Voyages of Discovery in the Artic and Antarctic Seas and Round the World being Personal Narratives of Attempts to Reach the North and South Poles
by McCormick, Robert
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Glastonbury, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
London: Sampson, Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, 1884. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Two volumes with volume one showing minor wear at the head and heel of the spine, one slightly bumped corner, modest overall cover wear and light cover soiling, front endpaper splitting at hinge with chipping of the front fep, modest foxing of the first few pages, many pages are uncut. Volume two has more wear to the heel of the spine, modest overall wear and light cover soiling, modest foxing to the first few pages, many pages are uncut. Overall condition is very good with gilt lettering and design complete and clean thus a very good or better copy of a book that appears never to have been read. .
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- Bookseller
- UnCommon Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019698
- Title
- Voyages of Discovery in the Artic and Antarctic Seas and Round the World being Personal Narratives of Attempts to Reach the North and South Poles
- Author
- McCormick, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Sampson, Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1884
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography / Biography / True Storie;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Glossary
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- 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...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....