Fighting the Polar Ice
Rare and modern books
Fiala, Anthony
Hodder & Stoughton,
1907
Fighting the Polar Ice
Rare and modern books
Fiala, Anthony
Hodder & Stoughton,
1907
350.00 €
(Ladysmith,
Canada)
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Details
- Year of publication
- 1907
- Place of printing
- London
- Author
- Fiala, Anthony
- Publishers
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
- Edition
- Reprint
- Keyword
- Polar Exploration Zeigler-Fiala Expedition Teplitz Bay North, Pole Camp Abruzzi Camp Jackson William S. Champ Relief Ship S.Y., Terra Nova Travel, Exploration & Adventure Antiquarian
- Binding description
- H Hardcover
- State of preservation
- Fair
- Languages
- English
- Binding
- Hardcover
- First edition
- False
Description
302 pages. Author commanded the Zeigler-Fiala Polar Expedition. Profusely illustrated with photographs by the author plus eight, from paintings, in colour. Tissue-protected colour frontis. Map of Franz Josef Archipelago affixed at back bears four openings. Handsome gilt decoration and letting upon front board. Colour decoration upon backstrip. Narrow opening to binding after half-title. Back hinge open. Unmarked. Heavy external wear. Despite these shortcoming, a worthy reading copy of this extensively documented work. Book
