HANDBOOK OF ARCTIC DISCOVERIES, Columbian Knowledge Series, number 3.
by GREELY, A.W. Brigadier-General, USA.:
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London, Sampson Low, Marston and Company, MDCCCXCVI (1896).. FIRST UK EDITION 1896, edited by Professor Todd. Small 8vo, approximately 180 x 105 mm, 7 x 4½ inches, portrait frontispiece with tissue guard and 11 maps 5 folding, pages: x, [1], 1-257 including bibliography and index, original publisher's cloth, gilt lettering to spine and silver lettering and small picture to upper cover, top edge gilt. Binding slightly rubbed, spine darkened, pale age-browning to pages, otherwise a good copy. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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- Bookseller
- Roger Middleton (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47145
- Title
- HANDBOOK OF ARCTIC DISCOVERIES, Columbian Knowledge Series, number 3.
- Author
- GREELY, A.W. Brigadier-General, USA.:
- Format/Binding
- Original publisher's binding
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London, Sampson Low, Marston and Company, MDCCCXCVI (1896).
- Date Published
- 1896
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- arctic regions spitzbergen nova zembla bering strait northwest passage north pole franklin search,
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