THE ARCTIC WHALERS
by Basil Lubbock,
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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About This Item
THE ARCTIC WHALERS - Basil Lubbock, Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd., Nautical publishers, Glasgow, 1978 Edn (originally published 1937): Hardback, 350 pages, VG, almost mint with VG+ dustjacket, numerous B&W illustrations, fold-out plans for square-riggers, bookplate of Colin Monteath - Lubbock's detailed history of whaling, its ships and seamen from the earliest times to WWI, British whaling in the Arctic, Svalbard, wintering in the Arctic, Greenland, Baffin Bay & David Straits One of the classics in Lubbock's series on sail-powered vessels. THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED
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Details
- Bookseller
- Barking Mad Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BMB#114
- Title
- THE ARCTIC WHALERS
- Author
- Basil Lubbock,
- Format/Binding
- VG+
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1978 Edn (originally published 1937)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd., Nautical publishers
- Place of Publication
- Glasgow
- Date Published
- 1978
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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About Barking Mad Books
With 32 seasons in Antarctica and 26 Himalayan expeditions behind him, Colin Monteath also maintains a large polar / mountain / exploration reference library. Researchers, authors, publishers are welcome to use this service...see also hi-resolution image galleries on www.colinmonteath.nz
The cover photo you see on Biblio is the actual book you are purchasing, NOT a generic image. If you are not happy with the book you receive because the description has been faulty then I will honour a full refund.
Glossary
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- Biblio
- The Greek root for a variety of words referring to the book, such as bibliography, bibliomania, etc. Also, one of the world's...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...