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The North-West Passage
by Thomson, George Malcolm
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0436520486
- ISBN 13
- 9780436520488
- Seller
-
melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Secker and Warburg, London, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. includes double page map, 16 pages of black-and-white photography, bibliography, and index. Colour illustrated dustwrapper. The top edge of the text block tinted dark blue. Blue coloured cloth covered boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Colour illustrated dustwrapper (wraparound) with yellow, light blue and white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. This book is the story of the search for a passage across the top of the North American continent by water. Minor rubbing of the back strip corners and of the book corners. Light age toning of the text block edges and pages. A hint of rubbing to the dustwrapper edges and pages. A little yellowing of the fold over panels. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. XII, 292 pages, last four pages blank,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Exploration; Ships & the Sea. ISBN: 0436520486. ISBN/EAN: 9780436520488. Inventory No: 0220046. . 9780436520488
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0220046
- Title
- The North-West Passage
- Author
- Thomson, George Malcolm
- Illustrator
- Photographic
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0436520486
- ISBN 13
- 9780436520488
- Publisher
- Secker and Warburg
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1975
- Keywords
- BZDB2 exploration, Northwest passage, Arctic, America, Canada, Cabot, for omission, Hudson, Chaplain, Champlain, Parry, Amundsen tab first British Edition Exploration; Ships & the Sea. Photographic Unbranded ISBN: 0436520486 EAN: 9780436520488 Thoms
- Bookseller catalogs
- Exploration;
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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