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With the "Aurora" in the Antarctic 1911-1914
by Davis, John King
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
London: Andrew Melrose, Ltd., [1919]. xxi,183 pp. Octavo. Original blue gilt decorated cloth. Many illustrations in text from photos. 8 maps and diagrams including a folding map at the end. Off setting on the title page from the tissue guard as usual. Bookplate on the front pastedown. Edges a bit foxed otherwise a clean copy. Spine and front board lettering a bit dull as usual. A far better copy than normal, without the usual bubbling of the cloth. Rosove 87.A1.9; Spence 384. "As captain of the Aurora during Mawson's 1911-14 expedition, Davis was able to produce one of the few first-hand accounts available in print. His publishers, however, clearly had wartime difficulties with the book, most often seen today with its gilt lettering and decoration badly faded" (Taurus). A scarce account in collectable condition. 1919
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aquila Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 143100
- Title
- With the "Aurora" in the Antarctic 1911-1914
- Author
- Davis, John King
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Andrew Melrose, Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- [1919]
- Keywords
- Antarctica|Aurora|Douglas Mawson|Polar
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About the Seller
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About Aquila Books
Aquila Books specializes in books dealing with Polar Exploration, Western Canadiana, Mountaineering, the Canadian Pacific Railway, Early Voyages as well as many other areas. We also deal in antique maps and prints, historic photos, autograph letters, postcards, antique scientific instruments and antique bookcases. Please contact us if you have any questions.
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
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