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The Last Secrets The Final Mysteries of Exploration
by BUCHAN, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good +/Good
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
London, Edinburgh, New York, etc.: Thomas Nelson and Sons, Ltd, 1934. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good +/Good. 8vo. Pp. xiii, (1), 15 - 303. Illustrated with a tissue map per chapter. Bound in blue cloth with lettering stamped in silver on spine. Top edge gilt. Former owner name on FFEP. Bookseller tag on rear pastedown ("Hartman's Books, Inc. Seattle" -- Harry Hartman's store in Seattle's University District). Some slight edge-wear; corners sharp. Color-illustrated dust jacket with chips and foxing. A volume in the publisher's series "The Edinburgh Library." Dust jacket is now house in a clear, removable archival sleeve.
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- Bookseller
- Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 430
- Title
- The Last Secrets The Final Mysteries of Exploration
- Author
- BUCHAN, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson and Sons, Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London, Edinburgh, New York, etc.
- Date Published
- 1934
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About the Seller
Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
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Seattle, Washington
About Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books was established in 1996 as a natural progression of proprietor Jeffrey Long's historical and bibliophilic interests. We are located in West Seattle and can be visited by appointment only.
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- Jacket
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- Spine
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- FFEP
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- Reprint
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- Cloth
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- New
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- Top Edge Gilt
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