Down to the Sea by Grenfell, Wilfred T by Grenfell, Wilfred T

Revell, 1910. VG / G +. Hardcover / Light foxing to early pages / Dust jacket is toned & chipped

New York: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1910 Pictorial gray cloth. Probable first edition; the sketches within were first published in various magazines of the period ("The Century," "Putnam's," etc.) Tissue-guarded frontispiece half-tone photograph of Grenfell and Commander Peary and half-tone photographs within text. Moderate-to-heavy rubbing of cover extremities, with tattering at spine tips. Half of rear spine edge discolored and split, but re-glued by library and intact. Moderate scuffing and soil to cover cloth. Prior owner name, date in pencil on front endpaper. Library marks: bookplate affixed to inside cover; spine lettering; very small remnants/shadows of removed pocket strip and "date due" slip at rear endpapers. Text block clean and intact.

New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1910. not stated . Hardcover. Good. No odor or mildew! Good reading copy.Frontis & tissue guard areloose. On cover: dog team heads towards Canadian outpost sepia-tinted photos. good, no dj, pict. gray cloth. Considerably waterstained. Tight 226 pgs

NY/Chicago: Revell, 1910. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/None. Hardcover, light green cloth stamped in white and black, 226 pages, 12 photographic plates. Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell (1865 -1940) was a medical missionary to Newfoundland and Labrador. Beginning with Vikings of To-day (1895), he published between 1905 and 1938 a succession of books about Labrador, which was at the time a British colony. Frontis photo shows Grenfell and Perry (back from the N. Pole) on the deck of the 'Roosevelt'. This is a collection from six periodicals of 14 sketches by the 'Labrador Doctor.' He has fascinating stories to tell about the natives, the sailors, fishermen, the climate and his doctoring. Small tan stain affecting 10 pages, only in margin. Otherwise clean. Record # 379971

Fleming H. Revell Company, 1910. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. A solid copy with tight binding, bright boards, clean pages and unmarked text. Spine very slightly cocked, previous owner's small bookplate attached to front pastedown. Still a handsome copy throughout. Will be carefully packaged and shipped with tracking.

New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1910. Clean and attractive copy from 1910 in gray pictorial cloth showing a dogsled team printed in dark blue and white, sepiatone illustrations from photographs. Some light scattered speckling to the front cover, good hinges, firm text block, clean pages with no names or other markings.. Hard Cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Revell, 1910. Hardcover. Good. First edition. Good hardcover. Front hinge cracked. Nameplate inside front cover. Pages light brown from age. Clean text. Illustrated. Corners on cover bent. Spine browned. Spine ends starting to fray. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.