The Conquest of Mount McKinley: The Story of Three Expeditions Through the Alaskan Wilderness to Mount McKinley, North America's Highest and Most Inaccessible Mountain
by Browne, Belmore
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Collectible-Very Good (-)/No Jacket
- Seller
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Long Beach, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1913 381 numbered pp +4; HB. Pages clean, bright, tight, f.e. deckled, t.e.g., decorative map eps, large color frontis (view of southern approach from painting by author) w/ tissue guard; a.e. lt tanned, hinges cracked (still intact). Cover: lt brwn, gilt artwork + titles front/spine; lt shelfwear, extrems somewhat worn, spine well tanned w/ loss of clarity. Fold-out map looks terrific. A wonderful copy of a truly scarce title.
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- Bookseller
- Independent Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020607
- Title
- The Conquest of Mount McKinley: The Story of Three Expeditions Through the Alaskan Wilderness to Mount McKinley, North America's Highest and Most Inaccessible Mountain
- Author
- Browne, Belmore
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible-Very Good (-)
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1913
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Mountaineering, Mt Mckinley, Alaska, Collectible
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountaineering;
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