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 | ALDRIN, Buzz: Reaching for the Moon [SIGNED BY BUZZ ALDRIN] First Edition, First Printing in fine condition. This copy is SIGNED by Buzz Aldrin on the title page. Aldrin was one of the first two humans to land on the moon, becoming the second person to walk on the lunar surface. Reaching for the Moon was Adrin’s first collaboration with… €450.00 |
 | ALDRIN, Buzz. Look To The Stars. With illustrations by Wendell Minor. (Signed First Edition) NYC: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2009. First edition. pp 40. A fine copy. This book serves as both an educational resource and a source of inspiration, encouraging the next generation to continue exploring and dreaming about the stars. In this work, Aldrin guides readers through the history of space exploration, beginning… €295.00 |
 | ALDRIN, Buzz. Magnificent Desolation: The Long Journey Home from the Moon (Signed by Buzz Aldrin) New York: Harmony Books/Crown, 2009. Octavo. pp. 326. Publisher’s black quarter cloth over black paper-covered boards. Dustjacket designed by David Tran. Illustrated with a photographic suite. Signed by the author to the title page. In fine condition. Magnificent Desolation: The Long Journey Home from the Moon is a 2009 memoir… €375.00 |
 | ALDRIN, Buzz. NASA: The Complete Illustrated History (Signed by Buzz Aldrin) Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press, 2005. Royal Octavo .Printed on archival paper and bound in full black leather with illustration on front board, titled and decorated in gilt; moiré silk endpapers; yellow silk marker. All edges gilt with 22kt gold. All fine copies. Includes signed COA Signed books by Buzz Aldrin… €750.00 |
 | ALDRIN, Buzz. No Dream Is Too High: Life Lessons From a Man Who Walked on the Moon [SIGNED FIRST EDITION] Washington D.C: National Geographic, 2016. 8vo. pp. 223. Quarter black buckram on cloth boards. Title in silver gilt on spine. First edition, first printing. A fine copy in fine dustjacket. Signed by Buzz Aldrin on title page. No Dream Is Too High is a motivational book authored by Buzz Aldrin… €475.00 |
 | ALDRIN, Buzz. Return to Earth [First Edition, signed by Buzz Aldrin] New York: Random House Inc., 1973. Octavo. pp 338. Hardcover, blue cloth in very good condition. wear to dust jacked, otherwise a very good copy. Colonel Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, a member of the Apollo 11 crew, tells about his adventures on the moon, and about the aftermath when, as an… €395.00 |
 | ATTENBOROUGH, David & BUTFIELD, Colin. Ocean. Earth’s Last Wilderness (Signed by both authors on the title page) London: John Murray, 2025. First edition. 8vo. pp. 384. Publisher’s grey cloth, spine lettered in white, in original pictorial dust jacket (with “Signed by the Author” roundel). A fine, bright copy. A major new work by Sir David Attenborough, written in collaboration with Colin Butfield, exploring the fragility and resilience… €150.00 |
 | DARWIN, Charles. The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle Under the Command of Captain Fitzroy During the Years 1832 to 1836. Illustrated with numerous coloured and black and white plates (some folding). Four volumes. ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY COMMEMORATIVE FACSIMILE London: Club Internacional del Libro for The Geographical Society, London, 1994. Quarto. Commemorative Facsimile Edition No. 196/1000. Volume I is signed by Dr. John Hemming, Director and Secretary of the R.G.S. Bound in half morocco with gilt border designs over marbled boards; spine elaborately tooled… €850.00 |
 | HILLARY, Edmund. High Adventure. [Signed by the author] Easton Press: Norwalk., 2003. Octavo. 246 pp. Full burgundy leather, raised bands, gilt decorations, all edges gilt, silk endpapers, ribbon marker. Signed by the author, with signed certificate of authenticity and Easton note card laid with blank Easton bookplate. A fine copy “The world’s greatest explorer” On May 29, 1953… €475.00 |
 | HILLARY, Edmund. High Adventure. With maps by A. Spark. [Signed E.P.Hillary on front endpaper] With numerous illustrations. Sketches by George Djurkouic. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1955. First edition. Octavo. pp. 225. Blue paper boards, titled in gilt. Neat previous owner’s signature. A good copy in very good pictorial dust wrapper. The Climbing Autobiography of Edmund Hillary with Everest 1953 as its climax – an… €750.00 |
 | HILLARY, Edmund. Rare Photograph of Hillary accepting an award, signed on front and verso. Black and white original press issued photograph by; A.J Seymour & Co. Ltd. 18A Prince of Wales Road, Norwich. Institute of British Photographers, 165 x 215mm. Signed by secretary and Edmund Hilary. on verso. [File H] €475.00 |
 | HILLARY, Edmund. View from the Summit. [Signed by Edmund Hillary] Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press, 2003. pp. 310. First Easton Press edition. Royal octavo. Printed on archival paper. Bound in full dark grey leather, titled and decorated in gilt; moiré silk endpapers; silk marker. All edges gilt. Autobiography of the famed Kiwi mountaineer describing his climbs and expeditions as well as… €475.00 |
 | HUNT, John. The Ascent of Everest (Signed first edition) London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1953. First Edition. 8vo. Pp. [xvi], 300+ (including photographic plates). Original blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, in the original pictorial dust jacket featuring a line drawing of Everest in gilt on pale blue ground. Illustrated with numerous photographic plates (both colour and black & white)… €475.00 |
 | MacAMHLAIGH, Donall. An Irish Navvy. The diary of an exile. Translated from the Irish by Valentin Iremonger. THE LONG DISTANT KIDDIES London: Routledge, 1964. Octavo. First edition. pp. x, 182. Green cloth, titled in gilt. A fine copy in fine unclipped dust jacket. First edition in English of one of the classic accounts of post-war Irish labour migration to Britain. Based on the Irish-language original (Dialann Deoraí… €50.00 |
 | MACLEAN, Alistair. Captain Cook. (In fine binding) Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1972. First U.S. edition. Tall octavo. pp. 192. Illustrated throughout with maps, colour plates and black-and-white photographs. Original blue publisher’s decorative leatherette binding, elaborately blocked in gilt with a maritime design to upper cover and spine, map endpapers. A near fine copy… €575.00 |
 | MICHELIN TYRE CO., LTD. The Michelin Guide to the British Isles. The Motorist’s Vade-Mecum. 1920. Fifth Year. London: The Michelin Tyre Co., Ltd., 81 Fulham Road, S.W.3, 1920. Small octavo. Original blue cloth, lettered and blocked in red on spine and upper cover, the latter with map of the British Isles; rear cover with the iconic Bibendum figure lifting a detachable wheel, captioned “The best detachable wheel… €275.00 |
 | SCOTT, Robert Falcon. Portrait photograph on skis, Antarctic expedition, 1912. Original black-and-white press photograph depicting Captain Robert Falcon Scott equipped for polar travel, standing on skis with poles, dressed in full cold-weather expedition gear. The image presents Scott in the field during the British Antarctic Expedition (Terra Nova, 1910–1913), the ill-fated journey that culminated in his reaching the South Pole… €475.00 |
 | SCOTT, Robert Falcon. Scott’s Last Expedition. The personal journals of Captain R.F. Scott. R.N., C.V.O., on his journey to the South Pole. With biographical introduction by Sir J.M. Barrie, and a preface by Sir Clements R. Markham. London: John Murray, 1923. Crown octavo. pp. xxviii, 519. Pictorial cloth, titled in gilt. Map on endpapers. Cloth a little worn. A good copy. The British Antarctic Expedition set sail from Cardiff on 15 June 1910 under the command of Captain Robert Falcon Scott RN (Royal Navy). The stated aims… €75.00 |
 | SCOTT, Robert Falcon. Scott’s Last Expedition. The personal journals of Captain R.F. Scott. R.N., C.V.O., on his journey to the South Pole. With biographical introduction by Sir J.M. Barrie, and a preface by Sir Clements R. Markham. London: John Murray, 1925. Crown octavo. pp. xxviii, 521, [2 Advertisement)]. Contemporary half blue morocco on cloth boards, title in gilt on maroon morocco label on gilt decorated spine. Prize Label of the Lords Commissioners… €265.00 |
 | SHACKLETON A Fine Photographic Postcard of Lieutenant Shackleton, C.V.O. Arctic Explorer 1908. Nearest to the South Pole. Rotary Photo. E.C. Postally unused, minor loss to lettering of verso. 88 x 140mm. In very good condition. This portrait of the Antarctic explorer is actually an image of Shackleton’s waxwork as displayed at Madame Tussaud’s. During the Nimrod Expedition of 1907-1909, Ernest Shackleton and three companions established a new… €175.00 |
 | SHACKLETON, Ernest. Original photographic portrait of Sir Ernest Shackleton during his final visit to the United States, 1921. Black-and-white photographic print, overall size approximately 180 x 125mm. A half-length portrait depicting Shackleton standing with hands in pockets, dressed in dark suit and tie, taken during the final year of his life while promoting the Quest expedition. Verso with modern Culver Pictures reproduction label identifying the subject and date… €950.00 |
 | SHACKLETON, Ernest. Original Postcard of Ernest E. H. Shackleton, C.V.O. Photo by Beresford. [1909]. 88 x 140mm. In fine condition. Jonathan Shackleton and John McKenna in ‘Shackleton. An Irishman in Antartica’ referring to this photograph states “Shackleton in 1909, looking uncharactistically ‘civilized’ “. 1909 was a momentous year for him. Ernest Shackleton, leader of the Nimrod Antarctic Expedition of 1908-09, gave a lecture to the Royal Geographical Society at the… €375.00 |
 | SHACKLETON, Ernest. Shackleton’s Antarctica. London: Filio Society, 2021. The Heart of the Antarctic. Being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909, with an by Introduction by Alexandra Shackleton (2 vols). South. The Story of Shackleton’s Last Expedition 1914-1917, with Photographs by Frank Hurley. Illustrated. Accompanied by three folded maps and two panoramas on… €850.00 |
 | SHACKLETON, Ernest. South – The Story of Shackleton’s Last Expedition 1914-1917 (In fine binding) Norwalk: Easton Press, 2008. Octavo. pp. 380. First Easton Press edition. Printed on archival paper. Bound in full navy leather, titled and decorated in gilt; moiré silk endpapers; white silk marker. All edges gilt. A fine copy. South by Sir Ernest Shackleton is one of the most iconic and sought-after… €450.00 |
 | SHACKLETON, Ernest. South. The Story of Shackleton’s Last Expedition 1914–1917. (First edition) London: William Heinemann, 1919. First edition, second impression. Royal octavo. pp. xv, [1], 376. Illustrated throughout with photographic plates, illustrations, and the large folding map at rear. Original dark blue cloth, upper cover and spine lettered in silver, upper cover with silver vignette of the Endurance. The original cloth is… €2,500.00 |
 | SHACKLETON, Ernest. Vintage 1907 Photograph of Ernest Shackleton & Crew of the Nimrod. Original black-and-white photographic print depicting Ernest Shackleton with officers and crew aboard ship, likely taken during one of the British Antarctic expeditions of the early twentieth century. Shackleton is identifiable among the assembled party (noted verso “Shackleton white hat”), surrounded by uniformed naval personnel and expedition members, with ship’s fittings… €950.00 |
 | SHACKLETON, Sir Ernest Henry. Shackleton in the Antarctic. Being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907–1909. London: William Heinemann, 1911. Crown octavo. pp. x, 255, [1]. With a frontispiece portrait of Shackleton and numerous illustrations and maps throughout, including the Antarctic route map as the front endpaper. Publisher’s original red cloth, titled in black, with vignette of the Nimrod within circular border on upper cover. Slight… €245.00 |
 | SHACKLETON, Sir Ernest. The Heart of the Antarctic being the Story of the British Antarctic Exhibition 1907-1909. New and revised edition with illustrations in colour and black and white. London: Heinemann, 1910. Crown octavo. pp. xv, 368. Gilt decorated blue cloth. Previous owners signatures on front endpapers. A very good copy. Shackleton’s account of the ‘Nimrod’ expedition, which he led to the Antarctic in 1907-9, The Nimrod… €295.00 |
 | Sir Ernest Shackleton with close friend Sir Arthur Pearson, visiting the Blind Veterans Association headquarters (St Dunstan’s) to give a talk to servicemen blinded in the Great War. Original black & white press photograph 165mm x 215mm. Pearson founded the hostel, one of many deeds accomplished by the great philanthropist. The photograph was taken in 1917, with Fleet Street photographer Ernest E Smerdon copyright stamp on verso. A minor crease to upper left corner, otherwise in very good… €375.00 |
 | SPAIN, G.L. Jottings from a Corner of the Moors : Originally Written for “Our Quarterly Record”, by G.L. Spain. Illustrations from paintings by Walter J. James. Newcastle-on-Tyne: IN FINE MARSHALL BINDING EXTRA ILLUSTRATED Mawson Swan & Morgan, 1910. Crown octavo. pp. 249, [3], 4 (leaves of plates), 11 (original photographs). Handsomely bound by Marshall of Newcastle in contemporary full brown crushed levant morocco. Covers framed with a wide gilt border of acanthus gilt roll and berries, inlaid… €685.00 |