NORTHERN LIGHTS the Official Account of the British Arctic Air-Route Expedition 1930-1931
by Chapman, F. Spencer
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Chatto and Windus, 1932. Hardcover; small 4to; 304 pages. First edition, second impression. Signed with a lengthy inscription by Chapman on the ffep. Blue cloth with dark blue titles on spine. Sunned spine. Rubbed edges, some fraying of head/tailcaps. Bumped corners. Boards lightly scuffed. Bright and clean interior, many plates throughout. Folding map at rear, page 20, at page 228 (slightly ripped). VG/--. Yes. First Edition, Second Impression. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- J. Wyatt Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 226857
- Title
- NORTHERN LIGHTS the Official Account of the British Arctic Air-Route Expedition 1930-1931
- Author
- Chapman, F. Spencer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition, Second Impression
- Publisher
- Chatto and Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1932
- Keywords
- Exploration, Journals,
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
J. Wyatt Books
Biblio member since 2005
Ottawa, Ontario
About J. Wyatt Books
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