London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1947 VG+/G+. 8vo. original cream cloth boards (spotting to outer leaves & edges, else clean & crisp) in dustwrapper (price-clipped, edges worn with 3 cm loss to tail of spine, closed tears to headcap); pp. xii (last blank), 274, with 47 photographs & 4 maps. A very good copy in a torn dustwrapper. [Neate B222: British diplomat's climbing reminiscences; includes Pyrenees, Alps, U.S., Rockies, Persia].. Reprint. Hard Cover. VG+/G+.

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Bookseller: Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 007634
Title: The Delectable Mountains
Author: Busk, Douglas
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - VG+
Jacket Condition: G+
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1947
Keywords: Douglas Busk Delectable Mountains Climbing Autobiography Mountaineering Alps Pyrenees Rockies Persia Iran

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Leaves: Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
Dustwrapper: Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
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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...