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North West to Hudson Bay The Life and Times of Jens Munk
Thorkild Hansen; James McFarlane and John Lynch (trans.)
1970
Collins : London
9.5" by 6"
348pp
SUMMARY
Translated into English by James McFarlane and John Lynch, Thorkild Hansen's biography of Arctic explorer Jens Munk.
Publishers' Original Binding,With Dustwrapper
Overall Condition: Near Fine
This book weighs 0.75 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
A biography of the life of the intrepid arctic explorer Jens Munk.
Munk was a early explorer, born in 1560. A lover of the sea and of sailing, Munk is perhaps best known for his attempt to find shorter passage to India throughout the Arctic waterways. Yet his life was plagued by his illegitimacy, which caused him humiliation throughout his life.
Here Thorkild Hansen tells the fascinating story of this fearless explorer and sailor, and the perils he faced throughout his life.
Translated into English by James McFarlane and John Lynch
CONDITION
In full cloth binding, held in original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally very smart, with some minor shelfwear. Minor spotting to the foredge. Dustwrapper is smart. Minor chipping to the head of the spine, and bummping to the tail. Small tear to the rear joint, to the head, no more than 1cm. Small chip to the rear joint. Slight agetoning to the front and rear of the wrap. Closed teat to teh front of wrap, no more than 1cm. Spotting internal to the wrap, to the flyleaf joints. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean.
Overall Condition: Near Fine Very Good
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Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
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often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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