Ice-Pack and Tundra: An Account of the Search for the Jeannette and a Sledge Journey Through Siberia
by William H. Gilder
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
Scribner's, 1883. Hardcover. Good. 8vo in green cloth, title in gilt, illustrations in black and white. Both hinges cracked, ugly damage to the cloth at the base of the spine and a second spot affecting the title, bottom of the foredge of teh rear board gnarled, three p.o. bookplates on the front pastedown one on top of the other. The folding map is complete and undamaged.
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- Bookseller
- Dunaway Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 295495
- Title
- Ice-Pack and Tundra: An Account of the Search for the Jeannette and a Sledge Journey Through Siberia
- Author
- William H. Gilder
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Scribner's
- Date Published
- 1883
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Saint Louis, Missouri
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Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...