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[BOOKS ABOUT BOOKS]. Group of 3 First or Limited Editions o...

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[BOOKS ABOUT BOOKS]. Group of 3 First or Limited Editions of Polar Bibliographies, including: ROSOVE, Michael H. Antarctica, 1772-1922 Freestanding Publications Through 1999. Santa Monica, CA: Adelie, Books, 2001. 4to. Illustrated. Publisher's quarter brown morocco over oatmeal cloth, spine stamped in gilt and black. Fine. FIRST EDITION THUS, #343/500 SIGNED BY ROSOVE. And: [SPENCE, Sydney A., compiler]. Antarctic Miscellany. Books, Periodicals & Maps Relating to the Discovery and Exploration of Antarctica. London: [Simper], 1980. 4to. Illustrated with facsimiles. Publisher's half brown calf over marbled boards, spine stamped in gilt (spine a bit sunned and rubbed). Fine. SECOND EDITION, ENLARGED, #8/1,000 COPIES. And: LADA-MOCARSKI, Valerian. Bibliography of Books on Alaska Published Before 1868. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1969. 4to. Illustrated. Publisher's full red cloth binding, front board stamped in blind, spine stamped in black and gilt, publisher's unclipped dust jacket (light rubbing, soiling to binding and edge of text block; jacket worn, toned, soiled, chipped). Very good. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION.