Richard Kossow (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. An excellent resource; detailed descriptions and issue points. pp.x.197. Illustrated catalogue. DW in archival sleeve.

Condition: fine. 1st Edition. x,197pp. Quarto. Original black cloth. Map endpapers. Fully illustrated through out in colour. Decorative dust wrapper. As new. The Taurus colllection is one the pre-eminent, private Antarctic collections put together in the in the last 25 years. It was assembled with an eye for condition and association copies. Although not intended to be a definitive bibliography most of the core material is present and the descriptions, collations, and especially the wonderful photographs of each item make this a must reference work for the serious collector.…

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. A first edition of this account of the antarctic books in the Taurus Collection, a lovely reference work illustrated profusely throughout. The first edition of this work, of which only five-hundred copies were printed.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.An extensive bibliography into one-hundred and fifty works on the Antarctic held in the Taurus collection, one of the finest collections of Polar works. Each book mentioned in detailed with a brief explanation on the subject, and a collation.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and lavishly in colour throughout.Edited by Julian Mackenzie, collated by Lisa Milton, notes by Richard Kossow.Bookplate of Kenn Back to the verso to the front endpaper. Kenn Back was a British meteorologist with the British Antarctic survey for many years. He spent eight winters in the Antarctic and is a descendent of Captain George Back. In addition, he served as base commander at Halley, Faraday and Rothera stations. His library collection was built over decades and highlights his love of polar exploration. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, fine. Dustwrapper is lightly edge worn. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine. Various (illustrator). book.…

London: De Montfort Press for The Travellers' Bookshop, 2001. 4to. Original boards, spine lettered in gilt, map endpapers, dustwrapper; pp. x, 197, colour-printed illustrations, many full-page; fine.First edition, limited to 500 copies. A most useful guide to primary Antarctic literature, with exeptionally fine examples of each work illustrated. The notes give information concerning issue points (distinguishing variants where relevant), rarity, and bibliographical references.…