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The Friendly Arctic The Story Of Five Years In Polar Regions
by Stefansson, Vilhjalmur
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: George G. Harrap. Very Good- with no dust jacket. First Edition. Hardcover. Ex-Library. "Knox College." Library bookplate on front endpaper. Library label removed from tail of spine. No other library markings. ; xxxi, [1], 784 pages + plates + folding maps + 2 folding maps in pocket at rear. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 212mm x 145mm. No date [c.1927]. Selected illustrations: On The Coppermine River in 1910 the Mosquitoes Bit Our Dogs Around The Eyes Till The Eyes Swelled; A Meadow And Flowers Of The Cotton Plant - Herschel Island, North Coast Of Canada; The Most Northerly Citizen Of ncle Sam For Forty Years - Barrow, Alaska; The Adaptability of The Skin Boat; Music For An Outdoors Dance - Copper Eskimos; Labrets Worn By MacKenzie Eskimos; Wilkins Taking Movies; Constructing A Snowhouse - First Four Steps; Sealing Waters. ; 8vo .
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- Seller
- Renaissance Books
(NZ)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 9052
- Title
- The Friendly Arctic The Story Of Five Years In Polar Regions
- Author
- Stefansson, Vilhjalmur
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- George G. Harrap
- Place of Publication
- London
Terms of Sale
Renaissance Books
Any book not as described may be returned within 14 days of receipt for a full refund.
About the Seller
Renaissance Books
Biblio member since 2005
Dunedin, New Zealand
About Renaissance Books
We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.
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- G
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- Gilt
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