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Dead Silence The Greatest Mystery in Arctic Discovery
by Beattie, Owen; Geiger, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0747511853
- ISBN 13
- 9780747511854
- Seller
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Blagoevgrad Region, Bulgaria
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About This Item
London: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1993. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Minor shelf wear and tear to unclipped DJ with heavy crease to rear fly. ; First edition, first printing with no other printings listed, 1993. Black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Nice tight copy, no names or marks inside, book appears unread and near as new. DJ design by Bradbury and Williams with photos by Owen Beattie. ; Vol. 2; B&W Illustrations and Photographs; 240 pages; This book is an archaeological detective story. In 1719 the Englishman James Knight, then in his seventies and vastly experienced in Arctic travel, set out with two ships and forty men to find the north-west passage. His ships entered Hudson Bay and were not seen again. Following their success in resolving the mystery of the fate of the Franklin expedition of 1845 (the story told in their book "Frozen in Time") , Beattie and Geiger set out to find out what happened to Knight and his ships. What they discovered was a tale of intrigue and betrayal... .
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- Bookseller
- Books in Bulgaria
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 36067
- Title
- Dead Silence The Greatest Mystery in Arctic Discovery
- Author
- Beattie, Owen; Geiger, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0747511853
- ISBN 13
- 9780747511854
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1993
- Keywords
- HISTORY, Archaeology, Arctic Exploration
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- History;
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