CAPTAIN SCOTT: And the Antarctic Tragedy
by Brent, Peter/Fuchs, V. E. (Introduction)
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York, NY: Saturday Review Press (1974) 224 pp. Original purple covers w/ gilt title on spine. Binding very bright and clean. Spine ends and bottom corners bumped. Light foxing to edges of text block and endpapers. DJ has light edge wear. Illust. w/ 16 pages of colour plates and about 100 b/w illustrations. Contents nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 505BIO
- Title
- CAPTAIN SCOTT: And the Antarctic Tragedy
- Author
- Brent, Peter/Fuchs, V. E. (Introduction)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Saturday Review Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Keywords
- BIOGRAPHY SCOTT ROBERT FALCON 1868 1912 CAPTAINS BRITISH ROYAL NAVY OFFICER EXPLORERS EXPLORATION ANTARCTIC REGIONS ANTARCTICA DISCOVERY SOUTH POLE RACE AMUNDSEN ROALD ENGELBREGT GRAVNING 1872 1928 NORWEGIAN EXPLORERS POLAR REGIONS WORLD HISTORY NONFICTIO
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- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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Shoemaker Booksellers
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
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