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Two Years In The Antarctic -- 1955 FIRST EDITION
by Walton, E. W. Kevin
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Philosophical Library, 1955. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 1955 FIRST EDITION. Original blue cloth with gilt lettering spine. The book is in superior condition with clean covers, tight binding, previous owner name dated 1973 on upper corner of FFEP otherwise no writing or marks on any pages. The original dust jacket has small loss at spine ends, minor edge wear, original printed price still present on front flap corner. The former owner was William Davies (1917-1990), a USGS geologist who explored in Greenland and Antarctica where the Davies Escarpment is named after him. He was a recipient of the Antarctic Medal from the US Congress. The book measures 221mm tall x 145mm, and has 194 pages, 28 b/w photos, 2 maps, 4 b/w illustrations, index. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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- Bookseller
- JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003268
- Title
- Two Years In The Antarctic -- 1955 FIRST EDITION
- Author
- Walton, E. W. Kevin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Philosophical Library
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1955
- Keywords
- Mountaineering, Mountain Climbing, Bergsteigen, Alpinismus, Alpinism, Alpinismo, Alpinisme, Arrampicata, alaska, brooks range, arctic, polar, north pole davies
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountaineering; Alaska; Polar;
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Portland, Oregon
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
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