Summits of Adventure: The Story of Famous Mountains and Mountain Climbers
de Douglas, John Scott
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- VG-/Good+
- Librería
-
La Mesa, California, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York, New York: Dodd, Meas & Company, 1954. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. VG-/Good+. Collection of thrilling, inspirational, true stories of men who climbed the world's greatest mountain peaks over a 200-year period, by a writer who is himself an "enthusiastic climber." Hardcover small 8vo has bright teal-blue cloth-covered boards with white lettering & design to spine, in 273 pages + 16 pages of stunning black-and-white photographs. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 1954, from a single sportsman's library, it is in VG- condition: internally completely clean save for former owner's name & address in neat pen to ffep. Binding strong & straight, pages creamy white but unmarked, with a hint of tanning. Condition downgraded due to spotting & rubbing to both boards, slight edgewear. The unclipped DJ (with orig. $3.00 price intact) is Good+: bright & clean with rubbing to extremities & slight chipping, heavier at corners & both ends of spine; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 021979
- Título
- Summits of Adventure: The Story of Famous Mountains and Mountain Climbers
- Autor
- Douglas, John Scott
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - VG-
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Good+
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition First Printing
- Editorial
- Dodd, Meas & Company
- Lugar de publicación
- New York, New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1954
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
- Palabras clave
- MOUNTAINS MOUNTAINEERING CLIMBING ROCK ADVENTURE TRAVEL SPORTS FITNESS SUMMIT
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Sports & Fitness; Travel-Exploration-Adventure;
Términos de venta
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Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
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- Chipping
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- Rubbing
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- First Edition
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- 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....
- FFEP
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