National Maritime Museum Catalogue of the Library | Voyages and Travel
by Sanderson, Michael [Librarian National Maritime Museum]
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- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
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About This Item
London: Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1968. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. Eyre and Spottiswoode Ltd. First Edition, Volume 1, as issued Dust wrapper [10" /7.5"]; Dark blue cloth with gilt lettered spine and debossed gilt flying fish on upper; xi. 403 pp., 8 B/W plates and 2 fold out B/W maps. Voyages & Travels is Volume 1 of the Library of the National Maritime Museum Catalogue [subsequent volumes deal with biography, atlases and piracy ] Bibliographical details and annotations for 1,204 entries arranged chronologically areas of interest - circumnavigation, Africa, America, Europe, Far East, Pacific, Arctic, Antarctic, and includes a general index and index of ships. A well laid out bibliography of the holdings of the Library to complement other voyages and travels bibliographies.
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- Bookseller
- David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12946
- Title
- National Maritime Museum Catalogue of the Library | Voyages and Travel
- Author
- Sanderson, Michael [Librarian National Maritime Museum]
- Illustrator
- Eyre and Spottiswoode Ltd
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Her Majesty's Stationary Office
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1968
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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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