North The Nature and Drama of the Polar World
by Kaare Rodahl
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: William Heinemann, 1954. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5.5". Various. Described as 'half an adventure story and half a revelation', Kaare Rodahl's tale of his trip to the North Pole offers interesting insight into the natural and human life at the Pole. Kaare Rodahl took part in the Air Force's 'Project Icicle', which established an observational campy on a floating island of ice at the North Pole. This book is his account of the journey and experiences of the trip, including studies on the animals and plants, weather, and how humans can survive them. Kaare Rodahl was from Norway, who was studying medicine in Oslo before taking a winter break in Greenland and beginning collecting information and data on glaciers and polar bears. With sixteen plates of twenty six photographs, taken by members of the expedition. In the original publisher's cloth binding with the original price-clipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Light offsetting to the front and rear endpaper, and to the recto of the front endpaper and verso of the rear endpaper. Dustwrapper has minor edgewear, and a small mark to the front flyleaf. Light marking to the rear flyleaf. Discolouration to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 598P29
- Title
- North The Nature and Drama of the Polar World
- Author
- Kaare Rodahl
- Illustrator
- Various
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1954
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- kaare rodahl polar charles switinbank polar
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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