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The Far North: Explorations in the Arctic Regions
de Elisha Kent Kane
- Usado
- Bien
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Bien
- Librería
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
Edinburgh: William P. Nimmo, c1888. Leather. Good. 7" by 4.5". Not Stated. A charmingly illustrated account of Elisha Kent Kane's Arctic mission to determine the fate of Sir John Franklin's lost expedition. A fascinating abridged account of an American effort to determine the fate of the lost expedition of an exploratory Arctic voyage lead by British Navy Captain Sir John Franklin, in a full calf binding.The work of American explorer and medical officer in the American Navy, Elisha Kent Kane, the leader of the Second Grinnell expedition of 1853-1855 to determine the fate of Sir John Franklin. Kane's expedition set a new record for northward penetration, delineated 960 miles of unexplored northern coastline, and discovering the long sought open Polar Sea. A single-volume 'epitome' of the author's two-volume account of the expedition, illustrated with five plates.Undated; dated from Jisc.With the library stamp of the Queen's Road Baptist Church Archives to the verso of the front free endpaper, and contemporary owner's inscription of John Sharp to a front endpaper.A thrilling first hand account of this Arctic rescue mission. In a full calf binding. Losses to back strip head and tail, with rubbing to rear joint and front joint starting. Front hinge only loosely held to tail. Library stamp to verso of front free endpaper. Contemporary owner's inscription to front endpaper. Rear free endpaper detached but present. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean, with instances of spotting. Good
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 797F33
- Título
- The Far North: Explorations in the Arctic Regions
- Autor
- Elisha Kent Kane
- Ilustrador
- Not Stated
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Leather
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Bien
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- William P. Nimmo
- Lugar de publicación
- Edinburgh
- Fecha de publicación
- c1888
- Tamaño
- 7" by 4.5"
- Palabras clave
- grinnell expedition royal navy exploration arctic royal navy
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
