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Voyaging Southward from the Strait of Magellan
by Rockwell Kent
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£190.00£171.00
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About This Item
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1924. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 11" by 8.5". Rockwell Kent. A very smart first edition, second impression copy of this illustrated account of a voyage by Rockwell Kent. The first edition, second impression of this fascinating work by Rockwell Kent. A unique and engaging account of the author's travels along the coasts of Tierra del Fuego to Cape Horn on a small sailing boat, brought to life by beautiful illustrations. Rockwell Kent was an American painter and illustrator, a writer, as well as a sailor, adventurer, and voyager. From the library of Eric Kenneth Prentice Back. Kenn Back was a British meteorologist with the British Antarctic survey for many years. He spent eight winters in the Antarctic and is a descendent of Captain George Back. In addition, he served as base commander at Halley, Faraday and Rothera stations. His library collection was built over decades and highlights his love of polar exploration.Thoroughly illustrated. In the original publisher's blue cloth binding, with titles stamped in gilt to front board and spine. Externally smart with slight shelfwear, minor rubbing to top joint. Slight bumping to head and tail of spine and extremities. Gilt to front board is slightly rubbed. Kenn Back's bookplate to recto front free endpaper. Internally, binding is slightly loose to front and rear board, otherwise firm throughout. Pages are bright and clean. Complete with frontispiece and sixty nine illustrations. Very Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 758A23
- Title
- Voyaging Southward from the Strait of Magellan
- Author
- Rockwell Kent
- Illustrator
- Rockwell Kent
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1924
- Size
- 11" by 8.5"
- Keywords
- rockwell illustrations voyage travel illustrations explore first editions
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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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