The Voyage of the Chelyuskin by Members of the Expedition
by Alec Brown
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: The Macmillan Company , 1935. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 9.5" by 6.5". None. A fascinating recollection of experiences from a group of Russian scientists and explorers, who navigated the north west passage, in 1933 in a cargo boat. First American edition. Featuring numerous photographic plates and maps. "The material of a scientific and technical nature is of increased importance, as it was written by the specialists themselves." In original blue cloth binding, with lettering to the spine and front board. Externally, light marks, and sunning to the spine, and extremities. Internally, firmly bound, bright and clean. Library blind stamps to contents page and page 325. Ink stamp to contents page. Pencil notes pasted in to front pastedown. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- GEN25-G-7
- Title
- The Voyage of the Chelyuskin by Members of the Expedition
- Author
- Alec Brown
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Macmillan Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1935
- Size
- 9.5" by 6.5"
- Keywords
- Russia North West Passage Exploration North West Passage
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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