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Ice-Bound Heights Of The Mustagh: An Account Of Two Seasons Of Pioneer Exploration And High Climbing In The Baltistan Himalaya
by Workman, Fanny Bullock & William Hunter
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1908. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. Original green cloth, blue-brown-grey-white-black decoration of mountain scene front cover, TEG, gilt lettering cover & spine. minor faint soiling front covers, solid binding, old gift inscription penned to the front free endpaper dated Xmas 1907 (which means the book was sold before the publication date on the title page), no other previous owner marks or writing on any pages, bright clean pages, COMPLETE with all plates and maps. A nice example of the book in collectible condition. The book measures 243mm tall x 161mm, and has 444 pages, 166 b/w photos & 4 watercolor plates in color, 2 folding maps, index. THE PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL ITEM BEING OFFERED.
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- Bookseller
- JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001069
- Title
- Ice-Bound Heights Of The Mustagh: An Account Of Two Seasons Of Pioneer Exploration And High Climbing In The Baltistan Himalaya
- Author
- Workman, Fanny Bullock & William Hunter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1908
- Keywords
- Mountaineering, Arrampicata, Mountain Climbing, Bergsteigen, Alpinismus, Alpinism, Alpinismo, Alpinisme, Himalaya, Karakoram, Central Asia
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountaineering; Mountains Karakoram Himalaya;
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JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
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JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
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Portland, Oregon
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- 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....
- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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