North by Balchen (13 results)

HARDCOVER. 1959. First UK edition. A very good copy in lightly rubbed blue cloth boards which are sunfaded to the spine. Light age tanning to the edges of the text block. The contents are fine and unmarked.

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

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. GIFT QUALITY FIRST EDITION price clipped , as pictured Very good condition hard cover nice dust jacket gently read clean,311 pages , many Polar photos. He was a Norwegian pioneer polar aviator, navigator, aircraft mechanical engineer and military leader.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. FIRST UK EDITION. Autobiography of a modern day Viking. 8vo.318 pages ,all plates correct. A personal adventure story , of a man who played in many of the most extraordinary feats of exploration this century has known . From his Atlantic flight with Byrd in 1927 to his fantastic wartime air operations in Greenland and his support of the Norwegian Resistance ,Balchen's life has been one of adventure and achievement.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. In dust jacket; Hardback. Original 1958 Edition. First Edition as stated on the copyright page. Book is a tight sound unmarked copy in Very Good condition. Price clipped Dustjacket is in Very Good condition with slight edgewear. The dustjacket has been placed in a Brodart protective cover by us to protect it and it looks much better than described. . This does not affect the dustjacket in any way, as all taping is done on the outside of the protector.…

Hardcover with dust jacket. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First English Edition. 8vo. Pp. 318. Frontis. black & white portrait photograph on glossy stock. Illustrated with numerous sections of black & white photo reproductions on glossy stock. Index. Bound in blue cloth; spine lettered in gilt. Just a trace of sunning to upper edges. In the dust jacket; original price of 21s. intact on front flap. Minor soiling to rear panel. A particularly fresh copy with dust jacket now housed in a clear, removable archival protector. …

hard cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 5th or later printing. New York:E. P. Dutton and Co. Inc. (1961). 5th printing. 318pp. Illustrated. Hardcover with dust jacket.  Blue boards lightly soiled and shelfworn with edges worn, to boards at one point along top edge. Edge points are sharp and page edges foxed. Internally, end pages age toned with author inscription to 1st free endpage, signed and dated. Some foxing is scattered throughout, usually adjacent to plates. The binding is tight with hinges intact. The dustjacket is lightly soiled and shelfworn with wear along edges (including several small chips/tears) and  folds. It is not price clipped. Inscribed by author.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Octavo, 318pp. Blue cloth binding with gilt text to spine, a little faded and a little shelf wear to edges and corners, page edges are tanned but otherwise internally immaculate, no marks or inscriptions. D/J is pictorial, well shelf worn especially top edge, unclipped. Very Good. …

hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. First Edition. First edition. Hardback. With dust jacket. First Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 5th or later Edition. 5th printing. 318 pages. Illustrated with black and white photos. INSCRIBED by Bernt Balchen on front flyleaf. Some light rubbing at corners. Spine ends starting to fray. Else, very good+ condition in very good dust jacket that has chipping at spine ends, some edgewear and creasing. (R5). Inscribed by Author(s).…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Excellent autobiography by the aviator and explorer. Much detail on Byrd and Greenland. p318. Illus. Map. DW in archival sleeve.

Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 318 pp. Octavo. Original light blue cloth with original dark blue lettering. Illustrated with plates from photos (including frontispiece) and maps. Original printed decorative dust wrapper. Slight abrasion but over all a great copy. This is Balchen's autobiography. Balchen was a very experienced dog driver and advocated the use of dogs for northern travel. He was also a very accomplished artist. This copy has a long personal inscription to Christian Davidson dated July 28th 1958. Scarce in a nice wrapper and more so with a great inscription.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. Light rubbing on spine extremities and board corners. Very light bumping on top tips of board corners. Small, faint smudge on front board. Else binding clean. Pages clean. DJ spine slightly sunned; lettering sunned from yellow to white. Some rubbing on DJ spine extremities and fold corners. Some light staining on DJ spine and panels. Light surface rubbing on rear DJ panel. ; B&W Photographs; BIH22B; 318 pages.…