A landscape format book containing the outstanding photographs that are the result of the artist's 2003 and 2006 visits to the Antarctic.
Hardback. 168 pages. NEW.
This book tells the breathtaking story of Douglas Mawson's Antarctic expeditions, in which he more than once narrowly escaped with his life. In 1911 his Australian Antarctic Expedition set off for the great white south, pitching camp on the slopes of the Beardmore glacier. When both members of his pary died, however, he was left to struggle the hundreds of miles back to base, only to find that the rescue ship had sailed away.
Softback. 296 pages. NEW.
This book brings together for the first time all Mawson's descriptive writings whilst in the antarctic. An uncensored record of events, they reveal his innermost thoughts at times of great stress and conflict an ship and on shore, through achievement and failure, joy and tragedy.
Softback. 414 pages. NEW.
A facsimile of the very rare exhibition catalogue published by the Bruton Galleries of London. The exhibition featured the photographs of Lieut. Skelton R.N., the watercolours and drawings of Edward Wilson and articles of interest used by members of the expedition.
Softback. 82 pages. NEW. Facsimile edition.
This book tells the full story of the voyage, the shipwreck, the plight of the castaways and the susequent searches for the gold thought to have been aboard. A tale of heroes, heroines and cads, heartbreak and loss, hope and dispair, hunger and greed.
Softback. 192 pages. NEW.
An account of the first expedition to enter Antarctic regions with mountaineering as its principal objective. London, Chatto & Windus, 1957. Rare 1st edition. Hardback, dust jacket, illustrated, previous owner’s signature on front endpaper, 22 cm, 224 pages. SECONDHAND
Richard Byrd, Little America: Aerial Exploration in the Antarctic & The Flight to the South Pole. London, G.P. Putnam’s & Sons, 1931, 1st edition.
Hardback with pictorial endpapers, 74 illustrations, black and white photographs, maps, previous owner’s signature on page after title page, text clean some foxing on fore-edges, 422 pages. SECONDHAND
A beautiful book that tells the story of the heroic age of antarctic exploration through the photographs of Herbert Ponting and Frank Hurley. The images are all in the Royal collection. There is also a history of antarctic photography and a selection of pictures of other items such as the union flag taken by Scott to the pole. The book is an excellent and beautifully produced addition to those already published on antarctic photography.
Hardback. 256pp. NEW.
An impressive, comprehensive and finely written biography of the antarctic photographer. It details his experiences with Shakleton and Mawson as well as his later career as a cinematographer and a photographer, especially in New Guinea. The book is illustrated with his photographs.
Softback. 460 pages. NEW.
London & Sydney, Harrap & Co Ltd, 1947. Laseron, a biologist, was a member of Douglas Mawson's team of Australian scientists who explored the frozen continent in 1911, and spent the winter of 1912 on the blizzard-swept shores of King George V Land. An Antarctic epic of exploration and adventure. Hardback with worn dust-jacket, illustrated, 223 pages. SECONDHAND
The fate of the Adelie penguins nesting near the Palmer Station on the Western side of the Antarctic provide vital evidence of climate change and Antarctic warming. London: Profile Books Ltd, 2007. Hardback with dust-jacket, illustrated, 300 pages. NEW
Report of the Royal Commission to inquire into The Crash on Mount Erebus, Antarctica of a DC10 Aircraft operated by Air New Zealand Ltd, 1981. Conducted by Justice Peter Mahon who concluded that Air New Zealand management had attempted to conceal administrative blunders which led to the disaster by presenting evidence which amounted to “an orchestrated litany of lies”.Wellington: Government Printer, 1981. Softback, illustrated, 167 pages. SECONDHAND
A tribute to the 15 cabin crew who perished when an a DC10 operated by Air New Zealand crashed on Mount Erebus, Antarctica on November 28th, 1979. Frontliners was the staff magazine published by the organisation which represented crew members. Includes photographic portraits and biographical details of each crew member who died in the crash. Softback, illustrated, 20 pages. SECONDHAND
Charles Fleming's Cape Expedition Diary Auckland Islands 1942-43 edited by Mary McEwan. One of New Zealand's most famous scientists, Fleming spent a year on the Auckland Islands as a Coastwatcher during World War Two. His diary provides a detailed account of the geology, flora and fauna he found there.McEwan Associates, Wellington, 2006.
Softback, illustrate, 256 pages. SECONDHAND
