THE ROMANCE OF EXPLORATION AND EMERGENCY FIRST-AID FROM STANLEY TO BYRD
Published by Burroughs Wellcome & Co., New York, 1934
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Complete Traveller Antiquarian Bookstore, Westport, CT, U.S.A.Complete Traveller Antiquarian Bookstore
AbeBooks seller since November 30, 2003
Condition: Used - Very good
£ 69.49
Quantity: 1 available
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Small glue residue to front free end paper; An examination of the expeditions of various pioneers of exploration, including Park, Byrd, Stanley, Hedin, Theodore Roosevelt and others, and interestingly, the various techniques for medicine and first aid in the field as well as at the time of publication. Printed for the Chicago's World Fair. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering. Beautiful silver endpapers with decorative blindstamped pattern.; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 160 pages.
Seller Inventory # 16830
Bibliographic details
- Title
- THE ROMANCE OF EXPLORATION AND EMERGENCY FIRST-AID FROM STANLEY TO BYRD
- Author
- [Burroughs Wellcome & Co. ]
- Publisher
- Burroughs Wellcome & Co., New York
- Publication year
- 1934
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Binding
- Hardcover
Complete Traveller Antiquarian Bookstore
Westport, CT, U.S.A.
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Corviglia Books LLC
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Westport, CT U.S.A. 06880
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