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The Friendly Arctic The Story of Five Years in Polar Regions
de Vilhjalmur Stefansson
- Usado
- Bien
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Bien
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London : Macmillan and Co., 1921. First edition. Cloth. Good. 9" by 6". Not Stated. A first edition copy of The Friendly Arctic, with large folding maps and illustrations. A first edition copy. The Friendly Arctic The Story of Five Years in Polar Regions is written by Vilhjalmur Stefansson, an Arctic explorer and ethnologist from Canada. This volume details his experiences of polar exploration. With sixty eight plates and seven maps and two large folding maps to a pocket at the rear.Collated, complete. Previous owner bookplate for Samuel King Hutton to the front free endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart with some splitting to the front joint, bumping to the bottom front extremity and bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Front hinge is starting and remains firm. Previous owner bookplate for Samuel King Hutton to the front free endpaper. A sticker and previous owner inscription to the rear pastedown. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Good
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 857B82
- Título
- The Friendly Arctic The Story of Five Years in Polar Regions
- Autor
- Vilhjalmur Stefansson
- Ilustrador
- Not Stated
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Bien
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Macmillan and Co.
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1921
- Tamaño
- 9" by 6"
- Palabras clave
- The Friendly Arctic The Story of Five Years in Polar Regions Vilhjalmur Stefansson voyage exploration Vilhjalmur Stefansson
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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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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- 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....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
