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Narrative of Discovery and Adventure in the Polar Seas and Regions
by Professor Leslie, Profesor Jameson, Hugh Murray
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Gleneden Beach, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1855. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. With Illustrations of their Climate, Geology, and Natural History; and an account of Whale-Fishery,Harper's School Library edition, 373 pages complete with folding map frontispiece, Whaling illustration on title page, publishers blind stamped brown cloth with gilt title to spine, Very Good Plus, light wear to corners, light loss to head and heel of spine, Woodlawn Baptist Sabbath School label on front paste down, small card pocket on rear board, typical foxing, nice overview of voyages and exploration of north polar regions. Bargain Priced and shipped immediately. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Pacific Coast Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003743
- Title
- Narrative of Discovery and Adventure in the Polar Seas and Regions
- Author
- Professor Leslie, Profesor Jameson, Hugh Murray
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1855
- Keywords
- Travel and Exploration, Polar Exploration
Terms of Sale
Pacific Coast Books
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About the Seller
Pacific Coast Books
Biblio member since 2015
Gleneden Beach, Oregon
About Pacific Coast Books
Pacific Coast Books specializes in quality of books of interest from our store on the Central Oregon Coast. We are proud members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and have been buying and selling books for almost 20 years. Visit our website at www.Pacifc CoastBooks.net. Please feel free to call or email with any titles you would like to add to your collection. Only a small fraction of our inventory is online. We buy book collections.
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- Cloth
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- Title Page
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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....
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
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