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Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea 1819-1822
by Franklin, John (Intro. Capt R. F. Scott)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good, no d/j Everyman edition, green cloth boards (good but small stains), gilt spine titling bright; patterned pastedowns;
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: J. M. Dent & Sons, n.d. (?1924). 1st thus. hardback. Very good, no d/j Everyman edition, green cloth boards (good but small stains), gilt spine titling bright; patterned pastedowns; text block firm, pages crisp and unmarked.. 18mo (170 x 100 / 6_"" x 4""). The Everyman Library edition of Franklin's classic account of the voyage to explore the Polar Seas (he would die in 1845 on the fated journey to find the North West passage). Introduction by Scott of the Antarctic
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC123119
- Title
- Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea 1819-1822
- Author
- Franklin, John (Intro. Capt R. F. Scott)
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, no d/j Everyman edition, green cloth boards (good but small stains), gilt spine titling bright; patterned pastedowns;
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent & Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- n.d. (?1924)
- Pages
- 434
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1st, travel, memoir, autobiography, everyman, pocket, Franklin, Scott
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 18mo (170 x 100 / 6_\"\" x 4\"\")
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- Gilt
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