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THE CHALLENGE OF RAINIER : A RECORD OF THE EXPLORATIONS AND ASCENTS, TRIUMPHS AND TRAGEDIES, ON THE NORTHWEST'S GREATEST MOUNTAIN (SIGNED)
by Molenaar, Dee
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus / Very Good
- Seller
-
Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Seattle, WA: The Mountaineers, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Plus / Very Good. Quarto, 10.2 in x 7.5 in,., pp. xix, 332. Inscribed and signed by the author on the front free endpaper. Jacket art and sketches by the author. Blue boards with gilt title to spine. Light rubbing to edges of boards. A few small closed tears and creases to edges of dustjacket. Protected in mylar. The defining history of the Pacific Northwest's most dominant peak.
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- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 86482
- Title
- THE CHALLENGE OF RAINIER : A RECORD OF THE EXPLORATIONS AND ASCENTS, TRIUMPHS AND TRAGEDIES, ON THE NORTHWEST'S GREATEST MOUNTAIN (SIGNED)
- Author
- Molenaar, Dee
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus / Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Mountaineers
- Place of Publication
- Seattle, WA
- Date Published
- 1971
- Keywords
- Washington mountains. Cascade Mountains, Travel and Exploration
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- Gilt
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- Inscribed
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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- Rubbing
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- 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...
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