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THE NORTH POLE: With an introduction by Theodore Roosevelt. One hundred and sixteen illustrations from photographs
de Peary, Robert E (Introduction by Theodore Roosevelt)
- Usado
- Bien
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Bien/No Dust Jacket
- Librería
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Llandudno, Conwy, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1910. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Dust Jacket. 1st UK Edition; xii, 326 pages, illustrated, 116 illustrations including 4 photogravures, 16 special plates, 1 folding map. Original covers with polar bear to spine and rear cover. Shelf wear, bumped, prelims show ghosting as usual, pages 105/107 has been poorly cut at some stage, contents clean, closed repaired tear to margins of large folding map (not affecting map) neatly repaired with archive tape, this map is now laid in. A nice copy. American explorer Robert Peary's interesting account of his expedition from 1908-1909 to the North Pole, the expedition in which he claimed to have reached the Pole. This was a controversial claim and was widely debated alongside Frederick Cook competing claim. The debate continues to this day, with some thinking that he simply just came within a few miles of the Pole. This is the first UK edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 5 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2677. . This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.
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- Librería
- Polar Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 2677
- Título
- THE NORTH POLE: With an introduction by Theodore Roosevelt. One hundred and sixteen illustrations from photographs
- Autor
- Peary, Robert E (Introduction by Theodore Roosevelt)
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Bien
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- No Dust Jacket
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1910
- Palabras clave
- BZDB349 Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; Exploration. Peary, Robert E (Introduction by Theodore Roosevelt) THE NORTH POLE: With an introduction by Theodore Roosevelt. One hundred and sixteen illustrations from photographs.
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration;
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
