shackleton, Ernest
Book Number: 65535
ISBN: 1841581968
Publisher: Birlinn, UK 2002
8vo. hardcover. 381pp. + 277pp. + maps. b/w illus. Very good. / Very good d/w.

Price: $15.00


Antarctic Memoirs
Bunt, John
Book Number: 64890
ISBN: 1740083946
Publisher: Seaview Press, West Lakes, S. A., 2006.
8vo. softcover. 209pp. b/w illus. Folding map of Macquarie Island in pocket inside rear cover. Near Fine.

Price: $55.00


Mawson's Will. The Greatest Survival Story Ever Written
Bickel, Lennard
Book Number: 64611
ISBN: 0812821777
Publisher: Stein and Day, New York, 1977.
8vo. hardcover. 237pp. b/w illus. Good, wear to cover edges. / Good+ d/w chipped on bottom edge.

Price: $15.00


Mind Over Matter The Epic Crossing of the Antactic Continent
Fiennes, Ranulph
Book Number: 62669
ISBN: 1856194450
Publisher: Sinclair-Stevenson, London, 1993.
8vo. softcover. 326pp. index, colour ilus. Very good, page edges browned. Signed by author.

Price: $15.00


The Home of the Blizzard: The Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914
Mawson, Douglas, Sir
Book Number: 62670
ISBN: 1862543771
Publisher: Wakefield Press, Australia, 1996.
8vo. softcover. 438pp. index, b/w illus. Very good.

Price: $12.00


Edward Wilson of the Antarctic Naturalist and Friend
Seaver, George
Book Number: 62671
ISBN: 
Publisher: John Murray, London, 1937.
8vo. hardcover. 301pp. index, b/w illus. Good+, some foxing.

Price: $9.00


South : the Endurance expedition
Shackleton, Ernest Henry, Sir
Book Number: 62551
ISBN: 1876485094
Publisher: Melbourne Text Publishing Company 1999
8vo softcover 322pp index, map, bw/ illus. very good.

Price: $12.00


Antarctica: A Traveller's Tale.
Bailey, Jean
Book Number: 62549
ISBN: 0207138214
Publisher: Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1980.
8vo. hardcover. 182pp. colour & b/w illus. Very good. / Very good d/w.

Price: $8.00


Antarctica The Story of the New Zealand Party of the Trans-Antarctic Expedition
Helm, A,S, & Miller, J.H.
Book Number: 62547
ISBN: 
Publisher: R.E. Owen, Government Printer, Wellington, New Zealand, 1964.
8vo. hardcover. 435pp. index. b/w ilus. Very good. / Good+ d/w chipped at top of spine.

Price: $18.00


Antarctica and Back in Sixty Days
Bowden, Tim
Book Number: 62558
ISBN: 0733301134
Publisher: ABC Books, Sydney 1991.
8vo. softcover. 239pp. b/w illus. Very good.

Price: $8.00


The Last Antarctic Heroes
Bickel, Lennard
Book Number: 62561
ISBN: 0049201085
Publisher: Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 1989.
8vo. softcover. 230pp. index, b/w illus. Very good, foxing to outer page edges.

Price: $8.00


Extreme South
Castrission, James
Book Number: 62545
ISBN: 9780733627989
Publisher: Hachette, Sydney, 2012
8vo. softcover. 311pp. colour illus. Very good+, signed by author. Inscribed and signed by James Castrission and Justin Jones. In the footsteps of Scott and Amundsen, two Aussies, Cas and Jonesy, set out to conquer the last great wilderness on earth. This is their story of tenacity, mateship and survival.

Price: $18.00


Seventh Continent. Saga of Australasian Exploration in Antarctica 1895-1850
Arthur Scholes
Book Number: 62563
ISBN: 
Publisher: George Allen & Unwin, London, 1953.
8vo. hardcover. 226pp. index, b/w illus. Very good, light foxing. / Good+ d/w with some small tears,

Price: $10.00


Scott of the Antarctic
Pound, Reginald
Book Number: 62564
ISBN: 
Publisher: Cassell, London 1966.
8vo. hardcover. 326pp. index, b/w illus. Good, tape marks on endpapers, outer page edges browned. / Good rubbed d/w.

Price: $18.00


The Great White South or With Scott In The Antarctic
Ponting, Herbert G.
Book Number: 62565
ISBN: 
Publisher: Duckworth, London, 1950.
8vo. hardcover. 200pp. + b/w plates. Very good, spine faded. / no d/w.

Price: $15.00


This Accursed Land.
Bickel, Lennard
Book Number: 61156
ISBN: 
Publisher: Melbourne, Sun 1978
8vo. hardcover. 210pp. + b/w plates, very good, spine slanted, owner's name verso fep. / very good d/w.

Price: $14.00


The Unforgiving Minute - One Man's Journey to the Edge of the World and the Centre of his Soul
Jarvis, Tim - Signed
Book Number: 59765
ISBN: 186325434x
Publisher: Bantam 2004
Trade paperback. 294pp. Very good. Signed by Jarvis. In 1999Jarvis and Tresder set out across Antarctica. Against the odds they made it to the south pole, setting a new record. This is the story of their battle.

Price: $15.00


Living on the edge : our personal Antarctic story
Claypole, Yvonne.
Book Number: 58649
ISBN: 0732269156
Publisher: Pymble, N.S.W. HarperCollins 2001
8vo softcover 262pp colour illus. very good+. Book Description: The story of a couple who have recently returned from a truly remarkable year in Antarctica where they lived in a tiny hut chained to rocks in one of the coldest and most isolated spots on earth. Before Jim and Yvonne's year of living with extreme cold, horrendous blizzards and diminishing daylight many thought they were crazy, but once their new life began they found they had captivated millions of Australian people with their adventure. About the Author: Yvonne thinks she is a fairly ordinary person. She is a schoolteacher while her husband Jim is a training manager. The live on a small farm with their sons and are always looking for adventure.

Price: $12.00


Antarctica and back in sixty days
Bowden, Tim
Book Number: 42620
ISBN: 
Publisher: Crows Nest, N.S.W. ABC 1996
8vo softcover 239pp, b/w illus. very good.

Price: $12.00


South Pole. 900 Miles On Foot
Wood, Gareth
Book Number: 36300
ISBN: 0920663486
Publisher: Horsdal & Schubart Publishers, Ltd. 2000
8vo softcover 226pp, b/w illus. very good.Inscribed & signed by author. "Welcome to the journey only 900 miles to go Regards, Gareth Wood."

Price: $12.00


Icebound in Antarctica
Lewis, David
Book Number: 29330
ISBN: 0855611413
Publisher: Richmond, Vic. Heinemann Australia 1987
8vo hardcover 242pp index, b/w illus. very good, owner's inscription on fep. / very good d/w.

Price: $10.00


Two Years in the Antarctic.
Walton, Kevin
Book Number: 22260
ISBN: 
Publisher: U.K. Nell Press. 1982.
8vo. Hard Cover. 194pp. index + b/w plates, near fine. presentation inscription on fep from author's son. / very good d/w.

Price: $20.00


The Conquest of the Antarctic.
Kemp, Norman.
Book Number: 22259
ISBN: 
Publisher: London, Wingate, 1956, First edition.
8vo. Hard Cover. 152pp. + b/w plates, good ex-lib. / fair chipped d/w.

Price: $12.00


The Last Continent
Liversidge, Douglas.
Book Number: 22254
ISBN: 
Publisher: London: Jarolds, 1958 First Edition
8vo. Hard Cover. 248pp.index + b/w plates, fold-out map. very good+. / very good clipped, lightly chipped d/w.'

Price: $10.00


Voyage to the Ice. The Antarctic Expedition of Solo
Lewis, David
Book Number: 22194
ISBN: 
Publisher: Sydney, ABC, 1979
8vo. hardcover. 144pp. b/w illus. + colour plates. very good+. / very good+ d/w. Signed by author.

Price: $20.00



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