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IN NORTHERN MISTS: Arctic exploration in early times. Translated by Arthur G. Chater. Illustrated
by Nansen, Fridtjof
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Llandudno, Conwy, United Kingdom
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About This Item
William Heinemann, London, 1911. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 1st UK Edition; Vol I xi, 384pages; Vol II 416pages, illustrated, coloured frontispieces, b/w text illustrations. Original cloth covers, no dust jackets. Both volumes, shelf wear, end paper hinges splitting, covers fraying, corners bumped, previous owners bookplate on verso front cover. some very minor foxing, mainly to prelims and tissue guards. This is the first UK edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 5 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2634. . This is a SET of books, therefore heavier than a standard volume, and will involve extra shipping charges to some countries.
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- Bookseller
- Polar Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2634
- Title
- IN NORTHERN MISTS: Arctic exploration in early times. Translated by Arthur G. Chater. Illustrated
- Author
- Nansen, Fridtjof
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1911
- Keywords
- BZDB349 qpolarq Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration. Unbranded Nansen, Fridtjof IN NORTHERN MISTS: Arctic exploration in early times. Translated by Arthur G. Chater. Illustrated.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration;
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Llandudno, Conwy
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- Shelf Wear
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- Bookplate
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- Cloth
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
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