The Romance of Exploration and Emergency First -Aid from Stanley to Byrd
Published by Burroughs Wellcome & Co, New York, 1934
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Catron Grant Books, Rio Rancho, NM, U.S.A.Catron Grant Books
AbeBooks seller since November 17, 2005
Condition: Used - Fine
US$ 39.00
Quantity: 1 available
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New York: Burroughs Wellcome & Co, 1934 160 pp with B&W photographs and line drawings on every page. Created for the Chicago Century of Progress Exposition of 1934, this handsome little book contains descriptions of some of the most famous expeditions of the second half of the 19th Century, encompassing Africa, polar exploration and air travel, with an empathisis on the explorers' use of Burroughs Wellcome first-aid products. Burroughs Wellcome were the of inventors the compacted powder pill, which they called Tabloids, which made dosage for the first time uniform and exact. The explorers are quoted as how pleased they were to have medication in a non-perishable and easy-to-administer form. Text is clean, tight and unmarked with silver paper endpapers. The red boards with gold-stamped title and heraldic device are clean, bright undamaged. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket as Published. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
Seller Inventory # 300473
Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Romance of Exploration and Emergency First -Aid from Stanley to Byrd
- Publisher
- Burroughs Wellcome & Co, New York
- Publication year
- 1934
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket as Published
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Seller catalogs
- Travel
Catron Grant Books
Rio Rancho, NM, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since November 17, 2005
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We specialize in books on South and Central Asia: China, Tibet Mongolia and India, their art, exploration and history plus early and mid-Twentieth Century literature and show business titles. Also books on World War Two, China-Burma-India and the Pacific. Much gold, some dross but no fluff.
Specialty
Mongolia, India, Tibet, Twentieth Century Show Biz, Central Asia, China, Word War ll Southeast Asia and PacificSeller's business information
Catron Grant Books
NM, U.S.A.
Terms of sale
Catron Grant Books. Christie Lucero, Sole proprietor, 2181 Zaragoza Rd SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124.USA. Phone 1 505 896 2221. Email : cjl@catrongrantbooks.com. A book may be returned within two weeks of receipt for full refund. The book must be in the same condition as when it was sent. Books under $9.00 are non-returnable.
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