Through the First Antarctic Night 1898-1899. A Narrative of the Voyage of the "Belgica" Among Newly Discovered Lands and Over an Unknown Sea About the South Pole
by Cook, Frederick A
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- very good
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
London: William Heinemann, 1900. Hardcover. very good. 1st UK Edition. xxiv, 478pp. Octavo. Original blue decorated cloth. Untrimmed. Four colored plates, many others from photos. Map. Spine a bit dull otherwise a very attractive copy. very good Spence 311. Narrative of the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache. Cook served as surgeon and anthropologist and Roald Amundsen was first mate. This first UK edition seems scarcer than the US edition. 1900
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- Bookseller
- Aquila Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 105614
- Title
- Through the First Antarctic Night 1898-1899. A Narrative of the Voyage of the "Belgica" Among Newly Discovered Lands and Over an Unknown Sea About the South Pole
- Author
- Cook, Frederick A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- William Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1900
- Keywords
- Amundsen|Belgica|Cook/Peary Controversay|Frederic A. Cook|Polar
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