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Adventure in the Barren Lands
by Glyn Frewer
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good +/No Jacket
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1966 G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York. 1966. Hardcover. Stated First American Edition 1966. Retired school library rebound copy. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for index numbers on the spine and front pastedown. Book Condition: Good +; scars to the front and rear pastedowns from removal of the checkout slip and pocket; soiling to boards; glue remnant on the front board. Blue buckram boards and spine with black and white lettering on the spine and front board; dog pictures on the front board. Clean internals. 188 pp 8vo. When their fathers' business takes both families to the Arctic, the Robertson and Stanford children are thrilled. The five children and Mac, the pilot, are taking an exploratory trip over the vast wasteland when the plane is forced to crash land. After a rescue attempt fails, the group treks over the wasteland to an Eskimo camp where they receive help. A clean very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016551
- Title
- Adventure in the Barren Lands
- Author
- Glyn Frewer
- Illustrator
- Dirk Gringhuis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1966
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- snow, arctic, Alaska, Eskimos, dog sleds, husky dogs, sled dogs, plane crash, adolescent fiction, adventure fiction, frozen wastelands,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Animal Stories; Adolescent/Childrens Books;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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