Polar Books Catalogue

  • Sections : Antarctic; Arctic; Journal of the Manchester Geographical Society; Maps; Miscellaneous; Mountaineering; General Polar; Scott; Other travel; Whaling;

    Search for a book by author or title

    one or two words from the title should be enough
    + ensures a word is present, - excludes it
    Putting your search in " " means the exact phrase is searched

    I.e. South Polar brings all titles that have South and/or Polar in them whilst "South Polar" will only bring those titles up that have South Polar in that order in them
    Click for Full Size image: 300 x 225 (34678 bytes)
    Select for Full Size image: 300 x 225 (34678 bytes) Select for Full Size image: 300 x 225 (44190 bytes) Select for Full Size image: 300 x 225 (37401 bytes) Select for Full Size image: 300 x 225 (38055 bytes)
    Reference 134 (1484)
    Category General Polar;
    Author CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1921Markham, Sir Clements
    Title THE LANDS OF SILENCE: A HISTORY OF ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION.
    Publishing Information London: Cambridge University Press, 1921.
    Description 1st Edition: xii, 539pages, original silver- decorated blue cloth with photogravure frontispiece, 25 b/w plates, maps and text-illustrations. Damp damage with some staining, wrinkling to covers, frontispiece, plates and pages but overall in good readable condition. John Leng & Co., discrete bookstamp embossed on top of some pages. Markham died in 1916 and the present work was completed from the manuscript by F H H Guillemard. The latter is responsible for the chapters on Amundsen's attempt on the South Pole. The bulk of the book is, however, Markham's work, including his concluding chapter on "Remaining Antarctic Work". Spence 755. Cambridge: UP, 1921. A comprehensive account of Arctic and Antarctic expeditions through Danish explorations of Greenland in 1908 and Scott's final journey to the South Pole in 1912. "Markham's active involvement in Polar exploration spanned 60 years (ranging from participant to masterminding Scott's first expedition). Highly acclaimed upon publication, it remains one of the most important contributions on the subject" - Conrad.
    Price £90.00
    Keywords AMZ £125 S1-Pol
    ISBN
    Add this to your basket