The Crossing of Antarctica The Commonwealth Trans-Atlantic Expedition 1955-1958
by Fuchs, Vivian & Sir Edmund Hillary
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+ in Fair dust jacket
- Seller
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown and Company. Good+ in Fair dust jacket. 1958. First American Edition. Hardcover. Absolutely fascinating account of the first overland crossing of Antarctica. Book in light blue full cloth covers and dotted throughout with photos and maps. DJ bears light staining and chipped all along both edges but intact and in mylar protector. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bluebird Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 71146
- Title
- The Crossing of Antarctica The Commonwealth Trans-Atlantic Expedition 1955-1958
- Author
- Fuchs, Vivian & Sir Edmund Hillary
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ in Fair dust jacket
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1958
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About the Seller
Bluebird Books
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Littleton, Colorado
About Bluebird Books
Bluebird Books is the bookselling business of Eric Mayer, operating from my base in Littleton, Colorado. I specialize in classic fiction and literature, books on birds and natural history, railroadiana, biography, history and many other genres. Bluebird Books features publications by the Modern Library and Everyman's Library. I offer free shipping on books shipped within the US via USPS Media Mail. INTERNATIONAL ORDERS: I recommend that you use Biblio.com for your international orders because they have formed a partnership with Asendia to allow for much more affordable shipping on parcels weighing under 5 lb. (about 2.26 kg).
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...