T. Fisher Unwin, 1908. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1908. Second Edition. 361 pages. No dust jacket. Beige cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout, heavier at end-papers, paste-downs and text-block edges. Previous owner's inscription to front free end-paper. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting causing the binding to be shaky. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt lettering is darkened.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1690360655ADA
Title: My Climbs in the Alps and Caucasus.
Author: A. F. Mummery
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: T. Fisher Unwin
Date Published: 1908

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Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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....
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Acceptable: A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
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...