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IN ARCTIC SEAS OR THE VOYAGE OF THE KITE: The Voyage of the Kite with the Peary Expedition Together with a Transcript of the Log of the Kite
by Keely, Robert N. and G. G. Davis
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
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About This Item
Rufus C. Hartranft,, 1893. Cloth. Good. 1893 Edition. vii, 524 pp, illustrated, over 100 b/w illustrations, photographs, folding map, floral eps. Turquoise cloth covers with silver vignette of ship and gilt titling to front cover and gilt titling to spine. AB8485 This book contains the addition of a log of the second, or expedition of the "Kite", July 4th to sept. 22, 1892. A narrative of the relief party's activities at McCormick Bay and in the inland ice; of Mrs peary's winter; and the results of Peary's trans-Greenland march. Contemporary pencil gift inscription on ffep dated Christmas 1893. Shelfware, bumped, covers are soiled, titling on spine faded, fep split along front hinge, contents clean, age toning to pages. Good Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2382. .
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2382
- Title
- IN ARCTIC SEAS OR THE VOYAGE OF THE KITE: The Voyage of the Kite with the Peary Expedition Together with a Transcript of the Log of the Kite
- Author
- Keely, Robert N. and G. G. Davis
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Rufus C. Hartranft,
- Date Published
- 1893
- Keywords
- BZDB349 qpolarq, eskimo, arctic, polar polar books antarctic book arctic book Artic/Arctic, Antartic/Antarctic Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; Keely, Robert N. and G. G. Davis IN ARCTIC SEAS OR THE VOYAGE OF THE KITE: The Voyage of the Kite with the
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- Soiled
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- 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...
- Hinge
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- Vignette
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- Cloth
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- 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....
- 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...
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