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John Murray. Front and end pages torn out.This book has hardback covers. Privately owned, With usual stamps and markings, In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN:
SCOTT OF THE ANTARCTIC: A Study of Character by Seaver, George - 1953
by Seaver, George
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SCOTT OF THE ANTARCTIC: A Study of Character
by Seaver, George
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John Murray, 1953. First Edition. Cloth. Good Condition/Good. 2nd printing; vii, 187pp, 14 plate leaves including portrait frontispiece. Light blue cloth covers with dark blue lettering in illustrated clipped dustjacket. Spine faded and covers slightly grubby, very slight foxing to page edges. "Biography of the famed explorer, with particular focus on Scott's personality. Seaver examines Scott's weaknesses and when Scott might reasonably be criticised. But Seaver also gives Scott the benfit of most every doubt and ultimately vindicates his matyred subject, declaring he deserved greatness." Rosove 299. Good/Good. Second printing of the First Edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; Biography & Autobiography. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1119. .
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- Publisher John Murray
- Date Published 1953
- Keywords BZDB349 NOISBN Scott, expedition, South Pole, polar, qpolarq polar books antarctic book arctic book Artic/Arctic, Antartic/Antarctic Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; Biography & Autobiography. SCOTT OF THE ANTARCTIC A Study of Character Seaver
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Scott of the Antarctic: A Study in Character
by George Seaver
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Lincoln, Lincolnshire, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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Scott Of The Antarctic.: A Study in Character.
by SEAVER, GEORGE
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Somerville, Victoria, Australia
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London, Guild Books, (1948). . 8vo; pp. 156; appendices, index; grey and blue paperback, lettered in black on spine and cover; a good copy. First published in 1940, first published in Guild Books, 1948.
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Scott of the Antarctic: A Study in Character
by George Seaver
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Ryde, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
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London: John Murray, 1953. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Firmly bound slightly faded light blue cloth boards. No jacket, no writing inside
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Scott of the Antarctic: a study in character
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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London: John Murray, 1940. First edition, 8vo, pp. vii, [1], 187; portrait frontispiece, 13 leaves of black and white photographic illustrations; publisher's blue cloth, gilt-lettered paper spine label; top and bottom borders of upper cover toned, textblock edges foxed, else very good and sound. Spence 1084.
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Scott of the Antarctic : A Study in Character
by Seaver, George
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Clarence Gardens, South Australia, Australia
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NZ$44.20
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London: John Murray. 1940. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition. Leather-bound - shool prize binding. Gilt titles and crest, raised bands, marbled endpapers and marbled edges. Presentation bookplate to Front Pastedown. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Leather a little rubbed at corners and spine ends, a couple of mild abrasions to spine. Includes 2 appendices : 1: First Expedition Personnel; 2: last Expedition Personnel. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 187 pages. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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Scott Of The Antarctic - A Study In Character
by Seaver, George
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Newbury, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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NZ$53.09
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John Murray, 1940. 1st edition.. Hardback. Cloth, dj, G/P. viii+187pp, b/w frontis, 13 b/w plates, index, dustjacket worn & creased with a 6 inch long, 1 inch wide section missing from the bottom of the rear panel & base of the spine, head of the spine chipped, occasional grubby mark to the page margins, a reading copy. Critical biography of the Polar Explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott [ 1868 - 1912 ].
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Scott Of The Antarctic: A Study In Character
by George Seaver
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Oswestry, Shropshire, United Kingdom
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NZ$42.37
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John Murray, 1953. Hardback. Good. Hardback reprint, 1953, with no jacket. In overall good-to-very good used condition with minor signs of age, handling and storage - boards slightly rubbed and faded to spine and edges. Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions; toning to page-ends but text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Photographs available. Not an old library book.
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Scott of the Antarctic: a study in character / George Seaver
by Seaver, George
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Galway, Ireland
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NZ$30.71
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London: The British Publishers Guild, 1948. 1st Guild Books Edition. Softcover. Poor paperback copy. Front cover missing. Spine band worn. Damaged (with some loss) to back cover and back pages. Text remains clear without blemish. From George Seaver�s own library through the Zozimus (Wyse Jackson) sale 2021. Geroge Seaver was an English biographer and polar enthusiast. In 1946, Seaver was appointed bishop's vicar of Kilkenny Cathedral in Ireland, but even after his retirement his interest in polar affairs and writing biographies remained until his death in 1976. Physical description: 156 pages. Subjects: Scott, Robert Falcon, -- 1868-1912. Scientific expeditions -- Antarctica -- British. Explorers -- England -- Biography. Seaver, George.
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Scott of the Antarctic: a study in character / by George Seaver
by Seaver, George, (1890-1976)
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Galway, Ireland
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NZ$102.72
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London: J. Murray, 1953. 2nd edition. Hardcover. Previous owner's signature. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: vii, 187 pages frontispiece, plates, portraits 22 cm. Notes: ""First edition published in 1940."" Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects: Scott, Robert Falcon 1868-1912. Explorers Great Britain; Biography. Discovery and exploration, British. Explorers. Antarctica Discovery and exploration British. Antarctica. Great Britain. Genre: Biographies. Illustrated.
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