Edward Whymper
by Smythe, F. S. [Frank Sydney]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG+/VG
- Seller
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Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1940 VG+/VG. 8vo. original red cloth gilt (inscrip. to FFE, occ. spotting, mostly to outer leaves, some offsetting to endpapers, a little sunning to exposed cloth, else clean & bright) in dustwrapper priced 22/- net (a little rubbed and frayed, some toning and spotting); pp. xiv, 330, with 24 plates, 3 text figures & 3 maps. A very good copy in the uncommon dustwrapper. [Neate S117].. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG+/VG.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008813
- Title
- Edward Whymper
- Author
- Smythe, F. S. [Frank Sydney]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+
- Jacket Condition
- VG
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1940
- Keywords
- Frank Sydney Smythe Edward Whymper Mountaineering Alps Matterhorn Climbing Biography
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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Castlemaine, Victoria
About Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
Bricks and mortar bookshop with substantial online stock, specialising in travel and adventure books. Open by chance or appointment, most likely on weekends. Note that our online stock is stored off site, so best contact us in advance to check opening hours and arrange a viewing.
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- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Leaves
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- VG+/VG
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- 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...