New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1907. Hardcover. Larger Octavo; G; dark green spine with gilt text; first printing; author is commander of the Ziegler Polar Expedition; no jacket; original publisher's cloth shows few, slight smudges; minor dents and divots to rear; some rubbing wear to edges; attractive blind-stamped illustrated to front; ex-library sticker to spine; sturdy boards; text block exterior edges have slightly age toned; deckled fore and tail edges; top edge gilt; partial cracking to gutter to pp 28-29; previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown; frontispiece with tissue guard; few ex-library markings, otherwise interior good for books of this age; errata slip laid in; profusely illustrated; pp 296; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. 1363186. FP New Rockville Stock.

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Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
Seller's Inventory #: 1363186
Title: Fighting the Polar Ice
Author: Fiala, Anthony
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Doubleday, Page & Company
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1907

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Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
Gutter: The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
Tail: The heel of the spine.
Errata: Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
Publisher's cloth: A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
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...
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....
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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...