North of the Desolate Sea
Liv Balstad
Published by Souvenir Press, London, 1958
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Cloth
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The first edition of this memoir and autobiography about Liv Balstad's experiences living in the Arctic circle. First edition of North of the Desolate Sea by Liv Balstad in the original publisher's cloth binding and clipped dust wrapper.An uncommon work.An exciting, honest, and fascinating look into life in the Arctic Circle, as Balstad reveals the ups and downs of her daily life after she relocated and married the Governor of Spitzbergen.Profusely illustrated with black and white photographs, across twelve plates. Collated, complete.Prior owner's ink inscription from 1958 to the first pastedown. In the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart. There is some slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine. There is some wear to the extremities of the dust wrapper including some small closed tears and light marks. Prior owner's ink inscription from 1958 to the first pastedown.Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with some light age toning. Very Good Indeed. Seller Inventory # 853W24
Bibliographic Details
Title: North of the Desolate Sea
Publisher: Souvenir Press, London
Publication Date: 1958
Binding: Cloth
Illustrator: Not Stated
Condition: Very Good Indeed
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: First edition.
Book Type: book
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North of the Desolate Sea
Published by
Souvenir Press, London, 1958
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: curtis paul books, inc., Northridge, CA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Green cloth/gilt. First English language edition. Mild foxing concentrated at endpages/edges. Slight toning to pages. Pencilled price to ffep. Firm binding. The DJ in mylar is edgeworn, with a few edge tears, price clipped, rubbed. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Seller Inventory # 36465
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North of the Desolate Sea
Published by
Souvenir Press, London, 1958
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Bookcase, Carlisle, United Kingdom
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Hard Cover. Condition: Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First English Edition. Corners slightly bumped. Pages clean. d/w slightly chipped at edges and rubbed at hinges. Translated by joan bulman. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 0.0. Seller Inventory # 41514
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North of the Desolate Sea
Published by
Souvenir Press, London, 1958
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: THE PRINTED GARDEN, ABA, MPIBA, SANDY, UT, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Hard Cover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+. No Additional Printings Noted. Octavo. Forest green boards and spine with shiny gilt lettering on the spine. Book has a very faint bumping at the head and tail of the spine. White endpapers. Binding is straight and tight. Very light cream colored pages are all clean and crisp. 223 pages. Illustrated with three sections of photographs. Dust Jacket - has a fair amount of rubbing at the head and tail of the spine and at the tips of the outside corners. There are a few 1/4" chips in the head of the spine and a 1/8" chip in the tips of three out of the four outside corners. Couple tiny closed tears in the lower edge of the rear cover. Price in Pounds Sterling on the lower corner of the front inside flap. Uncommon. Seller Inventory # 007680
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