THE FATAL IMPACT: AN ACCOUNT OF THE INVASION OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC 1767-1840
Written by Alan Moorehead.
Stock no. 1831257
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The late Alan Moorehead evocatively recounts the almost inevitable tragic consequences for the native people and cultures of the South Pacific when Western man "discovered" them, even when the discoverer, Cook, was no conquistador and had come with high hopes of peaceful and productive co-existence. Green cloth boards, gilt title on red title block to spine. B/w photos and illustratilons. xiv and 230 pages including index. Top edge green. Boards clean. Text block browned. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some foxing and browning to contents. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby and lightly edge-rubbed.

EDWARD WILSON OF THE ANTARCTIC: NATURALIST AND FRIEND
Written by George Seaver; Apsley Cherry-Garrard.
Stock no. 1830946
Published by John Murray. 1948. Very good condition.

Polar icon, doctor and naturalist, who died with Scott on the return home from the 'Terra Nova' ill-starred expedition to the South Pole. Includes a Memoir of Oriana Wilson. Introduction by Apsley Cherry-Garrard. Cheap Edition. Grey cloth boards, blue title to spine. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. xxxiv and 310 pages including index. Spine cocked and lightly browned. A few minor marks to boards. Text block browned. Personal inscription in ink to front endpaper. Endpapers browned, contents generally clean.

FISHING SOUTH: THE HISTORY AND MANAGEMENT OF SOUTH GEORGIA FISHERIES
Written by David J. Agnew.
Stock no. 1830141
Published by The Penna Press. 1st 2004. Very good condition.

The remote subantarctic island of South Georgia is on e of the most important fishing areas in the Southern Ocean. Sustainability and conservation of the marine environment is of paramount importance, so fishing is tightly regulated and managed both by the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands and the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Living Marine Resources. This book describes the types of fish that are taken, their biology and life history, and what techniques are used to catch them. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos and charts. 128 pages including index, the last 5 pages are blank. ISBN: 095479480X. Covers lightly scuffred and lightly rubbed at corners. Contents clean.

ORDEAL BY ICE: SHIPS OF THE ANTARCTIC
Written by Rorke Bryan.
Stock no. 1829810
Published by Sheridan House. 1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Antarctica is surrounded by some of the world's most hazardous seas and wass first sighted less than three centuries ago. Since then, ships have been of vital importance in Antarctic exploration. This is the story of these ships - some specially designed, some plucked from obscurity - and the critical role they played in opening up the continent. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. Colour & b/w photos, line drawings. vii and 536 pages including index. ISBN: 9781574093124. Light rubbing to top & tail of spine and corners. Else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed and lightly scuffed.

A COMPLETE GUIDE TO ANTARCTIC WILDLIFE
Written by Hadoram Shirihai. Illustrated by Brett Jarrett.
Stock no. 1827281
Published by Alula Press. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition.

The birds and marine mammals of the Antarctic continent and Southern Ocean. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos and illustrations. 510 pages including index. ISBN: 9519894705. Spine slightly faded else a lovely copy

THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC SINCE 1900
Written by C. Hartley Grattann.
Stock no. 560546
Published by University of Michigan. 1st 1963. Almost very good condition.

759 + xxviii pages. Blue cloth, gilt titles. Australia, New Zealand, the Islands and Antarctica. Ex-lib with stamping to prelims else contents very good.