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Mountaineering In The Land Of The Midnight Sun -- 1908 FIRST EDITION
by Le Blond, Mrs. Aubrey
- 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
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1908. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 1st Printing First Printing of First USA Edition 1908 (same format and binding as the UK first edition). Original green cloth with gilt lettering front and spine, TEG, colored illustration front cover. Corners and spine ends rubbed with a little fraying, tight binding, old private owner bookplate on front pastedown otherwise no writing or marks on any pages, no foxing, faint smudge mark lower front cover corner, general fading to spine cloth, rear EP paper cracked but hinge holding fine and strong. The book measures 225mm tall x 150mm and has 304 pages, 71 b/w photos, folding map. One of only a few pre-WWII books on mountaineering in Norway. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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- Bookseller
- JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002361
- Title
- Mountaineering In The Land Of The Midnight Sun -- 1908 FIRST EDITION
- Author
- Le Blond, Mrs. Aubrey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1908
- Keywords
- Mountaineering, Mountain Climbing, Bergsteigen, Alpinismus, Alpinism, Alpinismo, Alpinisme, Arrampicata, Alpes, alps, dolomites, mont Blanc
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Portland, Oregon
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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