Big Wall Climbing. Development, Techniques and Aids
by Scott, Doug
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- VG/VG
- ISBN 10
- 0718209672
- ISBN 13
- 9780718209674
- Seller
-
Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
London: Kaye & Ward Ltd, 1974 VG/VG. Square 8vo. original blue cloth gilt (leaf edges tanned & a little thumbed, a few marks in text, otherwise clean, lower hinge rubbed) in dustwrapper (price-clipped by publisher with adjacent new price label, edges rubbed with some discreet fraying, mainly to front flap, internal tape repairs); pp. xii, 348, with numerous illustrations. Heavy item (1.2kg), additional postage may be required for international delivery. A very good copy. [Neate S31: History of severe big-wall climbing and climbers, written by a leading British mountaineer. Very well illustrated]. Flatsigned on title page 'Doug Scott'.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG/VG.
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- Bookseller
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002635
- Title
- Big Wall Climbing. Development, Techniques and Aids
- Author
- Scott, Doug
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- VG
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0718209672
- ISBN 13
- 9780718209674
- Publisher
- Kaye & Ward Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- Doug Scott Big Wall Climbing Instruction
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