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1926 The Land of Magellan
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Description
First Edition, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper
A very scarce work, in a very scarce 1920's dustwrapper.
This work discusses Magellan, The Buccaneers, Darwin's South American Missions, Drake's discovery of Cape Horn.
From the library of Eric Kenneth Prentice Back. Kenn Back was a British meteorologist with the British Antarctic survey for many years. He spent eight winters in the Antarctic and is a descendent of Captain George Back. In addition, he served as base commander at Halley, Faraday and Rothera stations. His library collection was built over decades and highlights his love of exploration.
Condition
In the publisher's original cloth binding. With original price-clipped dustwrapper. Externally, fine. Dustwrapper is generally smart. Small loss to the bottom of the front wrap. Minor chips to the head and tail of spine. Fading to the spine. Bookplate to the verso of front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean.
Near Fine
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