Discovery of the Poles (A Puffin Picture Book)
Published by Published by Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, 1957
- First Edition
- Signed
- Used





Seller: Keoghs Books, Skipton, United KingdomKeoghs Books
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Condition: Used
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", possibly proof copy, Picture Puffin 111, 30 pages, [1], colour and black and white illustrations in text throughout (including some full page with titles), upper cover annotated "Proof Only" , but does not seem to be a proof copy, signed in blue ink by the authors ".Quintin Riley" and "R Taylor 10/10/57" (including others connected to the Scott Polar Research Institute and its explorers "Squibbs" (Mrs Irving Bell), "Jean Worsley", "Richard Walker", "Donald Mullin" ?), annotation to page 11 which looks like a proof correction" First Edition , some wear to covers with small split to lower joint, dog-eared upper corner to upper board, good condition , grey card with colour illustrations to covers, black titles 18 x 22.5 cms Paperback SIGNED BY THE AUTHORS AND OTHERS ISBN.
Seller Inventory # 69279
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Discovery of the Poles (A Puffin Picture Book)
- Author
- Riley, Quintin, and Taylor, Richard
- Publisher
- Published by Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth
- Publication year
- 1957
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Seller catalogs
- Riley, Quintin, and Taylor, Richard, Discovery of the Poles (A Puffin Picture Book, PP 111), Scott Polar Research Institute, Squibbs Mrs Irving Bell, Jean Worsley, Richard Walker, Donald Mullin, proof copy
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