THE LONELIEST CONTINENT: The Story of Antarctic Discovery.
by Chapman, Walker
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very near fine in a like dustjacket (crease on front flap of dj)/like
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About This Item
Greenwich, Connecticut:: New York Graphic Society Publishers,, (1964). Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket (crease on front flap of dj). First printing. An account of the history of exploration of Antarctica, "beginning with the imaginative ideas of early Greek geographers, tells of the first South Seas voyages, the rugged adventures of the sealers and whalers of the 18th and 19th centuries, and the first major American expedition" and including the expeditions of James Wedell, Scott, Shackleton, Byrd and more. Illustrated with photographs and maps. Bibliography, Index. 279 pp.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 66929
- Title
- THE LONELIEST CONTINENT: The Story of Antarctic Discovery.
- Author
- Chapman, Walker
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover first edition -
- Book Condition
- Used - Very near fine in a like dustjacket (crease on front flap of dj)
- Jacket Condition
- like
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York Graphic Society Publishers,
- Place of Publication
- Greenwich, Connecticut:
- Date Published
- (1964)
- Keywords
- James Wedell, Scott, Shackleton, Byrd, exploration, Antarctica,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Arctic, Antarctic and Inuit/ Eskimo peoples;
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