Arctic Explorations: The Second Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin 1853,'54, '55
by Kane, Elisha Kent
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Alliance, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
London: T.Nelson & Sons. Very Good. 1873. Reissue. Hardcover. 1873 edition bound in green , black & gold decorated cloth, illustrated, fold-out map ,510pages. A VG copy, The upper edge of the spine has a shallow chip & tear to the cloth. Has some general shelf wear, corner have mild bumps. Fold-out map inside has a closed 3" tear but is o/w nice. All edges gilt. From the private Library of James Ward Packard (Packard autos) with his signature on front fly.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Dearly Departed Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 34028
- Title
- Arctic Explorations: The Second Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin 1853,'54, '55
- Author
- Kane, Elisha Kent
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Reissue
- Publisher
- T.Nelson & Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1873
- Keywords
- EXPLORATION, ARCTIC,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Exploration; Arctic Exploration;
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- 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
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