Commonwealth Trans Antarctic Expedition by Fuchs Sir Vivian (82 results)

Condition: Good. 1st edition thus. Paperback, G+. 320pp, 8pp colour & 32pp b/w plates, 10 b/w maps, index, pages a little tanned, a nice copy. Penguin 1489. Classic account of the 1955-58 expedition which drove its way across Antarctica. 200 grams.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Stuart Tresilian (illustrator). First Edition. This is a Very Good Copy of this Book in Publisher's blue cloth with silver title lettering to spine,in a Good Dust-Jacket,with a little rubbing to the outer edges of the wrapper.Not price clipped,with no previous inscriptions present.Illustrated with maps and plans and several coloured photographs.Just a little light spotting to the fore-edge of the book,8vo 190pp First Edition.

cloth on board. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. v (illustrator). 1st Edition. Blue cloth on board covers with silver titles to spine, light ear, fadeded spine top & bottom. D/w chips, tears faded. 357 numbered pages including index, colour & b/w illustrations many photos, unmarked. Binding tight. Size 15 x 23 cm.

Hardback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Pale Blue cloth hardback with silver lettering on spine. Map endpapers, foxing on page edges and on occasional pages throughout the book, otherwise clean tight copy in good condition, 338pp Numerous black and white and coloured illustrations and Maps. Illustrated Dust Jacket (as image shown on ABE), repaired on the inside, sunned inside of Jacket. tears on edges, intact but acceptable condition only First published 1958 by Cassell Heavy book therefore ONLY available for sale in the U K Book#100243.

Hard Back/Hard Cover. Condition: Book Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Dustjacket Good ++/VG. First Edition. xv + b/w maps+ 338 pages incl index, appendices & glossary. Dustjacket has wear with chipping to spine-ends, 1cm nick to top front hinge, wear with slight rubbing to corners, very slight edge-wear with minimal surface darkening. Book has very light wear to spine-ends, slight wear to corners with very slight rubbing to both, a few slight foxign marks to page-edges. maps to end-papers. Excellent colour & b/w photos. Binding is sound, Text is very clean. Very nice condition. TWO COPIES AVAILABLE.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Tresilian, Stuart (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. Octavo hardback. Illustrated with colour photographs and drawings by Stuart Tresilian Maps and Plans xvi + 190 pp. Good+ condition in Good price-clipped dust jacket (jacket worn at edges now in transparent removable sleeve). Previous owner's inscription on front free end paper.

Hardcover. Condition: VG-. Dust Jacket Condition: Lacks DW. 1st. pp.xv, 338. spine is sunned/sl.foxed else a VG copy.

1st edition. 8vo. [xv] + [190pp.] Colour and b/w. illustrations by Stuart Tresilian, maps. Pages lightly browned. Original blue boards, lightly faded spine with silver lettering. Ex-libris Ann Savours Shirley, with her signature. US$6.

Hardcover. Condition: VERY GOOD. Dust Jacket Condition: GOOD. First American edition. Dust jacket is a bit frayed at spine with a small chunk missing from lower corner. Not price clipped. No writing/markings. Binding is sound. New archival mylar dj cover. 328 pages. Illustrated with many colour and b&w plates. -- Please feel free to ask for additional information, or detailed photos. Ships in sturdy cardboard packaging, with tracking and insurance.

Condition: Good. 1958. First Edition. 337 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Black and white and colour photographic plates throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

Condition: Good. 1958. First Edition. 337 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Black and white and colour photographs. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some mild marking and tanning. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor chipping and creasing. Some tanning and foxing to all surfaces, particularly to spine.

Condition: Good. 1958. First Edition. 338 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Pages are mildly tanned with visible foxing. Mild cracking to gutters, however binding remains firm. Pencil inscription to front endpaper. Boards have mild edgewear with corner crushing and heavy foxing to boards. Heavy sunning to board edges and spine, which has mild crushing and tearing to ends. Book has forward lean. Boards are mildly warped. Mild staining to boards.

Condition: Fair. 1958. First Edition. 338 pages. Dust jacket over blue cloth. Contains black and white and colour plates. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Binding remains firm. Heavy foxing to textblock edges. Pencil inscription to mapped front free endpaper and pen to front endpaper. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Some fraying to cloth at spine ends. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing and some water spotting.

22 x 14,5 cm ; Condition: Akzeptabel. 189 S. ; First Edition. Englischsprachige Hardcoverausgabe, 189 Seiten mit zahlreichen Abbildungen. Schutzumschlag fleckig und etwas lädiert. Seitenschnitt deutlich fleckig. Seiten stellenweise etwas fleckig. Vorsatz mit Widmung, Stempel und Exlibris (Dust Jacket stained and somewhat damaged. Page Edges clearly stained. Pages somewhat stained in Places. Endpaper with Dedication, Stamp and Bookplate). hw1115.

Condition: Good. 1958. First Edition. 337 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Book is in better condition than most examples of this age. Neat, clean, well bound pages with very minimal foxing, tanning and thumbing. Small inscriptions and neat labels may be present. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.

Condition: Fair. 1958. First Edition. 337 pages. Beige pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Black and white photos and illustrations. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn with slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are a mildly crushed, with small splits and chips. Light tanning to spine and edges. The unclipped dust jacket has moderate edge wear, tears and chips to edges and spine ends. Moderate tanning to spine and edges. Light loss to spine ends.

Condition: Good. 1960. 1st school Edition. 138 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges.

hardcover. Condition: Good.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. 338 pages + xvii prelims. 66 pages of b/w & colour photographs. 9 maps, plus maps to the endpapers. Blue cloth boards in jacket. Condition: The jacket has a little chipping to the top edge, and darkening of the spine surface. The book has light foxing which affects the page surfaces and page edges. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box. Size: 23 Cm x 15 Cm.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.74.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.74.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.74.

Condition: Good. 1958. First Edition. 338 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Map panels have minimal visible markings. Slight wear between panels with some minor splitting. Previous owner's inscription to Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, binding remains reasonably firm. Cracking to gutters, no damage to end paper. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge-wear with chips, tears and creasing. Moderate tanning to spine.

Size 9 x 5.75 inches. In blue cloth covers with silver lettering to spine. With illustrated dustwrapper. Maps to endpapers. In good condition with dustwrapper. (dw; Spine darkened. Rubbed along edges. Chips to ends of spine and corners. Large split down front edge of spine. Not Price clipped. In protective cellophane wrapper.). Ends of spine bumped. Corners and ends of spine rubbed. Foxing spots to cloth. Foxing spots to page edges. Occasional foxing spots throughout book. Else a clean and tight copy. 338 pp. With colour and b/w photo plates and 9 maps. In 1957, twelve men set out from Shackleton Base to cross 2500 miles of the last continent left un-traversed by man, the full story of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, completed in 99 days.

Size 6.0 x 9.0 inches. In blue cloth covers with silver to spine. With illustrated dustwrapper. Maps to endpapers. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper (dw; spine slightly rubbed at ends. Not Price clipped). Small neat inscription to front fly leaf. Else a clean and tight copy. 338 pp. With colour and b/w photo plates and 9 maps. In 1957, twelve men set out from Shackleton Base to cross 2500 miles of the last continent left un-traversed by man, the full story of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, completed in 99 days.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Spine sun-toned. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: xv, 337p. : plates (part col.) ports., maps ; 23cm. Subjects: Trans-Antarctic Expedition, (1955-1958). 1 Kg.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Thus. The official account; a bit varnished, but still very well written. pp.320. Illus; b/w & col. Maps. Unread copy, so rather nice condition. Some wear to cover.

Condition: Fair. Envoi rapide jaquette défraîchie bords frottés intérieur propre rousseurs sur tranche annotation sur la garde blanche. in8. 1958. Cartonné. Fair.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First American edition. The story of the 1957 expedition led by Dr. Vivian Fuchs which set out from Shackleton Base to cross 2500 miles of Antarctica. Blue coverboards with silver coloured lettering. Endpapers are maps of expedition. Dust jacket is NOT price-clipped. Some small chips/tears around edges of jacket and some pen marks on rear panel. Previous owner's name on rear of front free endpaper. Front free endpaper has dog-ear. Many black and white and colour photographic illustrations and several maps. Appendices: Vehicle Specifications; Aircraft Specifications. Index. Size: Sm 4to (9" to 11"). 328 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. The remarkable account of the Commonwealth Trans-Atlantic Expedition of 1955 to 1958, the first to successfully complete the overland crossing of Antarctica via the South Pole. With numerous illustrations - thirty full page coloured plates and sixty-three full page plates in black & white taken from original photographs, with nine maps in the text. ***Very good in pale blue cloth covered boards, with silver titles to the spine. The boards have a few light foxing marks and rubbing commensurate with age and handling, but are generally clean. Head and tail of spine slightly creased, and slight fading at the very top of the spine and top edge of front board near the spine. All edges of text-block lightly foxed. Internally also very good, with no inscriptions. No creases or tears. Pages clean apart from some light sporadic foxing to the first and last few pages. Spine tight. ***In a very good dustwrapper which retains the publisher's printed price of 30/- net. The dustwrapper is complete, with some creasing and rubbing at the edges, mainly at the head and tail of the spine. No chips or tears and no fading - just light foxing and browning. ***337 pages including a Glossary, Appendixes and a detailed Index at the back of the book. 228mm x 148mm. ***'Men have long dreamed of crossing the vast frozen wastes of the Antarctic, but not since Shackleton's last attempts to reach the Pole from the Weddell Sea in 1914 has anyone embarked on this great adventure. In turning the dream into reality Sir Vivian Fuchs has taken his place alongside Shackleton, Amundsen, and Scott, with a feat of courage and endurance that has rightly been called one of the truly heroic and magnificent achievements of the century.' [Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper] ***'Sir Vivian Ernest Fuchs FRS (11 Feb 1908 - 11 Nov 1999) was an English explorer whose expeditionary team completed the first overland crossing of Antarctica in 1958. Fuchs was involved with the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (now the British Antarctic Survey) beginning in 1947, when he applied for a geologist position. The organisation's goal was to promote Britain's claims to Antarctica, and secondarily to support scientific research. In 1950 Fuchs was asked to develop the new London scientific bureau of the Survey, to plan research in the Antarctic and support research publication. He would eventually become director of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, from 1958 (after his return from the successful Antarctic expedition) until 1973. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1974. Fuchs is best known as the leader of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, a Commonwealth-sponsored expedition that completed the first overland crossing of Antarctica. Planning for the expedition began in 1953, and envisioned the use of Sno-Cat tractors to cross the continent in 100 days, starting at the Weddell Sea, ending at the Ross Sea, and crossing the South Pole. On 2 March 1958, Fuchs and company completed the 100-day trip by reaching Scott Base, having travelled 2,158 miles. In 1958, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. He co-wrote, with Sir Edmund Hillary, "The Crossing of Antarctica"'. ***'Sir Edmund Percival Hillary KG ONZ KBE (20 Jul 1919 - 11 Jan 2008) was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, and philanthropist. As part of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition he reached the South Pole overland in 1958. He subsequently reached the North Pole, making him the first person to reach both poles and summit Everest. [Wiki] ***A nicely preserved copy of the first edition of this landmark book of Polar exploration. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.