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The Romance of Exploration and Emergency First-Aid from Stanley to Byrd.
by BURROUGHS WELLCOME COMPANY
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Burroughs Wellcome & Co., 1934. First edition. Small octavo. 160 pp. with a profusion of photographic illustrations. Publisher's red cloth, gilt cover lettering, silver endpapers. An excellent copy.Done for the Chicago Exposition of 1934, this book is really a lengthy advertisement for Burroughs Wellcome's Tabloid Chest of Medicines. It recounts the adventures of many explorers and gives a facsimile of their signatures as well as endorsements for the product.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 72212
- Title
- The Romance of Exploration and Emergency First-Aid from Stanley to Byrd.
- Author
- BURROUGHS WELLCOME COMPANY
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Burroughs Wellcome & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1934
Terms of Sale
Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2012
Portland, Oregon
About Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Nat DesMarais Rare Books specializes in books on the Sierra Nevada (particularly Yosemite), the Mojave, and California books in general. We also deal in the art of the American West, voyages and travels and nineteenth century literature.
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- Octavo
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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