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The Voyage of The 'Discovery'. [Complete in 2 Volumes]

The Voyage of The 'Discovery'. [Complete in 2 Volumes]

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The Voyage of The 'Discovery'. [Complete in 2 Volumes]

by Scott, Captain Robert F

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London.: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1905. First printing. . Hard. Fair. 8vo. 9 1/3".. With 260 full-page and smaller illustrations by Dr. E. A. Wilson and other members of the expedition, photogravure frontispieces, 12 coloured plates in facsimile from Dr. Wilson's sketches, panoramas and maps.. Fair. Lacking dust jackets. Volume I is has a library binding. Ex private library copies; no stamps or markings but for the library bookplate to each front cover. Covers well worn and marked, the joint of vol. II is split 3" in the middle. Hinges split. First 7 leaves of vol. I have what looks like a small mouse nibble from the bottom corner of the fore-edge and the free front endpaper and half-title page are dog-eared. The gatherings of the leaves of vol. II are quite loose and shaken, with quires and leaves in danger of coming loose. The fold-out chart to the rear pocket of vol. II is torn around the edges and is missing the top-left corner. A very well used but serviceable set.

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Bookseller
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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
The Voyage of The 'Discovery'. [Complete in 2 Volumes]
Author
Scott, Captain Robert F
Illustrator
With 260 full-page and smaller illustrations by Dr. E. A. Wilson and other members of the expedition, photogravure frontispieces
Format/Binding
Hard
Book Condition
Used - Fair
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First printing.
Publisher
Smith, Elder, & Co.
Place of Publication
London.
Date Published
1905
Size
8vo. 9 1/3".
Note
May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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Library Binding
A type of reinforced binding designed for libraries, schools, or other applications where a book might experience high...
Gatherings
A term used in bookbinding, where a gathering of sheets is folded at the middle, then bound into the binding together. The...
Fair
is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
Leaves
Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
Shaken
A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
Facsimile
An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
Bookplate
Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
Edges
The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...

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