Search Results: cold the record of an antarctic by gould laurence mckinley

Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1931. Hardcover. Good. . Some shelf/age wear. Pages/boards clean. No jacket.

Carleton College, [, 1984. Hardcover. Very good condition in dust jacket with 1-inch tear at top edge. Inscribed by author on front endpaper. ]. 213p. Illus. Quarto.

Carleton College, 2011-01-01. Paperback. Very Good/None as issued. 9x6x0. Clean, solid copy with unmarked text. Moderate wear to cover, including writing indentations on front. Binding is tight and square; no creases to spine or cover. 2011 reprint; paperback. Books that sell for $9 or more ship in a box; under $9 in a bubble mailer. Expedited and international orders may ship in a flat rate envelope rather than a box due to cost constraints. All US-addressed items ship with complimentary delivery confirmation.

Paperback / softback. New.

NY: Brewer, Warren & Putnam. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1931. 1st Ed. Hc. Cover somewhat soiled, edges worn, but not abused. Hinges are tight, interior is vg to f.; 6x8 3/4"; Signed by Inscribed .

New York: Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1931. First edition. Hardcover. Good. Inscribed by Gould! First edition, 1931, hardcover with blue cloth boards, octavo, 275pp., color frontispiece, other illustrations in b&w and color + fold out map. Book good with discoloration to boards and spine, soil to front board and spine head, binding just tender, previous owner's plate to front pastedown, text clean and unmarked. No DJ.

New York: Brewer, Waller & Putnam, 1931 8vo. original blue cloth (a little rubbed & marked, 'The Blue Water Book Club' bookplate to verso FFE, occ. leaf edge spotting, else internally clean & bright; lacks dustwrapper); pp. x (last blank), 276 (last blank), with illustrations (inc. colour plates) + photographic endpapers. A very good copy.. First Edition. VG+/No Jacket. Illus. by David Page.

New York: Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1931. First Edition. Good. David Paige, painter. [8.75x6in]; ix, 275 pp., 47 illustrations from photographs, two folding maps, two color illustrations by David Paige; Light blue cloth cover with white lettering on front and spine, blue toned image of sledge team and skiers on end papers, top edge light blue dye; Some shelf wear with soiling, spots to covers and spine, top and bottom of sunned spine frayed, top edge faded and dusty, binding is tight. A very good reading copy, without dust jacket. [Conrad p. 253, Spence 517]. Laurence McKinley Gould (1896-1995) was a geologist, professor, and polar explorer. In the 1920's he was part of a Greenland and Baffin Island expeditions. Richard Byrd selected him as the chief scientist and second in command of the first Little America Antarctic expedition, 1928-1930. This book is about the 2 1/5 month and 1,500 mile sledge journey to the Queen Maud Mountains. This was to provide support for Byrd's flight to the South Pole.… Read More

Northfield, Illinois: Carleton College, 1984. Hardcover. fine. limited edition. xiv,213pp. Octavo. Illustrated with photos (including frontispiece), maps and text illustrations. Covers slightly rubbed with darkened spine. Original blue with gilt lettering and decoration on front cover and spine in dust jacket. fine 1984

Signed by author with gifting note, 1931 light blue hardcover book has date 1931 on title page and copyright page, which was the tradition of most publishers at the time to indicate 1st edition. A-29.

New York: Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1931. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. David Paige, painter. Signed [8.75x6in]; ix, 275 pp., 47 illustrations from photographs, two folding maps, two color illustrations by David Paige; light blue cloth cover with white lettering on front and spine, blue toned image of sledge team and skiers on end papers, top edge light blue dye; Some shelf wear with soiling, spots to covers and spine, top and bottom of sunned spine frayed, top edge faded and dusty, signed by author on title page, bookplate of Steve Fossett on front end paper; Some shelf wear to dust jacket with chips, rubbing and small closed tears to edges and corners, fading to covers and spine. [Conrad p. 253, Spence 517, Taurus 115]. Laurence McKinley Gould (1896-1995) was a geologist, professor, and polar explorer. In the 1920's he was part of a Greenland and Baffin Island expeditions. Richard Byrd selected him as the chief scientist and second in command of the first Little America Antarctic expedition,… Read More

New York: Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1931. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. David Paige, painter. Signed [8.75x6in]; ix, 275 pp., 47 illustrations from photographs, two folding maps, two color illustrations by David Paige; light blue cloth cover with white lettering on front and spine, blue toned image of sledge team and skiers on end papers, top edge light blue dye; Blue cream toned dust jacket with darker blue lettering on front and spine and toned image of field camp scene on front and rear; Later dated inscription signed by author on front end paper, tear at bottom of page 123; Shelf wear to dust jacket on all edges and chips on top edge, top and bottom of spine, spine slightly darken. [Conrad p. 253, Spence 517, Taurus 115]. Laurence McKinley Gould (1896-1995) was a geologist, professor, and polar explorer. In the 1920's he was part of a Greenland and Baffin Island expeditions. Richard Byrd selected him as the chief scientist and second in command of the first Little America Antarctic… Read More