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Peaks, Passes, and Glaciers. A Series of Excursions by Members of the Alpine Club.
de BALL John (editor) 1818-1889
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Llandudno, Conwy, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans and Roberts, 1859. First . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Commonly regarded as the cornerstone of any mountaineering collection. In the original pictorial gilt cloth, corners bumped, gilt titles to spine, expertly re-backed preserving the original cloth. Internally, half title, frontis, title with vignette, [5], (vi-xvi), [1], 2-516 pp, 8 colour chromolithographs, 9 maps (some folding), 23 woodcuts, new endpapers, small signature on title (McDaniel), light edge wear, one map with short tear, lightly foxed. (208*136 mm). (Neate 18). There was also a second series with plain plates as well as a number of later printings. Ball was the first President of the Alpine Club and his travelers guide to the Alps was the standard work for many years.
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- Librería
- Madoc Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 007566
- Título
- Peaks, Passes, and Glaciers. A Series of Excursions by Members of the Alpine Club.
- Autor
- BALL John (editor) 1818-1889
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Muy bueno
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First
- Editorial
- Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans and Roberts
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1859
- Tamaño
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Peso
- 2.20 libras
- Palabras clave
- Climbing Mountaineering Sport Alpine
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Mountains Mountaineering and Climbing;
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Llandudno, Conwy
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We are close to the beach and the wonderful Snowdonia National Park. Dealing in Fine & Rare Antiquarian books in the heart of North Wales. We have a general stock of rare books, which include, but are not limited to: history, topography, private press and items with a Welsh interest.
We are keen to buy similar antiquarian books.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- 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....
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- 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...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Re-backed
- Describes a book that has had the material covering the spine replaced or joints mended.
