Travels in the North
by Capek, Karel
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
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About This Item
New York: MacMillan of Canada / National Museum of Man, 1939. Book. Illus. by The Author. Good. Hardcover. 1st English-language edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The author "travelled north beyond the Arctic Circle because he wanted to see at last the lands of his boyish dreams, and of his life-long friends, Kierkegaard, Jacobsen, and the others, and also because the silvery and cool birch trees, the aconites, the moss, and the sparkling waters appeal to him strongly." Yellow cloth w/mauve foil spine lettering, 269 pages. Moderate wear to edges/corners, some foxing to edges/end papers, light tanning, in edgeworn dust jacket w/light chipping, edge tears, previous owners tape repairs to reverse, some foxing/soil. Jacket in protective mylar sleeve..
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- Bookseller
- Augustine Funnell Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015006
- Title
- Travels in the North
- Author
- Capek, Karel
- Illustrator
- The Author
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- 1st English-language edition.
- Publisher
- MacMillan of Canada / National Museum of Man
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1939
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- ARCTIC CIRCLE, NORTH, TRAVEL, OSLO, NORWAY, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK, ORESUND, STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, SWEDES, BERGENBAUEN, BERGEN, NIDAROS, LOFOTEN, TROMS, FJORDS, NORDKAPP, NARVIK, NOISBN
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- Non-fiction;
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