Northern Lights by Spencer Chapman (32 results)

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. Good condition first edition rebound ex library hardback with usual stamps and stickers. No dust jacket. Light wear to boards and minor tan to pages. Main text in good clean condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. fourth printing, original cloth hardcover, illustrated, folding map, 264 pages, covers marked, page edges spotted, prize bookplate inside front cover, good only. We are a real bookshop with real books situated in and shipping from the United Kingdom. Shelf B147.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. Oxford University Press Has been repaired by replacing the spine and meanding the hinges. Solid binding. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

xvi, 264 p., frontis, photos, fold- out map, 8vo; Good/no dust jacket, front cover stained, foxing of pages, name/date on front endpaper.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Blue cloth over boards, some spotting on cloth. Corners bumped, spine a little tanned. A little foxing. B/W frontis and plates. A few pages with pencil marks in margins. 1933, no additional printings indicated. Lacking DJ. Includes fold-out map in back.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 2nd Imp. the boards are edge worn. foxing and markings. ownership plate. sound binding. rather fair copy. may require extra postage. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 264 pp.+ 32 Photo Plts & FoldMap at back, Dark Grey Hardback, no DJ, VG.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 304 pp.+ Photo Plt at Frontis, + 63 Photo Plts in Text, FoldOut Map at back, Orig Blue Hardback, Gilt Title, ex liib namestamp T edgepapers but no spine number & ittle esle marked, VG, no DJ, 1st Amer Ed.

Hardback. Condition: good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Joan Hassell (illustrator). faded spine, damage at spine top, wear on bottom spine.

Hardcover; Second Printing. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Light general wear, trace of light to original cloth cover, cloth label with bright gilt title. Light wear to edges and corners, spine ends rubbed. Bright, clean interior with solid binding. Previous owner's name on flyleaf. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 304 pages; RB Nautical.

With a Foreword by Admiral Richard E. Byrd. xv, 304 pp. Folding map; illustrations from photographs. Large 8vo, original blue cloth. Very minor use to cloth; tight and sound.

Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Early Edition. 2nd Impression December 1932; xv, [1], 304pages, illustrated, 63 b/w plates, 5 maps (4 folding). Blue cloth covers with blue label with gilt titling on spine. Shelfware, covers very grubby, missing title label on spine, textblock solid but splitting at hinges, some minor spotting to prelims and page edges. Overall a good copy. "Contains a detailed account of the expedition, based near Angmagssalik on the east coast of Greenland, its sledge and boat trips, two across the icecap, three northward, studies of climate, geology, ornithology, mapping with the aid of airplane, the attempt to climb Mt. Forel, notes on the art of kayaking. The appendices including report on flying work, list of plants collected, field notes on birds, sledging rations, geology, climate studies, etc. Watkins, who wrote the introduction, had climbed the highest mountain in Greenland and later died in kayaking accident. There are chapters by J. M. Scott, P. M. H. Lemon and Augustine Courtauld. Second impression of the First Edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 2 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; 1930s; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2030. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Original blue cloth with paper label, to the spine. With a Foreword by Admiral Sir William Goodenough. An Introduction by The Late H. G. Watkins, Leader of the Expedition. And additional chapters by J. M. Scott, Capt. P. M. H. Lemon & Augustine Courtauld. With Maps and 64 pages of Plates. This volume comes from the collection of acclaimed aviator, sailer, and adventurer, Steve Fossett. After his untimely death in 2007, his vast collection of travel and exploration books was placed at auction. This volume has Steve Fossett's book-plate on the front paste-down. A clean, bright and solid copy. Very Good.

hardcover. 1934 reprint US. xv, 264pp, 32 plates, folding map, original red cloth, spine lettering dull, light foxing to foreedges and prelims, VG. A detailed account of the activities of the expedition, based near Angmagssalik, on the east coast of Greenland. Sledge and boat trips were undertaken, two across the icecap, three northward, one to the icecap station thirty miles west. It describes the establishment of the icecap station and five months work there, including the mapping and reconnaissance with the aid of an airplane, particularly the coast northward to Kangerdlugssuag and an attempt to climb Mount Forel. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service.

Hard Cover. Condition: G-. No Jacket. First Edition. 4to. plain brown buckram gilt (ex-Boots library, with label to upper board, binding rubbed with cocked spine , first gathering tender with one loose leaf (frayed fore-edge), lower hinge cracked, upper starting, occ. spotting to fore-edge else internally clean & unmarked; lacks dustwrapper); pp. xvi, 306 (last colophon), with frontispiece, 63 plates & 6 maps/diagrams (4 folding). Heavy item (1.6 kg), additional postage may be required for international delivery. A reading copy of the first edition. [Neate C31].

Blue hardback cloth cover. Reprint. 250mm x 170mm (10" x 7"). xiv, 264pp. Fold out map and 32 plates. VG : in very good condition with slipcase. Spine and titles faded. School prize label on fep.

Hardcover. Condition: Good/Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Blue boards/The title details on the spine are quite faded and not really legible/The binding is tight and the body of the text is fine./with maps and 64 pages of plates/folding map at the end of the British Arctic Air Route Expedition Former owner's signature on the flyleaf page.

hardcover. 1932 First Edition. xv, 304pp, 64 plates, maps, original green cloth, rubbing to spine, owner's signature, near VG A detailed account of the activities of the expedition, based near Angmagssalik, on the east coast of Greenland. Sledge and boat trips were undertaken, two across the icecap, three northward, one to the icecap station thirty miles west. It describes the establishment of the icecap station and five months work there, including the mapping and reconnaissance with the aid of an airplane, particularly the coast northward to Kangerdlugssuag and an attempt to climb Mount Forel. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1932 presumed 1st Impression. Tight, firm copy. No jacket. Ex-Boot's Booklover's library with remains of sticker on front board & tiny remains of sheet to back cover/ free-end paper, although no pages removed. No jacket. Boards are grubby & bumped hence only 'Acceptable'. The lightly tanned pages are inscription/annotation free, although a few small/light usage creases/marks & spots of of foxing. If you have any queries please contact us. We endeavour to send orders as quickly as possible & in most cases are sent by first available post 6 days a week. (2,4-1.4).

xvi, 264 pages. Hardcover: H 23.25cm x L 16.5cm. Yellow dust jacket soiled and toned with latter strongest along spine, chipping and tears at edges, long tear to front flap fold, top corner of front flap is clipped; dj now presented in a mylar Brodart protector. Maroon cloth, fraying at spine ends and at tips of board corners. Dark purple top edge. Interior pages are clean. Binding is firm. A very good copy in a good dust jacket. With 32 b/w plates including frontispiece, Foreword by Admiral Richard E. Byrd, and b/w fold-out map at rear. Rear pastedown has bookseller ticket for "berger's | book mart | and | gift shop" which a Google search indicates was located in Frederick, Maryland.

8vo, 304pp, black and white illustrations, fold-out map at rear. A good hardback copy with faded spine. Intermittent foxing, top of spine pulled. Previous owner's name.

hardback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. hardback, quarto, blue cloth lettered gilt on grey label to spine, foxing to the closed page edges and to the front pre-lims, scattered lightly thereafter, the binding remains tight and the text is free of marking, inscriptions, etc, maps, b&w plates, xv + 304 pp.

Condition: Good. Northern Lights by F. Spencer Chapman, 1933. British Arctic Air-Route Expedition. Hardback, illustrated 1st edition. Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York. Pages: 304 + intro + plates/map. Condition: Minor edge wear to boards; no jacket. Light foxing to pages with minor creases in places. A lovely copy for age. Please see pictures for further information.

1932 1ST BLUE BOARDS GREY TITLE LABEL GILT TITLES SLIGHT RUBBING EDGES SHOP LABEL OXFORD O/W VG NO JACKET.

Tall thick 8vo. xv, [1], 304 pp. Photo frontisp., 63 plates, 1 large folding map of Greenland at rear. Blue cloth, red & gilt leather spine label (some soiling, edgewear, dampstaining to lower fore-edge, minor bumping to corners), G- sound copy. First edition of this gripping account of the expedition investigating the possibility of new and shorter air routes between England and Canada, describing the brutal conditions, and surveying the ice sheet by dogsled and airplane.

Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. 2nd Impression December 1932; xv, [1], 304 pages, illustrated, 63 b/w plates, 5 maps (4 folding). Blue cloth covers with blue label with gilt titling on spine. Shelfware, covers slightly grubby, spotting to page edges. Contents clean. "Contains a detailed account of the expedition, based near Angmagssalik on the east coast of Greenland, its sledge and boat trips, two across the icecap, three northward, studies of climate, geology, ornithology, mapping with the aid of airplane, the attempt to climb Mt. Forel, notes on the art of kayaking. The appendices including report on flying work, list of plants collected, field notes on birds, sledging rations, geology, climate studies, etc. Watkins, who wrote the introduction, had climbed the highest mountain in Greenland and later died in kayaking accident. There are chapters by J. M. Scott, P. M. H. Lemon and Augustine Courtauld. Second impression of the First Edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 2 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2029. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. The first impression of Chapman's account of the British Arctic air route expedition of 1930, with numerous plates and folding map. The first edition, first impression of this work by F. Spencer Chapman, providing an account of the British Arctic air route expedition to Greenland in 1930. This expedition was privately funded and aimed to improve maps and charts of some poorly surveyed sections of Greenland's coastline, as well as gather climate data in the area during the north polar winter.?With a foreword by Admiral Sir William Goodenough, an introduction by H G Watkins, leader of the expedition, and additional chapters by J M Scott, Captain P M H Lemon, and Augustine Courtauld.?Illustrated with a frontispiece and sixty three full page plates, as well as four folding maps. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally smart with only minor shelf wear and some bumping and chipping to the extremities of the spine and boards. With a minor darkening to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. A minor spotting to the edges, only affecting the odd leaf with the odd faint spot, otherwise the pages are bright and clean throughout. Illustrated with a frontispiece and sixty three full page plates, as well as four folding maps. Collated, complete. Very Good. book.

Full-Leather. Condition: Good. No Jacket. The British Arctic Air-Route Expeditionon the Quest. 1930-31. 3rd impression of 1st ed. pp288. Illus. Folding maps. A bit dusty.

Hard Cover. Condition: VG. No Jacket. Second Impression. 4to. original navy cloth (inscrip. to FFE, a few spots to leaf edges & margins, cloth a little rubbed, spine sunned, map at rear slightly misfolded, else internally clean; lacks dustwrapper); pp. xvi, 306 (last colophon), with frontispiece, 63 plates & 6 maps/diagrams (4 folding). Heavy item (1.6 kg), additional postage may be required for international delivery. A very good copy. [Neate C31].

hardcover. Condition: very good. First Edition. And additional chapters by J.M. Scott, Capt. P.M.H. Lemon & Augustine Courtauld. Several folding maps, many photographic illustrations. xv, 304pp. Small thick 4to, green cloth; (edges and corners of cloth rubbed, title page foxed). London: Chatto and Windus, 1932. First Edition. Very good.