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A Very Gallant Gentleman ( Captain Lawrence Edward Grace Oates )
by BERNACCHI L. C
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Darfield , Canterbury, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: Thornton Butterworth, 1935 maroon cloth sunned to spine with titling illegible, frayed head of spine, prize plate to paste down ( awarded to Derek Douglas from Christchurch Cathedral College 1935) owner inscribed address etc to fep, lightly foxed closed edges, internally clean, one two leaf collation was not sewn in by binder and sits loose, 240pp + plates, frontis port. and maps, second impression of cheap edition, biography of Captain Oates, who famously said "I am just going outside. I may be some time.". reprint. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall.
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- Bookseller
- Fortuna Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003862
- Title
- A Very Gallant Gentleman ( Captain Lawrence Edward Grace Oates )
- Author
- BERNACCHI L. C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- reprint
- Publisher
- Thornton Butterworth
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1935
- Keywords
- Antarctic Polar Exploration South Pole Exploration Captain Lawrence Edward Grace Oates Biography
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- Foxed
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