The Polar Passion: The Quest for the North Pole, with Selections from Arctic Journals
by Mowat, Farley (ed.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
Ontario, Canada: McClelland & Stewart, 1967. First Canada edition. HC w DJ. PC VG+/Good. Grey cloth, gilt spine titling dulled, blind-stamped front, light edgewear, corners bumped, brown endpapers, FO plate to FPEP, leaves bright, binding sound. Unclipped DJ heavily edgeworn w nicks/chips, open & closed tears, spine tips crushed, now in Brodart. Sepia-toned illustrations throughout. PLEASE NOTE: We are happy to provide photos. Please contact us for any specific requests. BUYING AND SELLING USED AND RARE BOOKS FROM HISTORIC EAST NASHVILLE SINCE 2012.
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- Bookseller
- Refuge Books: Used & Rare (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 220484
- Title
- The Polar Passion: The Quest for the North Pole, with Selections from Arctic Journals
- Author
- Mowat, Farley (ed.)
- Format/Binding
- HC w DJ
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Canada edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- McClelland & Stewart
- Place of Publication
- Ontario, Canada
- Date Published
- 1967
- Pages
- 303
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- Leaves
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- Spine
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- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- PC
- Partially chipped (dustjacket)
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
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