Excerpt: ..."One might put up with men, but bears!" Illustration: Two hours elapsed without bringing any relief to the prisoners; to go out was impossible, and the thick walls excluded all sound. Altamont walked impatiently up and down full of exasperation and excitement at finding himself worsted for once. Hatteras could think of nothing but the Doctor, and of the serious peril which threatened him. Illustration: "Oh, if Mr. Clawbonny were only here!" said Johnson. "What could he do?" asked Altamont. "Oh, he'd manage to ...
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Excerpt: ..."One might put up with men, but bears!" Illustration: Two hours elapsed without bringing any relief to the prisoners; to go out was impossible, and the thick walls excluded all sound. Altamont walked impatiently up and down full of exasperation and excitement at finding himself worsted for once. Hatteras could think of nothing but the Doctor, and of the serious peril which threatened him. Illustration: "Oh, if Mr. Clawbonny were only here!" said Johnson. "What could he do?" asked Altamont. "Oh, he'd manage to get us out somehow." "How, pray?" said the American, crossly. "If I knew that I should not need him. However, I know what his advice just now would be." "What?" "To take some food; that can't hurt us. What do you say, Mr. Altamont?" "Oh, let's eat, by all means, if that will please you, though we're in a ridiculous, not to say humiliating, plight." "I'll bet you we'll find a way out after dinner." No one replied, but they seated themselves round the table. Illustration: Johnson, trained in Clawbonny's school, tried to be brave and unconcerned about the danger, but he could scarcely manage it. His jokes stuck in his throat. Moreover, the whole party began to feel uncomfortable. The atmosphere was getting dense, for every opening was hermetically sealed. The stoves would hardly draw, and it was evident would soon go out altogether for want of oxygen. Hatteras was the first to see their fresh danger, and he made no attempt to hide it from his companions. "If that is the case," said Altamont, "we must get out at all risks." "Yes," replied Hatteras; "but let us wait till night. We will make a hole in the roof, and let in a provision of air, and then one of us can fire out of it on the bears." "It is the only thing we can do, I suppose," said Altamont. So it was agreed; but waiting was hard work, and Altamont could not refrain from giving vent to his impatience by thundering...
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Good ++/No Jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall No date. Circa 1942. Dark red bds with gilt title to spine and blindstamped title to front. Sticker remains to bottom edge of back board near spine. Bump to spine ends and corners. Foxing to outer edge of text block. Prize plate to ffep. Spots of foxing to some text pages, otherwise text Good ++.
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Riou. Very Good- Not Issued with a Dust Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 269 pages, with 126 illustrations by Riou. "It was a bold project of Hatteras to push his way to the North Pole, and gain for his country the honour and glory of its discovery." VERY GOOD-HARDCOVER, red cloth with black illustrated cover and spine, some wear to two corners and spine edges of book. Binding is tight. A nice clean copy overall.
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Fair. London and New York: George Routledge and Sons, 1876. Early printing [1876], with Every Boy's Library at top of front cover. Fair to good in an emerald green Victorian cloth binding over beveled boards, printed in gilt and black, 190 pages, 6 engraved plates including frontis. Covers rubbed, mainly at the extremities, with minor fraying to corners and spine ends, hinges internally neatly repaired, text block sound, most plates a little age-darkened, pages clean with a few instances of very light foxing, no names or other markings. Hard Cover. Fair. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall.
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Good. Decorative cloth cover shows minor wear and tear, edgewear and rubbing, bumped corners. Minor writing on the front endpaper. Pages are tanned and foxed. Very Clean Copy-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Filled.