A Fabulous Kingdom: The Exploration of the Arctic
by Officer, Charles and Jack Page
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket as Issued
- Seller
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La Porte, Texas, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, USA: Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2001. CE5 - A first edition advance readig copy (ARC)/uncorrected proof book in very good+ condition with no dust jacket as issued (trade paperback). An unread, tight, clean, sound coy in tan wraps with only very, very minor overall shelf wear. A book about the quests to explore the arctic often in the form of misguided voyagers who were pushed beyond the limits of their knowledge, technology, and stamina. It is also about the eventual race for the North Pole. References, 209p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).
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- Seller
- Bookmarc's
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- Seller's Inventory #
- SCW05743
- Title
- A Fabulous Kingdom: The Exploration of the Arctic
- Author
- Officer, Charles and Jack Page
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, USA
- Date Published
- 2001
- Keywords
- Nonfiction Non-fiction History Adventure Exploration Arctic Region Arctic Regions Discovery Exploration Polar History North Pole Advance Reading Copy ARC Uncorrected Proofs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel & Adventure; History: World; Exploration & Discovery; Travel & Adventure / True Adventure; Exploration & Discovery / Exploration; Exploration & Discovery / Explorers;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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- Tight
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- Shelf Wear
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- Trade Paperback
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Reading Copy
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