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1995rif. 22778Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Light wear to DJ small red mark on FFEP.; Book as new. Appendix includes Inuit terms and place names notes bibliography and index.; McGill-Queen's Indigenous and Northern Studies - Volume 10; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 184 pages; "Presenting a new theory about one of the Arctic's unsolved mysteries David Woodman re-evaluates the importance of Inuit oral traditions in his search to reconstruct the events surrounding Sir John Franklin's tragic 1845 expedition. He argues that Inuit stories of white men travelling across the Melville Peninsula may in fact refer to survivors of the Franklin expedition." jacket blurb . 0773513485 . McGill-Queen's University Press hardcover
1960rif. 16525Moscow: Editions en langues etrangeres. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. c.1960. Hardcover. Dust jacket shows edgewear chipping and short tears water damage across top edge. White cloth covered boards with silver and black design show water damage to front board; A tight solid book dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Fold out map showing the areas of influence of the various countries and the extent of progress of the Russian expedition during the 1956-1958 period. Many B&W photos show life on the expedition and the equipment they used. Text in French; B&W Photographs; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 270 pages; Trechnikov/Treshnikov/Tryoshnikov was a Russian geographer and oceanologist who lived 1914-1991 and published many articles and books on conditions at both the Arctic and Antarctic. He was so highly regarded that he had a star and an icebreaker named for him. During the International Geophysical Year in 1957-1958 the Soviet Union established its presence in the Antarctic starting a series of Soviet Antarctic Expeditions. The first expeditions led by Mikhail Somov Aleksei Treshnikov and Yevgeny Tolstikov made multiple discoveries in the inner areas of Antarctica and reached the Southern Pole of inaccessibility and the Southern Pole of Cold. At the latter location on the site of the Vostok Station the subglacial Lake Vostok one of the last major geographical discoveries on Earth was detected deep below the Antarctic ice shield. This book is an account of that expedition with observations about ice conditions weather and wildlife seals & the different varieties of penguins. . Editions en langues etrangeres hardcover
1960rif. 144913London: The Trans-Antarctic Expedition Committee 1960-1. Large quarto. 14 volumes. Original printed wrappers string-bound. Edges of wrappers slightly sunned. Fifteenth part comprises 15 folding maps and the written report housed in a slipcase. Front board of slipcase bowed-in with a few creases to the spine. All volumes complete tightly-bound and clean internally. Most parts in modern blue card slip cases. A beautiful set. Spence 1213. The complete scientific reports from the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-1958 lead by Dr. Vivian Fuchs who was knighted for his efforts and Sir Edmund Hillary. The TAE was the first complete overland crossing of Antarctica and the third expedition ever to reach the South Pole overland after Amundsen in 1911 and Scott in 1912. The expedition conducted a variety of oceanographic glacial geological meteorological and biological sampling the results of which are presented here and illustrated by hundreds of figures from photographs folding maps and tables. Although the reports were issued in 15 parts #6 was never printed. Uncommon to find this set complete and in fine condition. 1960 The Trans-Antarctic Expedition Committee unknown
1930rif. 145029London: British Museum 1930. vi6161 pp. Octavo. Original wine coloured gilt cloth. Gilt title on spine. 3 plates including frontispiece and illustrations in text from sketch maps plans etc. A very nice copy Rosove 313.A1 Taurus 113 Shackleton died on the "Quest" expedition after having reached South Georgia. Even with the tragedy the Expedition pushed on and the present work gathers thirteen papers concerning the the expedition geological work. Nice non x-lib copies are much harder to find. 1930 British Museum hardcover
1971rif. 142618Royal Marines Staff 1971. 63024 pp. Quarto. Stiff illustrated card covers staple-bound as issued. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs within the text. Signed by the leader of the expedition M. K. Burley on the front wrapper. Two illustrated envelopes from the expedition with canceled stamps loosely inserted. Several maps including one on the inside of the front wrapper. Some rust from the staples in the latter part of the book. A very good to near fine copy. Official report of the expedition which explored the islands of the Elephant Islands Group in the Antarctic summer of 1970-71. Seems very scarce. 1971 Royal Marines Staff unknown
1904rif. 142868Buenos Aires: Local Del Instituto: Arenales 687 1904. 166 2328 pp. Octavo. Half cloth and paper covered boards binding. Worn on the edges. Numerous rubber stamps having been erased on the margins with repairs on the backs. One page with a large amount of the corner renewed with slight loss. Numerous black and white illustration. 5 folding maps. An index has been cut out from somewhere else and pasted onto the title pages. A good only copy of a rare and fragile item. This volume consists of two issues of the Argentine Geographical Institute journal bound together. The first issue appears to be complete but the second issue just has 3 extracted articles that relate to the Antarctic. The first issue appears to be totally devoted to the Antarctic and many of the articles relate to the recently rescued Swedish Antarctic Expedition. Authors include Skottsberg Nordenskjold Anderson Charcot and Jalour. The second issue includes articles by Scott Harvey and Rudmore Brown. This very scarce Argentine Journal is printed on poor quality paper which probably contributed to its scarcity. The front endpaper is inscribed in Spanish with the following: To His Excellence the President of the delegation of the Republic of Peru at the VIII Pan American Conference at Montevideo in my personal affections and signed perhaps by Francisco Segui who was the editor of the Journal. Not a prime copy but very very scarce. 1904 Local Del Instituto: Arenales 687 hardcover
1974rif. 102285Peking: Science Press 1974. Hardcover. good to very good. 1st Edition. unpaginated. Quarto in original gilt letterd beige cloth endpaper maps and dust jacket with colour and b&w illustrations from photos. Boards slightly bowed. good to very good Neate C43. Account of the Tibet Scientific Expedition of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1974 Science Press hardcover
1977rif. 106929No Place: Printed by the Drawings and Publications Department of H.M.S. Collingwood nd c1977. Softcover. very good. 1st Edition. vi71pp. Quarto in original stiff illustrated card covers stapled with illustration on cover from painting by Keith Shackleton and plates from photos and maps and tables. Inscribed and signed by leader Chris Furse. Official report of the expedition which explored the islands of the Elephant Islands Group in the Antarctic summer of 1976-77. Travelling mainly by canoe between the islands the expedition divided into two main groups to perform scientific observations the Gibbs Island Party and the Clarence Island Party. 1977 Printed by the Drawings and Publications Department of H.M.S. Collingwood paperback
1875rif. 124110Portsea: F.Johnson 1875. Photograph. very good. Origninal vintage albumen photograph 6.5 X 10.3 CM on original printed mount. Minor soiling and small tape stain on rear. Small old crease just effecting the image but not very visible. A very nice example. very good This wonderful CDV comprises an image of each crew member and the mascot. The central image is of the ship. Souvenir photographs of both the Alert and the Discovery were taken by rival photographers before the departure of the expedition. Both produced CDV copes as well as much larger examples. Although quite small each potrait is very clear and the name of the individual is usually readable with a magnifing glass. Very Scarce. 1875 F.Johnson unknown
1854rif. 218390Japan. Circa1854. Black and white woodblock print 18 x 24cm a little light soiling very good. In this kawaraban two humorous and satirical poems concerning foreign arrivals are featured accompanied by illustrations. Both poems relate to foreigners and foreign ships clearly demonstrating that ordinary people were deeply interested in the arrival of foreign vessels and expressed their curiosity in various ways . unknown
rif. 1418175714.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1951rif. 27877London: The Author and Distributed By Chatto & Windus. 1951. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. With 9 illustrations and 4 maps spine lettering has faded and rear cover has some flecking otherwise a very good copy. ; 225 x 155mm; lxiv 612 pages . The Author and Distributed By Chatto & Windus, hardcover
2010rif. Q-1568527551Konecky & Konecky 2010-07-22. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Konecky & Konecky hardcover
1993rif. Q-0912365935Sasquatch Books 1993-08-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Sasquatch Books paperback
rif. 1334304491.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
rif. 0332334740.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1886rif. 15246N. Y.: Charles Scribner's Sons 1886. Book. Very Good . Half-Leather. First Edition. About fine but for rubbing and wear to extremities and prev. owner name in vol. 2. Half leather over pebbled boards. Gilt stamped spine with 5 raised bands. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Complete with all illustrations and maps. Internally clean and solid. 428 and 444 pages. Weighs over 3.5 kilos so extra postage will be required. Charles Scribner's Sons Hardcover
1855rif. 14056London: Smith Elder & Co. 1855. Book. Poor / Fair. Hardcover. First Printing of the First Edition. Volume 1has a broken and separating binding wear and bumping to extremities and a little foxing throughout. Complete with Folding map and lithographed frontis. Vol. 2 has worn extremities cracked front hinge still attached prev. owner name on back of frontis and some light scattered foxing throughout. Original embossed boards could easily be re-cased. Scarce. Smith, Elder & Co. Hardcover
1899rif. 12678London: Chatto & Windus 1899. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. New Edition. Very good with wear to extremities foxing to prelims and prize award bookplt. Large colour folding map and 33 illustrations. Chatto & Windus Hardcover
rif. 1332307272.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
rif. 13134Adelaide. Near Fine. Printed Wrapper. No date stated reprinted from The Register by W. K. Thomas & Co. Adelaide. Contains four separate articles as the Title suggests 136 pp last 2 blank title page reproduced on front wrapper original grey wrappers staples starting to rust else a fine copy of this scarce little booklet.; 150 x 120mm . unknown
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rif. MA08C-03698Ministry of Education. Collectible - Good. Tokyo: Ministry of Education 1968. 4to. 10368013pp. English French Russian and Spanish. Illus. Good book. Boards considerably bumped along edges. Hinges cracked. Antarctica expeditions logistics supplies transportation Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. Ministry of Education hardcover
1733rif. E05532 volumes. 8xxiv616471 pages with 4 maps ad view one folding and 3 plates one folding; 2693892 pages with 1 map and 6 plates. Quarto 10 1/4" x 10 1/4" bound in half leather with raised spine bands and gilt lettering to spine over marbled boards. Borba de Moraes page I:453; European Americana 733/146; Sabin 38591 First edition. Joseph-François Lafitau was a French Jesuit missionary ethnologist and naturalist. He is best known for his use of the comparative method in the field of scientific anthropology the discovery of ginseng and his writings on the Iroquois. Lafitau was the first of the Jesuit missionaries in Canada to have a scientific point of view. Lafitau is considered the first of the modern ethnographers and a precursor of scientific ethnology for his work on the Iroquois. He developed a model of studying peoples that involved describing existing cultures on their own terms—not in comparison to European society. He distinguished generic and specific traits transforming the "generic savage" into specific tribal groups. He explained that "only from specific identities can genetic relations be inferred." Furthermore he was the first to declare "contemporary primitive cultures throw light upon the culture of ancient people and vice versa. Lafitau is remembered for applying the comparative method with a greater level of competency than any of his contemporaries. Through original field observations he was able to critique the works of earlier writers on Primitive peoples. By using the Comparative Method Lafitau rejected all theories of social and cultural change and instead used his study to demonstrate the similarities in customs practices and usages of the Native North Americans with diverse peoples from different continents and centuries. He consistently relied on the doctrine of degeneration: all men originally shared one religion with one God but over time as people migrated to separate margins of the earth where they then lost touch with the values and traditions of this one true religion and culture. Therefore Lafitau believed in the "psychic unity of mankind" and the doctrine of primitive monotheism. His major work written in French was first published in 1724 in Paris. It is entitled Customs of the American Indians Compared with the Customs of Primitive Times Moeurs des Sauvages Amériquains Comparées aux Moeurs des Premiers Temps and is 1100 pages in total. In 1974 William Fenton and Elizabeth Moore made the first translation into English available. Lafitau published two other works. One Histoire de Jean de Brienne Roy de Jérusalem et Empereur de Constantinople Paris 1727 was released before he returned to Canada; it is little known and seldom seen. A two-volume Histoire des découvertes et conquestes des Portugais dons le Nouveau Monde . . . 1733 appeared after he came home to France. Frequently found in libraries it is not just a compilation of original sources but an attempt to make available to French readers a story of exploration and adventure otherwise denied to them; in the chronicles he sees a long development of customs hitherto unnoticed such as he had reported in the Mœurs; from them understood only he says in the original languages of the people who practice them he builds his "system" or philosophy of history and once more he is concerned too with the relation between custom and natural history or ecology. Condition: Beautifully rebound in half leather. Faint dampening to second volume; early owner's signatures on title pages inked stamps of St Charles Borromeo Seminary on front paste-downs and first title page lacks frontispiece else a very good to fine set. Chez Saugrain pere, quai des Augustins, au coin de la rue Chez Saugrain pere, quai des Augustins, au coin de la rue Pavee, a la hardcover
rif. 0484463985.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
