True Tales Of Arctic Heroism In The New World
by Greely, A. W
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good overall
- Seller
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Garrison, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1912. First edition. Hardcover. Very good overall. Book plate of noted Arctic explorer and geologist William Herbert Hobbs (1864 - 1953), who led 4 expeditions to Greenland. He studied glacial anticyclones in the upper air with pilot balloons and how the land surrounding a continental glacier is affected during its liquidation.
8vo, 385pp, with 16 b&w plates, 15 in text maps. Grey illustrated cloth covers with black title lettering and pictorial illustration of explorer and sled dog on the front cover.
8vo, 385pp, with 16 b&w plates, 15 in text maps. Grey illustrated cloth covers with black title lettering and pictorial illustration of explorer and sled dog on the front cover.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24103
- Title
- True Tales Of Arctic Heroism In The New World
- Author
- Greely, A. W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good overall
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1912
- Bookseller catalogs
- ARCTIC;
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Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
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Garrison, New York
About Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
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