Arctic Explorations, The Second Grinnell Expedition In Search of Sir John Franklin 1853, 54, 55
by Kane, Elisha Kent, Edited By Chauncey Loomis & Constance martin
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Wilmington, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1996. First Edition, thus. Hardcover. Very good. 16mo; pp; lix, (i), 447, (i), with index and a list of the Lakeside Classics; frontispiece portrait, plus twenty-seven additional illustrations including two maps; brown cloth, gilt, top edge gilt. Kane's is a well known tragedy of Arctic exploration.
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- Bookseller
- Austin's Antiquarian Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19189
- Title
- Arctic Explorations, The Second Grinnell Expedition In Search of Sir John Franklin 1853, 54, 55
- Author
- Kane, Elisha Kent, Edited By Chauncey Loomis & Constance martin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, thus
- Publisher
- The Lakeside Press
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1996
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Austin's Antiquarian Books
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About Austin's Antiquarian Books
Austin's Antiquarian Books is a used, rare and out of print bookshop located on West Main Street in Wilmington, Vermont. At our shop we have a general stock of approximately 15,000 used, scarce and out-of-print books, with particular strength in American History, especially Theodore Roosevelt the West, Travel, Decorative Arts, Natural History, and Sporting. We also offer a selection of antique maps and prints, historical paper and ephemera.
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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