Antarctica from Reading Habit

Wellington, New Zealand: R. E. Owen, 1964. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover with black boards, no dust jacket, first edition, 966g, 435pgs, illustrated map endpapers. Book is in good condition with minor age-related general wear and tear and moderate to heavy page discolouration/spotting throughout. Boards are in good condition with only mild… Read more about this item

London, England: The Travel Book Club, 1958. Book. Good. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Edition Not Stated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover with red boards and pictorial dust jacket, edition not stated, 422g, 248pgs, white endpapers. Book is in good condition with minor age-related general wear and tear and moderate page discolouration/spotting throughout. Boards and dust jacket are… Read more about this item

Norwood, SA, Australia: Omnibus Books, 1997. Book. Illus. by Westerskov, Kim. Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large softcover, first edition, 220 pages, 42gms. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and light page discolouration/spotting throughout, otherwise no other pre-loved markings..

London, England: Hodder & Stoughton, 2019. Book. Good. Large Softcover. First UK Trade Paperback Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Large softcover, first UK trade paperback edition, 464g, 292pgs. A compelling tale of one man, those extraordinary Emperor penguins, and Antarctica - that lonely place at the end of the earth. Book is in good condition with… Read more about this item

Sydney, NSW, Australia: Pan Macmillan Australia, 2009. Book. Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Large softcover, first edition, 436g, 256pgs. An adventure story that quickly morphs into a psychological thriller, this is a true and powerful first-hand account of a modern Antarctic journey. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear… Read more about this item

Kent Town, Australia: Wakefield Press, 2002. Book. Good. Soft cover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Softcover, reprint, 664g, 438pgs. This is a tale of discovery and adventure in the Antarctic - of pioneering deeds, great courage, heart-stopping rescues and heroic perseverance. Book is in good condition with only minor general wear and tear and light page discolouration/spotting… Read more about this item

London, England: Headline Book Publishing, 2005. Book. Good. Soft cover. First Trade Paperback Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Large softcover, first trade paperback edition, 676gms, 399 pages. This is a travel, adventure, history and biography all rolled into one extraordinary book. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and light page discolouration/spotting throughout.… Read more about this item

London, England: Flamingo, 2004. Book. Good. Soft cover. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Large softcover, first thus, 696gms, 452 pages. This is the remarkable and thrilling tale of an unprecedented and little known 19th century naval operation that explored vast tracts of the Pacific Ocean, including a new southern continent soon to be named Antarctica. Book… Read more about this item

Morwell, VIC, Australia: Alella Books, 1983. Book. Good. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover with blue boards and pictorial dust jacket, first edition, 592g, 160pgs, illustrated map endpapers. Book is in good condition with mild general wear and tear and light page discolouration throughout. There is a small pen marking from a… Read more about this item

Surry Hills, NSW, Australia: Century Hutchinson Australia Pty Ltd, 1988. Book. Illus. by Senbergs, Jan. Good. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover with grey boards and pictorial dust jacket, first edition, 578gms, 249 pages, illustrated map endpapers. Sitting on Penguins is a critique of the shortsightedness of Australia's Antarctic Policy. Book is… Read more about this item

Washington D.C.: National Geographic Society, 1999. Book. Very Good. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover with blue boards and pictorial dust jacket, first edition, 994g, 215pgs, illustrated endpapers. This book tells the whole story of explorer, Ernest Shackleton, who ranks with Magellan, Columbus, Cook and Burton in his determination to follow his… Read more about this item

London, England: Constable & Robinson Ltd, 2007. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Softcover, reprint, 378g, 494pgs. This book includes 42 eye-witness accounts of adventure and tragedy in the Arctic and Antartica including the stories of Shackleton, Scott, Amundsen, Mawson, Nansen and Fiennes. Book is in very good condition with mild general wear… Read more about this item

London, England: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2009. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Softcover, reprint, 232gms, 296 pages. The author tells the forgotten story of Douglas Mawson and his death-defying expedition of 1911-14 to Antarctica. Book is in very good condition with minor general wear and tear and light page discolouration throughout, otherwise no other… Read more about this item

Pymble, Australia: HarperCollins Publishers Australia Pty Limited, 2000. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback, First Edition, 400gms, 259 pages. In 1997 a team of women walked o the North Pole, three years later these same women returned to the snowy wastes and arid landscapes, only this time to the least-visited continent on the… Read more about this item

Australia: Rigby Publishers, 1982. Book. Good. Mass Market Paperback. Edition Not Stated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback, 176pp incl. index, weighs 285gms. Edward Wilson is one of the great figures of the heroic age of Antarctic exploration. He was a member of Scott's Antarctic expeditions and was one of those who died with Scott on the return… Read more about this item

Surry Hills, NSW, Australia: Reader's Digest, 1985. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover with laminated pictorial boards, first edition, 1785gms, 319 pages, dark blue endpapers. The complete story of a unique continent: its history, wildlife, scientific discoveries and resources, richly illustrated with 900 paintings, drawings, maps, diagrams and a collection of rare… Read more about this item

Sydney, Australia: Pan Macmillan, 1999. Book. Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Softcover, first edition, 310gms, 287 pages. Adrian Caesar's stunning stroke of imaginative re-creation transports us to the last days of the perilous expeditins by both Scott and Mawson in the heart of the white continent. Book is in good condition with minor… Read more about this item

Terry Hills, Australia: Australian Geographic Pty Ltd, 1993. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Softcover, First Edition, 575gms, 153 pages plus Bibliography and Index, incl. loose Antarctica map that originally came with the book. This book explains the allure of the great wilderness of Antarctica, mostly unspoilt by people, its wildlife still… Read more about this item