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Innocents In The Arctic. The 1951 Spitsbergen Expedition -- 2005 SIGNED First Edition
by Colin Bull
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Fairbanks: University of Alaska Press, 2005. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 2005 FIRST PRINTING of First Edition, inscribed and signed to another Greenland explorer on the recto of the short-title page. Original black cloth with gilt lettering front cover and spine. The book is in superior condition with clean covers, no fading, no rubbing, two penned comments by Wallerstein correcting text, otherwise no previous owner marks or writing on any pages (apart from author's signed inscription), no foxing, solid binding. The original dust jacket is in fine condition with no tears, no chips, no loss, clean. The book has been inscribed to George Wallerstein who pioneered first ascents in Greenland's mountain in the 1950s. Wallerstein was a leading astronomer (created U Washington's department) who climbed and made many first ascents in the Sierra Nevada and elsewhere. The book measures 235mm tall x 160mm and has 254 pages, many color and b/w photos, index, PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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- Bookseller
- JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002896
- Title
- Innocents In The Arctic. The 1951 Spitsbergen Expedition -- 2005 SIGNED First Edition
- Author
- Colin Bull
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- University of Alaska Press
- Place of Publication
- Fairbanks
- Date Published
- 2005
- Keywords
- Mountaineering, Mountain Climbing, Bergsteigen, Alpinismus, Alpinism, Alpinismo, Alpinisme, Arrampicata, north pole, arctic, polar, greenland, eskimos, inuit, ski, skis, skiing, ski-ing
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountaineering; Skiing; Polar;
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Jacket
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- Inscribed
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Cloth
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