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New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1907. Hardcover. Larger Octavo; G; dark green spine with gilt text; first printing; author is commander of the Ziegler Polar Expedition; no jacket; original publisher's cloth shows few, slight smudges; minor dents and divots to rear; some rubbing wear to edges; attractive blind-stamped illustrated to front; ex-library sticker to spine; sturdy boards; text block exterior edges have slightly age toned; deckled fore and tail edges; top edge gilt; partial cracking to gutter to pp 28-29; previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown; frontispiece with tissue guard; few ex-library markings, otherwise interior good for books of this age; errata slip laid in; profusely illustrated; pp 296; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. 1363186. FP New Rockville Stock.

Hodder & Stoughton. Used - Acceptable. Used - Acceptable. 1907 Illustrated green cloth is worn.Remains of label on spine. Prize plate to endpaper has been untidily torn out. Lacks map. Book is good apart from losss of map. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less (usually same day). Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library with wear and barcode page may have been removed. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks, rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry.

Paperback / softback. New.

New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1907. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Good+. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, green cloth boards with stamped design on front and gilt on spine. Exterior shows some spotting and soiling along with edge and corner bumps/wear. Bottom edge of front board quite a bit of bumping. Internal binding is good, no hinge issues but the front board has a bit of wiggle. Front pastedown contains the original owners name and date in the rear pastedown (and one of the appendix pages) has the date 3/28/1907 written in purple pencil. Pages are toned due to age and there is some scattered foxing and spotting present, with the worst being the front end page and title page (mainly the tissue guard). A large foldout map and the rear the book is present and is in good shape. Please note: this is a large and heavy book so it may require additional postage for non-US sales or priority mail shipping option.

Hodder & Stoughton. London. nd. [c.1906]. 8.5cm x 14cm. Postcard advertising the publication of "The most significant book on the subject since Nansen's" Printed in dark green. Unused.

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

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

Doubleday, Page & Company, 1906. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. A very good copy of the first edition in original gilt-stamped green cloth (extremities rubbed, several minor spots to text). Illustrated in color and b/w; folding map at rear.

Hardback. New.

Doubleday, Page & Co. Garden City. Good. 1906. Hardcover. Green cloth binding. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. Corners bumped. There are discolored spots at the lower edge of the front cover. A few small discolor spots on the back cover. The spine has some rubbing and scuffing. The front hinge is starting, but holding. There is a spill stain across about 1/3 of the page to the first 160 or so text pages. The binding is tight. Still a good reference copy. ; 0.0 X 0.0 X 0.0 inches .

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

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

Doubleday, Page & Company, 1906. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Green cloth over boards, front boards blind stamped. Gilt lettering on spine. Some wear on edges. Rear board is somewhat convex. Color frontis, sepia and b/w plates throughout. Fold out map in back. A little foxing on edges, otherwise clean throughout.

New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1907. Second Edition . Cloth - Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. sm 4to. 296 pages, plus plates and folding maps. Green cloth covers are a little scuffed, and show rubbing along edges. Corners and spine ends show light wear. Top hinge is a bit loose, but holding. Overall, volume is tight. Contents are clean and intact. Due to weight, additional charges may apply for priority and/or international shipping.

New York: Doubleday, Page & Company. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1906. First Edition. Hardcover. Owner name. Very sound binding. Clean, bright paper. Covers show some shelfwear at spine ends and one corner (worn through). The folding map in rear has been torn across one panel and nicley mended on back side with Filmoplast paper repair tape. A nice tight copy. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 302 pages .

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1907. 296pp; pages are tanned and worn at the edges; map included; annotations on pages in pencil; previous owner name written in pen on title page; cracked front hinge; front cover has red stain; corners of front and rear cover are worn; head and tail of spine are dented; spine has faded in colour;. Hard Cover. Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Doubleday, 1907. Second edition. Green Cloth over Boards. Good, mild ex-library, hinges repaired, rear hinge cracked, interior Very Good, extremely light foxing to title page only. Large Octavo, pp. 302, profusely illustrated w/ b/w photographs, b/w drawings, fold-outs including map inside back cover. An abundance of remarkable photographs from the important Ziegler polar expedition, commanded by the author. The author's bold signature and inscription are accompanied by at least one author's correction in the text, and this copy is relatively quite presentable despite flaws and library markings; copies with better hinges are scarce, and the interior of this one is crisper and cleaner than average, with covers and gilt lettering also sharp, despite library markings. Economical price more than reflects flaws.

New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1906. Hardcover. near fine. 1st American Edition. xxii,296,[6]pp. Quarto. Original green cloth with gilt top edge. 108 plates from photographs and sketches, including 9 in color from paintings by Russell W. Porter and J. Knowles Hare. Folding colour map (at end). Arctic Bibl. 4938. Narrative of the Ziegler Polar Expedition to Franz Josef Land in the ship AMERICA, 1903-05, led by Fiala. A very attractive and collectable copy. 1906

New York: Doubleday, 1906. First American Edition. Hardcover. Good/No dustjacket. Thick, larger 8vo. pp. xxii, 296. (6), bound in worn green cloth with gilt titles and blind stamp image on front board, TEG, spine extremities sl/rubbed and worn,  FRONT HINGE WEAK, coloured frontispiece, with tissue-guard still intact, nine plates in colour, from paintings by Russell w. pORTER AND j. kNOWLES hARE, illustrations from photographs and sketches by the…

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1907. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 10.5" by 7.5". Anthony Fiala. A lovely first edition Polar work by Anthony Fiala, exploring his Polar expeditions, complete with beautiful colour plates. The first edition of this work.An exciting travel account of Anthony Fiala's experiences in the Polar regions, a riveting account detailing his journey and adventures.Illustrated with a frontispiece, one colour folding map, seven colour plates, and one-hundred and four plates.Collated, complete.Fiala was an American explorer, this work recounts his time on the Baldwin-Siegler Polar Expedition and the Ziegler Polar Expedition. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the spine and extremities. Minor marks and rubbing to the boards and spine. Front hinge is starting but firm. Prior owner's gift inscription to the verso to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Large closed tear to the folding map. Very Good