Wilderness Under the Earth by Franke Herbert W - 1958

Lutterworth Press, 1958. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

London: Scientific Book Club. Very Good/Good. 1958. First UK Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo Dust jacket chipped, small tears, unclipped, now in clear protective sleeve. Green cloth black titling. Browning strip to ffep. No ownership marks. Unexplored regions of the earth will always attract the adventurous, for they appeal to man's desire for new experiences and discoveries, and satisfy his urge to test his courage, his strength and his will-power, by their very nature, in obscure places, but near at hand are the great caves of Europe-many still undiscovered, others only partially explored. Dr. Herbert Franke, one of the leading amateur speleologists in Europe, has explored over a hundred caves, many of them renowned for their dangerous character. In this stimulating book, Dr. Franke tells of his experiences in such caves as the potholes of Totes Gebirge, in search of a skier who fell to his death; the fabulous Tantalhohle, which was discovered in 1948 and is now considered to be the most… Read More

London: The Scientific Book Club. 1958. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. Light wear to dustjacket edges and corners. Black & white maps. Translated by Mervyn Savill. Previous owner's details to front free end paper. 204 pages. Dr Herbert Franke tells of his adventures under the Earth, exploring caves in Europe that have not been fully explored. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st UK Edition. Hardback.

London: Lutterworth Press, 1958. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardback. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¼ - 9¼" tall. First UK edition. Octavo hardback. 204 pp. Black & white illustrations. Very Good condition in Good, price-clipped dust jacket (slight loss of material at head of spine, edges rubbed). Previous owner's inscription on front free end paper. NOT book club edition

London, The Scientific Book Club, (1958).. First English Edition; 8vo; pp. 204; list of maps and plans of caves, subject index, index of place names; original cloth, minor chipping to browned dustjacket; page edges flecked, cloth bumped, spine cocked; a good copy.

The Scientific Book Club, 1958. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. First Scientific Book Club edition hardback, 1958, with unclipped jacket. In overall very good used condition with only minor signs of age, handling and storage - dust jacket a touch rubbed to edges, green cloth boards clean and crisp. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears little read; no annotation or inscriptions; upper edge of page-block dust-marked but text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book.

London: The Scientific Book Club, 1958. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Very Good — in Good Dust Wrapper. Plain paper dust wrapper a little edgeworn and faded. Minor age-toning to the lining papers. . Hardback in dust wrapper (green boards with black titling to the spine) Physically 8¾” x 5¾” (0.8 kg); 204pp; Index; Translated by Mervyn Savill; Includes: Diagrams; Maps; Plans; || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #192868|| Condition:

London: Scientific Book Club. Translated by Mervyn Savill. Caving & exploring underground in great detail. A number of maps, plans, charts, cross-sections etc. An uncommon book. Page edges a little spotted . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st thus. 1958.

Published by The Scientific Book Club, London, 1958. Hard Cover. Condition: Good Plus. Top of first endpaper clipped. Foxing. Boards and interior very clean. Dust Jascket: Good. Moderate edgewear. .