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The Home of the Blizzard. Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914
by Mawson, Sir Douglas
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- Hardcover
- first
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Garrison, New York, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1915. 1st US edition. Hardcover. 3rd state of the binding, in orange buckram, ex-lib copy. shelf number on spine, no stamps on plates, only stamp is on inside cover. Uncut pages. LACKS - in Vol 1, the color plate at p. 172; Vol II, the plate at p. 98 & folding map of Queen Mary Land. HAS Errata slip 2 vols, 349 pp & 338 pp, 224 ills., 37 ills. in text, and 2 folding maps. Spines rubbed and worn; inner hinges of both volumes inexpertly strengthened with cloth tape. A good reading copy. As is.
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- Seller
- Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 6218
- Title
- The Home of the Blizzard. Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914
- Author
- Mawson, Sir Douglas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st US edition
- Publisher
- Lippincott
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1915
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Garrison, New York
About Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
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- Spine
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- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
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