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The North Pole; Its Discovery in 1909 under the Auspices of the Peary Arctic Club
de Peary, Robert E
- Usado
- near fine
- Firmado
- Estado
- Near fine
- Librería
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1910. Second Edition. Cloth. Near fine. Signed second edition of The North Pole by Robert E. Peary.. Quarto, xxxii, 373pp. Publisher's blue cloth, pictorial front cover, gilt title on spine. Stated "second edition" on title page. Top edge gilt. Complete with 8 color plates, hundreds of black and white photographs and large fold-out map at rear. Light rubbing to edges, loss of gilt at bottom of spine, bright illustrations and coloring on front cover. Inscribed by Robert E. Peary on the front free endpaper: "To Edward A. Carruthers, with best wishes of R.E. Peary. - Apr. 12th '17." Book contains an introduction by President Theodore Roosevelt. This book recounts the voyage of Rear Admiral Robert Peary in his quest to be the first person to reach the North Pole. An attractive copy.
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- Librería
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 10251
- Título
- The North Pole; Its Discovery in 1909 under the Auspices of the Peary Arctic Club
- Autor
- Peary, Robert E
- Ilustrador
- Signed second edition of The North Pole by Robert E. Peary.
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- Second Edition
- Editorial
- Frederick A. Stokes Company
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1910
- Palabras clave
- The North Pole Peary, first edition Robert Peary, Negro Explorer at the North Pole Henson, northward Peary, first edition North Pole, Nearest the Pole Peary, signed book Robert Peary
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- 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...
- Fine
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- Cloth
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
