The White Continent. The Story of Antarctica by Henry Thomas R - 1950

William Sloane Associates, 1950. Hinge partially cracked so that netting shows before title page, covers lightly dust soiled and faded, lower corners curve in at tips. White cloth spine and edges with blue panel background to white lettering on spine. 257 pages.. Book Club Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1111. Hardcover. Good/Good. No Edition Remarks. 211 pages. Black and white photographic dust jacket over red cloth boards with black lettering to spine. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as occasional foxing, inscriptions, mild crinkling and light tanning. Boards have mild edge wear with light rubbing and crushing. Some light marking and tanning. There is bumping to corners. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Tanning to spine and edges. Moderate tear to back from top edge.

New York: William Sloane Asso., 1950. Book Club Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Fair. Blue-stamped white cloth spine w/ blue tweed bds. Chipped still attractive dust jacket. No names, clean text. Book Club slug back cover. 28526 shelf

NY, William Sloane Associates, (c. 1950),, 1950. Hardcover. NY, William Sloane Associates, (c. 1950),, 1950. Hardcover. book club edition Pages xii + 257,octavo, hardcover, book club edition Former owner bookplte on front endpaper, "sale "stamp on top edge of book, else in Good cndition; dust jacket price-clipped. some wear, Good. 012004A

New York: William Sloane Associates. Good in Poor dust jacket. 1950. First Edition. 1. Hard Cover. White boards over light blue linen, blue and white lettering on spine, map of Antarctica on page 2. Detailed account of Thomas Henry's expedition with the Navy in 1946-47. . Hinge starting, pages slightly yellowed, shelf-wear to spine and cover, edges bumped. The unclipped dust jacket is faded and torn. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 257 pp .

New York: William Sloane Associates. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1950. Hardcover. Light wear with open tears to DJ; 8vo; 257 pages .

New York: William Sloane, 1950 257 pp with one B&W map. Text is clean, tight and unmarked. Blue textured cloth boards with white quarter binding are clean, lightly rubbed at cormers, a little yellowed.. First Printing.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

New York: William Sloane Associates. 1950. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good- dust jacket. Chips and tears to jacket. Jacket is slightly ill-fitting. Owner address stamp to front pastedown. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

New York: William Sloane Associates, 1950. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Good. 8.5" by 6". None. An interesting an informative look at Antarctica exploring the unknown life that survives there. In the original price-clipped dustwrapper. At this time of this book publication in 1950, the Antarctic was still largely being discovered. This books tells the reader everything they need to know about life up there, including the lives of the leopard seals, killer whales, and emperor penguins. Thomas Henry's love for polar exploration began when he was a child, and in 1946 - 1947 he accompanied Admiral Byrd on an expedition to the Antarctic, which subsequently gave him the knowledge and passion to write this book. In the original publisher's cloth binding, with the original price-clipped dustwrapper. Externally smart. Very light discolouration to the edges of the boards. Minor bumping to the head and tail of spine, and to the extremities. Small mark to the white cloth to the hinge at rear board. Light… Read More

New York: William Sloane Associates. 1950. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Very Good dust jacket. Rubbing along panel edges. Few chips at top of front panel. .