peary von hobbs william herbert (18 Ergebnisse)

Pamphlet. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Vol 89, No 3, March, 1937, pp. 255-259, Extracted from orig vol, begins with title page, trimmed & stapled, thus is like a pamphlet, VG, 1st ed.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good.

Hardcover. F. tall8vo. 23.5cm, first edition, 502p. with 27 maps, 13 halftones, 10 records and diagrams and 36 drawings by the author after photographs by Peary and others, dark blue cloth, spine titles slight faded else a very good to fine copy.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. First Edition. *Ex-Library copy with usual identifiers. Discoloration to pages due to age. In great condition for the age of the book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. 502 Pages; 6 Parts; 34 Chapters; Appendices And Index In Rear Of Book Ex-Library Copy With Usual Markings. Pages Tight; Page Edges Cut Roughly And Darkened. Smudging And Darkened Areas On End Pages. Numerous Illustrations Including 27 Maps; 13 Halftones; 10 Records And Diagrams And 36 Drawings By The Author Throughout Book. Frontispiece Is "Johansen's Portrait Of Peary In Polar Costume". Dark Blue Hard Covers With Gild Lettering On Front Cover And Spine. Moderate Shelf Wear; Corners Bumped; Some Rubbing On Covers. Part Headings Include; The Period Of Training; Exploratory Surveys; Exploring The Arctic; The Great Controversy; For Defense Of His Country. Very Rare Vintage Copy.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. 502 pp.+ Photo Plt of Peary at Frontis, & 7 Photo Plts in Text, 2 FoldOut Maps & Other Maps, Illus in Text, Orig Blue Hardback, Gilt title, light foxing on Illus Plts, sm nip T spine else VG, no DJ, 1st ed, 2nd prntng.

First edition 502pp illust., inc. folding charts throughout, ex libris (usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc.) fair (rubbed, sl bruised corners, sunned spine, internal separation just appearing at hinges but not affecting stability of book, faint discolouration to free endpapers).

Zustand: very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: torn. 8vo pp.502. book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. No Jacket. Photographs (illustrator). Set Up and Printed. Published, November 1936 to the copyright page. Like new and appears unread. Interior is very clean with the odd finger smudge to show. Blue cloth boards are clean and unmarked with a hint of shelfwear to show. Corners are sharp and square. Bright gilt titles to spine and front board. Without dustjacket. Detailed and sympathetic biography of the famed Arctic explorer. Numerous maps, photos and drawings.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Blue cloth with gilt spine and cover lettering. With 27 maps, 13 halftones, 10 records and diagrams and 36 drawings by the author after photographs by Peary and others. Unclipped dust jacket with edge wear and a faint damp stain on front panel with another on edge of rear panel. Original retail sticker on rear paste down. Internally very clean and tight with no marks or inscriptions.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. Vintage Hardcover with DJ, First Edition 1936 Macmillan 502 pages. Very Good+, in a VG DJ. Just a touch of shelf/edge wear to blue cloth boards with gilt titles - one corner bumped. Minor shelf/edge wear, dust soiling and one closed tear to DJ - now in mylar. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. Deckled edges. Robert Edwin Peary Sr. ( May 6, 1856 ? February 20, 1920) was an American explorer and officer in the United States Navy who made several expeditions to the Arctic in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is best known for, in April 1909, leading an expedition that claimed to be the first to have reached the geographic North Pole. 27 maps. (all fold-out maps are present)13 half-tones. 10 records and diagrams. 36 drawings by the author after photographs of Peary and others. Footnotes. Appendices. Index. A very handsome First Edition in DJ.LOC SSS-04.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1936 FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. Original blue cloth with gilt lettering front and spine. LACKING the dust jacket. The book has clean covers, slight darkening to spine, old owner bookplate on front pastedown otherwise no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, solid binding, complete with all pages, illustrations, and maps. The book measures 242mm tall x 167mm, and has 502 pages, 36 b/w sketches, 13 halftones, 27 maps, 10 records and diagrams, bibliography, index. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. pp. xv, 502 + Plus portrait frontis, folding maps, photographs and diagrams. Numerous text illustrations. Tall 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket. Second printing. A very nice example. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! POLAR 2 ** Language: eng.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Edition, published November, 1936, SIGNED by the author. Deep blue cloth boards with unchipped gold lettering on cover and spine. No bumping or fraying; surface wear to spine corners. Very light soiling to cloth. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Plate on front pastedown "Gift tothe Department of Geography from the library of Preston E. James." Inscribed and signed by the author on front free endpaper "To Professor Preston James, with personal regards - William Hobbs." Ink stamp to top text block edge (Department of Geography, Syracuse University). All pages are clean and bright, unmarked. Illustrated with black and white photographs, 27 maps, three fold-outs, drawings. 502 pages with Index. Signed by Author(s).

Zustand: very good. 1st Edition. xv,502pp. Octavo in original gilt lettered blue cloth with plates (including frontispiece portrait) from photos and illustrations from drawings (including maps). Covers slightly rubbed with slightly faded spine. Remainder mark on bottom edge. very good AB 7160. Biography of Robert E. Peary with appendices including a list of his publications.

Hard Cover. First Edition, First printing. FINE BOOK, APPEARS UNREAD, IN VERY GOOD+ DUST JACKET, PRICE-CLIPPED DUST JACKET WITH MINOR EDGE WEAR AND ONE SMALL DISCOLORATION. Uncommon in this condition with a quite decent dust jacket.

Zustand: very good. 1st Edition. xv,502pp. Octavo in original gilt lettered blue cloth with plates (including frontispiece portrait) from photos and illustrations from drawings (including maps). Covers slightly rubbed. Inscribed "For Singing Cove Camp from the Author, Ann Arbor, Mich., Feb. 25th, 1938. very good AB 7160. Biography of Robert E. Peary with appendices including a list of his publications.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. Presumed First Edition, First printing. xv, [1], 502, [2] pages. 27 maps. 13 half-tones. 10 records and diagrams. 36 drawings by the author after photographs of Peary and others. Footnotes. Appendices. Index. DJ is worn, torn, soiled and chipped. There have been no more passionate quests in the history of exploration than that of Robert E. Peary for the North Pole. He had at times a detachment of purpose which makes one feel that the man sought the Grail rather than a geographical point upon a map. Inscribed by author to Otto Orren Fisher and Josephine H. Fisher on fep. Inscription reads To O. O. and Josephine Fisher with regards of Wm. H. Hobbs, Ann Arbor, April 25th, 1939. Bookplate of Otto Orren Fisher and bookplate of Josephine H. Fisher, both inside front cover. Dr. Otto Orren (O. O.) Fisher was a 1909 Miami alumnus who went on to the John Hopkins University School of Medicine before settling in Detroit. He was industrial surgeon for the Hudson Motor Company and established one of the first modern industrial first aid units there. During his life, Fisher was world-renowned as a serious book, manuscript, and artifact collector. Upon his death in 1961, his collection of more than 80,000 rare volumes spanned across 25 different categories, including signatures of all U.S. Presidents up until that time, and covered three floors of his home. Over the years many of the items that he collected were donated, sold, and given away. William Herbert Hobbs, Ph.D. (Worcester, Mass., July 2, 1864 - Ann Arbor, MI, January 1, 1953) was an American geologist. William Herbert Hobbs, leader of four expeditions to Greenland, was graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Science.), at Johns Hopkins (Ph.D., 1888), and at Heidelberg (1888-89). He filled several positions at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (1889-1906). From 1886 to 1906 he served with the United States Geological Survey. He received his appointment as Professor of Geology, Aug. 6, 1906. He also taught at the University of Michigan (1906 - 1934). Robert Edwin Peary Sr. (May 6, 1856 - February 20, 1920) was an American explorer and officer in the United States Navy who made several expeditions to the Arctic in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is best known for, in April 1909, leading an expedition that claimed to be the first to have reached the geographic North Pole. Peary attended Bowdoin College, then joined the U.S. National Geodetic Survey. He enlisted in the navy in 1881 as a civil engineer. In 1885, he was made chief of surveying for the Nicaragua Canal, which was never built. He visited the Arctic for the first time in 1886, making an unsuccessful attempt to cross Greenland by dogsled. In the Peary expedition to Greenland of 1891-1892, he was much better prepared, and by reaching Independence Fjord in what is now known as Peary Land, he proved conclusively that Greenland was an island. He was one of the first Arctic explorers to study Inuit survival techniques. During an expedition in 1894, he was the first Western explorer to reach the Cape York meteorite and its fragments, which were then taken from the native Inuit population who had relied on it for creating tools. On his 1898-1902 expedition, Peary set a new "Farthest North" record by reaching Greenland's northernmost point, Cape Morris Jesup. Peary made two more expeditions to the Arctic, in 1905-1906 and in 1908-1909. During the latter, he claimed to have reached the North Pole. Peary received several learned society awards during his lifetime, and, in 1911, received the Thanks of Congress and was promoted to rear admiral. He served two terms as president of The Explorers Club before retiring in 1911. Peary's claim to have reached the North Pole was widely debated along with a competing claim made by Frederick Cook, but eventually won widespread acceptance.