ALPS, THE
by Noyce, Wilfrid/Lukan, Karl (Descriptive Essays)/Shenfield, Margaret (Translator)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good+
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1963. 312 pp. Original blue cloth covers w/ title in gilt. Mild sunning to bottom edges. Light foxing to edges of text block. Inscription to previous owner on front paste-down. DJ has wear and tear to edges w/ approx. 1 1/2" closed tear from bottom edge of front panel. Small chip to top of spine. Lightly soiled and rubbed. Illust. w/ 222 b/w photos and 6 maps. Contents nice.. First U.S. Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21073WHEUR
- Title
- ALPS, THE
- Author
- Noyce, Wilfrid/Lukan, Karl (Descriptive Essays)/Shenfield, Margaret (Translator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Edition
- First U.S. Edition
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1963
- Keywords
- WORLD HISTORY TRAVEL EUROPE ALPS MOUNTAINS MOUNTAIN RANGE SYSTEM EAST AUSTRIA SLOVENIA WEST ITALY SWITZERLAND LIECHTENSTEIN GERMANY FRANCE PHOTOGRAPHY PHOTOGRAPHS PHOTOGRAPHERS PICTORIAL WORKS NONFICTION GENERAL
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- Photography;
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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About the Seller
Shoemaker Booksellers
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
About Shoemaker Booksellers
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
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