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Everest Impossible Victory -- 1979 UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY
by Habeler, Peter
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: Arlington Books, 1979. First Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good/Very Good. 1979 UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY of FIRST PRINTING of First UK Edition. Original blue wrappers with black lettering front and spine. The book is in nice condition with minor edge and spine fading, 15mm clean spit at lower front spine crease, no rubbing, clean, tight binding, no foxing, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, light brown spotting top area of last blank page. The original dust jacket has small loss top area of spine, no tears, original printed price still present on front flap corner. The book measures 240mm tall x 155mm, and has 223 pages, 37 color & 42 b/w photos, 6 maps, historical lists. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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Details
- Seller
- JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 003326
- Title
- Everest Impossible Victory -- 1979 UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY
- Author
- Habeler, Peter
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition 1st Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Arlington Books
- Place of Publication
- London
- 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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JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
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Portland, Oregon
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Glossary
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- Uncorrected Proof
- An uncorrected proof is a printed copy of a book that needs to be reviewed for errors and corrections. They are released prior...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
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