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ARCTIC EXPLORATIONS: The Second Grinnell Expedition in search of SIR JOHN FRANKLIN, 1853, '54,'55. (2 vols)
by Kane, Elisha Kent f2a
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- GOOD books. VG internally. Tight binding. No loose pages.
- Seller
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Lyndonville, New York, United States
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About This Item
Phila: Childs & Peterson. GOOD books. VG internally. Tight binding. No loose pages.. 1857. early editions. Hardcover. GOOD books. VG inside. Worn covers. Brown cloth. Faded gilt spine lettering. Sailing ship vignette stamped on all covers. . Each vol with a frontis and an additional engraved tp. Vol 1 also with a fold out map & a single page map, plus 11 tissue guarded plates. Vol 2 with a fold out chart of Baffin bay isothermal lines and 7 plates. All tips bumped & worn to underlying board. spine ends chipped & frayed. Vol 2 inner hinge paper cracking, hinges still sound. Vol 2 scattered light foxing. Attachment areas of both fold outs torn, now repaired with archival tissue. There is no list of illustrations with names, numbers or page numbers. This was not done till the later 1 vol edition. A copy of the list from a 1 vol edition is included.. .
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- Bookseller
- Quiet Friends
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001999
- Title
- ARCTIC EXPLORATIONS: The Second Grinnell Expedition in search of SIR JOHN FRANKLIN, 1853, '54,'55. (2 vols)
- Author
- Kane, Elisha Kent f2a
- Illustrator
- Full page steel engravings.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - GOOD books. VG internally. Tight binding. No loose pages.
- Edition
- early editions
- Publisher
- Childs & Peterson
- Place of Publication
- Phila
- Date Published
- 1857
- Keywords
- GOOD books. VG inside. Worn covers. Brown cloth. Faded gilt spine, lettering. Sailing ship vignette stamped on all covers.
Terms of Sale
Quiet Friends
Visa, M/C, MO, Check. Shipping is free for a "regular" weight book. But for heavier books, and multi volume sets, we ask for any additional postage. Basically we pay the first $3.
About the Seller
Quiet Friends
Biblio member since 2008
Lyndonville, New York
About Quiet Friends
We sell about 75% internet, 25% book fairs. We have been in business since the early 90's. We pack extremely well. We describe very conservatively and have only a few returns in the 5000 orders we have mailed.
Glossary
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end 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....
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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