Everest: The West Ridge. Foreword by Doug Scott. [Revised edition. Second Impression.] NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
by HORNBEIN Thomas F
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The Mountaineers, Seattle WA, ,, [1981]. 8vo., Second Impression thus, with numerous coloured plates, neat bookplate on front free endpaper; blue cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, blue endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. First published in 1965, with the revised edition following in 1971. See Neate *383.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 38994
- Title
- Everest: The West Ridge. Foreword by Doug Scott. [Revised edition. Second Impression.] NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
- Author
- HORNBEIN Thomas F
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Mountaineers, Seattle WA, ,
- Date Published
- [1981]
- Keywords
- sports, mountaineering, climbing, rock-climbing, himalayas, himalaya, everest, hornbein, thomas hornbein
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