My Attainment of the Pole: Being the Record of the Expedition That First Reached the Boreal Center 1907-1909 with the Final Summary of the Polar Controversy
by Cook, Dr Frederick A
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Horncastle, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: Polar Publishing Co, 1911. 1st (US) edition, large 4to, 604pp, photo illustrations; all plates present as called for although the plate listed as facing page 200 is in fact facing 202; the head of the spine has had a repair carried out on an L-shaped tear, pretty successfully ( see image); there are some signs of wear to all extrems but nothing very serious; the image to fr board is sound as is lettering; previous owner's name and address to ffep; by and large this is a respectable example of a big book that rarely travels well and is most uncommon; G/VG Copy, no DJ; NB This is a large heavy book well outside the preset postage tariffs; however for simplicity this item has been priced accordingly and no extra postage will be required unless buyer wants overseas sending. Overseas, which includes Europe and the Republic of Ireland, both surface and air, would be expensive. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Roger Lucas Booksellers (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 37653
- Title
- My Attainment of the Pole: Being the Record of the Expedition That First Reached the Boreal Center 1907-1909 with the Final Summary of the Polar Controversy
- Author
- Cook, Dr Frederick A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Polar Publishing Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1911
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Keywords
- Travel & Exploration, Polar, Arctic, North Pole
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About the Seller
Roger Lucas Booksellers
Biblio member since 2004
Horncastle, Lincolnshire
About Roger Lucas Booksellers
We are a family-based firm of general, out-of-print booksellers with strongish suits in Literature and Literary Criticism, Art & Art History, and New Age Subjects. Horncastle is a small market town at the foot of the Lincolnshire Wolds about 20 miles East of Lincoln.
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