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HAYES (J. GORDON) The Conquest of the South Pole. Antarctic Exploration 1906-1931, 8vo and 4to; and another, volume 28 of The Scottish Geographical Magazine (6)

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HAYES (J. GORDON) The Conquest of the South Pole. Antarctic Exploration 1906-1931, photographic plates, maps, spotting (quite heavy to title), dust-jacket (worn at extremities), Thornton Butterworth, [1932]--BALCH (EDWIN SWIFT) Antarctica, one folding map, 8-page addenda with folding map, "Reprinted from the Journal of the Franklin Institute, February 1904") loosely inserted in pocket at end, publisher's cloth, Philadelphia, Allen, Lane & Scott, 1902--HOBBS (WILLIAM HERBERT) The Discoveries of Antarctica within the American Sector, as Revealed by Maps and Documents, AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed "Dr. Gilbert Grosvenor with warm regards of WH. Hobbs" on upper wrapper, 32 plates, ink numerals beneath imprint on title-page, early cloth (worn), publisher's wrappers bound in, Philadelphia, The American Philadelphia Society, 1939--BAGSHAWE (THOMAS WYATT) Two Men in the Antarctic. An Expedition to Graham Land 1920-1922, 33 plates, 2 panoramas, spine worn, Cambridge, C.U.P., 1939--BAYLIS (E.P.) AND J.S. CUMPSTON. Handbook and Index... to Accompany a Map of Antarctica, SIGNED BY THE AUTHORS (21.2.1940) inside upper cover, one map of Graham Land, ownership stamp and inscription of R.N. Rudmose-Brown on upper cover, publisher's printed boards, rebacked with tape, Canberra, L.F. Johnston, n.d., FIRST EDITIONS, publisher's cloth unless otherwise stated, 8vo and 4to; and another, volume 28 of The Scottish Geographical Magazine (6)

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