London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1961. Hardcover. Fine. First Edition. 192pp. Octavo. Frontispiece and plates (both sides) from photos, and illustrations (maps). Original blue cloth with blue top edge; in price clipped dust jacket in very good condition with minor soiling on back. Text block is clean and tight in fine condition. Neate T39; Spence 1202. Voyage to and climbing on Crozet island in the Indian Ocean. 1961

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Bookseller: Aquila Books (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 118954
Title: Mischief Among the Penguins
Author: Tilman, H.W
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Rupert Hart-Davis
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1961
Keywords: Adventure|Exploration
Bookseller catalogs: Mountaineering;

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Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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Price Clipped: When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...