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The Private Journal of Captain G. F. Lyon of H. M. S. Hecla, During the Recent Voyage of Discovery under Captain Parry, 1821-1823 (Signed by Illustrator)
by Lyon, G. F
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0876360010
- ISBN 13
- 9780876360019
- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
Barre, MA: Imprint Society. Near Fine. 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. 0876360010 . Hardcover in blue cloth boards. No dust jacket. Lacks slipcase. First printing of SIGNED, limited edition for the Imprint Society in 1970. This copy is No. 525 of copies signed by Canadian artist James A. Houston. Book is crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Edges of boards are lightly tanned. Gilt title on spine, marbled endpapers. Narrow 4to. 297 pp. Heavy--will require additional postage if shipped outside the U. S. .
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- Bookseller
- KULTURAs books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 81634
- Title
- The Private Journal of Captain G. F. Lyon of H. M. S. Hecla, During the Recent Voyage of Discovery under Captain Parry, 1821-1823 (Signed by Illustrator)
- Author
- Lyon, G. F
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0876360010
- ISBN 13
- 9780876360019
- Publisher
- Imprint Society
- Place of Publication
- Barre, MA
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- 0876360010, Arctic Exploration
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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- Jacket
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- Fine
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- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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