Icebound. The Jeannette Expedition's Quest For The North Pole -- 1988 FIRST EDITION
by Guttridge, Leonard F
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Norman: Airlife Publishing, 1988. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1988 FIRST PRINTING of First UK Edition. Original brown boards with gilt lettering spine. The book is in nice condition but has some clear glue (publisher's?) residue to upper front cover, otherwise the covers are very clean without fading or rubbing, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, solid binding. The original dust jacket has faded spine, no tears, no chips, no loss, clean. The book measures 232mm tall x 158mm and has 357 pages, many b/w illustrations and photos, EP map, index. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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- Bookseller
- JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002892
- Title
- Icebound. The Jeannette Expedition's Quest For The North Pole -- 1988 FIRST EDITION
- Author
- Guttridge, Leonard F
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Airlife Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Norman
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- Mountaineering, Mountain Climbing, Bergsteigen, Alpinismus, Alpinism, Alpinismo, Alpinisme, Arrampicata, north pole, arctic, polar, greenland, eskimos, inuit, ski, skis, skiing, ski-ing, northwest passage
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountaineering; Skiing; Polar;
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