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Frank Clune
Hands Across the Pacific
Angus & Robertson Australia 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Hardcover. 304 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Angus & Robertson Australia 1951. First Edition. CONDITION: This book is in good condition but dust jacket is not included. More specifically: Covers have superficial rubbing/wear and slight soiling. Edges of boards have moderate wear. Spine has minor lean. Edges of pages are mildly foxed. Pages are reasonably tanned. ABOUT THIS BOOK: A voyage of discovery from Australia to the Hawaiian Islands and Canada April to June 1950 Quantity Available: 1. Category: Travel & Places; Inventory No: 15060294. Angus & Robertson hardcover
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Frank Clune
Hands Across the Pacific
Angus & Robertson Australia 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Inscribed by Author. Hardcover. 304 pages. Inscribed by Author. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Angus & Robertson Australia 1951. First Edition. CONDITION: This book is in good condition but dust jacket is not included. More specifically: Covers have superficial rubbing/wear. Edges of boards have superficial wear. Spine has minor lean. Pages are reasonably tanned. ABOUT THIS BOOK: A voyage of discovery from Australia to the Hawaiian Islands and Canada April to June 1950 Quantity Available: 1. Category: Travel & Places; Inventory No: 15040393. Angus & Robertson hardcover
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Frank Clune
Journey To Pitcairn
Angus And Robertson 1967. Hardback. Good/Good. First UK edition hardback 1967 with unclipped jacket. Ex library book a couple of the usual stamps and markings no pages removed. In overall good-to-very good used condition with some minor signs of age handling and storage - dust jacket rubbed and creased to edges now protected; boards with bump to upper rear corner. Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean no annotation or inscriptions; toning to page-ends but text maps and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Photographs available. Angus And Robertson hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 250308
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Frank Clune
Roaming Round Europe : Random Rambles In Paris Eire Iceland Vienna & Belgium
Angus & Robertson Sydney 1954. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Hardcover. 248 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Angus & Robertson Sydney 1954. CONDITION: This book is in good condition but dust jacket is not included. Binding is tight covers and spine fully intact. Tanned pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Travel & Places; Inventory No: 12102310. Angus & Robertson hardcover
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Frank Dye
Sailing to the Edge of Fear
Halifax: Nimbus Publishing 1999. First edition . Paperback. Very good/No dustjacket. 8vo. pp.230 Nimbus Publishing paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 249273 ISBN : 1551092832 9781551092836
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Frank E. Huggett
The Past Present and Future of Travel and Communications: A Documentary Inquiry
London: George G. Harrap 1972. Hard bound 1st edition illustrated 181pp inc. index. Very good in price clipped edge-worn near very good dust jacket. What it was like to travel in the days of ships coaching days inland waters the railway age etc. and what we should expect in the future. 460 grams. London: George G. Harrap, 1972 unknown
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 4841 ISBN : 0245505105 9780245505102
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FRANK FORESTER, FOREWARD BY HARRY WORCHESTER SMITH
TROUTING ALONG THE CATASAUQUA; LIMITED EDITION 19 OF 423
NEW YORK: EUGENE V. CONNETT FOR ANGLERS CLUB OF NEW YORK 1927 NICE LOOKING BOOK WITH TEXTURED COVER LIMITED EDITION 19 OF 423. FRONTISPIECE IS BEAUTIFUL ARTWORK PORTRAIT OF FRANK FORESTER. TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT. WONDERFUL DETAIL AND INFORMATION BY FORESTER. GREAT BOOK THE THE FISHERMAN AND LOVER OF THE OUTDOORS. Henry William Herbert April 7 1807 May 17 1858 pen name Frank Forester was an English novelist poet historian illustrator journalist and writer on sport. Starr writes that "as a classical scholar he had few equals in the United States . . . his knowledge of English history and literature was extensive; he was a pen-and-ink artist of marked ability; as a sportsman he was unsurpassed; his pupils idolized him." Catasauqua Creek is a ENESSW oriented creek draining 6.6 miles 10.6 km straight line distance from springs of the Blue Mountain barrier ridge several miles below the Lehigh Gap in the ridge-and-valley Appalachians located upriver & opposite from Allentown in Lehigh and Northampton counties in Pennsylvania. ANTIQUE BOOKS DEN WHERE INTERESTING BOOKS LIVE. EUGENE V. CONNETT FOR ANGLERS CLUB OF NEW YORK hardcover
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Frank G Vallee,Victor F Valentine
Eskimo Of The Canadian Arctic Carleton Library Series Volume 41
Toronto: Macmillan of Canada 1978. Reprint. paperback. very good/no dustjacket. 8vo. pp.241 Macmillan of Canada paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 324596 ISBN : 0770517544 9780770517540
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FRANK HERBERT, (1920-1986).
Dune çocuklari. [= Children of Dune]. Translated by Dost Körpe.
New Turkish Paperback. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 552 p. Dune çocuklari. [= Children of Dune]. Translated by Dost Körpe.
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Frank Horner
Looking for La Perouse: D'entrecasteaux in Australia and the South Pacific 1792-1793
Victoria AU: The Miegunyah Press 1995. hardcover. very good/very good. 8vo. pp.318. The Miegunyah Press hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 334398 ISBN : 0522844510 9780522844511
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Frank Hurley
The Blue Mountains and Jenolan Caves A Camera Study
Angus and Robertson 1952. Paperback. very good/No DJ. Hardcover DJ in pieces fragments inside cover otherwise very good. Angus and Robertson paperback
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Frank Hurley
Western Australia: A Camera Study
Angus and Robertson Sydney 1953 Near Fine Hardcover / no dustjacket 208 pages 8"x 10" illustrated throughout in B/W and Colour. Angus and Robertson, Sydney hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 1180
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Frank Illingworth
Highway to the North
London: Ernest Benn 1956. Second Impression. Hb. Very Good/Corner Clipped. 8vo. pp. 293 b/w illustrations fold-out map Ernest Benn hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 72053
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Frank Illingworth
North of the Circle
London: The Travel Book Club 1951. First edition. Hardcover. Good/Sl/rubbed and Chipped Dj. 8vo. pp 254. Dustwrapper has some slight chipping and aging to the spine previous owners name on FEP The Travel Book Club hardcover
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Frank James Tester Peter Kulchyski
Kiumajut Talking Back: Game Management and Inuit Rights 1900-70
Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press 2007. First edition. hardcover. very good/no dustjacket. 8vo. pp.316 University of British Columbia Press hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 311930 ISBN : 0774812419 9780774812412
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Frank Kyper
The Railroad That Came Out at Night: A Book of Railroading in and Around Boston Shortline RR series
Brattleboro: The Stephen Greene Press 1977. First edition. hardcover. very good/very good. 8vo. pp.160 The Stephen Greene Press hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 253921 ISBN : 0828903182 9780828903189
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Frank McNeill
Passage: Over the Hill and Around the World
San Diego CA: Tecolote Publications 1998. Soft cover. Good. Scuff marks and edgewear with some creasing. Solid binding fine interior. Book is inscribed by author on title page to prior owners. Frank and Janet McNeill set sail westward on their 40 foot sloop Isle of Ibarra from San Diego in June of 1983 embarking on an eleven year voyage around the world. They became tourists at every landfall; persisted endured and saw all things new and they found how freedom demands sacrifice. ISBN 0938711512 <br/> <br/> Tecolote Publications paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 12003 ISBN : 0938711512 9780938711513
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Frank Mills
My Travels with Morley
nassau: Media Enterprises 2010. First edition. paperback. ver ygood/no dustjacket. 8vo. pp.123 Media Enterprises paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 264180 ISBN : 976817093x 9789768170934
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FRANK Nino , MAULNIER Thierry , DEON Michel
L'Italie Que J'aime
Collection " Que j'aime..." Un des exemplaires offert par la société JOY . Superbes photographies en couleurs et noir et blanc par des grands noms de la photographie , carte en fin d'ouvrage . - 144 p. , 1 kg 300gr.
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Frank O'Connor
A Book of Ireland
Collins UK 1964. Reprint. Hardcover. Good/Fair. Hardcover. 384 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Collins UK 1964. Reprint. CONDITION: The book itself is in good condition and comes in fair dust jacket. More specifically: Covers have superficial rubbing/wear and slight soiling. Spine has moderate lean. Dust jacket has slight foxing. Edges of dust jacket have moderate bumping and minor chips and/or tears. . Edges of pages are slightly foxed. Pages are lightly tanned and mildly foxed. Dust Jacket has been repaired by tape in places. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Travel & Places; Inventory No: 25050073. Collins hardcover
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Frank P Donovan
Railroads of America
Milwaukee: Kalmbach Publishing 1949. First edition. hardcover. very good/worn. 8vo. pp.244 Kalmbach Publishing hardcover
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Frank Parchman
Echoes of Fury
Kenmore WA U.S.A.: Epicenter Press 2205 New book never read. A complete account of the cataclysmic eruption of Mount St. Helens and its dramatic after-effects on the mountain and life around it for a quarter-century. 1st Edition. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Private Press. Epicenter Press hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 8352 ISBN : 0974501433 9780974501437
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Frank Ross Jr.:
Space Ships and Space Travel
Vg no dj . spine is rounded to both ends but no loss. no inscription to ffeps which are rather browned, with a darked defined area ( old bookmark? The scientifically accurate story of man's attempts and plans to travel into interplanetary space." Pp. 166, 64 b/w illustrations .
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Frank Rushbrook
Fire Aboard The Problems of Prevention and Control in Ships Port Installations and offshore Structures
Glasgow: BrownSon and Ferguson 1979. Second edition. Hardocver. Very Good/Chipped and worn. 8vo. pp. 638 b/w photographs fold-out charts and diagrams. Brown,Son and Ferguson unknown
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 319920 ISBN : 0851743315 9780851743318
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Frank Rushbrook
Fire Aboard The Problems of Prevention and Control in Ships Port Installations and offshore Structures
Glasgow: BrownSon and Ferguson 1979. Second edition. Hardocver. Very Good/Chipped and worn. 8vo. pp. 638 b/w photographs fold-out charts and diagrams. Brown,Son and Ferguson unknown
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 289302 ISBN : 0851743315 9780851743318
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Frank Rutter
ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO CAMBRIDGE
Cambridge: W. Heffer and Sons 1937. Later printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 5 x 8 in. Paper wraps. Condition is VERY GOOD ; mild wear some tiny tears to spine head. Biding tight and text unmarked. Trav. Stax. W. Heffer and Sons hardcover
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Frank S. Smythe
Climbs in the Canadian Rockies
London: Hodder & Stoughton 1950. First edition. hardcover. very good/very good. 8vo. pp.260 Hodder & Stoughton hardcover
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Frank Smythe
Frank Smythe: The Six Alpine/Himalayan Climbing Books
London: Baton Wicks 2000. hardcover. very good/very good. 8vo. pp.944 heavy book additional postage will apply Baton Wicks hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 335892 ISBN : 0898867401 9780898867404
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Frank Soos and Kesler Woodward (editors)
Under Northern Lights: Writers and Artists View the Alaskan Landscape
University of Washington Press 2000. First Edition. . Paperback. Very Good. Text block stiff and tight. Cover has scuff marks and otherwise minor shelf/edge wear. Contains 16 essays by Alaskan writers juxtaposed with visual art drawn from the University of Alaska Museum collection. Size: 8 1/2 x 9 <br/> <br/> University of Washington Press paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 9347-97 ISBN : 0295979240 9780295979243
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Frank Stenvall,Lennarrt Nilsson
Nordens Jarnvagar 1981
Helsingborg: Schmidts Boktryckeri 1986. First edition. hardcover. very good/very good. larger 8vo. pp.128.b/w photographs English/Swedish text Schmidts Boktryckeri hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 255514 ISBN : 9172660880 9789172660885
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Frank Taylor; Earl Welty; David Eyre
From Land and Sea: The Story of Castle & Cooke of Hawaii
Chronicle Books LLC 1976 Name scribbled out on end paper otherwise no writing; a few tears to Jacket edges. Chronicle Books LLC hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 002462 ISBN : 0877010811 9780877010814
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Frank W Wiley
Montana and the Sky: The Beginning of Aviation in the Land of the Shining Mountains
Minneapolis: Montana Aeronautics Commission 1966. First edition. hardcover. good/good. 4to. pp.343 usual ex library marks to book and cover. Heavy book additional postage will apply Montana Aeronautics Commission hardcover
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Frank W. Anderson
The Yellowhead Trail in Manitoba and Saskatchewan
Saskatoon: Pub'd by author n.d. Paper bound in yellow wrappers quarto illustrated throughout Pp75. Includes references. Tight and unmarked - a very good or better copy. 200 grams. We welcome all reasonable offers on our books and also offer local curbside pick-up. All books in stock and available for immediate shipment from Winnipeg Manitoba. Saskatoon: Pub'd by author, n.d. unknown
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Frank, Bernard - Berthomme Saint-Andre, Louis-Andre (ill.)
La Vergue récit des long-courriers français. Illustrations en couleurs de Berthommé Saint-André.
Paris: Les Editions de la Nouvelle France 1943. Livre. Illus. by Berthommé Saint-André. Très bon. Demi-reliure à coins. Édition illustrée. Paris Les Editions de la Nouvelle France 1943. "Collection de la Main d'or" n° 6. 195 x 145 cm R in-8 296 pp. - 2 ff. n. ch. 12 planches en couleurs hors texte dont le frontispice illustrations en couleurs dans le texte culs-de-lampe en noir reliure de demi-chagrin vert à bandes dos à 4 nerfs tête dorée couvertures et dos conservés reliure signée L. Houades. L'un des exemplaires numérotés sur vélin du Marais bien relié. Dos un peu éclairci sinon parfait. Les Editions de la Nouvelle France Hardcover
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Frank, Bryn and Richard Moore editors
FODOR'S GREAT BRITAIN 1979 Excluding Northern Ireland
New York: David McKay. 1979. Softcover. Very Good with no dust jacket; Edgewear. ; B&W Illustrations; 480 pages . David McKay paperback
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FRANK, Bryn ~ Editor
IN BRITAIN ~ October 1978 ~ Volume 33 Number 10
<p>FINE condition in FINE original pictorial paper wraps. London. British Tourist Authority. SOFTCOVER. Magazine / Periodical. 1978. FIRST Edition. Square and tight UNREAD NO creasing. Cover art of Richard III - artist unknown - in the possession of and on view at the National Portrait Gallery. Stored in Archival sleeve. Magazine/Periodical. Soft Cover. Fine/Fine Original Wraps. Magazine/Periodical.</p> British Tourist Authority paperback
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FRANK, Bryn
SHORT WALKS IN ENGLISH TOWNS
<p>FINE condition in FINE dust jacket. NY. Harmony Books. HARDCOVER. 1988. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION FIRST Printing. AS NEW bound in gray with silver titles in blue pictorial dust jacket. Square and tight UNREAD original price intact. Photographs by Derry Brabbs. Full-color and blach-and-white photographs throughout. 'Ten walks through Bath Cambridge Canterbury Chester Lincoln Norwich Oxford Salisbury Shrewsbury and York'. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.</p> Harmony Books hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 003973 ISBN : 0517567555 9780517567555
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Frank, Konrad F..
Spaziergänge im Jenischpark. Hrsg. v. Hamburger Abendblatt.
Hamburg Axel Springer Verlag 1997. . Der Hamburger Jenischpark Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts von dem Kaufmann Caspar Voght angelegt in Wort und Bild im Jahreslauf. - Gutes sauberes Exemplar Hamburg, Axel Springer Verlag, 1997. unknown
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Frank, R
Frozen Frontier: The Story of the Arctic
London: George G. Harrap 1964. Hardcover. 1st edition. 8vo 203 x 134mm. Pp 192 12pp monochrome halftone photographs. Green cloth boards stamped in blue on the spine. Very Good in near Very Good dust-jacket. <br/><br/> London: George G. Harrap, 1964 hardcover
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FRANK, Waldo (1889-1967).
Redescubrimiento de América. Traducción del inglés por Julia Héctor de Zaballa.
Madrid, Revista de Occidente, 1930. 4to. mayor; 276 pp. Cubiertas originales.
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Franke, Herbert W.
Wilderness Under the Earth
London: The Scientific Book Club. 1958. Octavo Size approx 15.5 x 22.8cm. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. Light wear to dustjacket edges and corners. Black & white maps/diagrams. Translated by Mervyn Savill. Previous owner's details to front free end paper. 204 pages. Dr Herbert Franke tells of his adventures under the Earth exploring caves in Europe that have not been fully explored. Robust professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . Very Good. 1st UK Edition. Hardback. The Scientific Book Club hardcover
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Franke, S
De juiste weg. De eerste tocht naar Indië.
Amsterdam: N.V. De Arbeiderspers 211 pagina's. Illustraties. Jeugdboek. 1ste / 1st. Half Linnen Hard Cover. Good / Goed/No Dust Jacket/Geen Stofomslag. Illus. by Walle W.A. van der. A5. N.V. De Arbeiderspers hardcover
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Franke, S
De Wajangpop.
Amsterdam: Scheltens & Giltay 228 pagina's. Het boek is in goede staat het heeft echter oxidatieplekjes op de snede en door het gehele boek de stofomslag wat waterkringen op de rug en mist enkele kleine stuks. Illustraties 4. De stofomslag is getekend door Snapper. Geheel origineel gebatikte RUG met goudopdruk op de voorzijde en de rug. 1ste / 1st. Half Linnen Hard Cover. Good / Goed/Good / Goed. Illus. by Snapper. A5. Scheltens & Giltay hardcover
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Franke, S
De Wajangpop.
Amsterdam: Scheltens & Giltay 228 pagina's. Illustraties 4. De stofomslag is getekend door Snapper. Geheel origineel gebatikte band met goudopdruk op de voorzijde en de rug. Boek en stofomslag zijn in goede staat. Het boek heeft oxidatieplekjes op de snede en door het gehele boek. 1ste / 1st. cloth / linnen hardcover. good / goed/good / goed. Illus. by Snapper Rein. A5 formaat. Scheltens & Giltay hardcover
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Frankel, Charles
Land and Wine: The French Terroir
Chicago: University of Chicago Press 2014. First Edition with full numberline 8vo size brown clothbound hardcover; 251 pages including indices From dust jacket: "The author takes readers on a tour of the French winemaking regions to illustrate how the soil underlying bedrock relief and microclimate shape the personality of a wine. The book's 12 chapters each focus in depth on a different region including the Loire Valley Alsace Burgundy Champagne Provence the Rhone Valley and Bordeaux." Like new with the lightest of edgewear to dust jacket. . First. Cloth. As New/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. University of Chicago Press Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 006890 ISBN : 022601469x 9780226014692
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Frankl, Ludwig August
Aus Egypten. Von Ludw. Aug. Frankl.
Wien, Typographische-literarische-artistischen Anstalt, 1860. 8°. 22 cm. 355 Seiten. Leinenband der Zeit mit goldgeprägtem Rückentitel. (= Nach Jerusalem!, Band 3).
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Franklin John
Capt. Franklin's JOURNEY TO THE SHORES OF THE POLAR SEA IN THE YEARS 1819-20-21-22: WITH A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE SECOND JOURNEY IN 1825-26-27 IN FOUR VOLUMES. Volumes 12 and 3 ONLY
John Murray London 1829. Early Edition. Hardcover Original Cloth. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 1829 Small Volume Edition:VOLUMES 1 2 and 3 ONLY. Pocket sized books.14cmx9cm. Illustrated with woodcuts. All 3 volumes uniformly bound. Shelf wear pages age toned contents clean. Map present and end of Volume 1. Volume 1 viii 283 pages Map. Volume 2 vi 268 pages Volume 3 vi 265 pages. The Coppermine Expedition of 1819 to 1822 had as its goal the exploration of the northern coast of Canada and was funded by the Royal Navy as part of it's search for the Northwest Passage the expedition was plagued by a combination of bad-luck poor planning and poor choice of allies as well as worse than usual weather leaving the expedition continually close to starvation. The expedition led by Franklin also included George Back and John Richardson both of whom would become significant Arctic explorers in their own right. The desperate retreat soon after making the coast across uncharted territory in a state of starvation left eleven of the twenty strong party dead before the survivors were rescued by native people of the Yellowknife tribe. Franklin was much criticized for haphazard planning and failure to adapt to the circumstances he faced but in Britain he was received as a hero. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 4349. . John Murray hardcover
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Franklin, John
Capt. Franklin's JOURNEY TO THE SHORES OF THE POLAR SEA IN THE YEARS 1819-20-21-22: WITH A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE SECOND JOURNEY IN 1825-26-27 IN FOUR VOLUMES. Volumes 234 and Brief account ONLY
John Murray London 1829. Early Edition. Hardcover Original Cloth. Good Reading Copy/No Dust Jacket. 1829 Small Volume Edition: Mixed Set Pocket sized books.14cmx9cm. Illustrated with woodcuts. MISSING VOLUME 1. NO MAPS PRESENT. Vol 2 vi 268 pages. Volume 2 has binders errors: Pencil annotation on page 258 saying "skip next two pages which are 257258 259. Wrong volume" crosses over pages these pages are from Volume 3 then the correct page 259 from Vol 2 and the next pages 260 261 and 262 correct then the following pages 261 262 263 264 again have pencil crosses and are from Volume 3. The correct pages 263 to 268 for Volume 2 then follow. Volume 2 Covers detached parts of spine missing. Front pages up to page 1 attached to front cover. Rest of text block sound age toning to pages. Volume 3 is bound together with Volume 4 along with brief account of the second journey. Covers worn and the spine reads Franklins Voyages II 1813-1827 but the contents are Volume III and IV. Again illustrated with some woodcuts. Vol 3 vi 265 pages Vol 4 i 269 pages The binding is different from that for Volume I. Hugh Cecil Earl of Lonsdale bookplate verso front cover front hinge splitting contents clean. Some foxing. Contents: Volume II: CHAPTER IV. - Continued. Departure from Isle a la Crosse Arrival at Fort Chipewyan; CHAPTER V. Transactions at Fort Chipewyan Arrival of Dr. Richardson and Mr. Hood Preparations for our Journey to the Northward CHAPTER VI. Mr. Hood's Journey to the Basquiau Hill Sojourns with an Indian Party His journey to Chipewyan; CHAPTER VII. Departure from Chipewyan Difficulties of the various Navigations of the Rivers and Lakes and of the Portages Slave Lake and Fort Providence Scarcity of Provisions and discontent of the Canadian Voyagers Difficulties with regard to the Indian Guides Refusal to proceed Visit of Observation to the Upper part of Copper-Mine River Return to the Winter-Quarters of Fort Enterprise. CHAPTER VIII. Transactions at Fort Enterprise. The Coppermine Expedition of 1819 to 1822 had as its goal the exploration of the northern coast of Canada and was funded by the Royal Navy as part of it's search for the Northwest Passage the expedition was plagued by a cobination of bad-luck poor planning and poor choice of allies as well as worse than usual weather leaving the expedition continually close to starvation. The expedition led by Franklin also included George Back and John Richardson both of whom would become significant Arctic explorers in their own right. The desperate retreat soon after making the coast across uncharted territory in a state of starvation left eleven of the twenty strong party dead before the survivors were rescued by native people of the Yellowknife tribe. Franklin was much criticized for haphazard planning and failure to adapt to the circumstances he faced but in Britain he was received as a hero. Volume III: CHAPTER VIII Continued. Mr. Back's Narrative of his Journey to Chipewyan and Return; CHAPTER IX. Continuation of Proceedings at Fort Enterprise Some Account of the Copper Indians Preparations for the Journey to the Northward; CHAPTER X Departure from Fort Enterprise Navigation of the Copper-Mine River Visit to the Copper Mountain Interview with the Esquimaux Departure of the Indian Hunters Arrangements made with them for our Return; CHAPTER XI Navigation of the Polar Sea in two Canoes as far as Cape Turnagain to the Eastward a distance exceeding Five Hundred and Fifty Miles Observations on the probability of a North-West Passage; CHAPTER XII Journey across the barren grounds. Contents: Volume IV. CHAPTER XII Continued. Difficulty and delay in crossing Copper-Mine River Melancholy and fatal Results thereof Extreme Misery of the whole Party Murder of Mr. Hood Death of several of the Canadians Desolate State of Fort Enterprise Distress suffered at that Place Dr. Richardson's Narrative Mr. Back's Narrative Conclusion: An account of the SECOND EXPEDITION to the shores of the Polar Sea in the years18252627 First edition of the work in this format and binding and/or set or series. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2130. . John Murray hardcover
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Franklin, Kristine L.; McGirr, Nancy
Out of the Dump: Writing and Photographs by Children of Guatemala
Lothrop Lee & Shepard 1995. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Oversized. clean unmarked copy. <br/> <br/> Lothrop Lee & Shepard hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 368619 ISBN : 068813923x 9780688139230
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Franklin, John
Thirty Years in the Arctic Regions
University of Nebraska Press 1988. Paperback. Near Fine paperback very light edgewear. Overall clean and unmarked. Paperback. The image on this listing page is of the actual book for sale. University of Nebraska Press paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 60877 ISBN : 080326867X 9780803268678
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