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THE VOYAGE OF THE "WHY NOT?" IN THE ANTARCTIC: The Journal of the Second French South Polar Expedition, 1908-1910
de Charcot, J. B. (Welsh,P. Translator)
- Usado
- good
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Good/No Dust Jacket
- Librería
-
Llandudno, Conwy, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1911. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Dust Jacket. 1st English Edition; English Version translated by Philip Walsh. viii, 315 pages, folding photographic frontispiece plus 47 photographs, 3 sketches and 1 map. Original blue-grey cloth covers, gilt illustration of ship and titling to front cover, penguin and gilt titling to spine. Spine faded and worn and splitting, covers slightly bowed. Hinges cracked but text block still tight. Some foxing throughout, more so to end papers. Contents clean. 1st Edition; ix, 364 pages, 2 maps, one coloured and one folding, numerous black and white illustrations throughout the text including vignette on title page, publisher's catalogue to rear. Original coarse-grain green cloth with silver titling and illustration of whaling in the ice. Contemporary owners signature dated 1859 on front end paper. The colour maps is of Graham Land, Soth Shetland and South Orkneys; the folding map shows the route of the entire journey. Covers stained, possibly due to storage in an inappropriate dust cover at some point. Contents clean. "This was an important whaling expedition to the Weddell Sea, the first of its kind since 1843. This expedition helped to revive an interest in the Antarctic."(Taurus) Conrad p.74, Spence 825, Taurus 12, Rosove 273. This is the first UK edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 2 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; 1900-1920; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 793. . This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.
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- Polar Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 793
- Título
- THE VOYAGE OF THE "WHY NOT?" IN THE ANTARCTIC: The Journal of the Second French South Polar Expedition, 1908-1910
- Autor
- Charcot, J. B. (Welsh,P. Translator)
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Good
- 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
- 1911
- Palabras clave
- BZDB349 South Pole, expedition, polar, Antarctic. Arctic & Antarctic; 1900-1920; Exploration. Charcot, J. B. (Welsh,P. Translator) THE VOYAGE OF THE "WHY NOT?" IN THE ANTARCTIC: The Journal of the Second French South Polar Expedition, 1908
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration;
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- Text Block
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- Jacket
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- Vignette
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- Spine
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- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
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