The Heart of the Antarctic Being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909
by Shackleton, Sir Ernest
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Port Hope, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: : The Musson Book Company Limited, , N.d. . New and revised "Popular" edition. . 8vo, . Illustrated with plates and folding map at rear. blue and gilt pictorial cloth. Spine faded, name on ffep, map detached at rear but with no loss to image, else a very good copy. The great Antarctic exploration story.
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- Bookseller
- Webster's Fine Books & Maps, ABAC, ILAB (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 737
- Title
- The Heart of the Antarctic Being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909
- Author
- Shackleton, Sir Ernest
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- New and revised "Popular" edition.
- Publisher
- The Musson Book Company Limited,
- Place of Publication
- Toronto:
- Date Published
- N.d.
- Pages
- xv,368 pp.
Terms of Sale
Webster's Fine Books & Maps, ABAC, ILAB
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About the Seller
Webster's Fine Books & Maps, ABAC, ILAB
Biblio member since 2004
Port Hope, Ontario
About Webster's Fine Books & Maps, ABAC, ILAB
Webster's Fine Books & Maps are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC),The International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) and International Map Collectors Society (IMCoS) . We deal in Books on travel and antiquarian & maps of all geographical areas but particularly of North America and of Islands. We welcome want lists and can provide appraisals for probate or insurance purposes.
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- 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....
- New
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...