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Lands Forlorn: A Story of an Expedition to Hearne's Coppermine River
de Douglas, George M
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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New York: Putnam's Sons, 1914. Undetermined. very good. 1st Edition. xv, 285pp. Octavo. Bound in original gilt decorated blue boards. Coloured frontisipiece. 181 black and white illustrations from photos. Two folding maps at the end. Top edge gilt. Foredge has some mild foxing otherwise the book is very clean. Dust jacket has minor wear at the top of the spine otherwise is in very nice condition. very good Arctic Bibl. 4074. Story of a three man expedition to the Coppermine via Great Bear Lake, a winter at Great Bear, then down the Coppermine to its mouth the following summer. A barren lands classic and a wonderful read. This copy inscribed to Miss D Mevell in memory of her brother Cosmo from the author. Cosmo Melvill(e) was a British Big Game Hunter who made a trip tot he Barrens. Several pages have annotations in the authors hand. A prime and very collectable copy of the book. 1914
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- Librería
- Aquila Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 105632
- Título
- Lands Forlorn: A Story of an Expedition to Hearne's Coppermine River
- Autor
- Douglas, George M
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Undetermined
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Muy bueno
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Editorial
- Putnam's Sons
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1914
- Palabras clave
- Sub-Arctic|Arctic|Barren Grounds|Barren Lands|Canoeing|Wilderness
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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....
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
