Author: DARWIN, BERNARD
Title: British Polar Explorers (Britain in Pictures Series)
Description: London: Collins, 1946. Hardcover. Stated second impression, 1946. A pictorial guide to some of the notable British polar explorers. Includes profiles of Martin Frobisher, Henry Hudson, John Franklin, James Cook, Robert Falcon Scott, Ernest Shackleton, James Clarke Ross and others. With 8 attractive color plates and 14 black & white illustrations. An entry in publisher's "Britain in Pictures" series; W. J. Turner, general editor. --- In blue paper-covered boards with cover image of a stylized compass and snowflake to cover. Volume wrapped in jacket which repeats the cover image. --- A well-preserved, tightly-bound, unmarked copy though exposure to dampness has caused minor rippling to a few leaves. Unpriced, unclipped jacket with mild chafing to extremities and some darkening to spine, else intact.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; [6], 7-48 pages. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .

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