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PEAKS, PASSES, AND GLACIERS. BEING EXCURSIONS BY MEMBERS OF THE ALPINE CLUB. SECOND SERIES
de KENNEDY, Edward Shirley (editor)
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Front hinge of first volume cracked but tight; foxing to preliminaries. Bright, clean, close to Fine set
- Librería
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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Sobre este artículo
London: Longman, Green et al., 1862. First Edition. Hardcover. Front hinge of first volume cracked but tight; foxing to preliminaries. Bright, clean, close to Fine set. Two octavo (5-1/2" x 8-1/2") volumes in original decorated cloth with depictions of climbers in action in gilt on the front covers. Illustrated with 14 color folding maps, 2 woodcut title vignettes, 54 woodcuts (some full page), and tables of mountain peaks and passes.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 014202
- Título
- PEAKS, PASSES, AND GLACIERS. BEING EXCURSIONS BY MEMBERS OF THE ALPINE CLUB. SECOND SERIES
- Autor
- KENNEDY, Edward Shirley (editor)
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Front hinge of first volume cracked but tight; foxing to preliminaries. Bright, clean, close to Fine set
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition
- Editorial
- Longman, Green et al.
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1862
- Palabras clave
- Iceland, Pyrenees, Norway, Science, Mountains, Mountain Climbing, Mountaineering, Alps, Illustrated Books
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Mountain Climbing; Mountaineering; Alps;
Términos de venta
Charles Agvent
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Sobre el vendedor
Charles Agvent
Miembro de Biblio desde 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
Sobre Charles Agvent
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- Cracked
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- Octavo
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- First Edition
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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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
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- Fine
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