shackleton antarctic writings de ralling christopher (19 résultats)

Etat : Very Good. Well-illustrated (illustrateur). 1776682976. 4/20/2026 11:02:56 AM.

Etat : Good. Well-illustrated (illustrateur). Good condition. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. DJ with some edge wear and creasing.

Etat : Good. Well-illustrated (illustrateur). First edition. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Good DJ with some edge wear.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Well-illustrated (illustrateur). 1st Edition. Less common title in the U.S. Price NOT clipped, DJ nicely in archival wraps with wear and nicks to the edges; pages lightly thumbed; interior otherwise clean. Illustrated.

First Paperback Edition. Fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.Includes previous owner's inscription. Series; Ariel books. Physical description; 263 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm. Contents; Selections from The heart of the Antarctic -- Between Nimrod and Endurance / Christopher Ralling -- Selections from South. Subjects; Shackleton, Ernest Henry Sir (1874-1922). Discoveries in geography. Antarctica Discovery and exploration. Antarctic Regions Discovery and exploration. Antarctic Exploration, (1902-1922) - Personal observations. Genres; Autobiographies. Autobiography. Illustrated. 3 Kg.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Well-illustrated (illustrateur). 1st Edition. NF / VG. 1st Printing of the 1983 1st Edition thus, a companion to the 1983 4-part BBC series, selected, with introduction, foreword and afterword, by Christopher Ralling, and illustrated with b/w and color photographs and maps, many from the original expedition. Book is straight, square, securely bound and free of markings and blemishes. /cover is clean and bright, with sharp corners and joints, straight headcap, tail, spine, edges and hinges, and boldly legible, crisply distinct lettering. Dust Jacket is unclipped (reflecting original USD 22.50 price) and shows ISBN 087226828 / Peter Bedrick Books (Publisher) for the US edition, and shows some minor chipping at the top edge near front hinge, rubbing to the head, corners and joints and minor curling along the top edges - none of which impair legibility or clarity of lettering, artwork or design. (Please see Seller images.) ISBN 0563200847 (UK) / 087226828 (US). ShiroBooks, independent bookseller, takes pride in accurate descriptions, careful wrapping and safe shipping; please contact ShiroBooks PRIOR TO ORDERING if more information, details or photos are needed.

hardcover. Etat : Fine copy in fine dust jacket. Well-illustrated (illustrateur). 1st. 8vo, 263 pp., Selected & with an introduction by Christopher Ralling., Title page imprint is BBC while dust jacket imprint is Peter Bedrick Books.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. Well-illustrated (illustrateur). First Edition. A clean, tight copy. The strikingly handsome jacket is protected by a mylar Brodart cover. Fast shipping, careful packing. ; 1 X 1 X 1 inches; 264 pages.

New edition. 8vo. 212pp. 27 b/w. illustrations from photographs, map. Pages slightly browned. Paperback in original pictorial white wrapps., spine lettered in black, rubbed. With the signature of Ann Savours Shirley. ISBN 0563204389 US$4.

First Paperback Edition. Fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.Includes previous owner's inscription. Series; Ariel books. Physical description; 263 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm. Contents; Selections from The heart of the Antarctic -- Between Nimrod and Endurance / Christopher Ralling -- Selections from South. Subjects; Shackleton, Ernest Henry Sir (1874-1922). Discoveries in geography. Antarctica Discovery and exploration. Antarctic Regions Discovery and exploration. Antarctic Exploration, (1902-1922) - Personal observations. Genres; Autobiographies. Autobiography. Illustrated. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Well-illustrated (illustrateur). 1st Edition. Corner clipped, wear to edges and corners of dustjakcet, edges creased and worn, rip on top left corner of cover 3cm and top right corner 1 cm, some light wear to covers and spine, top and bottom of spine a little bumped, internally in good condition, pages crisp and clear.

Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Well-illustrated (illustrateur). 1st Edition. First edition, first impression 1983 near fine hardback in a very good dust wrapper, small closed tear, corners and edges rubbed, light surface scratches to covers. Protected by clear removable archival covering. No inscription. 263 pages with index. Maps. Illustrations.

264pp. 57 b/w photographs and 3 maps. Fine in fine dw.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. Well-illustrated (illustrateur). 1st Edition. 1st 1983. Fine hardback copy in Fine price-clipped jacket. LISTING PHOTO DOES NOT NECESSARILY MATCH THIS COPY.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Fair. First Edition. The jacket and boards are shelf rubbed with creasing and browning along the edges. The binding is secure. There are no ink inscriptions or annotations. Protected in cellophane. Extra postage required unless posted within South Africa. JHK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Etat : As New. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. Well-illustrated (illustrateur). 1st Edition. This copy is in as new, unmarked condition bound in blue cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dust wrapper has a closed tear to the rear panel but is still in near fine condition. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Ernest Shackleton is still by many considered the greatest of all british polar explorers : a hero to generations of British men and women. Christopher Ralling here throws light on the character and actions of this remarkable man through a chronological selection from Shackleton's own writings, public and private. Ref MMM 3.

Etat : Very Good. Well-illustrated (illustrateur). 8vo. hardcover. 264pp. colour & b/w illus. Very good. / Very good d/w rubbed on top corners with some small chips at top of spine.

Hardcover. READING COPY D/W GOOD EXLIBRIS USUAL STAMPS MARKS & ATTACHMENTS STAINING TO PAGE EDGINGS BOXDH; 7941.