Douglas Mawson: The Life of an Explorer
by Hall, Lincoln; reseach by Barbara Scanlan
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1864366702
- ISBN 13
- 9781864366709
- Seller
-
Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
Sydney: New Holland Publishers. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. (2000). First Edition. Hardcover. 1864366702 . No signatures. No tears to dust wrapper. Dust wrapper protected in archival mylar cover. ; 224 pages. Page dimensions: 279 x 229mm. Biography of the Antarctic explorer. Illustrated with numerous b&w photographic illustrations. "Author Lincoln Hall, a mountaineer and adventurer himself, offers a fresh interpretation not only of Mawson's exploits but also of his motivations, his character and his knack for surival." - from blurb on rear wrapper.; 4to .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13731
- Title
- Douglas Mawson: The Life of an Explorer
- Author
- Hall, Lincoln; reseach by Barbara Scanlan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1864366702
- ISBN 13
- 9781864366709
- Publisher
- New Holland Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- (2000)
- Keywords
- 1864366702
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About the Seller
Renaissance Books
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Dunedin, New Zealand
About Renaissance Books
We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.
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