Polar Books Antarctic & Arctic Book Specialists

  • Want an Arctic Book or Antarctic Book? You are in the right place.

    We have rare antiquarian and secondhand books, scientific papers, reports, photographs, maps and ephemera on Antarctica, the Arctic, the Polar regions including Greenland and Iceland as well as on exploration, mountaineering and whaling. Interested in Scott, Shackleton, Amundsen, Nansen, Peary, Byrd, Franklin, Cook and other explorers. Books and scientific reports available on the history, wildlife, geology, geography, meteorology, penguins, seals, walrus, whaling, polar bear and other fauna and flora.

    If you are looking for scarce book you could find it here. We have antique and later books on other subjects and will try and will put these on the website as soon as we can. If you cannot find a particular book send us an email, we will see if we have one.

    Polar Books is based in North Wales, UK.

    Click on the “full details” tab for more information or more pictures of a particular title.  If you need more information prior to putting in an order please let us know. We can be contacted on sales@polarbooks.net

    Our aim is to provide a personal service. Please ask for any advice, help or information you need. We will reply by email as quickly as possible.

    We accept PayPal and as such you can pay by credit card through PayPal. YOU do NOT have to have a PayPal account to pay the invoice, just click on Pay invoice and select guest account and the credit card option when you receive the invoice.

    Alternatively you can pay via Abe or Biblio. The books will be more expensive though to cover their commissions and final payment processing fees.

    Finally if you find a similar book for a cheaper price somewhere else give us a ring, we are always happy to negotiate 🙂

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    We reserve the right to withdraw an item from sale at any time until confirming your order.

    Busy busy updating this site, adding new books all the time. Let us know what you think via the contact us page.