Discovery of the North Pole.
by Frederick Cook and Robert Peary. Ed. J M Miller
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- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Cook, Frederick A. & Robert E. Peary, edited by miller J.M. Discovery of the North Pole. Large 8vo. Red cloth gilt titles to front and spine. Inset blue and white illustration of explorers planting the flag. All edges red. Pp12, p1, 141-428, 32 plates. Binding bumped and rubbed. All pages and illustrations tight and bright. Accounts given from contemporary journals and illustrated with cartoons of the period regarding the controversy between Cook and Peary and on the Artic in general. Arctic Bibliography 11467.
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- Bookseller
- Roz Hulse (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 90968
- Title
- Discovery of the North Pole.
- Author
- Frederick Cook and Robert Peary. Ed. J M Miller
- Format/Binding
- Red cloth gilt titles to front and spine. Inset blue and white illustration of explorers planting the flag.
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Date Published
- 1909
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel;
- Size
- 8vo
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Roz Hulse
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Plymouth, Devon
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