Men Against the Clouds
by Birdsall, Richard L. & Emmons, Arthur B
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States
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About This Item
Harper & Bros., 1935 xiii, 292 pp with 64 b&& W photo illustrations and 8 maps and charts. Text is clean, tight and unmarked, Splash marks to title page. Maps on endpapers. Grey cloth boards are clean, intact, spine slightly yellowed. A small expedition to climb Minya Konka (Gonga Shan) in western Sechwan. With bookplate of Steve Fossett. James Stephen "Steve" Fossett (April 22, 1944 September 3, 2007) was an American businessman and a record-setting aviator, sailor, and adventurer. He was the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in a balloon. He made his fortune in the financial services industry and was best known for many world records, including five nonstop circumnavigations of the Earth: as a long-distance solo balloonist, as a sailor, and as a solo flight fixed-wing aircraft pilot.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Catron Grant Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 600635
- Title
- Men Against the Clouds
- Author
- Birdsall, Richard L. & Emmons, Arthur B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Bros.
- Date Published
- 1935
- Keywords
- Mountaineering - China - Sechwan
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountaineering; China; China's Borderlands;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
Catron Grant Books
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About the Seller
Catron Grant Books
Biblio member since 2012
Rio Rancho, New Mexico
About Catron Grant Books
Specializing in olderbooks on travel and exploration in Asia, and World War II Pacific and Southeast Asia.Online sales and antiquarian book shows in the American West.
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