The White Desert. The Official Account of the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition
by GIAEVER, John
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good (+)
- Seller
-
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: E P Dutton, 1954. 256pp/illus/maps. An official account of the first ever large-scale International Expedition to the Antarctic 1949-1952, led by Captain John Giaever. It tells the story of him and his fourteen companions working for two years at the base at Maudheim, and includes contributions from four members of the team, Gordon de Q. Robin, E.F. Roots, Valter Schytt and Brian Walford. DJ has shelf wear. Previous owner name on ffep. Text clean. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good (+). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- DBookmahn's Used and Rare Military Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007267
- Title
- The White Desert. The Official Account of the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition
- Author
- GIAEVER, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good (+)
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- E P Dutton
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1954
- Keywords
- Antarctic Expeditions
- Bookseller catalogs
- Arctic Anarctica;
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