Man and the Conquest of the Poles.
by Victor, Paul Emile
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good Plus
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Farningham, Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1964 Polar exploration from Pytheas in the 4th century BC to the voyages of nuclear submarines. Not only the big boys, Cook, Roald, Amundsen, Scott, Peary and Byrd but also the hundreds of lesser known men, the lost expeditions, and the rival explorers who found themselves eclipsed by others successes. A fascinating account which could have been entitled North and South. First British edition translated from the French by Scott Sullivan. 306 pages, well illustrated, with maps to end papers. Dustwrapper a little edgeworn.
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- Bookseller
- Wadard Books PBFA (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7631s25
- Title
- Man and the Conquest of the Poles.
- Author
- Victor, Paul Emile
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First British Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1964
- Size
- 240x160mm
- Keywords
- Polar Exploration
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Farningham, Kent
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The shop of Wadard Books is located in a listed 17th century timber framed building in the historic Kentish village of Farningham. The business is named after Wadard, one of Farningham's Domesday landlords, a henchman of Bishop Odo and featured on the Bayeaux tapestry.
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