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The Man Who Ate His Boots The Tragic History of the Search for the Northwest Passage
by Brandt, Anthony
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0307263924
- ISBN 13
- 9780307263926
- Seller
-
Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Knopf. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. 0307263924 . Some creasing base of DJ spine. remainder dot bottom page edges ; A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; 9.3 X 6.5 X 1.6 inches; 441 pages; "In The Man Who Ate His Boots, Anthony Brandt tells the whole story of the search for the Northwest Passage, from its beginnings early in the age of exploration through its development into a British national obsession to the final sordid, terrible descent into scurvy, starvation, and cannibalism. Sir John Franklin is the focus of the book but it covers all the major expeditions and a number of fascinating characters, including Franklin’s extraordinary wife, Lady Jane, in vivid detail. The Man Who Ate His Boots is a rich and engaging work of narrative history that captures the glory and the folly of this ultimately tragic enterprise." .
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- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20174
- Title
- The Man Who Ate His Boots The Tragic History of the Search for the Northwest Passage
- Author
- Brandt, Anthony
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0307263924
- ISBN 13
- 9780307263926
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2010
- Keywords
- 0307263924, Northwest Passage, John Franklin, Arctic
- Bookseller catalogs
- Exploration;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Ainsworth Books
Biblio member since 2003
Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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