The Ascent of Mount Stalin
by Romm, Michael D
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
-
Chehalis, Washington, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Lawrence & Wishart, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Translated from the Russian by Alex Brown. 270 pp, with 32 plates. Spine toned, some small stains on front board, owner's inscription on front free endpaper. Text clean, binding tight. No dust jacket. Neate R66: "Mt. Stalin was discovered in 1913. One of the official tasks of the 1933 Russian scientific expedition to the western Pamirs was the ascent of the peak.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walkabout Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22612
- Title
- The Ascent of Mount Stalin
- Author
- Romm, Michael D
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Lawrence & Wishart
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1936
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountaineering;
Terms of Sale
Walkabout Books
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About the Seller
Walkabout Books
Biblio member since 2011
Chehalis, Washington
About Walkabout Books
Walkabout Books is an antiquarian bookstore located in southwest Washington State. We specialize in Americana and the literature of travel and adventure, including travel narratives, travel and tourism ephemera (travel diaries, vintage brochures, guidebooks, etc), exploration, mountaineering, and other outdoor pursuits. We also carry interesting and unusual books in many other fields.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
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- First Edition
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