The Voyages of Captain Scott
by Turley, Charles
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good +
- Seller
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Garrison, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Dodd Mead, 1915. Hardcover. Good +. A compilation of the Discovery expedition and the ill fated final expedition. 8vo, 440 pp, frontis, 4 col. plts, l dbl. plt, l map, l4 ills. Orig. green gilt buckram slt. marked, sunned at spine, rubbed head & tail of spine; internally, owner inscription and bookplate, lacks facsimile words, as is. Spence l2l7.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15251
- Title
- The Voyages of Captain Scott
- Author
- Turley, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Dodd Mead
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1915
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
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Garrison, New York
About Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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....
- SL.
- slight