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The Alps from End to End
by Conway, William Martin. Illustrated By A. D. M'Cormick. Plus Chapter By W. A. B. Coolidge
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
-
East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Westminster, UK: Archibald Constable & Co., 1900. 1900 ediiton. Illustrated throughout with black and white plates. Red cloth with gilt spine lettering, 300 pages plus publisher's ads. Covers worn and spotted with fraying to corners and spine ends, chip to spine foot, rear hinge internally reglued and secure, text block sound but not tight, tiny bit of insect damage to far bottom of first few pages, pages clean with a gift notation on the front free endpaper and decorative name stamp on the half-title, no other markings.. Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 045055
- Title
- The Alps from End to End
- Author
- Conway, William Martin. Illustrated By A. D. M'Cormick. Plus Chapter By W. A. B. Coolidge
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Publisher
- Archibald Constable & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Westminster, UK
- Date Published
- 1900
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- MOUNTAINEERING ALPINE CLIMBING
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel & Exploration, International Culture; Recreation, Sports and Hobbies;
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
We pack well and ship promptly. Returns: Books may be returned for refund of purchase price within seven days provided prior notification is given and the books are returned in the same condition as when shipped.
About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2004
East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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