Materials on Arctic Explorations and Travels since 1750 in the Special Collections and University Archives Division of the University of British Columbia Library. Occasional Publication No. 1, University of British Columbia Library. Edition of 500 copies. Mint copy, as issued. View More...
Essays from the Symposium held at Hershey, PA, under the auspices of the Arctic Institute of North America, Oct. 1962. 313pp, photo illustrated, maps, figures etc., large folding map at back. Bright, clea interior, unmarked. Tight, square binding. Ink name to top margin of front wrappers. Some sun-fading to spine. Weight, 520g. View More...
Describes the events of the 1914 Shackleton Antarctic expedition when, after being trapped in a frozen sea for nine months, their ship, Endurance, was finally crushed, forcing Shackleton and his men to make a very long and perilous journey across ice and stormy seas to reach inhabited land. Winner of Children's Books of Distinction Awards (Nonfiction) 1999. [10pp], 134pp, profusely illustrated. Bright, clean interior. Small owner's stamp to top margin of the title page otherwise unmarked. Tight, square binding, no spine creasing. White wrappers show some minor age-wear. Eligible for inexpens... View More...
In 1833 Captain George Back of the Royal Navy and surgeon-naturalist Richard King sought a land route across the Arctic Barren Lands in an attempt to determine the fate of the missing 1829 John Ross expedition and to pursue the survey of the Arctic coast in the quest for a Northwest Passage. Back's exploration of 1833-4 not only produced new geographical knowledge that made possible improvements in Arrowsmith's map of 1835. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. From: the Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 6, (1836), pp. 1-11. Map shows sites where the elevation was ... View More...
Forty years of seafaring adventure and exploration including 28 excursions to the Arctic among them - with Robert Peary to the North Pole and heroic deeds aboard the Karluk, First pub lished in 1928. This recent edition with a foreword b Paul O'Neill. xvi, 335pp, illustrated. Bright, clean and unmarked. Tight, squaare binding, no spine creases. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are often incorrect and are vague estimates NOT guaranteed rates. We use Canada Post, the United States Postal Service and Asendia and try to offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overchargin... View More...
History of early Antarctic exploration in the 19th century. 160pp. Mint copy, 'as new'. Weight, 260g. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images always available. Shipped well packed. USA postage usually $6.50 or less. Canadian postage varies considerably depending on weight and destination. Maximum postage to anywhere within Canada is now approx US$15.00- up to 5kg total weight, boxed, insured, trackable and faster than regular parcels. Less will be charged if rates indicate. NOW... View More...
Biography of Thomas Bunn [1765-1853], based on Hudson's Bay Company archives and family records. 100 p., 14 plates (1 folded). ill., facsims., geneal. table, ports. 26 cm. Map on lining papers. OCLC Number: 83353. Book is very bright and clea, still fresh. Binding is tight and square, blue cloth is without wear. Dustjacket shows minoir edge wear, but, for its age is bright and clean. Weight, 436g. View More...
Story of how the investigation of the corpses of three Victorian seaman by forensic anthropologist Dr. Owen Beattie led to the unraveling of the fate of the famous Franklin Expedition of 1845-48. 180pp, color photo illustrated. Book is bright, clean and unmarked. Unclipped dustjacket is similar. About 'as new'. Weight, 480g. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are often incorrect and are vague estimates NOT guaranteed rates. We use Canada Post, the United States Postal Service and Asendia and try to offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images are avail... View More...
Story of how the investigation of the corpses of three Victorian seaman by forensic anthropologist Dr. Owen Beattie led to the unraveling of the fate of the famous Franklin Expedition of 1845-48. 180pp, color photo illustrated. Book is bright, clean and unmarked. Slight wear to lower fore-corner of the front cover'. Weight, 368g. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are often incorrect and are vague estimates NOT guaranteed rates. We use Canada Post, the United States Postal Service and Asendia and try to offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images are... View More...
The five 'prisoners' of the Arctic were Joe Boyle, a wealthy gold prospector; Vihjalmur Stefansson, who claimed to discover a tribe of blond Eskimos; Lady Jane Franklin, widow of famed explorer Sir John Franklin; John Hornby, whose obsessive quest for adventure took him to the Arctic's Barren Ground; and poet Robert Service. Their adventures read almost like fiction. All were loners, and obsessed by the North. 328 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. Book is 'as new'; Unclipped dustjacket is very nearly so. Unpacked weight, 692g. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are frequently incorrect and are ... View More...
Canada Department of Mines and Technical Surveys. Geographical Branch, Memoir 1. Survey of Southampton Island in Canada's Northwest Territories in the North of Hudson's Bay. 84pp, maps and illustrations. Folding map in pocket at back. Clean copy with a sound binding. Minor, light creases to front cover near spine. View More...
Book summarizes the research [33 studies] conducted within the Canadian component of the International Biological Programme. Area studied covers 16 square miles on the NE coast of Devon Island. xxi, 714pp, illustrated, diagrams, tables, folding plates in pocket at back. Bright copy with a sound binding. Felt pen mark covers old signature on ffep. Dustjacket has minor edge wear & very minor soiling. Weight, 1.37kg. View More...
Account of the author's experience in Northern Canada as an employee of the Hudson's Bay Company between 1928 and 1931. Edited and compiled by Heather Robertson. 217, [1] pages, [1] leaf of plates : illustrations ; 27 cm. Interior is bright, clean and unmarked, excepting a previous owner's bookplate to the ffep. Still quite fresh. Binding is tight and square and there is no wear to the cloth. The unclipped dustjacket is similar. Weight, 795g. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are frequently incorrect and are vague estimates NOT guaranteed rates. WE use Canada Post, the United States Postal Servi... View More...
From Russian Fur Traders to the Gold Rush, extraordinary railroads, World War II, the oil boom, and the fight over ANWR. xiv, 608pp, maps, endpaper maps. Book is bright, clean and unmarked. Binding is tight and square, hinges sound, no wear to the boards. The unclipped dustjacket is nearly similar excepting a tiny patch of water damage [?] to the lower corner, at the spine, on the rear board. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are often incorrect and are vague estimates NOT guaranteed rates. We use Canada Post, the United States Postal Service and Asendia and try to offer very competitive postal... View More...
An account of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition of 1902-4, by its botanist, meteorologist and geologist. A Facsimile reprint of the original 1906 edition. xii, 375pp, photo illustrated, folding map at rear. Book is bright, clean and unmarked, about 'as new'. Unclipped dustjacket is bright and clean with only minor wear to some edges. Scan available. Weight, 804g. View More...
Text of the journal kept by Emile de Bray, a French naval officer who participated in the 1852 search for the Franklin Expedition in the eastern Arctic, on board the 'Resolute'in the Arctic Squadron under Sir Edward Belcher. Previously unpublished. Translated and edited by William Barr. xxii, 339pp : illustrations ; 24 cm. Bright, clean, unmarked interior. Tight, square binding, no wear to the cloth. Sound hinges. Unpacked weight, 709g. We ship Worldwide, at cost, using both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges, at cost, without overcharging. Canadian dome... View More...
Survey of the Life, People, Environment of the Arctic. Co-published with the Sierra Club. 256pp, profusely photo illustrated. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images always available. Shipped well packed. USA postage usually $6.50 or less. Canadian postage varies considerably depending on weight and destination. Maximum postage to anywhere within Canada is now approx US$15.00- up to 5kg total weight, boxed, insured, trackable and faster than regular parcels. Less will be charge... View More...
Story of an artists first encounter with the North - a daily diary, 20 color paintings and numerous sketches.126pp, illustrated in color and in b&w. Bright, clean copy. DJ has minor top edge wear. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are frequently incorrect and are vague estimates NOT guaranteed rates. WE use Canada Post, the United States Postal Service and Asendia and try to offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images are available. Shipped well packed. USA postage is usually $6.50. Canadian postage varies considerably depending on weight and destin... View More...
Undated, but, the 2nd edition of the 1952 original. Revised and enlarged. Beautiful Cover Art. Wrappers, 5.75"x8.5", 169pp, photo illustrated. English Text. Very minor edge wear, VG+. Weight, 288g. View More...
In 1607 Henry Hudson was an obscure English sea captain. By 1610 he was an internationally renowned explorer. He made two voyages in search of a Northeast Passage to the Orient and had discovered the Spitzbergen Islands and their valuable whaling grounds. In the process, Hudson had sailed farther north than any other European before him. 207 p. : ill., map, ports. ; 22 cm. Bright, fresh, unmarked interior. Tight, square binding, uncreased spine. Bright, glossy wrappers. We ship Worldwide, use both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges based on our actual... View More...
