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ANTARCTIC CONQUEST The Story of the Ronne Expedition 1946-1948
by Ronne, Commander Finn
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition
- Seller
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Llandudno, Conwy, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Putnam's, New York, 1949. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good Condition. 1st Edition; xx, 299 pages, illustrated, with 4 maps (plain end papers), 32 pages of photographs. Orange cloth covers with dark blue titling on spine. Dust jacket flaps pasted onto end papers. Previous owners signature on front end paper. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 678. .
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- Bookseller
- Polar Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 678
- Title
- ANTARCTIC CONQUEST The Story of the Ronne Expedition 1946-1948
- Author
- Ronne, Commander Finn
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Putnam's
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1949
- Keywords
- BZDB349 Polar, Exploration, qpolarq polar books antarctic book arctic book Artic/Arctic, Antartic/Antarctic Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; Exploration. Ronne, Commander Finn ANTARCTIC CONQUEST The Story of the Ronne Expedition 1946-1948.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration;
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Llandudno, Conwy
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