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The Polar Passion
by Mowat, Farley
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 077106621X
- ISBN 13
- 9780771066214
- Seller
-
Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: McClelland & Stewart. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1973. Revised Edition. Hardcover. 077106621X . Blue cloth boards show light shelf wear. DJ shows heavy shelf wear, with several tears, creasing and chipping. Pieces of DJ missing from DJ edges on front and back. ; A tight solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Top of the World Trilogy #2; B&W Illustrations & Maps; 9 X 6 X 1 inches; 365 pages; The trilogy is comprised of 'Ordeal by Ice, 'Polar Passion' and 'Tundra'. This volume is a tribute to the explorers who opened up the Arctic, from the tenth century Icelander Thorgisl to the nineteenth century Frederick Cook. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18944
- Title
- The Polar Passion
- Author
- Mowat, Farley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Good dust jacket
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- ISBN 10
- 077106621X
- ISBN 13
- 9780771066214
- Publisher
- McClelland & Stewart
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1973
- Keywords
- 077106621X, Arctic, Thorgisl
- Bookseller catalogs
- Exploration;
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About the Seller
Ainsworth Books
Biblio member since 2003
Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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- Shelf Wear
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- Jacket
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- Chipping
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- Cloth
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