WESTWARD HO WITH THE 'ALBATROSS'
by Peterson, Professor Hans
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Launceston, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Macmillan, 1954. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. pp. xii, 205; b/w photographic illustrations. Original dust jacket very good, with slight general wear and a little rubbing to edges, slightly scuffed to head/tail of the spine, not price-clipped, now attractively presented in a loose-fitting clear archival sleeve. Hard-back binding, very good. Contents clean and tight, unmarked no inscriptions, minimal foxing. A fine unmarked copy with a very good dust jacket. "Graphic first-hand account of a Swedish Deep-Sea Expedition of which the author was the leader.Illuminating and full account of the objectives and results of the expedition and a lively personal narrative"..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Loe Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021426
- Title
- WESTWARD HO WITH THE 'ALBATROSS'
- Author
- Peterson, Professor Hans
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1954
- Size
- 8vo
- Bookseller catalogs
- Exploration & Travel - World; Marine Biology;
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Loe Books
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Launceston, Cornwall
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- Jacket
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