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THE CONQUEST OF THE SOUTH POLE
de Hayes, J. Gordon
- Usado
- Muy bueno
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Muy bueno/No Dust Jacket
- Librería
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Llandudno, Conwy, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
Thornton Butterworth, London, 1932. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition; 318 pages, 2 pages advertisements. Illustrated, 31 photographs (some by Herbert Ponting), 11 maps and charts. Original green cloth, blind stamped colophon on both covers, gilt titling on front and spine. Shelfware, small marks to covers. Gift inscription dated 1932 to front end paper, minor spotting to page edges, contents clean. All illustrations and maps as called for. An interesting early history of the "Heroic Age" of exploration at the South Pole, starting at the beginning of the 20th Century up until the introduction of aviation. Hayes approached H. R. Mill to make the publication a joint effort but Mill declined, he did however encourage Hayes and in this introduction explains his reasons. This is the first UK edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 2 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 189. . This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.
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- Librería
- Polar Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 189
- Título
- THE CONQUEST OF THE SOUTH POLE
- Autor
- Hayes, J. Gordon
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Muy bueno
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- No Dust Jacket
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Thornton Butterworth
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1932
- Palabras clave
- BZDB349 Scott, Shackleton, Mawson, Wilkins, Byrd, polar, antarctic, expedition. Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration. Hayes, J. Gordon THE CONQUEST OF THE SOUTH POLE.
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration;
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- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 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....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
