Author: STEFANSSON, VILHJALMUR; WILCOX, OLIVE RATHBUN (EDITORS)
Title: Great Adventures and Explorations: From the Earliest Times to the Present, As Told by the Explorers Themselves
Description: New York: The Dial Press, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed first edition. Notable explorations and expeditions in world history are detailed by editor Vilhjalmur Stefansson and his co-editor Olive Rathbun Wilcox, using the journals and writings of the explorers themselves. With black & white maps designed by Richard Edes Harrison, with his color maps of the northern and southern hemispheres to endpapers. Inscribed and signed on half title by Stefansson thus: "Written for (Siley Miles?) by / Vilhjalmur Stefansson at the / request of his friend and / her niece Olive Rathbun Wilcox / November 7 / 1947." Also signed on title page by both Stefansson and Wilcox. --- In full red cloth-covered boards with gilt-stamped spine titling. Wrapped in light green jacket with drawings of explorers to front panel. --- A tightly-bound, well-preserved copy, though with some age-toning to leaves. Fair-only jacket with large open tear at head of spine, other smaller chips and tears; wrapped in removable archival mylar protector.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; xii, 788 pages. Very Good in Fair dust jacket .
Keywords: >>History >>Travel / Exploration / Adventure
Title: Great Adventures and Explorations: From the Earliest Times to the Present, As Told by the Explorers Themselves
Description: New York: The Dial Press, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed first edition. Notable explorations and expeditions in world history are detailed by editor Vilhjalmur Stefansson and his co-editor Olive Rathbun Wilcox, using the journals and writings of the explorers themselves. With black & white maps designed by Richard Edes Harrison, with his color maps of the northern and southern hemispheres to endpapers. Inscribed and signed on half title by Stefansson thus: "Written for (Siley Miles?) by / Vilhjalmur Stefansson at the / request of his friend and / her niece Olive Rathbun Wilcox / November 7 / 1947." Also signed on title page by both Stefansson and Wilcox. --- In full red cloth-covered boards with gilt-stamped spine titling. Wrapped in light green jacket with drawings of explorers to front panel. --- A tightly-bound, well-preserved copy, though with some age-toning to leaves. Fair-only jacket with large open tear at head of spine, other smaller chips and tears; wrapped in removable archival mylar protector.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; xii, 788 pages. Very Good in Fair dust jacket .
Keywords: >>History >>Travel / Exploration / Adventure
Price: US$ 64.00 Seller: Bluebird Books
- Book number: 87785
- Book number: 87785