A Chronological History Of Voyages Into The Arctic Regions (1818) Undertaken Chiefly for the Purpose of Discovering a North-East, North-West or Polar Passage Between the Atlantic and Pacific
by Barrow, John
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG/VG
- Seller
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Auckland, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: David & Charles Reprints, 1971. Reprint from the 1818 Edition by John Murray. Includes a new Introduction by Christopher Lloyd. Clean navy blue cloth on boards with gilt title over light blue label. Spine: thin light rubbing to foot of spine and a couple of short paperthin rubbings to spines frontside edge. Edges: moderate foxing to top-edge. Head ffep fore-corner with name date 1973. Nice clean contents. Binding is As New. 379p plus Appendix of 48 pages & illustrations. Dj: clean jacket. Couple of faint scratches. Light thin creasing to some of the bottom edge.. Reprint. Hb. VG/VG.
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- Bookseller
- BOOKMARK Ltd
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 039477
- Title
- A Chronological History Of Voyages Into The Arctic Regions (1818) Undertaken Chiefly for the Purpose of Discovering a North-East, North-West or Polar Passage Between the Atlantic and Pacific
- Author
- Barrow, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- VG
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- David & Charles Reprints
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1971
- Bookseller catalogs
- Maritime;
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- VG/VG
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