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South Pole Odyssey: Selections From the Antarctic Diaries of Edward Wilson
by Wilson, Edward; Harry King (ed)
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition
- ISBN 10
- 0727016555
- ISBN 13
- 9780727016553
- Seller
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King River, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
Rigby, Adelaide, 1982. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. This is the first Australian edition. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 176 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. Edward Wilson was a member of Robert Scott's ill-fated 1912 expedition to be first to the South Pole. In fact Wilson accompanied Scott on the last push to the pole only to find that Amundsen had beaten them to it. He was one of the last four members that perished on the return journey. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Adventure, Survival, Exploration; Britain/UK; 1900-1920; Biography & Autobiography. ISBN: 0727016555. ISBN/EAN: 9780727016553. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 8710. . 9780727016553
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- Bookseller
- Great Southern Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8710
- Title
- South Pole Odyssey: Selections From the Antarctic Diaries of Edward Wilson
- Author
- Wilson, Edward; Harry King (ed)
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0727016555
- ISBN 13
- 9780727016553
- Publisher
- Rigby
- Place of Publication
- Adelaide
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- BZDB137 Wilson, Edward A. (Edward Adrian), 1872-1912., robert scott, antarctica, Adventure, Survival, Exploration; Britain/UK; 1900-1920; Biography & Autobiography. ISBN: 0727016555 EAN: 9780727016553 Wilson, Edward; Harry King (ed) South Pole Odyss
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