Hunters and Hunting in the Arctic
by The Duke of Orleans
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- xxv, 204pp, 25 plates (one plate lacking), original red cloth, boards rather faded with some staining, small to cloth at base of
- Seller
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Pitlochry, Perth and Kinross, United Kingdom
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About This Item
David Nutt, London, 1911. 1911 First Edition. hardcover. xxv, 204pp, 25 plates (one plate lacking), original red cloth, boards rather faded with some staining, small to cloth at base of the spine, inscription, Good only. A very scarce title.. Reminiscences drawn from the author's expeditions in the Belgica, 1909 and to a leser extent 1904-1907. Includes chapters on the polar bear, reindeer, walrus, and seal hunting in the Greenland Sea, on West Spitsbergen and Jan Mayen, with general, historical and natural history notes throughout.. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Glacier Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 59475
- Title
- Hunters and Hunting in the Arctic
- Author
- The Duke of Orleans
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - xxv, 204pp, 25 plates (one plate lacking), original red cloth, boards rather faded with some staining, small to cloth at base of
- Edition
- 1911 First Edition
- Publisher
- David Nutt, London
- Date Published
- 1911
- Keywords
- POLAR NORTH - polar exploration mountaineering alpinism bergsteigen arctic north pole discovery travel arktis artique polaire hunting franz joseph land belgica greenland jan mayen walrus spitsbergen
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