1949 Men Against The Arctic Frank Illingworth First Edition Scarce

Description: Click here to see our other books! Men Against the Arctic: The Adventures of Men who Live and Die in the Polar Regions Frank Illingworth 1949 Venturebooks Limited : Bath 7.5" by 5" vi, 210pp. SUMMARY The first edition of this scarce volume dedicated to Polar explorers, by Frank Illingworth, a bright copy in the unclipped dust wrapper. First Edition,Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding,Scarce,With Dustwrapper Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 15.99 EU Postage: £ 13.99 European Postage: £ 14.99 Asia Postage: £ 18.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 19.99 DESCRIPTION Frank Illingworth explores the story of the people who has battled against the hardships of the polar regions, telling of rescues, igloo nights, Greenland, hunting, explores who vanished, and more. The first edition, a scarce copy in all editions. With the unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with a frontispiece and seven full page plates. Collated, complete. CONDITION In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely with only minor shelf wear and a minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Previous ownership inscription to the front free endpaper, dated 1952. The dust wrapper is unclipped and rather worn, with some shelf wear and chipping to the spine and extremities, a minor loss to the head of the spine and a closed tear to the upper joint, amateurly tape repaired externally to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are very clean though browned, as usual due to the type of paper used. Illustrated with a frontispiece and seven full page plates. Collated, complete. Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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