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  • First edition of Thomas Griffith Taylor's With Scott: The Silver Lining; from the library of American Polar Explorer William Davies with his ownership inscription

    TAYLOR, Thomas Griffith.

    With Scott: The Silver Lining.

    New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1916.

    First edition of Antarctic explorer Griffith Taylor's firsthand account of his experience as part of Robert Falcon Scott's Terra Nova Expedition, officially the British Antarctic Expedition. Quarto, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, illustrated penguin vignette to the front panel, illustrated with engravings including frontispiece. From the library of American geologist and polar explorer of William E. Davies with his ownership inscription to the front free endpaper, "William E. Davies Dec. 30, 1938." Davies explored the Appalachian Mountains, Greenland, and Antarctica, where the Davies Escarpment is named after him. In near fine condition. A nice…

    Price: $800.00     Item Number: 106851

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  • First edition of Arthur Piver's Trans-Pacific Trimaran; from the library of explorer and adventurer Steve Fossett

    PIVER, Arthur.

    Trans-Pacific Trimaran.

    Mill Valley: PI-CRAFT, 1963.

    First edition of the sequel to the author-designer's Trans-Atlantic Trimaran of 1961. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated, charts to the verso of the dust jacket. From the library of James Stephen “Steve” Fossett with his bookplate to the pastedown. American businessman and record-setting aviator Steve Fossett became the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in 2002 in his 10-story high balloon Spirit of Freedom. He completed the 2002 trip in 13 days, 8 hours, and 33 minutes and set records for both the Longest Distance Flown Solo in a Balloon and Fastest Balloon Flight Around the World. Fosset…

    Price: $75.00     Item Number: 115630

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