Click for full-size.
Parry Of The Arctic The Life Story Of Admiral Sir Edward Parry 1790 - 1855 ---- FIRST EDITION 1963
by Ann Parry
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Chatto & Windus, 1963. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition 1963. Original teal cloth with gilt lettering spine. The book is in very good condition with clean covers, rubbing at spine ends, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, solid binding. The original dust jacket has some rubbing at edges, small loss at spine ends, scuff to spine title, clipped front flap corner, no tears. The book measures 223mm tall x 145mm and has 240 pages, 16 pages of b/w illustrations, 7 maps (including folding map at rear), index. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002885
- Title
- Parry Of The Arctic The Life Story Of Admiral Sir Edward Parry 1790 - 1855 ---- FIRST EDITION 1963
- Author
- Ann Parry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1963
- Keywords
- Mountaineering, Mountain Climbing, Bergsteigen, Alpinismus, Alpinism, Alpinismo, Alpinisme, Arrampicata, north pole, arctic, polar, greenland, eskimos, inuit, ski, skis, skiing, ski-ing
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountaineering; Skiing; Polar;
Terms of Sale
JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
All items are guaranteed as described. Any purchase may be returned for a full refund within 10 working days as long as it is returned in the same condition and is packed and shipped correctly. Prior notification is appreciated. All items subject to prior sale.
About the Seller
JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
Biblio member since 2018
Portland, Oregon
About JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
Specialty bookshop with decades of experience.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Frequently asked questions
This Book’s Categories
Collecting the 1939 New York World’s Fair
Born in the midst of the Great Depression, the theme of the 1939 World’s Fair was “The World of Tomorrow” - a theme that captured the hearts of a generation. Check out the maps, souvenirs, and other ephemera on Biblio!
Vertigo Comics
Vertigo Comics, an imprint of DC Comics, is being retired in 2020 after a 27 year run of groundbreaking comics. The imprint was DC’s home for mature tales that were often horror-themed or otherwise dark in nature. Learn more about Vertigo, home of V for Vendetta, Sandman, and Fables.
