THE LIFE OF DR. ELISHA KENT KANE, AND OF OTHER DISTINGUISHED AMERICAN EXPLORERS: CONTAINING NARRATIVES OF THEIR RESEARCHES AND ADVENTURES IN REMOTE AND INTERESTING PORTIONS OF THE GLOBE
by Schmucker (Smucker), Samuel M
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Talent, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia, PA: John E. Potter and Company, 1858. Early reprint . Hardcover. Very Good. Originally published by G.G. Evans, Philadelphia, in 1858. 406 pages with 10 pages of ads in the rear. Bound in original brown cloth with lettering and border design stamped in black. Several book plates on front endpapers, one with the name Warren Cheney with an Alaska moteef and a small date of 1905. Repaired tear to cloth at head of spine. A very good copy.
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- Bookseller
- Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31352
- Title
- THE LIFE OF DR. ELISHA KENT KANE, AND OF OTHER DISTINGUISHED AMERICAN EXPLORERS: CONTAINING NARRATIVES OF THEIR RESEARCHES AND ADVENTURES IN REMOTE AND INTERESTING PORTIONS OF THE GLOBE
- Author
- Schmucker (Smucker), Samuel M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Early reprint
- Publisher
- John E. Potter and Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, PA
- Date Published
- 1858
- Keywords
- polar exploration
- Bookseller catalogs
- Western Americana; Various;
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Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
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Talent, Oregon
About Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books has been a full-time mail order bookstore since 1984. Beginning with a small inventory of 400 books, we now have over 10,000 books. Though we do not have an open store, every year we exhibit at between 12 to 14 book fairs and events in the Western United States. All our books are listed on line and visitors are welcome by appointment.
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