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THE BOOK OF POLAR EXPLORATION with a Foreword by R.E. Priestley
by Elias, Edith L
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Poor
- Seller
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Llandudno, Conwy, United Kingdom
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About This Item
George Harrap & Company, 1930. Cloth. Very Good/Poor. 1930 reprint (1st Edition 1928); 302pp, illustrated, coloured frontispiece, b/w line illustrations in text, 35 full-page plates, end paper maps. Hard back binding in publisher's original highly decorative bright dark green cloth covers, gilt title block lettering, vignette and gilt borders, super colour illustration onlay to the upper panel in matching dustjacket. Gift inscription on half title, mild foxing, age toning to pages and eps. Very Good/Poor Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2073. .
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- Bookseller
- Polar Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2073
- Title
- THE BOOK OF POLAR EXPLORATION with a Foreword by R.E. Priestley
- Author
- Elias, Edith L
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good/Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Harrap & Company
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- BZDB349 qpolarq, Arctic, Antarctic, expedition, franklin, nansen, scott, amundsen polar books antarctic book arctic book Artic/Arctic, Antartic/Antarctic Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; Elias, Edith L THE BOOK OF POLAR EXPLORATION with a Foreword by
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Llandudno, Conwy
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- 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...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
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