Polar Books Catalogue
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Sections : Antarctic; Arctic; Journal of the Manchester Geographical Society; Maps; Miscellaneous; Mountaineering; General Polar; Scott; Other travel; Whaling;
Reference 2785 (1205) Category General Polar; Author G. Firth Scott Title THE ROMANCE OF POLAR EXPLORATION: Interesting Descriptions of Arctic and Antarctic Adventure from the Earliest Time to the Voyage of the "Discovery". With an additional chapter by R.N. Rudmose Brown. Publishing Information London: Seeley, Service & Co. no date, Circa 1920 Description Part of the publisher's 'library of romance' series; 317pp, (1pp publishers advertisements). Illustrated, frontispiece + 6 b/w plates, 1 map. Original purple cloth covers titled and decorated in red, white and gilt, with huskies and men dragging a sledge on front cover, musk ox on spine. Shelfware, damp stain to rear cover, spine sunned. Previous owners signature on fep,minor foxing to eps. pages age toned, spine sunned and damp stain to rear cover. Contents clean Price £20.00 Keywords arctic, polarbook, polar, S1-Pol ISBN Add this to your basket