Heroes of Modern Adventure
by Bridges, T.C. and Tiltman, H. Hessell
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good. No dustjacket. Binding square, some rubbing to cloth.
- Seller
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Garrison, New York, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1927. First Edition. Good. No dustjacket. Binding square, some rubbing to cloth.. 277 pages with illustrations of explorers (one page loose). Includes profiles of Amundsen, Sir Alan Cobham, Colonel Fawcett, Rosita Forbes, Skipper Gowen, Michell Hedges, Lawrence of Arabia, Jack McLaren, Roger Pocock and Charles Lindbergh, whose photo is opposite the title page. Approx. 6 by 9 inches. Red cloth boards.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18786
- Title
- Heroes of Modern Adventure
- Author
- Bridges, T.C. and Tiltman, H. Hessell
- Book Condition
- Used - Good. No dustjacket. Binding square, some rubbing to cloth.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1927
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Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
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Garrison, New York
About Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
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