Two Great Explorers ( Sir Henry M. Stanley and Fridtjof Nansen)

A. Montefiore H. Brice and J. Arthur Bain

Verlag: S. W. Partridge & Co, London

Beschreibung

With 2 Coloured and many other Illustrations. Undated. Presentation Label to front free endpaper dated 1909. Frontispiece is a B&W Illustration of Stanley greeting Dr Livingstone, protected by it's Tissue Guard. First section is on Stanley, by A Montefiore H Brice. Illustrated with B&W Drawings & Maps. 192 Pages. 2nd section on Arctic explorer Nansen, by J. Arthur Bain. Illustrated with B&W Photographs and some drawings. Frontis for this section is an illustration of an explorer falling near a hungry looking Polar Bear. 160 Pages. Lastly 32 Pages of Publisher's adverts. Decorative brown cloth cover with a picture of a Viking Ship on the front and 2 Pillars and a picture of Oasis and sand dunes and 2 Pillars on spine. Blue skies and water. Bright gilt lettering to front and bright gilt ground for lettering on spine. Attractive cover. Pages in very nice, clean condition, edges age darkened. A little loss of brown colour to front cover (see photo) Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 003066

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Two Great Explorers ( Sir Henry M. Stanley ...

Verlag: S. W. Partridge & Co, London

Einband: Decorative Cloth

Zustand: Near Very Good