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Everest: The Swiss Expeditions in Photographs.
by The Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good, light sunning to edges, in a very good dust jacket with a little wear and creasing to the top edge.
- Seller
-
Reno, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
New York.: E.P. Dutton., 1954. 1st American edition.. Green cloth, gilt spine title.. Very good, light sunning to edges, in a very good dust jacket with a little wear and creasing to the top edge.. 28x21.5 cm.. weight: 2.6 lb. Numerous photo illustrations,
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- Bookseller
- Zephyr Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 299472
- Title
- Everest: The Swiss Expeditions in Photographs.
- Author
- The Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research
- Format/Binding
- Green cloth, gilt spine title.
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, light sunning to edges, in a very good dust jacket with a little wear and creasing to the top edge.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st American edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- E.P. Dutton.
- Place of Publication
- New York.
- Date Published
- 1954
- Pages
- xiv, 144, [4] pp.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountaineering;
- Size
- 28x21.5 cm.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Zephyr Books
Biblio member since 2018
Reno, Nevada
About Zephyr Books
Zephyr Books is owned and operated by Lee and Ivye Johnson. We have been in the book business in Reno, Nevada since 1994. We have operated both brick and mortar, as well as online exclusive shops. We closed our brick and mortar shop in 2013, and now offer an exclusive selection of rare, collectible, and antiquarian books online only.
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