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The Voyage of the Discovery 2 volume set
by Scott, Captain Robert F
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1905. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Two volume set. 24.5 x 16.5 cm. Thick octavo. xxx 556pp. Bound in blue cloth with gold medalion. With 260 full page and smaller illustrations by Dr. E. A. Wilson and other members of the expedition, photogravure frontispieces, 12 colored plates from Dr. Wilson's sketches and maps. Fold-out map in rear of both volumes, both in nice condition without tears. This is an ex-library set but the evidence for being so has been neatly removed where possible. There is some faint ghosting on the covers and spine from where a labels were removed. Evidence that remains include a small sticker on each fold-out map, a call number on title page and rear endpaper, a ghost of a square on the tilte page of each volume, and stamp on top foredge. Previous owner's bookplate on front fixed endpaper of both volumes. Bindings are tight. Set presents well.
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Details
- Seller
- Midway Used and Rare Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 69255
- Title
- The Voyage of the Discovery 2 volume set
- Author
- Scott, Captain Robert F
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1905
- Keywords
- Polar Exploration
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Midway Used and Rare Books
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St. Paul, Minnesota
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
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