White Land of Adventure: The Story of the Antarctic.
by Sullivan, Walter
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- BINDING/CONDITION: dark rust cloth with white spine text; tiny tear to the cloth at the top spine, owner's inscription, the fron
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Oroville, California, United States
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About This Item
New York:: McGraw-Hill, 1957.. Abridged Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: dark rust cloth with white spine text; tiny tear to the cloth at the top spine, owner's inscription, the front facing endpaper is clipped at the upper corner, otherwise the book is Very Good -- the cloth is clean and bright, the text edges all very clean, the hinges are sound, and text all very good. The dust jacket has a felt marker 'x' on the front panel, and has tape repairs to the back side (made with document tape) otherwise Good; the jacket is price clipped.. 8vo (about 8.25 inches tall) . Index. Description: Includes four double sided black and white photo plates. A double page map of Major Antarctic Treks is printed at front and rear (this was probably printed and endpaper maps in a different edition). This is a shorter, easier-reading version of the book ''Quest for a Continent''. Covers the history of Antarctic exploration from early eighteenth-century expeditions up to the International Geophysical Year.
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- Bookseller
- The Bookworm (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012995
- Title
- White Land of Adventure: The Story of the Antarctic.
- Author
- Sullivan, Walter
- Format/Binding
- Hardbound
- Book Condition
- Used - BINDING/CONDITION: dark rust cloth with white spine text; tiny tear to the cloth at the top spine, owner's inscription, the fron
- Edition
- Abridged Edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- 1957.
- Pages
- 224 pages.
- Size
- 8vo (about 8.25 inches tall)
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