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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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- Hardcover
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- Condition
- Fine/Fine
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Harrisburg: Stackpole Books, 1991. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. FIRST PRINTING of FIRST Edition. SIGNED & inscribed by Roskelley on pre-title page. Original maroon paper covered boards, grey cloth spine, purple gilt lettering spine. The book is in fine condition with fresh and tight binding, clean, no rubbing, no foxing, no owner marks or writing on any pages other than the signed inscription by Roskelley. The dust jacket is in fine condition with no chips, no tears, clean, no rubbing. 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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- 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, Arrampicata, Himalaya, Nepal, Dhaulagiri, Mount Everest, Pamirs, Uli Biaho, Karakoram, Mt. Makalu, Himalaya, Nepal
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