Great Adventures and Explorations
by Stefansson, Vilhjalmur (ed.)
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Book VG: mild shelf wear, mild toning/foxing to endpapers, text clean, binding tight/DJ Fair/Poor: age toning, tears and chipping with loss, not clipped ($5.00), under brodart mylar cover.
- Seller
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Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
New York: Dial Press, 1947. hardcover. Book VG: mild shelf wear, mild toning/foxing to endpapers, text clean, binding tight/DJ Fair/Poor: age toning, tears and chipping with loss, not clipped ($5.00), under brodart mylar cover.. Richard Edes Harrison. 8vo 788pp. from front flap: "By permitting the great adventurers to record their stories in their own words, Dr. Stefansson has captured the spirit of the times, as well as the emotions and the ambitions of those bygone rebels. Because of his vast understanding of the subject, through personal experience and lifelong study, the editor has made it possible for the reader to vicariously experience the mighty accomplishments of discovery throughout the ages." #01831.
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- Bookseller
- Matthew's Books LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1769
- Title
- Great Adventures and Explorations
- Author
- Stefansson, Vilhjalmur (ed.)
- Illustrator
- Richard Edes Harrison
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Book VG: mild shelf wear, mild toning/foxing to endpapers, text clean, binding tight
- Jacket Condition
- DJ Fair/Poor: age toning, tears and chipping with loss, not clipped ($5.00), under brodart mylar cover.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Dial Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1947
- Keywords
- exploration, anthology, nonfiction,
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Matthew's Books LLC
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About Matthew's Books LLC
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