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New York: Macmillan, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. Out of print. Binding is cloth boards.
Antarctica; The Story of a Continent by Debenham, Frank - 1961
by Debenham, Frank
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Antarctica; The Story of a Continent
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New York: The Macmillan Company, 1961. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. New York: Macmillan, 1961. 1st edition. Good+ in Good- DJ. . 1st printing. 264pp. Hardback. [8.5" x 5.75"] Includes Foreword by Sir Vivian Fuchs & Index. Binding is grey cloth w/red & black printing on spine & title on cover with black two-masted ship. --this is the story of a strange land where there is no life, no food, or shelter -- a barren, windswept, cold & hostile environment: the South Pole.-- Jacket design by Gilbert Etheredge. DJ shows moderate age & shelfwear, including chips & edgewear along folds. Also two 1-1/4" tears along folds, several 1/4 & 1/2 inch closed tears. DJ is now in new clear protective cover. Book has corner & heel bumps & slight spine slant. Remains of numbers in red on front pastedown. Interior, happily, is bright, clean & unblemished & has many illustrations & b/w photos. Front & rear endpapers show a map of the South Pole.
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Antarctica
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Antarctica: The Story Of A Continent
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Herbert Jenkins, 1959. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1959. 2nd Impression. 264 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges. Light foxing overall.
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London: Herbert Jenkin, 1959. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Some light rubbing to the board edges and dulling down. Light foxing to the closed page edges and prelims. The jacket has shallow chipping and closed tears.
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Herbert Jenkins, 1959T. hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Herbert Jenkins 1959, 2nd impression. Condition: Very Good. Clean copy - tight Harcover binding with clear complete text and illustrations.
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Herbert Jenkins 1959. First edition, super octavo, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 264pp, illus, VG (v slight tanning to spine, light tanning to page edges, slight warp to rear board) in d/w, VG- (moderate damp-staining, price clipped (torn off), moderately heavy creasing to edges & flap folds, )
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Antarctica: The Story of a Continent
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London: Herbert Jenkins, 1959. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Near Fine. 9" by 6". None. A fascinating account of Antarctica, written by the first director of the Scott Polar Research Institute. Frank Debenham (1883-1965) travelled with Robert Falcon Scott on his Antarctic Terra Nova Expedition between 1910 and 1913, but did not join him on the ill-fated journey to the South Pole due to an injury. He was a prolific author, writing 'In the Antarctic: Stories of Scott's Last Expedition 1952', as well as works on map-making, geography and his other travels. He served as Emeritus Professor of Geography at the University of Cambridge.From the library of Eric Kenneth Prentice Back. Kenn Back was a British meteorologist with the British Antarctic survey for many years. He spent eight winters in the Antarctic and is a descendent of Captain George Back. In addition, he served as base commander at Halley, Faraday and Rothera stations. His library collection was built over decades and highlights his love of…
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