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WITH THE AURORA IN THE ANTARCTIC 1911 -1914 - John K Davis, Andrew Melrose, London, 1919. Original blue cloth with gilt ship design and titles, spine titles pale. Overall VG+ some foxing, Scarce account by JK Davis, captain of Aurora that supported Douglas Mawson's 1911-14 expedition to the Home of the blizzard base at Commonwealth Bay, East Antarctica. THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED
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WITH THE AURORA IN THE ANTARCTIC 1911 -1914
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ASSAM ADVENTURE,
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ASSAM ADVENTURE, Frank Kingdon Ward, Jonathan Cape, London, 1941, 1st edn., VG 304 page hardback, professionally rebound with leather spine and gilt titles, B&W plates Fold-out map in rear of plant hunting forays in NE India Detailed report of his 1935 expedition, with facts from 1938. The route was from Shergon to Dirang Dzong, Lugathan, Nyure, Karta, Chayul Dzong, Charme, Sanga Choling Gompa, Tsari, Chickchar, and on to Migyitun, Tsoga, Molo, Tsangpo, etc. Careful observations of primulas, rhododendrons, the unusual fauna, people, land use, geography and geology of Tibet and the details of climax formations, localities and plants. THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED
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PLANT HUNTER IN MANIPUR
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PLANT HUNTER IN MANIPUR - Frank Kingdon Ward, Jonathan Cape, London, 1st edn., 1952, VG+ 254 page hardback in original scarce jacket, minor foxing , B&W plates, fold-out map, previous owner's bookplate on fep - Plant hunting at its best from the master explorer-botanist - scarce especially in this condition. THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED
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BURMA'S ICY MOUNTAINS
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BURMA'S ICY MOUNTAINS, Frank Kingdon Ward, Jonathan Cape, London, 1st edn., 1949, 2nd imp, 1949 Vg 285 page hardback in original blue cloth, silver titles, facsimile jacket, B&W plates and fold-out map - The ultimate plant hunter takes you on two hard journeys to remote northern Burma - scarce in this condition. THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED
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PLANT HUNTING ON THE EDGE OF THE WORLD
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PLANT HUNTING ON THE EDGE OF THE WORLD - Frank Kingdon Ward, The Minerva Press, 1974 (originally published 1930), 224 page VG+ hardback in VG jacket, sepia tinted plates, maps, A classic account, of the distinguished botanist's travels on the North-East Indian Frontier, comprising two expeditions one of which was to Burma in 1926 and the other to the mountains of Assam. Hard to find in any edition. THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED
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RUDYARD KIPLING'S VERSE,: INCLUSIVE EDITION, 1885-1918
by RUDYARD KIPLING
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RUDYARD KIPLING'S VERSE, INCLUSIVE EDITION, 1885-1918, 770 page rice paper edn., original red cloth boards, minor mottling to spine - small watermark on rear board red cloth, gilt titles, bright and fine, previous owner's signature fep, a joy to dip into - THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED
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INTO THIN AIR
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INTO THIN AIR - JON KRAKAUER, Villard, New York, 1st USA edn., VG+ 291 page hardback, VG+ jacket - a first-hand deeply personal though highly controversial account of the 1996 disaster on Everest - This copy signed to title page by Jon Krakauer and on half title page by Ed Viesturs, first American to climb all 14 x 8000m peaks (without supplementary oxygen )
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