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A Whaling Cruise To Baffin's Bay And The Gulf Of Boothia. And An Account Of The Rescue Of The Crew Of The "polaris.
by Sherard Osborn
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
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Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Sampson Low, Marston, Low,and Searle, 1874. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. *1st Edition* Sampson Low, Marston, Low,and Searle.1874. 8vo, pp320 with folding map and b/w engravings throughout the text, unfortunately two of the seven separate engravings on wood are missing with some minimal cracking to hinge where they have been taken out. Hardcover issued without DJ. Half calf leather binding with marbled boards and raised band spine in very good condition with rubbing along edges and tips. Inside previous owners inscription on front free end paper, some foxing to plates and fold out map but otherwise very clean considering age. A very good copy of this rare book.
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- Bookseller
- Nikki Green Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- TV-L7VA-7TNO
- Title
- A Whaling Cruise To Baffin's Bay And The Gulf Of Boothia. And An Account Of The Rescue Of The Crew Of The "polaris.
- Author
- Sherard Osborn
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Sampson Low, Marston, Low,and Searle
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1874
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Sports and pastimes
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Nikki Green Books
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Glasgow, Glasgow
About Nikki Green Books
Nikki Green Books is based in Glasgow. We are third generation bookdealers, beginning with Eve Lowell who started The Dartmoor Bookshop in Ashburton and Sue Lowell Natural History Books, our parent company, based in London. We specialise in natural history along with a wide range of subjects
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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....
- Marbled boards
- ...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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