The Adventures of a Mountaineer [Traveller's Tales]
de Smythe, Frank
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- VG-/VG-
- Librería
-
Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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Sobre este artículo
London: J.M.Dent & Sons, 1940 VG-/VG-. 8vo. original blue cloth (prev. owner's name to front pastedown (crossed out), FFE removed, some spotting and offsetting) in dustwrapper (price-clipped, rubbed & frayed with some chipping, mainly to spine ends); pp. viii, 228, with 17 illustrations. A very good copy in a worn dustwrapper. [Neate: S108: Frank Smythe was a British mountaineer who climbed extensively in the Alps. His Himalayan expeditions included the 1930 attempt on Kanchenjunga, first ascent of Kamet, and Everest twice. He was a fine photographer and one of the most prolific and widely-read pre-war climbers]. Note this copy states '2nd impression' on the dustwrapper, though the book itself is the first edition.. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG-/VG-.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
(AU)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 008960
- Título
- The Adventures of a Mountaineer [Traveller's Tales]
- Autor
- Smythe, Frank
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - VG-
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- VG-
- Edición
- First Edition
- Editorial
- J.M.Dent & Sons
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1940
- Palabras clave
- Frank Smythe Adventures of a Mountaineer Climbing Autobiography Alps Himalaya
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Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2022
Castlemaine, Victoria
Sobre Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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- Chipping
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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