Scrambles Among the Alps in the Years 1860-69
de Whymper, Edward
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- VG-
- Librería
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Charleston, Illinois, United States
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Sobre este artículo
London: John Murray. Blue cloth with gold border on the covers and decorative gilt design on the spine and gilt trimmed page edges. Overall a bright copy. Lightly rubbed at the corners. Library bar code sticker on the top of the front pastedown. The pocket there was removed and patched with matching paper. The bottom of the inner front hinge has been strengthened. Overall this is a pretty nice copy. The maps in the back are bright and crisp except for the first one which has 2 creases along the front edge. Fifth Edition. . VG-. Hardcover. 1900.
Sinopsis
The most famous mountaineering book ever written! Contains a vivid account of the 1st ascent of the Matterhorn a and that accident that happened on the way down.
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- Librería
- Pensees Bookshop
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 042029
- Título
- Scrambles Among the Alps in the Years 1860-69
- Autor
- Whymper, Edward
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - VG-
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Editorial
- John Murray
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1900
- Palabras clave
- rare travel
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Pensees Bookshop
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Charleston, Illinois
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Pensees Bookshop (Est. 1999) is a full service independently owned bookstore located in the Courthouse Square in Charleston, IL and within less than a block from 2 other quality used bookstores. We have two levels with over 40,000 titles covering almost all genres. Most of it is gently used but we do carry a small portion of new titles. We also restore and rebind books at very reasonable rates. We also carry a large section of vintage movie memorabilia including posters, photo stills, lobby cards and celebrity signatures. We are always buying books, historical documents, movie memorabilia and misc. artifacts as well as other items of historical significance such as art, letters, diaries, maps and military-related pieces. We are open Monday through Saturday from 10am to 6pm. EU Information: Pensees Bookshop COR (3303-5806); Robert Bertrand (owner and operator); Place: Charleston, IL (Coles County); Illinois Business Authorization Loc. Code: 015-0001-5-002; Contact Information: penseesbooks@mchsi.com; (217) 512-2239
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
