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Everest Expedition To The Ultimate -- 1979 FIRST EDITION
by Messner, Reinhold
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Oxford University Press, 1979. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. FIRST PRINTING of First USA Edition. Original orange cloth with gilt lettering spine. The book is in fine condition with no fading, no rubbing, clean, tight binding, no foxing, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages. The original dust jacket is in nearly flawless condition but has the usual faded spine, no tears, no loss, clean, no rubbing, 100% complete with original price printed on flap corner. The book measures 235mm tall x 154mm, and has 254 pages, 37 color & 42 b/w photos, 6 maps, historical lists. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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Details
- Bookseller
- JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003322
- Title
- Everest Expedition To The Ultimate -- 1979 FIRST EDITION
- Author
- Messner, Reinhold
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- Mountaineering, Mountain Climbing, Bergsteigen, Alpinismus, Alpinism, Alpinismo, Alpinisme, Arrampicata, Mt. Everest, Mount Chomolungma, Himalaya, Nepal, Sagarmatha
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountaineering; Mountains Karakoram Himalaya; Everest;
Terms of Sale
JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
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About the Seller
JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
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Portland, Oregon
About JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
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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....
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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