Click for full-size.
Three Years of Arctic Service an Account of the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition of 1881 - 84 and the Attainment of the Farthest North 2 Volumes
by Greely, Adolphus W
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Seller
-
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
N. Y.: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1886. Book. Very Good +. Half-Leather. First Edition. About fine but for rubbing and wear to extremities, and prev. owner name in vol. 2. Half leather over pebbled boards. Gilt stamped spine with 5 raised bands. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Complete with all illustrations and maps. Internally clean and solid. 428 and 444 pages. Weighs over 3.5 kilos, so extra postage will be required..
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15246
- Title
- Three Years of Arctic Service an Account of the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition of 1881 - 84 and the Attainment of the Farthest North 2 Volumes
- Author
- Greely, Adolphus W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- N. Y.
- Date Published
- 1886
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Arctic Exploration
- Bookseller catalogs
- Exploration;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Renaissance Books
All books returnable if customer is not satisfied.
About the Seller
Renaissance Books
Biblio member since 2006
Victoria, British Columbia
About Renaissance Books
After 30 years with an open shop, Renaissance Books is now online only.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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....
- Pebbled
- Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Frequently asked questions
This Book’s Categories
Handling and Storing Books
Take care of your old books — vintage, antiquarian, and fine — with these tips from a professional bookseller
Learn about Bayntun-Rivière Binders
Are you enchanted by books clad in fine bindings? This is the gallery for you to peruse! Learn more about Bayntun, Rivière & Sons, and their combined work as Bayntun-Rivière.
Also Recommended
-
-
-
-
-
Save 10% on every purchase!
Join the Bibliophiles’ Club and start saving 10% on every book.
$29.95 / Year
