The white desert
by Barber, Noel
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG++/VG++/GD
- Seller
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Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
HARDBACK "RARELY AVAILABLE OUTSIDE THE US," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 1st?* Date of Publication: Undated. (1958)* Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton.* Binding and cover condition: Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. Minimal bumps to corners, no other visible faults. VG++* Jacket condition: B/w photo-illustrated dust wrapper. NOT PRICE CLIPPED, showing shelf price of 16/- net. Some shelf wear, chips & nibbles to top & bottom edge and to head & tail of spine with small losses. GD* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, slight marks to fep including 1962 inscription, very slight foxing to all edges. VG++* Illustrations: 3 x 8pp blocks of b/w photos.* Pages: 189 pp. text. xx pp. Diary of events & appendices at rear.* Description: Noel Barber had an unique view of those adventures of Sir Vivian Fuchs and his companions which ?appealed to all our imaginations and stirred all our hearts?. When the world?s last frontier was crossed for the first time in history, he was there for each act of the drama.* A VG++ copy of the 1st / 1st with faults to jacket reducing it to GOOD*
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- Cocksparrow Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3789
- Title
- The white desert
- Author
- Barber, Noel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG++/VG++/GD
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London Uk 207
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Jacket
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- Gilt
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