Chronicles the disappointments, triumphs, and heroism of Arctic exploration from nineteenth-century British Admiralty expeditions to the journeys of Knud Rasmussen and Vilhjalmur Stefansson
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Seller: Martin Nevers- used & rare books, Oxford, FL, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Vg. First Printing. 415 pages. B;rick red binding with gold lettering on spine. Corner tips and edges lightly worn. Some edgewear to jacket with corner tips and spine ends worn. Jacket covers rubbed. 1 inch vertical tear to jacket at junction of back cover and top of flap. Photos on request. Seller Inventory # 002951
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0070825483I3N01
Seller: Neil Williams, Bookseller, Victoria, BC, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: NF/VG. First Edition. Story of the Arctic explorers. Illustrated in black and white. Two small tape repairs to front jacket folds. 415 pp. Seller Inventory # 14460
Seller: Olmstead Books, Port Dover, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Burgundy boards with gilt lettering along the spine. FIRST EDITION. Maps for endpapers. Explorers of the North series. Numerous illustrations. The DJ shows light wear and small tears, especially at the top and bottom of the spine, but is not price-clipped. 415 pages. 01. Seller Inventory # 12344
Seller: Olmstead Books, Port Dover, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Burgundy boards with gilt lettering along the spine. FIRST EDITION. Maps for endpapers. Explorers of the North series. Numerous illustrations. The DJ shows light wear and small tears, especially at the top and bottom of the spine, but is not price-clipped. 415 pages. 01. Seller Inventory # 7127
Seller: James Hulme Books, Stourbridge, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First printing. very nice condition book with clean boards with just a little bmping at spine foot. Contains some very nice illustrations plus maps on eps. feint trace of previous pencilled price. D/J is price clipped with some rubbing to top edge and spine ends but no major tears or creases. Spine a little faded. Despatched same or next working day in protective packaging. Extra postage may be requested to international destinations. Seller Inventory # 004245
Seller: Aucott & Thomas, Ibstock, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Clean, tightly bound book with no inscriptions, in an unclipped dustjacket which is rubbed and chipped at the edges with a crease to back cover. 416 pages, map endpapers, illustrations and photos in text, index. Seller Inventory # 38731
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Seller: Ainsworth Books ( IOBA), Chilliwack, BC, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. Illustrated by Map Endpapers (illustrator). First Edition. DJ and boards show some shelf wear, with tears, creasing and chipping, 1" tear top spine edge. Price-clipped.; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector.; Explorers of the North; B&W Photographs; 10.1 X 6.9 X 1.3 inches; 415 pages; "Chronicles the disappointments, triumphs, and heroism of Arctic exploration from nineteenth-century British Admiralty expeditions to the journeys of Knud Rasmussen and Vilhjalmur Stefansson". Seller Inventory # 19789
Seller: The Book Re-View, Orillia, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Seller Inventory # 41181
Seller: Turtle Creek Books and Sheet Music, Mississauga, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Illustrated (illustrator). First Edition. Some shelfwear and rubbing of covers, interior fine - clean tight and bright. Seller Inventory # 059650