Northern Lights by Spencer Chapman (25 results)

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: Fair. No Jacket. First Edition. The boards are rubbed, worn and marked. There is fraying along the edges. Internally, tanned pages. Light foxing. Pen inscriptions. Otherwise clean. Tightly bound. [ak]. 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.

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.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. 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.

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.

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

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.

Hardcover (rebound in cloth). Condition: Good (ex-library). Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Fourth Edition. 4th Printing 1934; xv, 264 pages, illustrated, 32 b/w plates, 1 folding map at end. Ex Libri, red covers with library number to spine, slightly smaller than original 4th printing, red page edges, remnants of library bookplates,library labels etc.,in prelims, shelf wear, top and bottom of spine worn, pages age toned. All illustrations, maps as called for. "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. Neate C31; Arctic Bibliography 2982. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2034.

Hardcover (Original 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. Shelf wear, 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 weighs over 1Kg and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.

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].

Hardcover (Original Cloth). Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. 1st Edition; xv, [1], 304pages, illustrated, 63 b/w plates, 5 maps (4 folding). Original covers with spine label. Covers sunned, spine label dull, spotting to page edges and margins. 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." Neate C31; Arctic Bibliography 2982 This is the first UK edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3240.

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.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. v-xiv, 263pp; one folded map, 32pp of plates; dark blue boards with faded spine, front board slightly bowed due to storage; interior good and clean. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Book.

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

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.

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.

Cloth. Condition: Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. A first edition of this illustrated record of the British Arctic Air Route Expedition of 1930 to 1931. First edition. Illustrated with sixty-four plates and four folding maps. Collated complete. A detailed commentary, being the official account of the British Arctic Air Route Expedition (BAARE), a privately funded expedition to the east coast and interior of the island of Greenland from 1930 to 1931. Led by Gino Watkins, it aimed to improve maps and charts of poorly surveyed sections of Greenland's coastline, and to gather climate data from the coast and interior during the north polar winter. With chapters on finding a base, establishing the ice cap station, autumn at the base, a winter journey, and the assault on Mount Forel, amongst other aspects of the trip. Written by Frederick Spencer Chapman, a British Army officer and Second World War veteran who was attached as "ski expert and naturalist" to this expedition. With a foreword from Admiral Sir William Edmund Goodenough, a senior Royal Navy officer of the First World War. Introduction by Henry George "Gino" Watkins, a British Arctic explorer and the leader of this expedition. Additional chapters from James Maurice Scott, a British explorer and writer; P. M. H. Lemon; and Augustine Courtauld, a British yachtsman and Arctic explorer best known for serving as the solo meteorologist for this expedition. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, sound with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Minor fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Small splits in the cloth to the board edges resulting in minor fraying. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Light age toning to the endpapers. Good. book.

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].

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. A smart first edition of this illustrated record of the British Arctic Air Route Expedition of 1930 to 1931. First edition. Illustrated with sixty-four plates and four folding maps. Collated complete. A detailed commentary, being the official account of the British Arctic Air Route Expedition (BAARE), a privately funded expedition to the east coast and interior of the island of Greenland from 1930 to 1931. Led by Gino Watkins, it aimed to improve maps and charts of poorly surveyed sections of Greenland's coastline, and to gather climate data from the coast and interior during the north polar winter. With chapters on finding a base, establishing the ice cap station, autumn at the base, a winter journey, and the assault on Mount Forel, amongst other aspects of the trip. Written by Frederick Spencer Chapman, a British Army officer and Second World War veteran who was attached as "ski expert and naturalist" to this expedition. With a foreword from Admiral Sir William Edmund Goodenough, a senior Royal Navy officer of the First World War. Introduction by Henry George "Gino" Watkins, a British Arctic explorer and the leader of this expedition. Additional chapters from James Maurice Scott, a British explorer and writer; P. M. H. Lemon; and Augustine Courtauld, a British yachtsman and Arctic explorer best known for serving as the solo meteorologist for this expedition. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Minor fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Light age toning to the endpapers. Bookseller's label to the front pastedown. Very Good. book.

Second impression, large 8vo, xvi, 304, (2) pp. Frontispiece and 63 black and white photographic plates plus 3 folding maps. Publisher's blue cloth, spine and edges a little browned.

Third impression. Chatto & Windus, London. 1933. Hardback. Rebound in half dark tan calf, raised bands and gilt type to spine, marbled paper boards, new end-papers. Fold-out map at rear.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. An extraordinarily well illustrated and readable account by Frederick Spencer Chapman (1907-1971) of the British Arctic air-route expedition. 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, and Augustine Courtauld. An apparent First Edition, but not so stated. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean interior but for some foxing at endpapers and page fore-edges and scattered thereafter, mostly in plate margins. Previous owner's bookplate inside front flap, being that of Reginald Mortimer, with an ink inscription, "From J.D.G.M. [?] Xmas 1932." Bound in a bluish linen weave cloth, mildly rubbed and sunned, spine head and foot bumped, bruised but not broken tips, gilt titling over silver label to spine. Sixty-three black-and-white illustrations and photographs, a folding map, notes, bibliography and index. xv [1], 1-304 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition, Second Impression. Hardcover; small 4to; 304 pages. First edition, second impression. Signed with a lengthy inscription by Chapman on the ffep. Blue cloth with dark blue titles on spine. Sunned spine. Rubbed edges, some fraying of head/tailcaps. Bumped corners. Boards lightly scuffed. Bright and clean interior, many plates throughout. Folding map at rear, page 20, at page 228 (slightly ripped). VG/--. Yes. Book.