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Arctic Journeys. The Story of the Oxford University Ellesmete Land Expedition 1934-5.
by Shackleton, Edward
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
London: Hodder & Stoughton Limited, 1937. Hardcover. very good. 1st Edition. xv,17-372pp. F. Wilfred Whites's copy with his signature on front free endpaper. Octavo. Plates from photos (1 folding, 1 double-paged), illustrations in text, with decorative tailpieces. Spine and edges of covers faded. Some slight pencil markings to margins. very good A.B. 15799. Account of the central Ellesmere Island expedition led by G. N. Humphreys. 1937
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- Bookseller
- Aquila Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 120711
- Title
- Arctic Journeys. The Story of the Oxford University Ellesmete Land Expedition 1934-5.
- Author
- Shackleton, Edward
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1937
- Keywords
- Ellesmere Island|Polar|Arctic
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Calgary, Alberta
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