polar exploration
A set of photographs of Sir John Franklin and his fellow senior officers of the ill- fated HMS Erebus and Terror – believed lost until now – has fetched £444,500 at Sotheby’s&…
A set of photographs of Sir John Franklin and his fellow senior officers of the ill-fated HMS Erebus and 
Hindman’s May 11 Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts including Americana auction pays tribute to trailblazers, with works related to explorers like Meriw
London – The peripatetic life of the 19th century Irish painter George Chinnery (1774-1852) took him from the Tipperary of his birth to London, then to Serampore in West Bengal via Madras, Calcutta
London — One of the great problems for early Antarctic explorers was what to do in the winter.
Leyburn, North Yorkshire — A volume of writings by the ‘Father of Parole’ sold almost twenty times it’s estimate in Tennants Auct
To celebrate the 145th anniversary of Ernest Shackleton's birth, Jonkers Rare Books are pleased to stage a selling exhibition featuring some of the rarest b
London -- A sledge from the first expedition to the Antarctic led by Ernest Shackleton sold for £143,750 in the Bonhams Travel and Exploration Sale today. The sale made a total of £875,525.
An important private library of polar exploration, travel and local history books exceeded expectations when it was auctioned by Tennants Auctioneers on 10th January, attracting both book collector
