wilson d m d b elder (6 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Used - Very Good. VG paperback. First Edition. 2000 1st edition with numerous colour and B&W illustrations; spine and cover uncreased; faint yellowing along edge of back panel close to spine; otherwise, a clean, tidy copy. Used - Very Good. VG paperback.

Paper covers. Zustand: Fine. No Jacket. 1st edition. Scarcely used. Weight: 1.0 Language: English.

Paper covers. Zustand: Fine. No Jacket. 1st edition. Scarcely used. Weight: 1.0 Language: English.

hardcover. 2000 First Edition, Limited Edition. 144pp, Fine in Fine slipcase. One of only 500 copies of the Limited Edition. Full leather with pictorial inset to front board, signed on the title page by D. M. Wilson and D. B. Elder. Dr David M. Wilson, his great nephew, and David B. Elder, a local Cheltenham librarian, have collaborated to produce the first biography of Edward Wilson for many years. It is richly illustrated with photographs and paintings, many of which are being made available to the public for the first time. The book traces the Cheltenham roots of Edward Wilson's extraordinary life, identifies many of the local sights associated with him, and follows him through to his death with Captain Scott on the return from the South Pole in 1912. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service.

First Edition. 8vo. original printed paper wraps (margin of final few leaves one-time damp affected with some rippling and slight surface tearing, else clean & bright); pp. 144, with illustrations. A very good copy,

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Edward Wilson (illustrator). 22x15cm, 144pp. Illustrated with many drawings by Wilson and photographic plates of Antarctic exploration. Copy 314 of 500 of the 'special edition', signed by Wilson and Elder to the title page, bound in full black morocco, reproduction portrait of Wilson applied in a recess to the upper board, gilt title to backstrip, slipcase of black cloth-covered card. The biography of 'Cheltenham's Antarctic Hero' who perished with the Scott Terra Nova Expedition in 1912. A handsome book in this special edition of 500 copies. Fine, with Fine slipcase.