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The Antarctic Ocean; [Special binding by National Library Binding Company of Ohio]
by Owen, Russell
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Sebastopol, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Whittlesey House (McGraw-Hill), 1941. First Edition. Near Fine. [9.25x6.25in]; xiii, 254 pp. [1], photographic image by Herbert Ponting of sailing ship [Terra Nova, Scott's 1911-12 expedition] in ice field on title page, 14 plates with photographs, 12 maps, cartopgraphic end papers from original binding at rear; Three-Quarter bound dark green goat with marbled paper covers, gilt boarders, gilt lettering on spine in red dyed label, three color dyed gilt edged penguin illustration on spine, marbled end papers, top edge gilt, all edges trimmed; Minor rubbing on a few spots, corners and edges, spine faded, bookplate of Roberth Wetherill, Jr. on verson of front end paper; A fine example of special rebinding. [Rosove 1236, Spence 883]. Russell Owen [1889-1952] was a journalist and writer interested in adventure and exploration. He covered the air race to the North Pole with Amundsen and was part of Byrd's Little America I Antarctic expedition of 1928-30, and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for the onsite reporting of the expedition. He also wrote a book about the expedition in 1934, "South of the Sun". This book is a good overview of Antarctic exploration from the late 1700's to early 1800's with Cook, Palmer, Wilkes to the Golden or "Heroic" Age of Antarctic exploration with European and British explorers.
Robert Wetherill, Jr. was from a Pennsivannia industrial family known for machinery works.
Robert Wetherill, Jr. was from a Pennsivannia industrial family known for machinery works.
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- Bookseller
- David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11295
- Title
- The Antarctic Ocean; [Special binding by National Library Binding Company of Ohio]
- Author
- Owen, Russell
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Whittlesey House (McGraw-Hill)
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1941
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About the Seller
David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
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Sebastopol, California
About David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA is an online bookseller specializing in fine books, maps, publications, and ephemera related to Exploration, Adventure and World History with a focus on the Polar Regions, California and the American West. A particular interest is in the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration from 1895 to 1920's. Other areas of interest are in the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, and a little bit of this and that.
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