LOGBOOK FOR GRACE,
by Robert Cushman Murphy
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
LOGBOOK FOR GRACE, Robert Cushman Murphy, Robert Hale, London, 1948, 1st edn., 290 page VG hardback, sl chipped but scarce jacket , some browning to pages - Murphy joined the whaling brig Daisy for an 1912-13 voyage to South Georgia - a diary account to his later wife Grace. Cushman Murphy went on to be a famous naturalist, writing the highly prized two volume Oceanic Birds of South America. Scarce in New Zealand, THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED
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Details
- Bookseller
- Barking Mad Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BMB124
- Title
- LOGBOOK FOR GRACE,
- Author
- Robert Cushman Murphy
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Robert Hale
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1948
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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The cover photo you see on Biblio is the actual book you are purchasing, NOT a generic image. If you are not happy with the book you receive because the description has been faulty then I will honour a full refund.
With 32 seasons in Antarctica and 26 Himalayan expeditions behind him, Colin Monteath also maintains a large polar / mountain / exploration reference library. Researchers, authors, publishers are welcome to use this service...see also hi-resolution image galleries on www.colinmonteath.nz
The cover photo you see on Biblio is the actual book you are purchasing, NOT a generic image. If you are not happy with the book you receive because the description has been faulty then I will honour a full refund.
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