shackleton e et al (3 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: Near Fine. First Edition. New York: Adrenaline / Thunder's Mouth Press / Balliett & Fitzgerald Inc 1999. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 1560252189. 374 pages, illustrated, acknowledgments, bibliography. Fine copy save for a near-vertical fold to the front cover flap. clph.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good-. Illustrated by Nicolson (illustratore). Orange cloth hbk with blue lettering to cover; not a school copy, this one has a gift inscription inside; these books contained extracts from books that gave an idea of life in other lands or the life of other creatures eg this book contains Georg Rendl - The Swarming of the Bees - Georg Rendl was the son of an Austrian Bee keeper who wrote a book The Way of a Bee, a record of bee life as he saw it, from which this story was taken. Another story is 'Housekeeping in the Arctic' taken from Edward Shackleton's (son of the explorer Ernest shackleton) book Arctic Journeys. ; Wide Horizons; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Condizione: Very Good. Single page from edition of Tatler 1902 with photographs of the crew of the Discovery including Ernest Shackleton and the expedition leader Scott. This photo is captioned. There are two other pictures - one of Shackleton's room and the ship itself. This article and photos were taken at Lyttleton where the boat was held up for a number of days having leaks repaired. They left there to spend Christmas on the Icy sea. Seldom found record. Size: Folio.