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Roald Amundsen's "The North West passage"; being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship "Gjöa" 1903-1907.

Roald Amundsen's "The North West passage"; being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship "Gjöa" 1903-1907. by AMUNDSEN, Roald (1872-1928).

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Title
Roald Amundsen's "The North West passage"; being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship "Gjöa" 1903-1907.
Author
AMUNDSEN, Roald (1872-1928).
Seller
Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio (United States)
Description
New York: E. P. Dutton, 1908. First American edition, published from the London sheets.. 24 cm; 2 volumes. Frontispieces, 3 color maps, two of them folding; 139 black-and-white photo illustrations. Publisher’s original black cloth-covered boards stamped in gilt with a map tracing Amundsen's route from Norway to Nome, Alaska (different from the design on the British edition). Top edge gilt. Very minor wear at spine edges, else fresh, crisp, and blemish-free. References: Tourville, 227 (London edition); Arctic Bibliography # 402 (London ed.). First American edition (from the London plates) of the first English translation of Amundsen's account of the three-year journey through the Northwest Passage from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific (a goal that had eluded explorers for centuries). Amundsen's success was due in part to his choice of a small, shallow-bottomed ship capable of squeezing through shoreline channels that heavier vessels could not manage.
Admiral Thunderbolt; The Spectacular Career of Peter Wessel, Norway's Greatest Sea Hero, Who in Eight Years of Naval Warfare Sailed, Shot, and Stormed His Way from Sea Cadet to Vice Admiral

Admiral Thunderbolt; The Spectacular Career of Peter Wessel, Norway's Greatest Sea Hero, Who in Eight Years of Naval Warfare Sailed, Shot, and Stormed His Way from Sea Cadet to Vice Admiral by Adamson, Hans Christian [Alan Goodrich Kirk]

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Title
Admiral Thunderbolt; The Spectacular Career of Peter Wessel, Norway's Greatest Sea Hero, Who in Eight Years of Naval Warfare Sailed, Shot, and Stormed His Way from Sea Cadet to Vice Admiral
Author
Adamson, Hans Christian [Alan Goodrich Kirk]
Seller
The First Edition Rare Books, LLC (United States)
Condition
Near fine
Description
Philadelphia: Chilton Company, 1959. First Edition. Cloth. Near fine/very good. First edition of Admiral Thunderbolt by Hans Christian Adamson, from the library of U.S. Navy Admiral Alan Goodrich Kirk.. Octavo, xii, 336pp. Green cloth, title printed on spine. Stated "first edition" on copyright page. Solid text block, minimal stains on bottom edge, a touch of sunning to spine, a near fine example. In publisher's dust jacket, price-clipped, sunning on spine, a small amount of chipping and wear on edges, a few small closed tears, a very good example. Signed by U.S. Navy Admiral Alan Goodrich Kirk on front free endpaper, with a note: "from Edith / New York / Xmas 1960." Adamson served in the U.S Air Force as an army captain and later a colonel. He spent twenty-four days adrift in the Pacific Ocean after flying off course in a heavy bomber and running out of fuel. Adamson was rescued along with the surviving crew on November 13, 1942. Alan Goodrich Kirk served in the U.S. Navy during both World War I and World War II. He was a commander in 1942 and 1943 during the Allied invasions of Sicily and Italy, and the senior U.S. naval commander on D-Day, June 1944. In retirement, Kirk became a U.S. diplomat, serving in Belgium, the Soviet Union, and Taiwan.
Half Hours with a Naturalist. Rambles near the Shore. With Numerous Illustrations. [Part of series: The Half Hour Library of Travel, Nature and Science for Young Readers]

Half Hours with a Naturalist. Rambles near the Shore. With Numerous Illustrations. [Part of series: The Half Hour Library of Travel, Nature and Science for Young Readers] by Wood, John George

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Half Hours with a Naturalist. Rambles near the Shore. With Numerous Illustrations. [Part of series: The Half Hour Library of Travel, Nature and Science for Young Readers]
Author
Wood, John George
Seller
White Fox Rare Books and Antiques (United States)
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Very Good
Description
London: James Nisbet & Co., Limited. Printed by Ballantyne, Hanson & Co. at the Ballantyne Press, London and Edinburgh, 1897. First Edition. Full Calf. Very Good. Attractive full calf binding, with gilt centerpiece of Queen's School emblem, by Relfe Brothers Limited of London. We assume this was bound as a reward or prize for a student who somehow distinguished himself. All edges are marbled. Endpapers have a different marble design. 8vo. 18 by12.5 cm. xii, [2], 340 pp. Profusely illustrated, with most illustrations co-mingled with the text, but a few plates as well, the plates counted as two pages in the pagination. Note the book doesn't give the name of the author, nor the date of publication. This copy, rebound by the school, dispensed with the publisher's advertisements that followed the text. The spine is sunned. The joints are heavily rubbed and have surface roughness, and the leather on the spine has some surface degradation as well, but less so. The perimeter of the half-title. Otherwise the leaves are clean, the text block, tight.
44 Foxholes in France: An Almost Perfect War - Book Two [2]

44 Foxholes in France: An Almost Perfect War - Book Two [2] by Wightman, Warren J

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44 Foxholes in France: An Almost Perfect War - Book Two [2]
Author
Wightman, Warren J
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Yesterday's Muse Books (United States)
ISBN
9781495306433
Condition
Fine
Description
Warren J. Wightman, 2014. Soft Cover. Fine. 7x0x10. An exceptional copy. 2014 Soft Cover. iv, 349 pp. '44 Foxholes in France is a factual day-to-day account of the author's personal experiences in 1944 as a WW-II infantryman in the American Third Army. Starting as a draftee private, he debarked at Utah Beach, was promoted several times in combat, finally to platoon sergeant before being wounded in the battle for Metz. Much of the story has to do with the need to face the realities of ground combat, the differing abilities of the men, and the challenges of leadership in extreme situations. Though not a "hawk" or a "professional veteran," the author found that in certain difficult situations, stepping up to responsibility is the only acceptable option. The book contains 12 maps, 8 of which show details of individual engagements. S-3 Operations Reports typed during combat are included as an appendix. Also: extensive chapter notes, photos of weapons, a glossary of GI and foreign terms, pencil sketches, poetic impressions, an index, and web-links to related material.

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