Across Arctic America: Narrative of the Fifth Thule Expedition
by Knud Rasmussen
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1927. Hardcover. Very Good. Large 8vo in blue cloth, title in gilt, t.e.g., foredge untrimmed. Modest spine lean, very light rubbing to the cloth, small p.o. bookplate on the front pastedown, front hinge cracked, fold-out map undamaged.
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- Bookseller
- Dunaway Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 295491
- Title
- Across Arctic America: Narrative of the Fifth Thule Expedition
- Author
- Knud Rasmussen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Date Published
- 1927
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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,...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.