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POLAR EXPLORATION
by Bruce, William Speirs
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Reading Copy/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Llandudno, Conwy, United Kingdom
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About This Item
WilIiams & Norgate, London, 1911. First Edition. Cloth. Reading Copy/No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition; 256 pages, 2 maps, no date, preface dated 1911, Original covers. Ex Libri, library number on spine, covers split down spine, bend to front cover, usual library bookplate, pocket, stamps, pages age toned, splitting at hinges. Reading Copy. Bruce led the 1902-04 Scottish National Antarctic (Scotia) Expedition. During this expedition Bruce's team built Omond House, the oldest, permanent Antarctic base still in use. This is the first UK edition. 256 pages. Spine marked with Library stamps, library pocket inside book, stamps and/or other library markings. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1846. .
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- Seller
- Polar Books
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 1846
- Title
- POLAR EXPLORATION
- Author
- Bruce, William Speirs
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Reading Copy
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- WilIiams & Norgate
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1911
- Keywords
- BZDB349 qpolarq, Scottish National Antarctic Expedition, expedition. polar books antarctic book arctic book Artic/Arctic, Antartic/Antarctic Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; Exploration. Bruce, William Speirs POLAR EXPLORATION.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration;
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About the Seller
Polar Books
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Llandudno, Conwy
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Reading Copy
- Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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