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With the "Aurora" in the Antarctic 1911-1914
de Davis, John King
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London: Andrew Melrose, Ltd., [1919]. xxi,183 pp. Octavo. Original blue gilt decorated cloth. Many illustrations in text from photos. 8 maps and diagrams including a folding map at the end. Off setting on the title page from the tissue guard as usual. Bookplate on the front pastedown. Edges a bit foxed otherwise a clean copy. Spine and front board lettering a bit dull as usual. A far better copy than normal, without the usual bubbling of the cloth. Rosove 87.A1.9; Spence 384. "As captain of the Aurora during Mawson's 1911-14 expedition, Davis was able to produce one of the few first-hand accounts available in print. His publishers, however, clearly had wartime difficulties with the book, most often seen today with its gilt lettering and decoration badly faded" (Taurus). A scarce account in collectable condition. 1919
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- Aquila Books
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- Título
- With the "Aurora" in the Antarctic 1911-1914
- Autor
- Davis, John King
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- Usado
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- 1
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- Andrew Melrose, Ltd.
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- [1919]
- Palabras clave
- Antarctica|Aurora|Douglas Mawson|Polar
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- Bookplate
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- Edges
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- Title Page
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- Cloth
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- Foxed
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- Gilt
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
