Life with the Esquimaux; `
by Hall. Captain Charles Francis
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
-
Tucson, Arizona, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Sampson Low, Son, and Marstons, 1865. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo. x, 547pp. Popuar edition. Illustrated throughout and with a large folding map in the rear. Contemporary polished calf, spine in six compartments, gilt, gilt rules on the boards, marbled paper endpapers and edges. The binding is a little scuffed and worn at the edges, and the map has a closed repaired tear (no loss) where it is attached to the book, else this is a very good copy. Two ownership names on the reverse of the full color frontispiece.
"A Narrative of Arctic Experience in Search of Survivors of Sir John Franklin's Expedition" -- Sub-title.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Thorn Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22367
- Title
- Life with the Esquimaux; `
- Author
- Hall. Captain Charles Francis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Sampson Low, Son, and Marstons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1865
- Bookseller catalogs
- Rare Books;
Terms of Sale
Thorn Books
All books returnable for any reason within seven days, providing only that they are received in the same condition as shipped. Shipments to an Arizona address must add appropriate sales tax. Libraries billed.
About the Seller
Thorn Books
Biblio member since 2003
Tucson, Arizona
About Thorn Books
Thorn Books offers antiquarian, rare and out-of-print books. Frequently updated catalogues are available online in our specialty areas: King Arthur; Early Britain; Western Americana; California; Literature; and Rare Books. We are open by appointment only. Thorn Books is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers of American (ABAA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), and the Independent League of Online Booksellers (IOBA).
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...