GLIMPSES OF THE BARREN LANDS.
by Mallet, Captain Thierry
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Revillon Freres, 1930., 1930.. Good. - Octavo, light gray boards backed with gray cloth. The binding is lightly bumped, soiled & foxed with the paper worn at the corners. The spine is darkened & there are a few tiny ink marks to the bottom edge of the rear cover. 142 pages plus colophon. Full-page black-and-white illustrations. The bottom corners of the front endpaper & half-title are creased. The gutters are slightly darkened. Good. <p>First edition.<p>Captain Mallet, President of Revillon Freres, writes in his introductory note that he spends part of each year inspecting the company's fur-trading posts. He writes in this book about his experiences in the Far North and the people he has met.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 35115
- Title
- GLIMPSES OF THE BARREN LANDS.
- Author
- Mallet, Captain Thierry
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York: Revillon Freres, 1930.
- Date Published
- 1930.
- Keywords
- TRAVEL; ARCTIC; GLIMPSES OF THE BARREN NORTH; FUR-TRADING; REVILLON FRERES. CAPTAIN THIERRY MALLET; ILLUSTRATIONS; FUR-TRADERS; ESKIMOS; NATIVE AMERICANS; TRAPPERS; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.
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- Travel;
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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Payment with order from individuals. Items are offered subject to prior sale. All purchases are subject to your approval, returnable within 10 days. New York State residents please add sales tax to your purchases. All items are guaranteed authentic and as described.
About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Colophon
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- Foxed
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- Octavo
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