Decleir Hugo (8 results)

Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1999 Erskine Press hardcover edition. Light reading wear else very good condition. From the dustjacket: A century ago a Belgian expedition headed for the Antarctic on board the Belgica (August 1897 - November 1899). It was the first Antarctic expedition of a purely scientific nature and the journey provided a wealth of information and photographic material. The Antarctic explorers were destined never to reach the pole but they became the first people to winter on the Antarctic ice - perhaps an even more spectacular achievement. On board the ship were, among others, the Belgian Commander Adrien de Gerlache, the famous American doctor and polar explorer Frederick Cook, and the future conqueror of the South Pole, the Norwegian ROALD AMUNDSEN. Other books were published about the expedition after the adventure but one document did remain unpublished: the personal diary of Amundsen. The diary is edited by glaciologist and Antarctic expert Dr. HUGO DECLEIR (VUB, Free University of Brussels) who has provided comments on and explanations about the text. Amundsen wrote this diary for his own personal use and it provides a fascinating insight into the struggle for survival on the ice during the Antarctic winter and into the pressures involved in being part of a multinational crew. It was this experience which fired Amundsen's ambitions to explore the Polar Regions.…

Hardcover (Original Cloth). Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1st English Edition; v, 208 pages, illustrated 8 b/w photos including frontispiece, 31 sketches, 6 maps in text. Original covers in unclipped dust jacket. Appears unread. Amundsen's diary from the Belgian expedition of 1897-99, under the command of Adrien de Gerlache, the first of a purely scientific nature. This is the first edition in the English language. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration. ISBN: 1852970588. ISBN/EAN: 9781852970581. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3791.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. Scarce first edition of this substantial scholarly volume commemorating the centenary of the historic Belgian Antarctic Expedition aboard the Belgica. One of only 750 copies printed. On 16 August 1897 Adrien de Gerlache left Antwerp aboard the Belgica with an international scientific crew. After becoming trapped in the Antarctic pack ice in March 1898, the expedition became the first scientific expedition to overwinter in the Antarctic polar night. Edited by Hugo Decleir and Claude De Broyer, this extensively illustrated volume collects the proceedings of the Belgica Centennial Symposium held in Brussels from 14-16 May 1998. Its 27 scholarly contributions examine the historical background of Antarctic exploration and the Belgica expedition as well as its scientific legacy, including cartography, geology, glaciology, meteorology, oceanography, marine biology, biodiversity and modern Belgian Antarctic research. Includes historic photographs, maps, colour plates, scientific diagrams and an extensive bibliography of publications relating to the 1897-1899 Belgica expedition. First edition. Brussels: VUB Brussels University Press, 2001. 367 pp. Hardcover. ISBN 9789054873136. Original print run limited to only 750 copies. Condition: Very Good Plus to Near Fine. Illustrated boards remain clean and attractive with only very minor shelf wear. Binding firm. Interior clean and bright throughout. No ownership inscriptions, highlighting or annotations observed. Maps, photographs and scientific illustrations remain crisp and clean. An uncommon and important reference work for collectors and researchers of Antarctic exploration, the Heroic Age, Adrien de Gerlache, Roald Amundsen, Belgian polar history and the history of Antarctic science.…

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Brussel, University Press, 2001. 4to. Pictorial boards. With many illustrations (several in colours). 367 pp. On 16 August 1897, captain Adrien de Gerlache left Antwerp for the Antarctic with an international crew on a robust three-master, the Belgica. This expedition was the first Antarctic expedition of a purely scientific nature and was also the first to overwinter in the austral polar night. This book discusses the historical context of the expedition as well as the actual research programme of Belgium in Antarctica.…