Tales of Polar Exploration. Compiled from Authentic Sources
by Maxwell, Gordon S
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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About This Item
(London: James Brodie [1928]). The Brodie Books, Number Forty-Four. 180 x 122 mm; saddle-stitched red card wrappers; pp. 63; some illustrations. Wrappers a bit tanned and worn, with archival tape repairs to reverse of spine fold; corners curled; some foxing. Fair to good. Uncommon little primer on the subject, with some outstanding anecdotes from the key figures of the Heroic Age. Publication date suggested by OCLC. "The anecdotes of Polar Exploration have been chosen mainly to show the terrible, yet wonderful, conditions under which the intrepid voyagers into this grim unknown had to labour." .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10740
- Title
- Tales of Polar Exploration. Compiled from Authentic Sources
- Author
- Maxwell, Gordon S
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- (London: James Brodie [1928])
- Keywords
- Commander Peary. Roald Amundsen. Captain Robert Falcon Scott. Antarctica. South Pole. Heroic Age. Travel
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel;
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Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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About the Seller
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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Port Elizabeth
About Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Christison Rare Books operates as a mail order business, based in Port Elizabeth. We are members of IOBA and SABDA. Whereas we stock thousands of books on a wide variety of subjects, our focus has always been on SE Africa - its peoples, wildlife and history. The store is managed by Lindsay Christison. Although we do not run an open book shop, prospective customers who would like to examine items described in our on-line list of stock are welcome to make an appointment.
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- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....