Return Pole by Cook Frederick (22 results)

Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Pelligrini and Cudahy New York 1951 8vo. 335 pages. blue cloth boards well worn with heavy rubbing. binding tight.

Condition: VG/VG- (see notes). 1st Eng. 12mo. 254pp. Some foxing to end papers, foreedge, and inside of clipped DJ. DJ has. several 1/4" tears, some soiling and edgewear. In mylar.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First American Edition. 335 pp w/ index. Full blue cloth; slightly edge worn, else very good. Contents fine. Half-tone frontis portrait.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 335 pp.+ Frontis Photo of Author, Blue Hardback, Gilt title, Fine in VG slightly chipped DJ, 1st ed.

hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, a very good tightly bound copy with clean and unmarked contents, the dust jacket with light edge wear and now protected in a non-adhesive archival film sleeve. Portrait frontis, map, 335p.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Edited by Frederick J. Pohl. First British edition. Foxing on edges, else very good in a very good dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 2009 US, 1st thus, 8vo, pp.x, 325, 22 bw photos, map eps, blue cloth; dj & cloth new. ----- A quality reprint of Cook's original work published in 1951. In addition to the full original text, this also includes a new afterword. In an attempt to clear his name this was Cook's final work on his attainment of the North Pole. This hardcover edition is limited to only 300 copies. Book.…

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 22cm, 254p., with 14 illustrations, mapped endpapers, bibliography, red cloth, gilt spine titles, a little dust worn, very good in slightly chipped jacket. (ads) An attempted vindication of the original claim, by Cook, of being the first to reach the North Pole. Dr. Cook wrote this book over a five year period, from 1930 to 1935. The editor, Frederick Pohl, best known as a science fiction author, reviews the North Pole Controversy. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 8vo, hardcover. Vg condition in good dj. Board edges mildly rubbed, else contents bright & clean, binding tight; dj moderately edge-worn. x, 335 p., portrait, map.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good+. No Jacket. First Edition. 335 pages with a photographic frontispiece ot the author. Although this manuscript was completed in the late 1930's, it was published by the daughter after her father's death. This is Cook's defense against the charges that he falsified his trip to the north pole in 1908, one year before Peary's arrival. Clean.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First printing. The original manuscript edited, with an appraisal by Frederick J. Pohl. 254 pp. including bibliography. The top edge is dust-spotted. The leaves are lightly tanned along their top margins. Otherwise a fine, unmarked copy in a tight binding. The dust jacket has light soiling and edgewear, with several short tears. The price, 18s, is present on the front flap. In Brodart archival dust jacket protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

Hardcover, 254 pages. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First UK printing. Minor wear and soiling to dust jacket, slight loss to corners. 18s price unclipped in mylar protector. Light soiling and edge wear to red cloth boards, minor soiling and foxing to text block edges. Pages crisp and clean, in nice shape.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. Return From The Pole by Dr Frederick A Cook. Published by Pellegrini & Cudahy, New York, NY, 1951. 1st Edition. Hardbound. No DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: VG. Discarded library book. Contents in excellent condition. 335 Pgs. Here is his exciting true story of adventure and exploration - a new chapter in the Cook-Peary controversy. Edited, with an Introduction, by Frederick J. Pohl. Description text copyright 2000 BooksForComfort. Item ID 855. book.…

Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue cloth with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. x, 335pp. Frontispiece, map. Near fine/very good. Mild jacket edgewear, with small chip at foot of spine; front flyleaf ownership signature. A handsome and super tight first edition of what the jacket front panel calls "A true story of adventure and exploration" and "A new chapter in the Cook-Peary controversy." Sharp copy.…

Hardback. Condition: VG. nrVG DW. 1st Edition. Book is in very good plus condition with very minor signs of wear and/or age. but text edges bit spotted. Dustwrapper/dustjacket is in near very good condition with minor but just noticeable signs of wear and/or age. In loose polythene protector.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. 1st Edition: The original manuscript edited, with appraisal by Frederick J Pohl. 254 pages,illustrated, b/w photos,map on front end paper showing North Polar Region and routes taken by Cook and Peary. Red cloth with gilt titling to spine,no dustjacket. Shelfware, dustjacket nubbled, Contents clean. Sensational vindication of the author's controversial Polar claim to have reached the North Pole in 1908. "The story of the discovery of the north pole in April 1908 and the controversy surrounding it. Who really discovered the north pole, Admiral Peary or Frederick Cook? Here is Dr. Cook's amazing story of his struggle back from the North Pole, a record which vindicates his original claim that he, and not Peary had reached the Pole first. Dr. Cook wrote this final statement in the long and bitter Cook-Peary controversy. This is the first UK edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 2 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; 1900-1920; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1971. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.…

Gr.-8°, Leinen. 334 S. Der Einband ist gering berieben. Die Ecken sind gering bestoßen. Die Kapitale sind gering bestoßen. Der Einband ist fleckig. AN2 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good in a Fair dust jacket. Scuffing to panels. Chips to crown and heel. Creasing to upper edge of front and rear panels. Taping to upper edge of front panel. Closed tear to lower edge of rear panel. Edge wear.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

1st edition hardback with dust jacket Very Good octavo. 254pp., b/w pls., ep maps, bibliog., The original manuscript edited, with an appraisal by Frederick J Pohl. DJ slightly chipped o/w VG.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good in Mylar Sleeve. First Edition. A firm straight book, 214 pages, map endpapers, ex reference library with the usual library labels. Text pages spotless. Plain custom made dust jacket.

Condition: Good. A lot of dirty marks, a few small tears and wear on jacket. Content is fine.

267 S., 35 Abb. (Fotogr.) auf Taf., 2 Ktn. Gr.-8° Ill.OLn; hellblaues Original-Leinen, rotgedruckter Rücken- u. Deckeltitel, graufarbiger Kopfschnitt, Vorsatz mit überklebtem Besitzeintrag, Schnitt gering braunfleckig, sonst in gutem Zustand. Dt. EA. Frederick Cook (1865-1940), amerikanischer Arzt und Forschungsreisender. Behauptete, am 21. April 1908 gemeinsam mit zwei Eskimos den Nordpol errreicht zu haben - also fast ein Jahr vor seinem Kontrahenten Robert Peary. Cook verkündete seinen Anspruch lediglich vier Tage vor Peary. Eindeutige Beweise blieb er jedoch schuldig (vgl. Arktis-Antarktis. Katalog Ausstellung, Bonn 1997/98). Dr. Cook schrieb sein Buch "Rückkehr vom Pol" handschriftlich nieder. Er begann die Niederschrift 1930 und vollendete sie 1935 im Alter von 70 Jahren (Vorwort). Die Erstausgabe erschien posthum (New York 1951).…