Through Siberia The Land of the Future
by Nansen, Fridtjof
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
London: William Heinemann, 1914. Octavo. First edition. Original black blind-stamped cloth with gilt crest and white lettering stamped to the front board and gilt lettering and decorations stamped to the spine. Edges roughly trimmed. Heavily illustrated with plates from photos, including the frontispiece, and three folding maps. Previous owner's gift inscriptions to the ffep. Some of the plates are in a different order than designated in the "List of Illustrations"; one of the plates has come loose, but there is another bound in the place where it should have been. All maps present and without any tearing or foxing. Toning the ffep. Foxing to the textblock edges. A slight bit of rubbing to the head and tail of the spine. A good copy. Arctic Bibliography 41535. A narrative of Nansen's trip in 1913 from Norway through the Barents and Kara Seas, up the Yenisey River to Yeniseysk, then eastward overland to Vladivostok, returning overland to Europe. 1914
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aquila Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 142504
- Title
- Through Siberia The Land of the Future
- Author
- Nansen, Fridtjof
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1914
- Keywords
- Arctic|Siberia
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About the Seller
Aquila Books
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Calgary, Alberta
About Aquila Books
Aquila Books specializes in books dealing with Polar Exploration, Western Canadiana, Mountaineering, the Canadian Pacific Railway, Early Voyages as well as many other areas. We also deal in antique maps and prints, historic photos, autograph letters, postcards, antique scientific instruments and antique bookcases. Please contact us if you have any questions.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- 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...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
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