Second-hand travel and exploration books on Arctica and Antarctica

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ANTARCTICA AND BACK IN SIXTY DAYS Tim Bowden

ANTARCTICA AND BACK IN 60 DAYS: Tim Bowden's account of crossing the Southern Ocean and visiting Australia's Antarctic bases.

Price: AUD $6.00

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ARCTIC DIARY Sam and Richard Branson - Surviving on Thin Ice

ARCTIC DIARY: Sir Richard Branson and a bunch of doggies in the Arctic.

Price: AUD $8.00

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BARROW'S BOYS Fergus Flemming (Worldwide Exploration/History)

BARROW'S BOYS: the story of John Barrow's programme of exploration in the 1800s.

Price: AUD $8.00

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CAPTAIN SCOTT by Ranulph Fiennes

A large and scarce book in good condition with very little reading wear. Pages are nice and clean with a little age. A nice book. See photos for cover blurb, condition and sample pages - enjoy!

Price: AUD $12.00

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EXTREME SOUTH Ian Brown - Struggles and triumph of the first Australian team to the Pole (Antarctica)

EXTREME SOUTH: A scarce book by Ian Brown on the first all-Aussie team to reach the South Pole.

Price: AUD $18.00

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FRANKLIN Andrew Lambert - Tragic Hero of Polar Navigation

In 1845 Captain Sir John Franklin led a large, well equipped expedition to complete the conquest of the Canadian Arctic, to find the fabled North West Passage connecting the North Atlantic to the North Pacific. Yet Franklin, his ships and men were fated never to return. This book re-examines the life and the evidence.

Price: AUD $14.00

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KABLOOMA Gontran de Poncis (Eskimo / North Pole)

KABLOOMA: a classic study of Eskimoes, a book of travel, adventure and anthropology.

Price: AUD $8.00

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LIVING ARCTIC Hugh Brody - Hunters of the Canadian North

A scarce book on the frosty bits of Canada.

Price: AUD $8.00

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LURE OF THE QUEST One man's story of the 1025-mile dog-sled race across North America's frozen wastes by John Balzar

This looks like a great read and it is quite hard to find. Book is in good condition with light reading wear and age. See photos for cover blurb, condition and sample pages - enjoy!

Price: AUD $8.00

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MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS John Long - A Journey Through Antarctica

MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS: John Long sledges 700 kilometres through the Transantarctic Mountains, parts of which have never been explored.

Price: AUD $10.00

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TERRA INCOGNITA Travels in Antarctica by Sara Wheeler

A scarce travelogue, the author spent seven months travelling Antarctica. Book is in good condition with light reading wear, pages are clean and tanning at edges with age. See photos for cover blurb, condition and sample pages - enjoy!

Price: AUD $9.00

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THE CRUELLEST MILE The heroic story of dogs and men in a race against an epidemic by Gay Salisbury and Laney Salisbury

A scarce book that looks like a great read: the true story of doggies and men racing serum to save kiddies in Nome from diptheria in 1925. Book is in very good condition: nice and clean with only light wear and age. See photos for cover blurb, condition and sample pages - enjoy!

Price: AUD $8.00

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THE LAST ANTARCTIC HEROES by Lennard Bickel

A scarce book on the Shackleton expedition. Book is in good condition for it's age but not fantastic. Pages are white and clean. Cover looks a bit aged and worn. See photos for cover blurb, condition and sample pages - enjoy!

Price: AUD $8.00

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VOYAGE TO THE END OF THE WORLD with Tales from The Great Ice Barrier by David Burke

A scarce book on the author's Antarctic ice breaker journey along with history of polar exploration. Book is very good condition: very clean and rarely read. See photos for cover blurb, sample pages and condition - enjoy!

Price: AUD $9.00