CROSSING OF ANTARCTICA: The Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-1958
by Fuchs, Sir Vivian and Hillary, Sir Edmund
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
-
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Cassell & Company Ltd. (1958) 338 pp. Original blue cloth covers w/ small discoloration spot to bottom edge of front cover. Spine sunned. Light brown spotting to binding. Modest rubbing to corners and spine ends. Light scattered foxing. DJ moderately soiled and rubbed w/ mild edge wear. Light chipping to corners and spine ends. Price clipped. Illust. w/ color photos.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5398
- Title
- CROSSING OF ANTARCTICA: The Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-1958
- Author
- Fuchs, Sir Vivian and Hillary, Sir Edmund
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Cassell & Company Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Keywords
- TRAVEL ADVENTURE SOUTH POLE ANTARCTICA COMMONWEALTH TRANS-ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION 1955 1958 HILLARY SIR EDMUND 1919 FUCHS SIR VIVIAN ERNEST 1908 1999 EXPLORATION WORLD HISTORY NONFICTION GENERAL
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- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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About the Seller
Shoemaker Booksellers
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
About Shoemaker Booksellers
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- Cloth
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Sunned
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