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K2: THE SAVAGE MOUNTAIN; Maps and line drawings by Clarence Doore; Illustrations from photographs taken by Members of the Expedition
de Houston, Charles S. and Robert H. Bates
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Very Good / Very Good
- Librería
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc, 1954. Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good. Octavo, 8.6 in. x 5.7 in., pp. 334. Illustrated by line drawings and color and black and white photographs. Red cloth boards over black paper boards with gilt iceaxe to front and gilt title to spine. Rubbing to extremities; sunning to top of spine. Small areas of tape damage to front and rear boards. Previous owner's bookplate to front free endpaper. Rubbing to edges of dustjacket. Price clipped. Protected in mylar. The true, "incredibly dramatic & heroic story of the Third American Karakoram Expedition that challenged the second highest mountain in the world, the dreaded K2, in the summer of 1953."
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- Librería
- Aardvark Rare Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 86523
- Título
- K2: THE SAVAGE MOUNTAIN; Maps and line drawings by Clarence Doore; Illustrations from photographs taken by Members of the Expedition
- Autor
- Houston, Charles S. and Robert H. Bates
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good / Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Editorial
- McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1954
- Palabras clave
- Himalayas, climbing expeditions
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Aardvark Rare Books
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Eugene, Oregon
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
