The Friendly Arctic The Story of Five Years in Polar Regions
by Vilhjalmur Stefansson
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : Macmillan and Co., 1921. First edition. Cloth. Good. 9" by 6". Not Stated. A first edition copy of The Friendly Arctic, with large folding maps and illustrations. A first edition copy. The Friendly Arctic The Story of Five Years in Polar Regions is written by Vilhjalmur Stefansson, an Arctic explorer and ethnologist from Canada. This volume details his experiences of polar exploration. With sixty eight plates and seven maps and two large folding maps to a pocket at the rear.Collated, complete. Previous owner bookplate for Samuel King Hutton to the front free endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart with some splitting to the front joint, bumping to the bottom front extremity and bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Front hinge is starting and remains firm. Previous owner bookplate for Samuel King Hutton to the front free endpaper. A sticker and previous owner inscription to the rear pastedown. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 857B82
- Title
- The Friendly Arctic The Story of Five Years in Polar Regions
- Author
- Vilhjalmur Stefansson
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1921
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- The Friendly Arctic The Story of Five Years in Polar Regions Vilhjalmur Stefansson voyage exploration Vilhjalmur Stefansson
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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