Earth Conquerors, The Lives and Achievements of the Great Explorers
by Mitchell, J. Leslie
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
New York: Simon & Schuster. 1934. 8vo, pp. (x) 370, Index, illustrated, maps, previous owner's inscription, top edge dusty, original cloth bds., waterstain top half front bd., spine sunned, few scattered marks. Includes chapters on Leif Ericsson, Marco Polo, Cabeza de Vaca, Fernao de Magalhaes, Vitus Bering, Richard Burton, and Fridtjof Nansen. Cloth Boards.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Muir Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 56563
- Title
- Earth Conquerors, The Lives and Achievements of the Great Explorers
- Author
- Mitchell, J. Leslie
- Format/Binding
- Cloth Boards
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1934
- Keywords
- America, Asia, Exploration, History, Middle East, Voyages
Terms of Sale
Muir Books
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About the Seller
Muir Books
Biblio member since 2006
Perth, Western Australia
About Muir Books
MUIR BOOKS. Western Australia's largest and leading rare, secondhand, antiquarian and out of print bookshop, established in 1973 and managed by Rob & Janet Muir together with Tara Surry. We have over 50,000 books in stock. We are located in Perth (precinct of Northbridge), walking distance from the State Library, Art Gallery and Museum.
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