Description:
London: Thornton Butterworth, 1932. First edition. Hardcover. Good +. 8vo, 318pp, ills and maps in text. Green cloth, speckled on spine.
The Conquest of the South Pole. Antarctic Exploration 1906-1931 by Hayes J. Gordon - 1932
by Hayes J. Gordon
Similar copies are shown below.
Similar copies are shown to the right.
The Conquest of the South Pole. Antarctic Exploration 1906-1931
by Hayes J. Gordon
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
Thornton Butterworth, 1932. 1932 First Edition. hardcover. 318pp, original green cloth, foing to prelims, heavy foxing to foreedges, light wear to extremities, some knowledgeable pencil annotation, Good+.. . Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service.
-
Bookseller
Glacier Books
(GB)
- Format/Binding Hardcover
- Book Condition Used - 318pp, original green cloth, foing to prelims, heavy foxing to foreedges, light wear to extremities, some knowledgeable pencil a
- Edition 1932 First Edition
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Thornton Butterworth
- Date Published 1932
- Keywords POLAR SOUTH - exploration mountaineering alpinism bergsteigen antarctic antarctica south pole discovery travel shackleton amundsen scott antarktis antarctique polaire
We have 5 copies available starting at A$30.35.
The Conquest of the South Pole. Antarctic Exploration 1906-1931
by Hayes, J. Gordon
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Good +
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Garrison, New York, United States
- Item Price
-
A$30.35
Show Details
Item Price
A$30.35
The Conquest Of The South Pole. Antarctic Exploration 1906-1931
by Hayes J. Gordon
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - 318pp, spine area badly damp stained, Fair.
- Edition
- 1933 First Edition US
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Pitlochry, Perth and Kinross, United Kingdom
- Item Price
-
A$34.73
Show Details
Description:
The Macmillan Company, 1933. 1933 First Edition US. hardcover. 318pp, spine area badly damp stained, Fair.. Written with the benefit of conversations with surviving expedition members and the approval of all living leaders of expeditions and by the comrades and relatives of the dead. Hayes approached H. R. Mill to make the publication a joint effort but Mill declined as his opinion on the competence of certain explorers differed from Hayes’s. Mill did however encourage Hayes to continue and provided the Introduction to the book.. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service.
Item Price
A$34.73
The Conquest of the South Pole. Antarctic Exploration 1906-1931
by Hayes, J. Gordon
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Good -
- Edition
- First American edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Garrison, New York, United States
- Item Price
-
A$83.45
Show Details
Description:
New York: Macmillan, 1933. First American edition. Hardcover. Good -. 318pp, f & ills and maps in text. Green cloth, spine sunned & marked, title illegible, g- copy, internally vgc.
Item Price
A$83.45
The Conquest of the South Pole. Antarctic Exploration 1906-1931.
by HAYES, J. GORDON
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Copenhagen, Denmark
- Item Price
-
A$76.37
Show Details
Description:
1932. London, Thornton Butterworth, (1932). Orig. full cloth. Stamp on title-page. 318,(2) pp., plates, charts and diagrams.
Item Price
A$76.37
More Photos
The Conquest of the South Pole Antarctic Exploration 1906-1931
by J. Gordon Hayes
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
- Item Price
-
A$125.40
Show Details
Description:
London : Thornton Butterworth Limited, 1932. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6". not stated . A widely fascinating volume that details the progress of Antarctic exploration with illustrations. This volume aims to present a faithful record of the conquest of the South Pole, detailing the progress of Antarctic discovery which was abounded by epic incidents during the first years of the twentieth century. The work details the Heroic Era of Antarctic Exploration, Shackleton's attempt to reach the South Pole and the first Antarctic flights. With twenty three plates and a frontispiece and further diagrams and charts throughout the text.Collated, complete. With two pages of publisher adverts to the rear. In the publisher's original green cloth binding. Externally, smart with some marks to the boards and some light bumping to the spine. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good
Item Price
A$125.40
