South Latitude
by Ommanney, F.D
- Used
- Good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Longmans Green and Co, 1938. xi, 308, frontispiece and 15 illustrations, maps on eps; publisher's green cloth gilt, a little foxing to fore edge. Book plate by Robert Gibbings for the Book Society on the half-title without inscription. "This book is merely a record of personal experiences and is in no sense an official account of the work carries out under the supervision of the "Discovery" Committee on behalf of the Government of the Falkland Islands." Spine darkened 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". First. Limp Vellum. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Book.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Interquarian (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003031
- Title
- South Latitude
- Author
- Ommanney, F.D
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First
- Publisher
- Longmans Green and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1938
- Keywords
- SOUTH ATLANTIC FALKLAND ISLANDS ANTARCTIC WHALING
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel and Exploration; South America;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Interquarian
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
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