‎Expeditions explorations‎

‎Multiple Contributors‎

‎Explorer's Journal, December 1981‎

‎Features: Remembering Lowell Thomas - patron of exploration; Northern Labrador Expedition - the Torngat Mountain Range; Birds, Bombs and Borders - migrants find refuge in disputed area north of the Sea of Galilee; From Sydney to Darwin - an Australian odyssey by motorcycle - Benjamin H. Shoemaker; In the Footsteps of the Dinosaurs - Peace River Canyon; Norwegian Explorers - their impact on Polar exploration; Obsidian Technology in Mexico - the cutting edge of an ancient culture; Journeys to the Gates of Hell - exploring the effects of nuclear explosions; Of Karyatids and Friezes - where marble was quaried for the age of Pericles. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book‎

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‎Explorer's Journal, March 1980‎

‎Features: Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition - explored more than 450,000 square miles; Fiji Island Sojourn - a challenge proferred and accepted; Search for the Origin of Life - planetary exploration might give better insight; Kenya's Lake Paradise; African Widlife Crisis - the impact of recent hostilities; Captain Finn Ronne - In Memoriam; Solomon Islands Cargo Cults - lingering impact of a world war; The Beira - more antelope than gazelle; The Bimini Underwater Discoveries. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book‎

‎Multiple Contributors‎

‎The Explorer's Journal, September 1989‎

‎Features: North Pole Expedition on Environmental Mission; Operation Raleigh - Character Training by Exploring; Bouvetoya - the world's most isolated island; Pitcairn Island after 200 years; Kaho'olawe - Hawaii's largest uninhabited island; River of Jade - the Rio Santo Domingo River. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book‎

‎Multiple Contributors‎

‎The Explorer's Journal, Winter 1996/1997‎

‎Features: On Wildlife - Talking to the animals; Mount Wilson Reborn - a new era dawns for "America's Observatory"; Nomads of the High Plateau; The Case of the Caverna da Pedra Pintada - Rewriting South America's Ancient History; Roof of the Americas Expedition - Challenging Britain's Best. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book‎

‎Multiple Contributors‎

‎The Wide World Magazine - June 1953, Australian Edition‎

‎Features: Seeking the Golden Cliff - a prospecting expedition in the Central Australian desert; The Hyena - a veteran mining prospector and his story of African Ju-Ju; The Train was Late; A Fool Afoot in France - Part II of an Englishman's walk in France; Murder by Witchcraft - the Crown Prosecutor recounts an amazing case from British East Africa; Crackerjack - interesting stories of serving under a 'character' British sea-captain; The Sadhu's Gift - an interesting Indian tale; Chinese Makeshifts - how the Chinese adapt obsolete products into tools of use - photos; The Mad Trapper - a most extraordinary tale from the annals of the Canadian "Mounties"; How Holland Fights the Sea; The Conquered the Desert - a tribute to the camel - photos; and more. Somewhat above-average wear. Backstrip missing chips. 3" x 2" chunk from bottom edge of back cover. Unmarked. Book‎

‎Munson, Richard‎

‎Cousteau The Captain And His World A Personal Portrait‎

‎New York: William Morrow & Company Inc. 1989 Jaques Cousteau is a living legend; until now the public has known little about Cousteau the man. Richard Munson has interviewed scores of Cousteau's friends and collegues to present a balanced portrait of this talented charismatic and little understood man. Our photo provides contents. A section of photographs accompany text. Price-intact dust jacket. An immaculate copy that promises to please. First Edition First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. William Morrow & Company, Inc. hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : B2606 ISBN : 0688074502 9780688074500

‎Murphy Joseph E.‎

‎Adventure Beyond the Clouds: How We Climbed China's Highest Mountain--and Survived!‎

‎Minneapolis: Dillon Press 1986 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Sky blue boards with white titles & decoration 136 pp incl. 32 pp color photos index. Author's business card laid in. Top corners bumped. DJ corners & spine ends slightly rubbed; in Brodart archival cover. Story of a 1982 expedition to climb Gongga Shan 24900 feet by the expedition's leader. Shipping weight 2 lbs. First Edition. . Near Fine/Near Fine. 23 X 15 cm. Dillon Press Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : EXMT00010 ISBN : 0875183301 9780875183305

‎Murray, Hugh (1779-1846)‎

‎Historical Account of Discoveries and Travels in Africa from the earliest ages to the present time; including the substance of the late Dr Leyden's work on that subject‎

‎2 volumes: xxiii557 pages with fold out frontispiece map and two additional maps one folding; vii550 pages with folding frontispiece map tables three maps and appendix. Octavo 8 3/4" x 5 3/4" recased with original leather boards and original spine laid on. Second edition corrected and enlarged. First published in 1817.<br /><br />Hugh Murray was a geographer. Hugh entered the Edinburgh excise office as a clerk but from the first devoted his leisure to literary pursuits publishing <i>The Swiss Emigrants</i> in 1804; two philosophical treatises <i>The Morality of Fiction</i> 1805 and <i>Enquiries respecting the Character of Nations</i> 1808; and another romance <i>Corasmin or the Minister</i> in 1814. In 1816 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh to whose <i>Transactions</i> he contributed among other papers one in 1818 <i>On the Ancient Geography of Central and Eastern Asia with Illustrations derived from Recent Discoveries in the North of India</i>. In 1817 he enlarged and completed Dr. Leyden's <i>Historical Account of Discoveries and Travels in Africa</i>. Similar works by him on Asia and North America followed; the former being published in three volumes at Edinburgh in 1820 and the latter in London in 1829.<br /><br /><b>Condition:</b><br /><br />Recased with original leather spines and covers laid on and new end papers frontispiece map of volume one need of repair at some folds else a good to very good set. Archibald Constable & Company hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : BOOKS007390

‎Musical Expeditions‎

‎Trance 1: Sufi Dervish Rite Tibetan Overtone Chant Indian Druphad Musical Expeditions Mixed Media‎

‎Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 1559612665.G ISBN : 1559612665 9781559612661

‎Musil, Alois‎

‎Arabia Petraea. 3 Bände (in 4 Bänden, komplett). Erster Band: Moab. Topographischer Reisebericht. Mit1 Tafel und 190 Abbildungen im Text. Zweiter Band, 1. Teil: Edom. Topographischer Reisebericht. 1. Teil. Mit 1 Umgebungskarte von wadi Musa (Petra) und 170 Abbildungen im Texte. 2. Teil: Mit 1 Übersichtskarte des Dreiecknetzes und 152 Abbildungen im Text. Dritter Band: Ethnologischer Reisebericht. Mit 62 Abbildungen im Texte.‎

‎Wien, In Kommission bei Alfred Hölder, 1907-1908. Groß-8°. 24,5 cm. XXIII, 443, XII, 343, X, 299 und XV, 550 Seiten. Schwarze und dunkelbraune Halblederbände mit goldgeprägten Rückentiteln.‎

‎Erste Ausgabe. Erster und zweiter Band (Teil 1) in neuerem, schwarzen Einband, zweiter Band (Teil 2) und dritter Band dunkelbraune Halblederbände der Zeit. Einband der Bände 2 und 3 mit aufgezogenen Original-Broschuren. Bibliotheksstempel und Inventarnummer auf Deckel und Titel, (Band 1 'Bibliothek der Jüdischen Gemeinde Berlin', die Bände 2 und 3 aus der Bibliothek der 'Kaiserl. Deutschen Botschaft Constantinopel', mit Stempel 'ausgeschieden'). Gute bis sehr gute, innen tadellose, komplette Exemplare mit allen Abbildungen, Karten und Tafeln.‎

Bookseller reference : 55717BB

‎Müller, Bodo‎

‎Gold und Galeonen. Segelabenteuer zu den Schatzinseln der Piraten. 1. Auflage.‎

‎Hamburg, Edition Maritim, 1996.‎

‎8°, 222 Seiten mit zahlreichen Abb., OPbd. mit farbig illustr. Oumschlag - sehr guter Zustand - 1996. b73857 ISBN: 3892253447‎

Bookseller reference : 80694

‎Naipaul, Shiva‎

‎The Masque of Africa : Glimpses of African Belief‎

‎Alfred A. Knopf 2010. 1st printing. Book and jacket have only slight wear NF/NF. 241pp. In a very nice unclipped dust jacket. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Alfred A. Knopf Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 068389 ISBN : 0307270734 9780307270733

‎Nansen, Fridtjof‎

‎Auf Schneeschuhen durch Grönland (Groenland). 2 Volumes‎

‎Verlagsanstalt und Druckert Actien Gesellschaft Grand in-8 Couverture rigide illustrée Hamburg 1897‎

‎Très bon 400 et 455 pages. 2 volumes. Complet des 4 cartes dépliantes. 2e édition allemande des récits de l'explorateur norvégien Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930). Bücher in deutscher.‎

Bookseller reference : 18163

‎NANSEN Fridtjof‎

‎VERS LE POLE. Traduit et abrégé par Charles Rabot.‎

‎Paris Flammarion sans date vers 1900. In-12 VIII 466pp. Cartonnage éditeur percaline rouge ornée, tranches dorées. Orné de 100 illustrations ou cartes, la plupart dans le texte, d'après les photographies de l'auteur. Bel exemplaire bien complet.‎

Bookseller reference : GITe454

‎NANSEN Fridtjof‎

‎VERS LE PÔLE. Traduit Et Abrégé Par Charles Rabot.‎

‎Paris E. Flammarion 1897 -in-8 demi-chagrin à coins un volume, reliure demi-chagrin violet à écailles in-octavo à coins cartonnage Editeur (binding half shagreen in-octavo Editor with corners)(23 x 16 cm), dos long (spine without raised bands), décoré or (gilt decoration) dos titré "or"d'une plaque spéciale Editeur, premier plat titré "or" et orné d'un personnage doré dans la banquise (plaque spéciale Editeur), roulette chainette "or" aux mors et aux coins, tête lisse dorée, gouttière et tranche de queue non-rognées, orné de 200 illustrations in et hors-texte en noir, 424 pages, sans date (1897) Paris E. Flammarion Editeur,‎

‎Edition Originale de la traduction française....Portrait de l'auteur en frontispice et 200 illustrations in et hors texte d'après les photographies et dessins de l'explorateur... Parti en 1893, l'explorateur norvégien Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930) se fait volontairement prendre par les glaces dans la mer de Kara. Mais en seize mois il ne progressera que de 360 miles. Avec son compagnon Johansen, Nansen part alors en traîneau vers le nord et atteint la latitude de 86° 14' le 8 avril 1895 : personne n'avait encore approché le pôle d'aussi près...............bon exemplaire.....en bon état (good condition). bon état‎

Bookseller reference : 22503

‎Nansen, Fridtjof‎

‎Fram Over Polhavet. Den Norske Polarfaerd 1893-1896. Med et Tillæg af Otto Sverdrup‎

‎Kristiania H. Aschehoug & co 1897. Frst Norwegian Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Royal 8vo. 526 553 3/4 cloth & marbled boards 2 v. fronts. illus. plates part col. ports. 3 color folding maps folding diagram > Rids af Fram. "Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen 10 October 1861 - 13 May 1930 was a Norwegian explorer scientist diplomat humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. In his youth he was a champion skier and ice skater. He led the team that made the first crossing of the Greenland interior in 1888 traversing the island on cross-country skis. He won international fame after reaching a record northern latitude of 86°14 during his Fram expedition of 1893-1896. Although he retired from exploration after his return to Norway his techniques of polar travel and his innovations in equipment and clothing influenced a generation of subsequent Arctic and Antarctic expeditions."wikipedia. Kristiania, H. Aschehoug & co hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 9761

‎Nansen, Fridtjof‎

‎Eskimoleben. Illustrierte Ausgabe. [Übertragen M.Langfeldt].‎

‎Berlin, Globus, o.J.[1891]. Illustrierter Leinenband, 8°,VIII, 304 S., 2 Bl; -Einband etwas berieben und gebräunt, gutes Exemplar.‎

Bookseller reference : 19866

‎Nansen, Fridtjof‎

‎Im Eise begraben. Aus dem Reisewerk des kühnen Nordpolfahrers "In Nacht und Eis".‎

‎Langensalza, Beltz, 1911. (Neue deutsche Jugendbücher), 83 Seiten, 5 Abb., 18,5 x 13,5 cm, OHalbleinen. - Vord. Einband lichtrandig, hint. Einband leicht fleckig, sonst guter Zustand. fest gebunden/ hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : GPO810

‎Nansen, Fridtjof‎

‎In Nacht und Eis. Die Norwegische Polarexpedition 1893-1896. Mit einem Beitrag von Kapitän Svederup. 2 Bde. + 1 Erg. Band.‎

‎Leipzig, Brockhaus 1897/98. gr.-8°, X, 527; VIII, 539; mit 211 Abb., 8 Chromotaf., 4 Karten; VIII, 519 S.; mit 86 Abb. u. 4 Chromotaf.; OLn. m. aufkasch. Deckelbildchen; berieb., bestoß., leicht angeschmutzt, Rückennähte tlw. etw. rissig. Ergänzungsband: Nordahl, Bernhard. Wir Framleute. Johansen, Hjalmar. Nansen und ich auf 86°14'.‎

Bookseller reference : REIS0414

‎Nansen, Fridtjof‎

‎In Nacht und Eis. Die norwegische Polarexpedition 1893-1896. Mit einem Beitrag von Kapitän Sverdrup. 2 Bände.‎

‎Leipzig, F.A.Brockhaus, 1897. Geprägte Leineneinbände, montierte Titelfotografie, gr-8°, X, 527/ VIII, 507 S., 207 Abbildungen, 8 Chromotafeln, 4 Karten; -Einbände berieben und etwas fleckig, Papier gebräunt, Gelenke etwas lose.‎

‎Ohne den späteren Supplement-Band von Nordahl und Johansen, *Wir Framleute. Nansen und ich auf 86°14'*.‎

Bookseller reference : 11396

‎Nansen, Fridtjof‎

‎In Nacht und Eis. Neue rvidirte Ausgabe‎

‎Leipzig, F. A. Brockhaus, 1898. Gr.-8° Groß-Oktav, Leinen‎

‎Die norwegische Polarexpedition 1893 - 1896. Mit einem Beitrag von Kapitän Sverdrup,. Erster Band. 211 Abb. 8 Chromotafeln und 4 Karten. Erster Band. X + 527 S. Zweiter Band. 211 Abb. 3 Chromotafeln und 4 Karten. VIII + 539 S. Die Abb. sind s/w. Auf dem vorderen Vorsatz befindet sich jeweils eine handschriftliche Vorbesitzereintragung. Die Karten sind farb. Text in Fraktur. Die Kapitale sind bestoßen. Das hintere Rückengelenk des ersten Bandes ist berieben. Die fußecken sind teilweise bestoßen. Die Rücken sind nachgedunkelt. Der hintere Buchspiegel des ersten Bandes hat eine oberflächliche Läsur. Die Kopfschnitte sind ergraut.‎

Bookseller reference : 102860

‎Nansen, Fridtjof‎

‎Spitzbergen.‎

‎Leipzig, F.A.Brockhaus, 1922, 2. Auflage. Illustrierter Pappband, gr-8°, 327 S., 2 Bl, 180 Zeichnungen, Karten und Diagramme des Verfassers; -Einband etwas berieben und gebräunt, Kapital mit kleinem Einriss, gutes Exemplar.‎

Bookseller reference : 19865

‎NAPOLÉON IER‎

‎Commentaires.‎

‎Paris, Imprimerie Impériale, 1867 6 vol. in-4, nbx plans et cartes en couleurs, demi-chagrin rouge à coins, dos à nerfs, tête dorée (reliure de l'époque). Dos un peu passé avec de petites traces noires, qqs épid. sans gravité.‎

‎Important recueil d'écrits de Napoléon, complément indispensable à la Correspondance : on y trouve les notes sur les guerres de la Révolution, du siège de Toulon à la campagne d'Egypte (tome 1 à 3), sur les événements militaires du Consulat (tome 4), des notes sur la campagne de 1815 et sur les ouvrages de l'abbé de Pradt et de Fleury de Chaboulon (tome 5) et enfin, des notes sur l'ouvrage de Rogniat, le Précis des guerres du maréchal de Turenne, de Frédéric II et de Jules César.Le tome 3 reprend l'ouvrage de Bertrand, Campagnes d'Égypte et de Syrie.Bon exemplaire. - - VENTE PAR CORRESPONDANCE UNIQUEMENT - LIEN DE PAIEMENT, NOUS CONSULTER.‎

Bookseller reference : 222758

‎Narbrough John 1637 1688‎

‎An Account of Several Late Voyages and Discoveries: I. Sir John Narbrough's Voyage to the South-Sea.II. Captain J Tasman's Discoveries on the Coast of the South Terra ncognita. III. Captain J Wood's Attempt to Discover a North-East Passage to‎

‎iixxixvii1911blank 223 pages with 1 of 3 large fold out maps and 15 of 19 engraved fold out plates. Octavo 8" x 5" bound three quarter leather with raised spine bands and gilt lettering to spine over marbled boards. Edited by Sir Tancred Robinson. Second edition preferred over the first edition "because it has the chart of the western and southern oceans." Hill In 1699.<br /><br />First published in 1694 which contained only two maps The book is important because it contains one of the earliest English accounts of Abel Janszoon Tasman's famous voyage of 1642 from Batavia during which he discovered Tasmania and New Zealand and visited Tonga and Fiji Hill 1475.<br /><br />Rear Admiral Sir John Narborough RN was an English naval commander of the 17th century who served with distinction during the Anglo-Dutch Wars and against the Barbary Coast pirates. He was descended from an old Norfolk family. He received his commission in 1664 and in 1666 was promoted lieutenant for gallantry in the action with the Dutch fleet off the Downs in June of that year. After the peace he was chosen to conduct a voyage of exploration in the South Seas. He set sail from Deptford on November 26 1669 and entered the Straits of Magellan in October of the following year. In 1670 he visited Port Desire in Argentina and claimed the territory for the Kingdom of Great Britain but returned home in June 1671 without accomplishing his original purpose. A narrative of the expedition was published at London in 1694 under the title <i>An Account of several late Voyages and Discoveries to the South and North</i>. During the Third Anglo-Dutch War Narborough was second captain of the Lord High Admiral's ship the Prince and conducted himself with such conspicuous valor at the battle of Solebay Southwold Bay in May 1672 that he won special approbation and shortly afterwards was made rear-admiral and knighted. In 1675 he was sent to suppress the Tripoline piracies and by the bold expedient of dispatching gun-boats into the harbor of Tripoli at midnight and burning the ships he induced the them to agree to a treaty. Shortly after his return he undertook a similar expedition against the Algerians. In 1680 he was appointed commissioner of the Navy an office he held till his death. He was buried at Knowlton church Kent where a monument has been erected to his memory. The island of Fernadina the youngest and westernmost island of the Galapagos Archipelago was originally named 'Narborough Island' in his honor by the 17th century buccaneer William Ambrosia Cowley.<br /><br /><b>Condition:</b><br /><br />Marginal foxing soiling and damp staining through out paper fault across second C2 affecting one letter some rubbing hinges and corners else a better than good copy. Printed for D Brown hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : E0013

‎Nares Expedition‎

‎ARCTIC EXPEDITION. PAPERS AND CORRESPONDENCE RELATING TO THE EQUIPMENT AND FITTING OUT OF THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION OF 1875 INCLUDING REPORT OF THE ADMIRALTY ARCTIC COMMITTEE‎

‎London 1875. 402pp. plus folding map. Folio. 20th-century three-quarter calf and marbled paper boards spine gilt. Stefansson Library stamp on titlepage deaccessioned. Toned minor chipping at edges of some leaves. Final leaf repaired with archival paper with no loss to text; small tears in margin of map. Very good. This scarce document describes the plans for the 1875 Nares Expedition includes specifications for the H.M.S. Discovery data on supplies needed estimations of costs and a hydrographer's report as well as a color chart of the North Polar Sea. The chart is a Polar projection map showing the seas navigated by British expeditions as well as coasts discovered by British American German Swedish and Austrian explorers through 1874. <br> <br> The Nares expedition which sailed from 1875 to 1876 strove to be the first to reach the North Pole and to explore its coasts and region. Though unsuccessful in this venture the expedition was the first to sail ships through the channel between Greenland and Ellesmere Island and as far north as the Lincoln Sea recording valuable information about the mysterious region. A sledging party under Captain Albert Hastings Markham also set a new record on land reaching as far north as 83° 20'. The British Parliament printed occasional reports of the various expeditions and related Arctic subjects which became known as the Arctic "blue books" named after the distinctive blue wrappers in which they were originally issued. This copy has the stamp of the Stefansson collection at the Dartmouth library but was deaccessioned as a duplicate to his widow. ARCTIC BIBLIOGRAPHY 45251. hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : WRCAM50678