Etah and Beyond, or Life Within Twelve Degrees of the Pole.
by MacMillan, Donald Baxter
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1927. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. F. First Edition. Octavo, gilt title, decoration and spine titles. 287pp. including index, plus map of Etah. Illustrated with over 80 black and white photographs and maps. Near fine with the most minimal rubbing at forecorners and a discreet prior owner signature on front pastedown. A very tight, clean and attractive copy..
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- Bookseller
- Brillig Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 01422
- Title
- Etah and Beyond, or Life Within Twelve Degrees of the Pole.
- Author
- MacMillan, Donald Baxter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- F
- Publisher
- Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1927.
- Keywords
- ESKIMO, INUIT, NORTH POLE, ARCTIC, EXPLORATION, MACMILLAN, BOWDOIN, NOVA SCOTIA, GREENLAND, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel and Exploration;
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About the Seller
Brillig Books
Biblio member since 2006
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
About Brillig Books
An independent bookseller of uncommon, out-of-print, used and rare books since 1991.
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- First Edition
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- Fine
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- Spine
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
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