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THIS COLD HEAVEN; Seven Seasons in Greenland
by Ehrlich, Gretel
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Fine/Very Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0679442006
- ISBN 13
- 9780679442004
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Pantheon Books, 2001. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. Map endpapers. SIGNED by the Author on the title page, tall 8vo, gray quarter cloth with silver lettering on spine over tourquoise boards, archival polyester-protected photographic dust jacket (unclipped) with image of an iceberg by Eric and David Hosking, illustrated with a few B&W intext images of Greenland scenes, map endpapers, 377 pages + [2] About the Author. Gretel Ehrlich (born 1946) is an American travel writer, poet and essayist. She has won the Whiting Award and Henry David Thoreau Prize (2010) for her work.<br/><br/>SIGNED & in EXCEPTIONAL OVERALL CONDITION! No remainder marks.
Synopsis
Gretel Ehrlich is the author of A Match to the Heart , among other works of nonfiction, fiction, and poetry. She divides her time between California and Wyoming.
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- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6983
- Title
- THIS COLD HEAVEN; Seven Seasons in Greenland
- Author
- Ehrlich, Gretel
- Illustrator
- Map endpapers
- Format/Binding
- Cloth and boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0679442006
- ISBN 13
- 9780679442004
- Publisher
- Pantheon Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2001
- Keywords
- Greenland, map, Vikings, seals, walrus, polar bears, ice, icebergs, danger, dogs, Eskimos
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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