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THE COLDEST PLACE ON EARTH

THE COLDEST PLACE ON EARTH

$49.95NZD

1969. 1st edition. Experiences of the 1962 Wilkes-Vostok Antarctic Traverse party.

ANTARCTICA

ANTARCTICA

ISBN# 0091363500
$24.95NZD

1978. A photographic tour of discovery throughout the southern continent reveals Antarctica's stunning natural formations and phenomena.

THE CROSSING OF ANTARCTICA: The Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-58

THE CROSSING OF ANTARCTICA: The Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-58

$39.95NZD

1958. 1st edition. A detailed account of the first full crossing of Antarctica via the South Pole by the Commonwealth Expedition.

ICEWALK
New Book

ICEWALK

ISBN# 022402793 X
$59.95NZD

1990. 1st edition. Signed by author. Robert Swan determined to become the first man in history to reach both poles on foot.

NO LATITUDE FOR ERROR

NO LATITUDE FOR ERROR

$38.95NZD

1961. 1st edition. Hero of Mt. Everest ascent tells of his later experiences as leader of the first party ever to drive tractors to the South Pole.

GREAT TRUE ADVENTURES IN ICE AND SNOW: 15 of the World's Greatest Moments in Arctic Discovery

GREAT TRUE ADVENTURES IN ICE AND SNOW: 15 of the World's Greatest Moments in Arctic Discovery

$28.95NZD

1957. 1st edition. An anthology containing fifteen narrative accounts selected from the narratives of polar explorers, ten from the Arctic and five from the Antarctic.

NEW ZEALAND AND THE ANTARCTIC

NEW ZEALAND AND THE ANTARCTIC

$59.95NZD

1971. 1st edition. The author was instrumental in founding the journal ANTARCTIC and was its editor from 1956 to 1968.

THE GREAT WHITE SOUTH: Or With Scott In The Antarctic

THE GREAT WHITE SOUTH: Or With Scott In The Antarctic

$47.95NZD

1921. Ponting was the photographer accompanying Scott on his last expedition to the South Pole.

SUB-ANTARCTIC SANCTUARY: Summertime on Macquarie Island

SUB-ANTARCTIC SANCTUARY: Summertime on Macquarie Island

$59.95NZD

1967. 1st edition. An account of the flora & fauna of Macquarie island by four women scientists in 1960.

THE YEAR OF THE QUIET SUN: One year at Scott Base Antarctica

THE YEAR OF THE QUIET SUN: One year at Scott Base Antarctica

ISBN# 340044802
$39.95NZD

1968. 1st edition. Adrian Hayter, author of SHEILA IN THE WIND and BUSINESS IN GREAT WATERS, was chosen as Leader of the 1964-65 season to Antarctica's Scott Base.

ARTICA: Exploring the Poles
New Book

ARTICA: Exploring the Poles

ISBN# 9782809902549
$124.95NZD

2010. Biographies of the men taking par in Arctic expeditions.

THE ARCTIC VOYAGES OF MARTIN FROBISHER: An Elizabethan Adventure
New Book

THE ARCTIC VOYAGES OF MARTIN FROBISHER: An Elizabethan Adventure

ISBN# 0714125644
$39.95NZD

2002. 1st edition. Describes Martin Frobisher's search for the Northwest Passage to Asia, 1576-1581.

SOUTH WITH SCOTT

SOUTH WITH SCOTT

$39.95NZD

1948. An account of the ill-fated expedition to reach the South Pole by Captain Robert Scott, told by his second-in-command who lead the Last Supporting Party.

SOUTH: Man and Nature in Antarctica

SOUTH: Man and Nature in Antarctica

$39.95NZD

1969. The story of the New Zealand Antarctic Research Program.

IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF SCOTT

IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF SCOTT

ISBN# 0224024183
$47.95NZD

1987. 1st edition. Robert Swan became possessed by the idea of a journey on foot to the South Pole. No such attempt had been made since Captain Scott and his companions.

SCOTT OF THE ANTARCTIC: The Film and its Production

SCOTT OF THE ANTARCTIC: The Film and its Production

$59.95NZD

1948. 1st edition. An account of the making of the film based on the Polar Explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott 1868-1912 and his Antarctic expedition.

Footprints on a Frozen Continent

Footprints on a Frozen Continent

ISBN# 45601800X
$38.95NZD

1975. 1st edition. The story and history by the New Zealand author and his trip to the Antarctica.

Don't Trust, Don't Fear, Don't Beg : The Extraordinary Story of the Arctic Thirty
New Book

Don't Trust, Don't Fear, Don't Beg : The Extraordinary Story of the Arctic Thirty

ISBN# 9781783350773
$29.95NZD

2015. The gripping tale of the Arctic Thirty, a group of Greenpeace activists who endured a hundred days in a Russian isolation jail.

IN THE TEETH OF THE WIND: South through the Pole
New Book

IN THE TEETH OF THE WIND: South through the Pole

ISBN# 1852970669
$49.95NZD

2001. In November 1997 two Belgian explorers set out on an incredible journey to the South Pole.

IN SEARCH OF THE SOUTH POLE
New Book

IN SEARCH OF THE SOUTH POLE

ISBN# 9781844861378
$79.95NZD

2011. The narrative of this enduring human quest with individual stories to place the Scott-Amundsen race in historical context and consider its legacy.

PENGUIN SUMMER - or a Rare Bird In Antarctica

PENGUIN SUMMER - or a Rare Bird In Antarctica

ISBN# 058900686X
$29.95NZD

1971. 1st edition. Absorbing details of bird life, incisively written with keen observation and humour.

SOUTH WITH SCOTT

SOUTH WITH SCOTT

$39.95NZD

1952. 1st edition. An illustrated edition of the account of the ill-fated British Antarctic expedition 1910-1913 to reach the South Pole by Captain Robert Scott.

Dispatches from Continent Seven: An anthology of Antarctic Science

Dispatches from Continent Seven: An anthology of Antarctic Science

ISBN# 9781927249055
$44.95NZD

2016. This landmark anthology brilliantly reveals the numerous scientific discoveries that have been made.

THE FROZEN COAST
New Book

THE FROZEN COAST

ISBN# 1877333131
$38.95NZD

2004. Sea Kayaking the Antarctic Peninsula