The Lonely South
by Migot, Andre
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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Kirkwall, Orkney, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: The Travel Book Club, 1956. Travel Book Club edition. Some creasing and tears to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends and corners of brown boards, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Originally published in France in 1955 as "Kerguelen. Connaissance du Monde", and in English in 1956 as "The Lonely South" translated by Richard Graves, this is a slightly later Travel Book Club edition. The author's account of his time on Kerguelen Island where he served as a doctor with the French scientific mission there in 1952-53, though spent most of his time studying the local wildlife. He then accompanied an Australian expedition to Mawson in Antarctica. 206pp, 31 b&w illustrations, 3 maps.. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- JimsOldBooks (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012571
- Title
- The Lonely South
- Author
- Migot, Andre
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
- Publisher
- The Travel Book Club
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1956
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Kerguelen, Antarctic
- Bookseller catalogs
- Arctic & Antarctic;
Terms of Sale
JimsOldBooks
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About the Seller
JimsOldBooks
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Kirkwall, Orkney
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