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Everest -- The West Ridge -- SIGNED First Edition
by Hornbein, Thomas F
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: Sierra Club, 1965. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. FIRST PRINTING of FIRST EDITION. SIGNED (no inscription) by Dr. Hornbein on the title page. This is the true 1965 first printing of the book. Original grey cloth, gilt lettering spine and front cover, illustrated EPs. This is a folio size book measuring 35cm tall x 26cm, and has 201 pages, 89 glossy color plates. This book is in excellent condition with no writing or marks by previous owners on any pages, no rubbing, clean, solid binding. The original dust jacket is present and in much better than average condition for this book. The dust jacket on the book offered here is clean and bright without any browning or yellowing which seems to be common. There is a 5cm long tear along the top rear spine crease but it barely shows, a 1cm clean tear lower front near spine, no rubbing (rear cover photo is often rubbed), original printed price present on front flap corner, much cleaner and brighter that usual, no chips, no repairs. BIG BOOK: EXTRA POSTAGE required for international shipping. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED..
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- Bookseller
- JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002717
- Title
- Everest -- The West Ridge -- SIGNED First Edition
- Author
- Hornbein, Thomas F
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Sierra Club
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1965
- Keywords
- Mountaineering, Mountain Climbing, Bergsteigen, Alpinismus, Alpinism, Alpinismo, Alpinisme, Arrampicata, Everest, Nepal, Tibet, Himalaya, Mt. Everest, Mount Chomolungma, Sagarmatha, Nepal, Himalaya, Khumbu
- Bookseller catalogs
- SIGNED Mountain; Mountains Karakoram Himalaya; Everest;
- Size
- Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
Terms of Sale
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JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
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Portland, Oregon
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- 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...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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....
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