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THE REAL BOOK ABOUT EXPLORERS by Block, Irvin - 1952

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THE REAL BOOK ABOUT EXPLORERS by Block, Irvin - 1952

THE REAL BOOK ABOUT EXPLORERS

by Block, Irvin

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  • Hardcover
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New York: Garden City Books, 1952. 192 pp. Quarter-bound with black cloth and blue/red/black decorated boards; lettered in orange on the spine; illustrated endpapers. Illustrated with line drawings by Jules Gotlieb. Wear at the corners of the dustjacket with tears and chips around the edges; price clipped; no interior markings. The Chapters are: What's on the Other Side; Into the Rising Sun; Marco and His Millions; The Lost Continents; Steppingstones to America; Christopher Columbus - The Disappointed Traveler; El Dorado - Man of Gold; Cabeza de Vaca - Explorer in Spite of Himself; Magellan - The Whole World Round; Samuel de Champlain - Father of New France; Beyond Darien; Lewis and Clark and the Dream of Thomas Jefferson; Africa Refound; Timbuktu - Almost; The Good Doctor Livingstone; The Top; The Bottom; The Whole World Over; followed by Real Dates in Exploration and an Index.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good Only. Illus. by Jules Gotlieb;. 12mo.
  • Bookseller W. Fraser Sandercombe CA (CA)
  • Illustrator Jules Gotlieb;
  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used - Very Good
  • Jacket Condition Good Only
  • Edition First Edition
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Garden City Books
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 1952
  • Keywords marco polo; rising sun; lost continents;
  • Size 12mo

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The Real Book About Explorers (Real Book Series, 16)

by Irvin Block

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Garden City Books, 1952. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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by Irvin Block

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Garden City Books, 1952. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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The Real Book About Explorers (Real Book Series, 16)

The Real Book About Explorers (Real Book Series, 16)

by Irvin Block

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Garden City Books, 1952. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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The Real Book About Explorers

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Garden City, NY: Garden City Publishing Co., 1952. Cover is worn and rubbed. Pages are clean, tight and unmarked. Usual library/discard markings. . Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. Illus. by Gotlieb, Jules. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.
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The Real Book About Explorers

by Block, Irvin

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Garden City, 1952. Hardcover. Very Good. Jules Gotleib. Crisp and clean. Minimal browning to some margins. Nifty illustrated endpapers. DJ has little tears at top and bottom. this book takes a narrative tact of exploring the explorers. Charming.
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THE REAL BOOK ABOUT EXPLORERS

THE REAL BOOK ABOUT EXPLORERS

by Block, Irvin

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New York: Garden City Books, 1952. Book. Illus. by Jules Gotlieb;. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo. 192 pp. Quarter-bound with black cloth and blue/red/black decorated boards; lettered in orange on the spine; illustrated endpapers. Illustrated with line drawings by Jules Gotlieb. Wear at the corners of the dustjacket with tears and chips around the edges; price clipped; no interior markings. The Chapters are: What's on the Other Side; Into the Rising Sun; Marco and His Millions; The Lost Continents; Steppingstones to America; Christopher Columbus - The Disappointed Traveler; El Dorado - Man of Gold; Cabeza de Vaca - Explorer in Spite of Himself; Magellan - The Whole World Round; Samuel de Champlain - Father of New France; Beyond Darien; Lewis and Clark and the Dream of Thomas Jefferson; Africa Refound; Timbuktu - Almost; The Good Doctor Livingstone; The Top; The Bottom; The Whole World Over; followed by Real Dates in Exploration and an Index..
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The Real Book About Explorers

by Block, Irvin

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  • Hardcover
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Garden City, New York, U.S.A.: Garden City Books, 1952. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Gotlieb, Jules. Very Good Condition. Minor wear. Binding tight, pages lightly aged toned. Dust Jacket Moderate wear, small tears, chips and rubbing present. Pictures available upon request.
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