Adrift on an Ice-Pan
by Grenfell, Wilfred Thomason
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
London: Jarrolds. 92pp. 12mo. Cream coloured cloth with gold gilt lettering stamped to the spine. Illustrated with eight b/w plates from photographs by Grenfell and others. Some rubbing along the edges of the boards. The head and tail of the spine are lightly bumped. Some soiling to the cloth and minor toning to the spine. Occasional foxing throughout. A small "Grenfell Association" sticker on the rear pastedown. Previous owner's inscription on the verso of the ffep. Inscribed by the author on the ffep with a wonderful little drawing of the "Hospital Steamer, Strathcona". Overall, a very good copy. This is the UK edition of Grenfell's account of a night adrift with his dog-team along the Labrador coast, with a biographical sketch by Clarence John Blake. Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell (28 February 1865 Ñ 9 October 1940) was a medical missionary to Newfoundland and Labrador. Beginning with Vikings of To-day (1895), he published between 1905 and 1938 a succession of books about Labrador, which was at the time a British colony.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aquila Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 141529
- Title
- Adrift on an Ice-Pan
- Author
- Grenfell, Wilfred Thomason
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Jarrolds
- Place of Publication
- London
- Keywords
- Arctic|Canadian North|Grenfell|Labrador|Northern Canada|Signed
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About the Seller
Aquila Books
Biblio member since 2010
Calgary, Alberta
About Aquila Books
Aquila Books specializes in books dealing with Polar Exploration, Western Canadiana, Mountaineering, the Canadian Pacific Railway, Early Voyages as well as many other areas. We also deal in antique maps and prints, historic photos, autograph letters, postcards, antique scientific instruments and antique bookcases. Please contact us if you have any questions.
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- 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...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
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