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BRITISH POLAR EXPLORERS; Elizabeth Bowen / with 8 plates in colour and 14 illustrations in black & white
by Sir Edward Evans, Admiral
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
London: Collins, 1956. Reprint from "Britain in Pictures" #53 in Series. Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. Colour & B&W illustrations. 8vo (9" x 6 1/2"), light blue paper with white lettering and triple ruled boarders over boards with compass rose, illustrated with 8 glossy plates in colour and 14 illustrations in black & white, pictorial dust jacket (unclipped), 47, [48] pages. Admiral Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans, KCB, DSO, SGM (1880 - 1957) was a Royal Navy officer and Antarctic explorer.<br /> <br /> Overall about FINE CONDITION: Cloth tight and without annotations. Some edgewear to cloth. Dust jacket is unclipped, bright and clean with minute chiplets at corners. Very light and uniform toning to paper but not to the excellent color + B&W illustrations. No previous owner or remainder marks.
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- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9088
- Title
- BRITISH POLAR EXPLORERS; Elizabeth Bowen / with 8 plates in colour and 14 illustrations in black & white
- Author
- Sir Edward Evans, Admiral
- Illustrator
- Colour & B&W illustrations
- Format/Binding
- Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint from "Britain in Pictures" #53 in Series
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1956
- Keywords
- Illustrated, paintings, drawings, art, world war two, British, Henry Fielding, Oliver Goldsmith, Samuel Richardson, Lawrence Sterne, Daniel Defoe, Jane Austen, Sir Walter Scott, Charlotte Bronte, Charles Dickens, Mrs. Gaskell, Thomas Hardy George Eli
Terms of Sale
Borg Antiquarian
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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