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Arctic Researches and Life Among the Esquimaux: Being the Narrative of an Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin in the Years 1860, 1861 and 1862
by Hall, Charles Francis
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Minimally marked ex-library (number on spine in dark ink, removal marks on endpapers), spine heavily sunned, outer hinge splitti
- Seller
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Brattleboro, Vermont, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
NY: Harper & Brothers, 1866. Brown cloth with bevelled edges. Minimally marked ex-library (number on spine in dark ink, removal marks on endpapers), spine heavily sunned, outer hinge splitting and tears in cloth reglued, binding loosening with several sprung signatures, LACKING MAP: Good-. 8vo. Frontispiece and vignette title page wood engraving plus many in-text wood engraving illustrations.
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- Bookseller
- The Bear Bookshop, John Greenberg
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1031820
- Title
- Arctic Researches and Life Among the Esquimaux: Being the Narrative of an Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin in the Years 1860, 1861 and 1862
- Author
- Hall, Charles Francis
- Illustrator
- Frontispiece and vignette title page wood engraving plus many in-text wood engraving illustrations
- Format/Binding
- Brown cloth with bevelled edges
- Book Condition
- Used - Minimally marked ex-library (number on spine in dark ink, removal marks on endpapers), spine heavily sunned, outer hinge splitti
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1866
- Pages
- 595pp. + ads
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Arctic Exploration, Eskimos, Inuit, Sir John Franklin, 19th Century Wood Engravings, Arctic Voyages, Travel
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About the Seller
The Bear Bookshop, John Greenberg
Biblio member since 2005
Brattleboro, Vermont
About The Bear Bookshop, John Greenberg
A used and rare bookshop with over 25,000 volumes on all subjects. The Bear Booskhop, founded in 1975, has a strong collection in most academic areas.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- 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....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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