The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914; Illustrated in Colour and Black and White, Also With Maps. Volume I & II (2 Volumes) [1st Edition]
by Mawson, Sir Douglas
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Houlton, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1914 Circa 1914. xxx, 349pp; xiii, [1], 338pp, [2], uniformly bound in the original red cloth, deckled page edges, hinges starting, bindings tight. With the small bookplate of John J. Atwater. Covers show sunning, soiling, Interiors in Very Good Condition. Illustrated throughout, the Errata Slip is intact, with the three folding color lithograph maps in the back pocket [no tears, light foxing to one].
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- Bookseller
- Monroe Bridge Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009625
- Title
- The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914; Illustrated in Colour and Black and White, Also With Maps. Volume I & II (2 Volumes) [1st Edition]
- Author
- Mawson, Sir Douglas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1914
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Keywords
- Antarctic Exploration Blizzard Maritime Sir Douglas Mawson Polar Expedition Maps
- Bookseller catalogs
- MARITIME;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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