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High Latitude; [with forward by Sir Raymond Priestley]
by Davis, J.K
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Sebastopol, California, United States
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About This Item
Melbourne, AU: Melbourne University Press, 1962. First Edition, 1st Printing. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo [8.5x5.75in]; xvi, 292 pp., frontispiece image of Davis, 6 plates with 25 images printed on both sides, 6 maps, appendix and index; Original light green cloth covers with silver lettering on spine, all edged trimmed; Pictorial dust jacket with white and red lettering on front and spine, author image and biographical note on back; Minimal shelf wear to covers with top corners bumped and minor fading at very bottom of spine and along top edges, dust jacket unclipped, dust jacket corners, top and bottom of spine and front joint show minor wear. [Rosove 88.A1, Spence 355, Taurus 141, Howgego III]. John King Davis (1884-1967) was a captain, master and chief officer on Antarctic expeditions during the heroic age of Antarctic exploration in the early 1900's.
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- Bookseller
- David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11258
- Title
- High Latitude; [with forward by Sir Raymond Priestley]
- Author
- Davis, J.K
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Press
- Place of Publication
- Melbourne, AU
- Date Published
- 1962
- Keywords
- Mawson, Shackleton, Antarctic Ocean
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About the Seller
David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Sebastopol, California
About David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA is an online bookseller specializing in fine books, maps, publications, and ephemera related to Exploration, Adventure and World History with a focus on the Polar Regions, California and the American West. A particular interest is in the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration from 1895 to 1920's. Other areas of interest are in the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, and a little bit of this and that.
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