London: George G Harrap, 1936. 270 pages, illustrated. Prev owner's three-line stamp on front eps. Prelims, including title page, endpages and page edges foxed. Cloth boards in price-clipped but bright and attractive dust-jacket. The book is in two sections: explorers by land and explorers by sea and covers the lives of some of the less well-known explorers who lived lives of 'extraordinary romance'. The explorers include Chang K'ien, Hans Schiltberger, Joan Fernandez, Ulrich Schmiedel, Bertram Thomas, Rub' Al Khali, Pytheas, Will Adams, William Dampier, La Perouse, Mary Kingsley, and Ferdinand Pinto.. Not Stated. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Kurt Wiese. 8vo.

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Bookseller: Lawrence Jones (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 025011
Title: The Untold Story of Exploration
Author: Thomas, Lowell
Illustrator: Kurt Wiese
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: Not Stated
Publisher: George G Harrap
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1936
Keywords: Exploration Romance Chang K'ien Hans Schiltberger Joan Fernandez Ulrich Schmiedel Bertram Thomas Rub' Al Khali Pytheas Will Adams William Dampier La Perouse Pacific Pandits Mary Kingsley Ferdinand Pinto
Bookseller catalogs: Biography; Travel & Exploration;

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Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
G: Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...