The White World, Life and Adventures within the Arctic Circle Portrayed by Famous Living Explorers
by Kersting, Rudolph
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
-
Chehalis, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York: Lewis, Scribner and Co, 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. Good+. Published under the auspices of the Arctic Club. 386 pages, bound in drab green cloth, illustrated. Corners rubbed, cloth at spine ends frayed, rear hinge wobbly. Binding otherwise solid, contents clean and bright. Reminiscences and impressions from 22 Explorers, on subjects including eskimo superstitions, eskimo music, shipwreck and other perils, polar photography, hunting, whaling. Arctic Bibliography 8556.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walkabout Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12369
- Title
- The White World, Life and Adventures within the Arctic Circle Portrayed by Famous Living Explorers
- Author
- Kersting, Rudolph
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Lewis, Scribner and Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1902
- Bookseller catalogs
- Polar Regions;
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Walkabout Books
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About the Seller
Walkabout Books
Biblio member since 2011
Chehalis, Washington
About Walkabout Books
Walkabout Books is an antiquarian bookstore located in southwest Washington State. We specialize in Americana and the literature of travel and adventure, including travel narratives, travel and tourism ephemera (travel diaries, vintage brochures, guidebooks, etc), exploration, mountaineering, and other outdoor pursuits. We also carry interesting and unusual books in many other fields.
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