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Antarctica My Destiny: A Personal History by the Last of the Great Polar Explorers
by Ronne, Finn
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0803804857
- ISBN 13
- 9780803804852
- Seller
-
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Hastings House, Publishers, 1979. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Large Octavo. Large 8vo. x, 278 pp, illus. First Edition, 1979. Inscribed to previous owners by the Author on ffep. Intro by Lowell Thomas, 22 chapters Illustrated with photos and maps. Index. Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 6.5" x 9.5". Blue half-cloth with greyish-blue paper-covered boards, and gilt lettering to front board spine. Price-clipped Pictorial dj in acetate protector..
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8378
- Title
- Antarctica My Destiny: A Personal History by the Last of the Great Polar Explorers
- Author
- Ronne, Finn
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0803804857
- ISBN 13
- 9780803804852
- Publisher
- Hastings House, Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1979
- Size
- Large Octavo
- Keywords
- HISTORY POLAR EXPLORATION BIOGRAPHY ANTARCTIC REGIONS
- Bookseller catalogs
- HISTORY;
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
West Side Book Shop, Located in downtown Ann Arbor, was established in 1975 by Jay Platt, a member of the ABAA. West Side Book Shop offers a wide selection of used and rare books.
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
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