The Hard Years: An Autobiography
by BROWN, JOE
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About This Item
Victor Gollancz 1967. First edition, octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine. Frontispiece, 256 pp, illus w 42 b&w photos, VG+ (v. v slight brusing to spine top & bottom edge, slight foxing to front & rear prelims and page edges, sellotape residue mark to rear end page) in VG d/w (light creasing and small tears to extrems, light soiling, in protective mylar wrapper)
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- Title
- The Hard Years: An Autobiography
- Author
- BROWN, JOE
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz 1967
- Keywords
- Joe Brown first edition autobiography mountains mountaineering sports climbing
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