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CHALLENGE TO THE POLES: HIGHLIGHTS OF ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC AVIATION
by Grierson, John
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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About This Item
G.T. Foulis & Co. Ltd, 1964. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. 1st Edition; 695pages, illustrated, 108 b/w illustrations, 27 maps, map end papers. White leather binding with blue spine label lettered in silver. No Dust jacket. Slight browning to page edges and end papers. Richmond 1968 on half title otherwise contents clean. Thorough study of polar aviation milestones. Informed historical survey of polar aviation by one of the pioneers, with much on Andree, Nobile, The Canadian Hudson Strait Expedition, Amundsen-Ellsworth, Wilkins, Grierson's own flight, and many more. This is the first UK edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Aviation. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3218. .
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- Polar Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3218
- Title
- CHALLENGE TO THE POLES: HIGHLIGHTS OF ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC AVIATION
- Author
- Grierson, John
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- G.T. Foulis & Co. Ltd
- Date Published
- 1964
- Keywords
- BZDB349 Arctic & Antarctic; Aviation. Grierson, John CHALLENGE TO THE POLES: HIGHLIGHTS OF ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC AVIATION.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Arctic & Antarctic;
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