The Breaking Strain

Constable, 1950. 1st ed VG in G- dw . fiction: trying to impress a woman, a climber makes various mistakes leaving them all in peril on an Alpine peak [Neate X248]

Constable, 1950. Hardcover. Good. 1950. First Published. 312 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Signed by the author with dedication to front free endpaper. Light tanning to pages. More prominent foxing and tanning to hinges, text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Hinges are lightly cracked but boards remain firmly attached.… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Constable, 1950 F-/VG+. 12mo. original black cloth (a little rubbed, spine a trifle slanted, a few fore-edge spots, else clean & bright throughout) in dustwrapper (edges slightly rubbed & frayed, discrete closed tear to tail edge); pp. 304. A near fine copy. [Neate X248: An incompetant climber leads his party to disaster on an Alpine Peak].. First Edition. Hard… Saber más sobre este artículo

1950. Constable. London. First edition. 1950. DW. Inner hinge partially visible, prelims and outer edges of pages foxed. Generally a clean copy in a wrapper that lacks small portions to head and tail of spine and is slightly soiled to rear panel.

London: Constable, 1950. Some light creasing to edges of d/w; corners with a little, unobtrusive loss. Unclipped. Closed edges lightly foxed but internally excellent.. 1st. Hard. Very Good/Good Plus. 12mo.