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The Romance of Modern Pathfinders:; Interesting Descriptions of Exploration, Adventure and Sport in All Parts of the World from Accounts by the Pioneers Themselves
by Davidson, Norman J
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- Very Good
- Condition
- Very Good
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Sebastopol, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Seeley Service and Co. LMT, 1932. Second Edition. Illustrated Cloth. Very Good. [7.875x5.375in] [8], 17-318 pp., [10] publisher advertisements, 16 plates of 24 black and white images including frontispiece and with captions, three illustrations in text, map in text, index; Blue-gray pictorial cloth covers with ink designs, white and red outline lettering, illustration on front, gilt illustration of helmeted warrior on spine, all edges trimmed; Minor shelf wear to edges and corners, light soiling of covers and darker spine, ink stamped numbers on front end paper. Stories of exploration and hunting in the Arctic, Amazon, Africa and Kamschatka in the early 1900's. Norman Davidson was a British travel writer. He published in 1921 a larger version of this book titled "Modern Exploration, Sport and Travel" with additional illustrations and maps.
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- Bookseller
- David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14216
- Title
- The Romance of Modern Pathfinders:; Interesting Descriptions of Exploration, Adventure and Sport in All Parts of the World from Accounts by the Pioneers Themselves
- Author
- Davidson, Norman J
- Format/Binding
- Illustrated Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- Seeley Service and Co. LMT
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1932
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Hunting, Arctic, Amazon, Kamchatka, GETMAN524
- Bookseller catalogs
- Exploration;
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About the Seller
David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
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Sebastopol, California
About David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA is an online bookseller specializing in fine books, maps, publications, and ephemera related to Exploration, Adventure and World History with a focus on the Polar Regions, California and the American West. A particular interest is in the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration from 1895 to 1920's. Other areas of interest are in the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, and a little bit of this and that.
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