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Univ of Washington Pr, 1989-09-01. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 11x8x1. Minor wear to binding on corners, edges & spine. Dj shelf worn around edges with small scuffs & markings on cover. Dust Jacket protected by mylar cover.

University of Washington Press, 1989. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Clean first edition in clean unchipped dust jacket (now in new archival quality removable mylar cover). Blue cloth boards with silver lettering on spine. No fading or wear. Binding is tight and square, pages are clean. No names, writing or marks. Liberally illustrated with photographs in full color and black and white. 207 pages with Index. Clean jacket is unchipped, no wear, no tears. A beautiful book that examines Lor Lonsdale's epic trip through the heart of Canada, along the Arctic coast, up te Yukon River, and down the Alaskan coast and peninsula. He covered thousands of miles in one year..

Univ of Washington Pr, 1989. Oversize Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. XL. Book show very light use only. Binding is solid and square, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows light shelf wear only, no tears. The second son of the 3rd Earl of Lonsdale, he succeeded his brother, the 4th Earl, in 1882. Lord Lonsdale was an avid sportsman and bon vivant and was known by some as ""England's greatest sporting gentleman"". He was a founding member of the National Sporting Club and he donated the original Lonsdale Belts for boxing. His name was later given to a clothing brand of boxing garments, worn by Muhammad Ali. After a scandal, in 1888, Lonsdale set out to explore the Arctic regions of Canada as far north as Melville Island, and nearly dying before reaching Kodiak, Alaska in 1889 and returning to England. Lord Lonsdale was the inspiration for the Lonsdale cigar size, and was part of a famous wager with John Pierpoint Morgan over whether a man could circumnavigate the… Read More

Univ of Washington Pr. hardcover. New. 9x0x11. HARDCOVER, BRAND NEW, Perfect Shape, No Remainder Mark,

Univ of Washington Pr, 1989-09-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Univ of Washington Pr. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp.