Antarctic

By Roald Amundsen – Introduction by Fridtjof Nansen

Paris: Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1913. Adapte du Norvegien par M. Ch. Rabot. , [xv], 371pp, frontis with tissue guard, 72 b/w p...

On the Eve of His Departure for the Antarctic, Commander Byrd Explains Why He Attempts the Exploration of the Frozen Continent by Air and Discusses Problems He Must Solve

Byrd, Richard E.,...

Paris and Bruxelles: Hachette Et Cie / G. Lebegue Et Cie. 1902, 2nd Edition — unstated. (3), l, [iv], [2], 291, [1] pp, large fold-out map. Sm4to – 24.4cm. Bound in three-quarter brown p...

Edited by Julian Mackenzie

London: Travellers’ Bookshop, 2001. Edition limited to 500 copies, 4to., (12 1⁄2” x 8 3⁄4”), [x], 197pp., approx. 160 colour illustrations, publisher’s black...

First published account of Scott’s Northern Party, Terra Nova Expedition.

By Raymond E. Priestley

Including: The RGS published announcement of the 2...

By Michael Rosove

Santa Monica, CA: Adelie Books, 2001. First Edition, First Printing, one quarter buffalo and linen cover, 4to, [xxx], 537pp. 10 plates – several in color, Limited to only 5...

The Making of H. R. Mill’s “The Life of Sir Ernest Shackleton” – The Private Correspondence of Emily Shackleton and Hugh Robert Mill, 1922-23.

By Michael Rosove

Santa Monica,...

The Return of the Uruguay from the Antarctic in 1903

Signed by the Editor, Michael Rosove.

Ricardo S. Hermelo, José M. Sobral, Felipe Fliess. (Gricelda and Lawrence Perales, ...

First published accounts of the “HMS Discovery” rescue mission including:

The Departure, The Successful Mission, The Awards and Recognition

By Sir Clements Markham, President, RGS and...