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Explorers House: National Geographic and the World It Made
by Poole, Robert M
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1594200327
- ISBN 13
- 9781594200328
- Seller
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Stanley, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Penguin Press, 2004. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. New York: Penguin Press , 2004. First Edition, First Printing. Near Fine/Fine. Clean first edition, first printing in clean unclipped dust jacket. Clean white boards with gold lettering on cover and spine. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound, pages and edges are clean and bright. Very small ink-stamped previous owner name at top edge of front free endpaper - no other marks. Illustrated with black and white photographs. 358 pages with index. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Fascinating history of a great institution - the National Geographic Society. A story with unexpected twists and turns and exotic characters to rival any of the expeditions mounted by the National Geographic..
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- Bookseller
- Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 027287
- Title
- Explorers House: National Geographic and the World It Made
- Author
- Poole, Robert M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing.
- ISBN 10
- 1594200327
- ISBN 13
- 9781594200328
- Publisher
- Penguin Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2004
- Keywords
- NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, WORLD TRAVEL, EXPLORATION, ROBERT M. POOLE, FIRST EDITION
- Bookseller catalogs
- Adventure/Travel;
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