Under the North Pole: The Wilkins-Ellsworth Submarine Expedition
by Wilkins, Sir Hubert
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Foster, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1931-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x1. Brewer, Warren and Putnam; New York, 1931. Hardcover. Limited Edition. Book is limited to 275 numbered copies. This book is number 152. Signed directly on limitation prelim. A Very Good, grey boards and blue cloth spine and corners with gilt lettering on spine, binding sturdy and intact, deckle fore-edge and bottom text block edge, TEG with few blemishes, few uncut pages, some handling/rub marks to boards, bit of crimping to spine edges, some sunning to board margins, discoloration to front and back matters, sunned frontis-piece tissue, bit of scattered foxing to text block edge, couple of holes/abrasions to front gutter, some rubbing to board and spine edges, without Dust wrapper. A nice, clean and unmarked but signed copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches]. 347pp., b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. Please Note: Depending on site, actual book for sale may differ physically from picture listed. Additional scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lavendier Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1035573
- Title
- Under the North Pole: The Wilkins-Ellsworth Submarine Expedition
- Author
- Wilkins, Sir Hubert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Brewer, Warren & Putnam
- Date Published
- 1931-01-01
- Size
- 9x6x1
- Weight
- 1.88 lbs
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lavendier Books
Biblio member since 2008
Foster, Rhode Island
About Lavendier Books
Selling quailty books for over 20 years.
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- Gilt
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