A Very Gallant Gentleman
by Bernacchi, Louis C
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good overall
- Seller
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Garrison, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: T. Buttersworth, 1935. Hardcover. Very good overall. Story of Capt. Lawrence Edward Grace Oates in the Antarctic, who died in the race for the South Pole with Scott. Disabled by frostbite & slowing his companions, he left the tent to die, saying to his friends, "I'm just going outside, and may be sometime..."
8vo, frontispiece, 240pp, ills in text. Purple cloth covers, lightly sunned at spine, title rubbed, ink drop affects lower spine. Internally, Sydney bookseller stamp and some pricing notes in ink at bottom of front paste down, o/w very good.
8vo, frontispiece, 240pp, ills in text. Purple cloth covers, lightly sunned at spine, title rubbed, ink drop affects lower spine. Internally, Sydney bookseller stamp and some pricing notes in ink at bottom of front paste down, o/w very good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22466
- Title
- A Very Gallant Gentleman
- Author
- Bernacchi, Louis C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good overall
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- T. Buttersworth
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1935
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About the Seller
Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
Biblio member since 2009
Garrison, New York
About Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
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