Description:
London: Wm. Isbister, 1880. First Edition. Half-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Bound one half green-blue leather with blue cloth to boards. Gilt decoration to ribbed spine. Marbled page edges; marbled endpages. Illustrated throughout in black & white. There is general wear to outer corners & head & heel of spine & lower edges of boards show shelfwear. Slight fade to spine. Marbled page edges faded; upper page edges soiled. Front hinge is cracked, but binding is still tight. Gift inscription to first page.
Half-Hours in the Far North. by THE HALF-HOUR LIBRARY.:
by THE HALF-HOUR LIBRARY.:
Half-Hours in the Far North.
by THE HALF-HOUR LIBRARY.:
- Used
- Hardcover
London: James Nisbet & Co. Limited, 1899.. The Half Hour Library of Travel, Nature and Science for Young Readers series.. With numerous illustrations. Life Amid Snow and Ice. Travel to Iceland, Northern Russia, Greenland,Orkney, Shetland, Arctic Seas, Norway, and Sweden. Pp.xii/340/16(publisher's catalogue), numerous black & white illustrations throughout, brown foliate endpapers, occasional minor spotting. Teal cloth, gilt decorated title to front and spine, bleached discolouration to rear board. G+.
- Bookseller Chilton Books (GB)
- Book Condition Used
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher London: James Nisbet & Co. Limited, 1899.
- Keywords half hour library far north snow ice travel nature science iceland northern russia greenland orkney shetland arctic seas franklin norway sweden illustrated 51826