Spitsbergen. An Account of Exploration, Hunting, the Mineral Riches & Future Potentialities of an Arctic Archipelago
by Brown, R.N. Rudmose
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
London: Seeley, Service & Co. Limited, 1920. 319 pp. Octavo. Illustrated with 16 plates from photos, including the frontispiece, and two maps, one which is a folding map at rear. Original black decorative cloth with blue lettering on spine and front board. Arctic Bibliography 2331. This title traces the history, exploration, and economic developments on Spitsbergen. Signed R. N. Rudmose Brown on the front pastedown. Very scarce signed and in nice condition. 1920
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aquila Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 143170
- Title
- Spitsbergen. An Account of Exploration, Hunting, the Mineral Riches & Future Potentialities of an Arctic Archipelago
- Author
- Brown, R.N. Rudmose
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Seeley, Service & Co. Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1920
- Keywords
- Arctic|Spitsbergen|Travel and Exploration
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