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The Climbs of Norman-Neruda
by edited by May Norman-Neruda
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No dust jacket
- Seller
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Kenmore, Washington, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
T. Fisher Unwin, 1899. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No dust jacket. London: T. Fisher Unwin 1899, first edition. VG red cloth; some uneven fading to covers, spine & its gilt is dulled, attractive bookplate on the front pastedown (same name penciled on first free endpaper). There is a rectangular shadow on the rear pastedown, possibly from a bookplate removal (no damage to paper). Top edge gilt. Binding is square & tight. No dust jacket. 5.75 x 9 in., 335 pp. Climbing memoir of British climber many of whose climbs are still considered difficult. He died on a climb at the age of 34. PLEASE NOTE: This is a heavy book; priority & international shipping will require extra postage.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Azarat Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3568
- Title
- The Climbs of Norman-Neruda
- Author
- edited by May Norman-Neruda
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- T. Fisher Unwin
- Date Published
- 1899
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- mountaineering, Alps
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountaineering;
Terms of Sale
Azarat Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Azarat Books
Biblio member since 2019
Kenmore, Washington
About Azarat Books
Azarat Books carries unusual nonfiction titles in very good to fine condition. Specialties are mountaineering narratives and climbing guidebooks.
Glossary
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- 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....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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