Auction No 362, Category: Exploration
5 Lots (displaying 1 - 5)
Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1957-58, a group of autographs obtained on board the R.M.S. "Rangitoto"
Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1957-58, a group of autographs obtained on board the R.M.S. "Rangitoto"
Lot 55
Lot: 55
- Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £100 - £130
SOLD £110
MORE DETAILSTrans-Antarctic Expedition 1957-58, a group of autographs obtained on board the R.M.S. Rangitoto, during the return journey to England, a signed page, on the ship's notepaper, comprising signatures of the British Explorers and RAF contingent, including Vivian Fuchs, Ralph Lenton, Gordon Haslop, John Lewis, David Stratton, Geoff Pratt, Hal Lister, George W. Marsh, Peter Weston, Ellis Williams, Allan Rogers and Roy Homard; the page laid down on the front endpaper of Fuchs' & Edmund Hilary's book The Crossing of Antarctica, First Edn, 1958, in good dustjacket (foxing to edge of text-block).
Leif Mills "Frank Wild" Caedmon of Whitby, 1999, h/bk in d/jkt, signed and dated by the author,
Leif Mills "Frank Wild" Caedmon of Whitby, 1999, h/bk in d/jkt, signed and dated by the author,
Lot 59
Lot: 59
- Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £46
MORE DETAILSLeif Mills Frank Wild Caedmon of Whitby, 1999, h/bk in d/jkt, signed and dated by the author, the scarce first edition; 343pp.
John Franklin "Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea in the years 1819, 20, 21 and 22"
John Franklin "Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea in the years 1819, 20, 21 and 22"
Lot 78
Lot: 78
- Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £24
MORE DETAILSJohn Franklin Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea in the years 1819, 20, 21 and 22 Charles Tuttle, 1970, quarto, fine h/bk in fair d/jkt; 768pp + colour plates + 4 Maps in rear pocket.
"The Alpine Journal: a Record of Mountain Adventure and Scientific Observation. By Members of the Alpine Club", Volumes 1 to 20,
"The Alpine Journal: a Record of Mountain Adventure and Scientific Observation. By Members of the Alpine Club", Volumes 1 to 20,
Lot 89
Lot: 89
- Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £800 - £1000
SOLD £600
MORE DETAILSThe Alpine Journal: a Record of Mountain Adventure and Scientific Observation. By Members of the Alpine Club, Volumes 1 to 20, Longmans, 1864-1901, publisher’s gilt cloth good to fine; plates & maps apparently complete including the additional coloured plate to Vol.2. One colour plate in Vol. 3 is foxed; Vol. 7 with front hinge partly split; panoramic folding plate in Vol. 8 detached. Overall condition is very good, the cloth-bound covers clean & bright, and internally largely free of browning. (20)
W. Boyd Dawkins "Cave Hunting: Researches on the Evidence of Caves respecting the Early Inhabitants of Europe"
W. Boyd Dawkins "Cave Hunting: Researches on the Evidence of Caves respecting the Early Inhabitants of Europe"
Lot 95
Lot: 95
- Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £36
MORE DETAILSW. Boyd Dawkins Cave Hunting: Researches on the Evidence of Caves respecting the Early Inhabitants of Europe Macmillan, 1874, First Edition, original pictorial cloth with some wear to top & tail of the spine; minor spotting to prelims; colour frontispiece; 129 woodcuts including maps; 453pp.