ISBN: 9780705415064 - The North Pole. in the Classics of Exploration Series. (15 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

leather_bound. Condition: Good. Good condition book without dust jacket. Boards are clean with light wear. Book has clean and bright contents. With insert.

Classics of Exploration series. Text facsimile of the 1910edition by Hodder and Stoughton. 8vo; original brown padded leatherette cover, lettered in gilt, with borders ruled in gilt, red, and blind; a.e.g.; marbled effect to endpapers; pp.xii + 326, incl. index; large, folding map before index; numerous plates; silk marker. Fine condition. 'Probably few outsiders realize the well-nigh incredible toil and hardship entailed in such an achievement as Peary's; and fewer still understand how many years of careful training and preparation there must be before the feat can be even attempted with any chance of success. A "dash for the pole" can be successful only if there have been many preliminary years of painstaking, patient toil. Great physical hardihood and endurance, an iron will and unflinching courage, the power of command, the thirst for adventure, and a keen and far-sighted intelligence-all these must go to the make-up of the successful Arctic explorer; and these, and more than these, have gone to the make-up of the chief of successful Arctic explorers, the man who succeeded where hitherto even the best and the bravest had failed.' - From the Introduction by Theodore Roosevelt. …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Clean brown faux-leather boards, with gilt titles and border to front and spine. This edition also features gilt edges, marbled endpapers, and a ribbon bookmark. A tight, bright and clean copy with no inscriptions and no foxing to contents. Facsimile of 1881 first edition. Also comes with editor's letter and loose/blank ex-libris plate, and pull-out map to rear. 326pp. (15x22cm). Please contact us for any more information.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Clean brown faux-leather boards, with gilt titles and border to front and spine. This edition also features gilt edges, marbled endpapers, and a ribbon bookmark. A tight, bright and clean copy with no inscriptions and no foxing to contents. Facsimile of 1881 first edition. Also comes with pull-out map to rear. 326pp. (15x22cm). Please contact us for any more information.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Very good condition hardback redish brown boards decorated spine showing title of book on front board in gilt lettering, no DJ. 326 pages good and clean with clear print, indexed and gilt edged.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. The cover is a little worn but otherwise this book is in beautiful condition. 326 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown. Size: Size E: 8"-9" Tall (203-228mm).

Full-Leather (Brown). Condition: Near Fine (NEAR NEW). No Jacket. Reprint. POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED! (UK ONLY). FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL FOR PHOTOGRAPHS AND FURTHER DETAILS. FROM A DEALER WHO TELLS YOU WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEIR TELEPHONE AND ADDRESS CONTACT DETAILS ARE! Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Not Signed or Inscribed. …

Reprint. Fine leather-bound, gilt-blocked copy, somewhat dust-dulled and edge-bumped. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; xii, 326p.: portrait, tab., diagram, ill.; 22cm. Notes; Facsimile edition. Photographic reprint by Time-Life, 1983. Subjects; Peary, Robert E. 1856-1920 Travel Arctic regions. North Pole Discovery and exploration. Arctic regions Discovery and exploration American. Peary, Robert Edwin 1856-1920. Hodder & Stoughton (Publisher). Time-Life Books (Publisher). 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. With an introduction by Theodore Roosevelt. One hundred and sixteen illustrations from photographs. Facsimile Edition of the 1910 edition. Well produced by Time Life in Brown faux Leather Period Style Bindings. From their "Classics of Exploration" Series. 326 pages. All edges gilt - bright, rich condition. Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Exploration; Exploration; ISBN: 0705415066. ISBN/EAN: 9780705415064. Inventory No: 276652. …

Decorative Cloth. Condition: As New. Reprint of 1910 ed. Classics of Exploration Series. Padded leatherette boards. pp.xii.326. Illus. Folding map. Includes ex-libris and information sheet.

Full-Leather. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Thus. Hardcover. The North Pole. With an Introduction by Theodore Roosevelt. One Hundred and Sixteen Illustrations From Photographs.Maps. Brown leather red and gilt decorated Leather-bound, all edges gilt. condition. Beautifully-produced complete facsimile of the 1910 first edition. Illustrated. 326 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. Academic and Scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Educational Reference Literature.).…

Hard Cover. Dust Jacket Condition: None Issued. Facsimile. 8vo. original full leather gilt, aeg; pp. xii, 326, with 116 illustrations & a colour folding map. A very fine copy with original bookplate & introductory sheet loosely inserted.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st of This Edition. DeLuxe binding in burgundy padded leather, gold titles, red border rules and spine decoration. Gilt 3 sides.116 illustrations and photos. This copy appears unused, about as good as new. Scan available.

Condition: Very Good. 8vo. Padded leather covered boards, hardcover, gilt edges. 326pp. index, b/w illus. Very good+, book plate on fep., Time life Classics of Exploration slip taped to verso fep. .