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Argonauts of the South: Being a Narrative of the Voyages and Polar Seas and Adventures in the Antarctic with Sir Douglas Mawson and Sir Ernest Shackleton.
by Hurley, Frank
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1925. First edition of Hurley's appreciation of the two principal figures of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Royal octavo, original publisher's cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with 75 plates and maps. Provenance: from the Arctic and Antarctic collection of Gerald F. Fitzgerald with his library plate to the pastedown. In near fine condition.
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- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 143724
- Title
- Argonauts of the South: Being a Narrative of the Voyages and Polar Seas and Adventures in the Antarctic with Sir Douglas Mawson and Sir Ernest Shackleton.
- Author
- Hurley, Frank
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York and London
- Date Published
- 1925
- Keywords
- Argonauts of the South First Edition, Frank Hurley First Edition
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography and Autobiography;
Terms of Sale
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Raptis Rare Books
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Palm Beach, Florida
About Raptis Rare Books
Founded by Matthew and Adrienne Raptis, Raptis Rare Books is an antiquarian book firm that specializes in literature, children's books, economics, photo books, signed and inscribed books, and landmark books in all fields. Our business model is simple: we strive to handle books that are in exceptional condition and to provide exceptional customer service.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Fine
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- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
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