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THREE YEARS OF ARCTIC SERVICE: AN ACCOUNT OF THE LADY FRANKLIN BAY EXPEDITION OF 1881-84 AND THE ATTAINMENT OF THE FARTHEST NORTH
by Greely, A.W
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
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About This Item
Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1886. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 1st US Edition; VOLUME I ONLY . xxv, 428 pages, illustrated, frontispiece, 16 full page engravings, 54 text illustrations, 5 maps, (1 folding), Volume I is in fine condition but Volume II is heavily water damaged but still readable, no map in rear pocket. Priced accordingly as realistically it is just for Volume I as Vol II as it is so damaged. Decorated blue cloth covers, titling to spine. Classic harrowing account of survival in the Arctic. After Greely had waited for reinforcements in vain for 2 years, he marched southwards and was finally forced to set up camp on Pim Island. The weeks that followed saw one of the most terrible Polar tragedies of all times. Hunger and cold took their toll and when Captain Schley's rescue expedition arrived, only 7 men, among them Greely, had survived. This is the first USA edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 5 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; 19th century; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2146. . This is a SET of books, therefore heavier than a standard volume, and will involve extra shipping charges to some countries.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2146
- Title
- THREE YEARS OF ARCTIC SERVICE: AN ACCOUNT OF THE LADY FRANKLIN BAY EXPEDITION OF 1881-84 AND THE ATTAINMENT OF THE FARTHEST NORTH
- Author
- Greely, A.W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1886
- Keywords
- BZDB349 qpolarq polar books antarctic book arctic book Artic/Arctic, Antartic/Antarctic Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; 19th century; Exploration. Greely, A.W THREE YEARS OF ARCTIC SERVICE: AN ACCOUNT OF THE LADY FRANKLIN BAY EXPEDITION OF 1881-84 A
- Bookseller catalogs
- Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration;
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