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Under the North Pole: The Wilkins-Ellsworth Submarine Expedition
by Wilkins, Sir Hubert
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Foster, Rhode Island, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1931-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x1. Brewer, Warren and Putnam; New York, 1931. Hardcover. Limited Edition. Book is limited to 275 numbered copies. This book is number 152. Signed directly on limitation prelim. A Very Good, grey boards and blue cloth spine and corners with gilt lettering on spine, binding sturdy and intact, deckle fore-edge and bottom text block edge, TEG with few blemishes, few uncut pages, some handling/rub marks to boards, bit of crimping to spine edges, some sunning to board margins, discoloration to front and back matters, sunned frontis-piece tissue, bit of scattered foxing to text block edge, couple of holes/abrasions to front gutter, some rubbing to board and spine edges, without Dust wrapper. A nice, clean and unmarked but signed copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches]. 347pp., b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. Please Note: Depending on site, actual book for sale may differ physically from picture listed. Additional scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lavendier Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1035573
- Title
- Under the North Pole: The Wilkins-Ellsworth Submarine Expedition
- Author
- Wilkins, Sir Hubert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Brewer, Warren & Putnam
- Date Published
- 1931-01-01
- Size
- 9x6x1
- Weight
- 1.88 lbs
Terms of Sale
Lavendier Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Lavendier Books
Biblio member since 2008
Foster, Rhode Island
About Lavendier Books
Selling quailty books for over 20 years.
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Uncut Pages
- 'Uncut pages', or simply 'uncut', traditionally refers to a book which has not been trimmed by rebinding. Prior to the...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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