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My Climbs in the Alps & Caucasus
by A F Mummery
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Boonsboro, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London : T.F. Unwin ; New York : C. Scribner, 1895-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Third edition. Quarto. Modern tan cloth, brown leather spine labels, top edge gilt, new endpapers. Fine binding and cover. Scattered foxing, light mildew stain to last 6 pages. "Mummery was an expert rock-climber and alpinist who made many important climbs in the Mont Blanc region. He led an expedition to Nanga Parbat in 1895, with Collie and Bruce, and disappeared whilst reconnoitring." Neate M181.
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- Bookseller
- SequiturBooks
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1607280012
- Title
- My Climbs in the Alps & Caucasus
- Author
- A F Mummery
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- London : T.F. Unwin ; New York : C. Scribner
- Date Published
- 1895-01-01
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Exploration, Mountaineering and Nature;
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- Fine Binding
- An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
- Cloth
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- Mildew
- Mildew is an all-too-common affliction that plagues books and erodes their collectibility, value and preservation. A fungus...
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- 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....
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
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