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TRAVELS AMONGST THE GREAT ANDES OF THE EQUATOR; Edited and introduced by Eric Shipton
de Whymper, Edward
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Very Good Plus / Good Plus
- ISBN 10
- 0853141193
- ISBN 13
- 9780853141198
- Librería
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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Sobre este artículo
London, England: Charles Knight & Co. Ltd, 1972. Hardcover. Very Good Plus / Good Plus. Octavo, 9.2 x 6 in., pp. xxii + 214. Illustrated with fold-out map black and white drawings and photographs. Green cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Very light rubbing to exrtremities. Rubbing to dustjacket; two inch zigzag scratch to center of rear panel. Price clipped. Fold-out map tipped in at endpapers and measures 22.5 x 16 in.; map in very good plus condition. Protected in mylar. "At about 2:30 on an afternoon in July, at 20,475 feet, in a temperature of 15 degrees F. and amid a shower of volcanic ash, three mountaineers posed for a photograph in Ecuador. They were at the summit of Chimborazo, in the Andes. The year was 1880, the photographer - Edward Whymper... the best known of the 19th century mountaineers." (from the dustjacket).
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Detalles
- Librería
- Aardvark Rare Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 85785
- Título
- TRAVELS AMONGST THE GREAT ANDES OF THE EQUATOR; Edited and introduced by Eric Shipton
- Autor
- Whymper, Edward
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good Plus / Good Plus
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0853141193
- ISBN 13
- 9780853141198
- Editorial
- Charles Knight & Co. Ltd
- Lugar de publicación
- London, England
- Fecha de publicación
- 1972
- Palabras clave
- Chilean mountains, Peruvian mountains. History of mountain climbing
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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....
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- 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...
