The North Pole And Bradley Land -- 1913 FIRS EDITION
by Balch, Edwin Swift
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Campion And Company, 1913. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 1913 FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. Original red buckram with gilt lettering front and spine, TEG. The book is likely ex-library but has been clean-up so that there are no library marks, but there is faint evidence of sticker removal lower front cover near spine corner (see photos). The EPs are clean and there is a slip tipped-in to the front EP that has "With the compliments of the author" printed on it. The book has relatively clean covers, light bump to lower outside cover corners (text block not bumped), no former owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, solid binding. The book measures 267mm tall x 178mm, and has 91 pages, 1 map, index. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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Details
- Seller
- JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 003277
- Title
- The North Pole And Bradley Land -- 1913 FIRS EDITION
- Author
- Balch, Edwin Swift
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Campion And Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1913
- Keywords
- glaciology, geology, mountaineering, france, alps, alpes, caves, caving, spelunking, frozen sausages
- Bookseller catalogs
- Miscellaneous; Mountains Alps; Spelunking;
Terms of Sale
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JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
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Portland, Oregon
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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....
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...