The Romance of Exploration and Emergency First-Aid from Stanley to Byrd
Burroughs Wellcome & Company, 1934. Hardcover. Very good. Item #91920
Octavo, 20.5 cm x 12.5 cm, 160 pp. This is a guide to the various explorers and the utilization of Tabloid medical kits. The front end and back end papers are embossed with silver stars and the cover has gilt lettering. There are several photo graphs throughout including various images of Burroughs Wellcome buildings around the world. They distinguish the explorers by breaking them down to heroes of travel, pioneer heroes of Africa, heroes of air travel and heroes of polar exploration. There is some wear on the back cover revealing the under boards on the bottom corner and some rounding on the bottom of the spine. The name of a previous owner is written on the title page. The top of the fore-edge is gilt as well but the fore-edge has some minor discoloration.
Price: $65.00