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ICE BOUND; A Doctor's Incredible Battle for Survival at the South Pole
by Nielsen, Dr. Jerri with Maryanne Vollers
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Fine/Very Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0786866845
- ISBN 13
- 9780786866847
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: talk miramax books / HYPERION, 2001. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. Photos, map. INSCRIBED/SIGNED by the Author on the title page, tall 8vo, black quarter cloth with silver lettering on spine over black boards, illustrated with preliminary / "frontispiece" map of the South Pole & 8 pages of B&W glossy photographs, Mylar-protected photographic dust jacket (unclipped) of Dr. Nielsen by John Penney, xvi, [xvii-xviii] + 362 pages. Dr. Jerri Lin Nielsen (née Cahill; 1952 - 2009) was an American physician with extensive emergency room experience, who bravely and skillfully self-treated her breast cancer during 1998 while stationed at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica until she could be evacuated safely. The cancer went into remission for seven years.--Wiki abridged The brave-hearted,intrepid, and moving story of a skilled ER doctor who managed her own surgery when isolated at the South Pole. INSCRIBED & in EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION internally & externally! Tight, bright, clean! NOT signed on a bookplate. No remainder marks!
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- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3507
- Title
- ICE BOUND; A Doctor's Incredible Battle for Survival at the South Pole
- Author
- Nielsen, Dr. Jerri with Maryanne Vollers
- Illustrator
- Photos, map
- Format/Binding
- Cloth and boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0786866845
- ISBN 13
- 9780786866847
- Publisher
- talk miramax books / HYPERION
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2001
- Keywords
- Surgery, breast cancer, cancer, operation, ER, doctor, survival, cold, isolation, photos, illustrated, map, death
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
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Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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