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Last Days -- A World Famous Climber Challenges The Himalayas' Tawache & Menlungtse -- SIGNED By Author
by Roskelley, John
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- Fine
- Hardcover
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- Condition
- Fine/Fine
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About This Item
Harrisburg: Stackpole Books, 1991. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. FIRST PRINTING of FIRST Edition. SIGNED (no inscription) by Roskelley on title page. Original maroon paper covered boards, grey cloth spine, purple gilt lettering spine. Tiny bump upper outside top corner (see photo) otherwise FINE condition in FINE dust wrapper (no chips, no tears). No previous owner marks or writing on any pages, clean, no creased corners, fresh and tight binding. Book measures 236mm tall x 153mm, and has 211 pages, 29 color photos, glossary. Exciting story of 2 hard climbs: Tawache NE Face with Jeff Lowe; Menlungste SE Ridge strong attempt with J. Wickwire, G. Child, & J. Duenwald.
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- JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000795
- Title
- Last Days -- A World Famous Climber Challenges The Himalayas' Tawache & Menlungtse -- SIGNED By Author
- Author
- Roskelley, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books
- Place of Publication
- Harrisburg
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- Mountaineering, Mountain Climbing, Bergsteigen, Alpinismus, Alpinism, Alpinismo, Alpinisme, Himalaya, Nepal
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- SIGNED Mountain;
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