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Best.-Nr. 236TLS Typed Letter Signed . Very Good Condition. TLS Typed Letter Signed Very Good Condition Signed by Author Dear Dr Daugherty: I was much interested in the newspaper account of your work with connective tissues/ I had considerable correspondence with Goldblatt who I believe carried on the same type of investigation as that conducted by Bogomolets I would appreciate any information you can give me concerning this matter I refer to the subject of tissues/ I have had to study medicine considerably due to the fact that I have been on detached duty in the far places so many times without doctors that I have had to act as doctor myself Also I have had to make a study of diet/ You see our expeditions generally last two years and during that time there's no fresh food available Exceptions to this are whale meat and seal meat/ I hope I am not imposing on you I got your address from the science editor of the Associated Press/ Incidentally I expect to go to the Antarctic next season/ With best of good wishes/ Sincerely signature in manuscript Richard E Byrd/ Below this is address of Dr Daughtery - University of Utah Salt lake City Utah REB:dmw -- A signed letter with exceptionally good content -- Very good condition Quantity Available: 1 Category: Arctic & Antarctic; United States; 1950s; EXPLORATION; Exploration Signed by Author Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request Inventory No: 000236. unknown
Best.-Nr. 013650London England: Frank Cass and Co Limited 1877. This was the first work devoted to an account of the geography people history and administration of Aden to be published and as such rates a special place amongst works on this controversial part of the Yemen. Written in 1877 of the request of the Indian government it is a comprehensive survey of Aden at that time which remains of considerable value today. There is a full geographical and physical description of the settlement and account of the population the various tribes their habits and occupations and a careful summary of the trade and commerce carried out within the peninsula. xii 232pp A FINE COPY in a near fine dustwrapper. In the 1870s ADEN them was administered by the Indian government and the author describes the various means of administration in detail the history of Aden before the British settlement in 1939 is briefly summarized and that of the following is told more fully. In view of the present situation in Eitan. It is felt that many readers will find this insight into the early years of the British involvement of great interest.This book will be POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED UK ONLY . Please email for further details. Not Signed or Inscribed. This the First New Edition of 1968. Red Cloth. NEAR FINE NEAR BRAND NEW/NEAR FINE NEAR NEW. Illus. by Two Large Foldout Maps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". HARDBACK. Frank Cass and Co Limited Hardcover
1970Best.-Nr. 009533Frank Cass Publishers 1970. Published for the Royal Commonwealth Society Imperial Studies series this is number XXIX in that series.xxviii 330pp 4 maps in text. This excellent biography includes a genealogical table and a 38pp bibliography along with a 12pp index. A FINE AS NEW copy in a FINE AS NEW dustwrapper. This book will be POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED UK ONLY . Please email for further details. Not Inscribed or Signed. Blue Cloth. Near Fine NEAR NEW/NEAR FINE NEAR BRAND NEW. Illus. by Black and White Drawing & Maps. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾". Hard Back. Frank Cass Publishers Hardcover
1928Best.-Nr. 000893SAN PEDRO CALIFORNIA CA. Good. 1928. On offer is a fascinating vintage collection autograph materials an ALS clippings and maps of Congressional Medal of Honor winner Admiral Richard Byrd's First Antarctic Expedition 1928-30. Included are original newspaper clippings from The New York Times including a full page from May 19 1929 headline "What Byrd's Men Do In The Antarctic Night" with photographs of one of Byrd's planes his two ships the Headquarters Hut the setting sun and radio equipment and antennas. Also included; an 8pp rotogravure section from May 4 1930 illustrating "Admiral Byrd's Great Adventure in the Antarctic" with numerous photographs of Little America including the expedition members landscapes polar life and much more; also a column-length article relating to his second expedition headlined "Byrd's Ship Bear To Sail Tomorrow" 1933-35; two color maps approx 28"x20" one a 1930 Geographic Society detailed lithograph of the "Antarctic Regions" with insets of "Byrd's South Pole Flight" "King Edward VII Land" "Part of Marie Byrd Land" and "Antarctic Archipelago" indicating routes of various explorers including Admunsen and Shackleton; and the other a 1933 "Little America Aviation and Exploration Club Map Used by Admiral Byrd exclusively on both of his Antarctic Expeditions" courtesy of "The Tide Water Oil Co." Also present is letterhead of the Freeport NY Order of Elks signed by eight members of both the first and second expeditions with second page penned in another hand adding further information; plus an ALS by expedition member ARTHUR B. CREAGH San Pedro CA Sep 28 1930 to Albin Johnson "Part Exalted Ruler" of the Order of Elks in Freeport. Creagh thanks him "for the wonderful time you and your brother Elks gave us that night at Freeport Long Island on our return from the Byrd's South Pole Expedition " accompanied by original mailing envelope. Lastly a lengthy printed Washington Bureau biographical printed pamphlet 4pp 7"x8½" by Ruth Robertson entitled "A Brief Account of Read Admiral Byrd's Flights Over the North and South Poles and Other Achievements". The newspaper clippings are generally toned and brittle the photogravure in particular is fragile. All evidence usual folds with occasional partial fold separations with only small paper loss. Letter is in excellent condition. All have been preserved in large vintage envelope. This period collection of historic content remains an important reflection of the early exploration of Antarctica by America's foremost explorer of the time. G.; English; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION TRAVEL CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR EXPLORER AMUNDSEN SHACKLETON ELKS HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL PERSONAL HISTORY RELIGION ROYALTY NOBILITY CALLIGRAPHY PAPAL VATICAN CATHOLIC ROMAN CATHOLIC ECCLESIASTICantiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento Manuscrito . unknown
1897Best.-Nr. 9761Kristiania 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
1926Best.-Nr. 2222001First edition "October 1926". Octavo. Four page foreword by Bob Bartlett. Illustrated with 47 photographs and drawings by the Eskimo Kakutia; endpaper maps. Dust jacket unclipped; few nicks and creases. Very good. 167 pages. Signed and inscribed on verso of frontispiece by the publisher and father of the author: "From one who is merely. David's Dad! G. P. Putnam." G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover
1920Best.-Nr. 501237"V. Stefansson" in black fountain pen ink on pictorial American Geographical Society letterhead Ottawa Ontario Canada July 9 1920. 8 1/2" x 11"; 1 page; very good. Together with the original typed envelope stamped and postmarked Ottawa Ont. July 9 1920 with two stamps. To Dr. William C. Thro East Northport Long Island New York "Dear Dr. Thro: If I were only in New York I should take instant advantage of your invitation to visit you on the Long Island coast but I shall be spending most of my summer in Canada with only an odd visit to the city. I shall look you up in the fall or whenever I come to be regularly in New York. I hope both you and Mrs. Thro have a delightful summer. V. Stefansson." Stefansson 1879-1962 American ethnologist/explorer/author; lived amongst the Eskimo 1906-07; Canadian/Alaskan Arctic expedition commander 1913-18; consultant to Dartmouth College's Northern Studies program 1947-62. unknown
1975Best.-Nr. 8125Ardmore Pennsylvania: Whitmore Publishing Company 1975. First Edition. Hardcover Paper Over Boards. Very Good Condition/Good. Whitmore Publishing Company Ardmore Pennsylvania 1975. First Edition. Very Good Condition/Good. Autobiography Light shelf-wear to the outer extremities of the book and the dust jacket. b-n. The book covers the first few months of the authors thirteen-year residence in Venezuela and her travels from one end of the country to the other. The author led an expedition into an unknown part of the "lost world" jungles in the Brazillian-Venezuelan highlands--after four groups of men had made expeditions into that area and had disappeared or retreated--to reach and measure the highest waterfalls in the world Angel Falls or Churun Meru. Size: Octavo standard book size. 345 pages. Item Type: Autobiography. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Exploration; Venezuela; 1970s; Women & Feminism. ISBN: 0874260396. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 008125. Whitmore Publishing Company hardcover
Best.-Nr. 447Kristiania 1908. 8vo orig olive green cloth dec w/black nautical designs on covers and spine title in gilt on spine dec endpapers 332pp many b&w illus 3-maps at rear - 2 folding Top spine moderately bumped & has a small frayed spot at corner light wea r to extremities and top corners are a little bumped cloth is clean binding is tight maps are in very good condition -- Good Condition Quantity Available: 1 Category: Exploration; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request Inventory No: 000447. Kristiania, 1908 hardcover
Best.-Nr. 2049Harvey and Darton London 1839. 8vo 300pp black cloth -- Spine gone and replaced with black tape some spotting to front cover Internally very good -- Good only A candidate for the bookbinder #2639 Quantity Available: 1 Category: Exploration; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request Inventory No: 002049. Harvey, and Darton, London, 1839 hardcover
Best.-Nr. 2111New York G. P. Putnam's Sons 1942. First Edition. New York G P Putnam's Sons 1942 First Edition Signed by the author on a front free endpaper -- Short 8vo 281pp cloth map endpapers -- Binding a hint cocked -- Very good condition in a very good dust jacket not price clipped Ne382 Quantity Available: 1 Category: Exploration; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request Inventory No: 002111. New York, G. P. Putnam's Sons, (1942). [First Edition] hardcover
1991Best.-Nr. CA0239654 pages with plates reproductions illustrations maps bibliographies and indexes. Quarto 12" x 8 1/2" bound in pictorial stiff boards. Translated by Luciano F Farina and Carla Onorato Wysokinski. Edited by Gianni Eugenio Viola. Volume XI of National Commission for the Celebration of the quincentennial of the Discovery of America. First edition.Contents:In Search of an Image by Gaetano Ferro; Landscapes Plants and Animals by Gaetano Ferro; Peoples and Cultures of the New World by Luisa Faldini; Sixteenth Century Cartography and the Origin of the Columbian Tradition by Marcia Milanesi; In Search of an Image: Illustrations by Carla Pampaloni; Other Landscapes Other Plants Other Animals: Text and Illustrations by Carla Pampaloni; People and Cultures of the New World: Illustrations by Luisa Faldini and Laura Monferdini; New World Images from Cartographic Sources: Illustrations by Maria Teresa de Palma.Condition:Light edge wear else a near fine copy. Instituto Poligrafico e Zecca Dello Stato Liberia Dello Stato hardcover
1957Best.-Nr. 36863Gütersloh : Bertelsmann, 1957. 294 S. : Kt. in d. Spiegeln. 8°. 16. - 25. Tsd. OLwd mit SU.
1990Best.-Nr. 6703München [u.a.] : Piper, 1990. 391 S. : zahlr. Ill., 1 Kt. Gr. 8°. OLwd mit SU.
1980Best.-Nr. 5829Stuttgart [u.a.] : Europ. Bildungsgemeinschaft [u.a.], [1980]. 335 S. : zahlr. Ill. (z.T. farb.) Gr. 8°. OPpbd. mit SU.
1953Best.-Nr. 2998Berlin : Verl. Volk u. Welt, 1953 - 59. 3 Bde. [302], [302], 288 S. Zahlr. Ill., Kt. in d. Innenspiegeln. Gr. 8°. Dt. Ausg. 3. Aufl. OLwd z.T. mit SU (Bd 2), alle mit Leseband. Brauner Kopfbuntschnitt.
1981Best.-Nr. 5639Bayreuth : Loewe, 1981. 349 S. : Ill., Kt. 8°. Ill. OPpbd. (LeseRiese)
1980Best.-Nr. 8650München : Meyster, 1980. 207, [32] S. : Ill. (farb.) Gr. 8°. 1. Aufl. OPpbd. (Leinenstruktur) mit SU.
1967Best.-Nr. 11566Graz [u.a.] : Stocker, 1967. 448 S. : mit Abb. u. Ktn. Gr. 8°. Bibl.- Einbd.
1971Best.-Nr. 18666Herford : Busse, 1971. 211 S. Gr. 8°. Bibl.- Einbd.
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1978Best.-Nr. 26052Würzburg : Arena-Verl., 1978. 157 S. : Ill. 8°. 1. Aufl. Bibl.- Einbd.
1977Best.-Nr. 15499Leipzig, Radebeul : Neumann, 1977. 135 S. : zahlr. Ill. (z.T. farb.) Gr. 8°. 6. Aufl. OLwd mit Buntpräg. ohne SU.
1974Best.-Nr. 6103Stuttgart : Dt. Bücherbund, [1974]. 304 S. : 162 Ill. (z. T. farb.) 4°. OLwd mit SU. (Knaurs Geheimnisse und Rätsel des Meeres)
1960Best.-Nr. 15501Reutlingen : Ensslin u. Laiblin, 1960. 191 S. Mit 70 Aufnahmen d. Verf. Gr. 8°. OLwd mit Rückengoldpräg. u. ill. Vorderdeckel (Buntpräg.) ohne SU.