Ourdoor Life / E. P. Dutton & Co., 1960. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good DJ. First edition, near fine cloth hardcover shows touch of shelf wear, else tight and clean, in very good dust jacket (price at flap) that shows light exposure toning along spine and edgewear that includes rubbing, shallow open chipping and small closed tears. 321 pages with illustrations by Nicholas Eggenhofer. Still a pleasing copy of these "twenty-one true stories of men who battled for survival against nature on the rampage.

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Bookseller: Barker Books & Vintage (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 31869
Title: Narrow Escapes and Wilderness Adventures
Author: East, Ben
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine in Very Good DJ
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition
Publisher: Ourdoor Life / E. P. Dutton & Co.
Date Published: 1960
Keywords: Butte, Montana; Collectibles; Great Falls, Montana; Helena, Montana; Missoula, Montana; Rare Books; Used Books ;

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Welcome to Barker Books & Vintage. We are a brick and mortar retailer of carefully selected books and other paper related product, located in Helena, Montana. We use our office mainly to buy books but are willing to allow perusal of inventory upon request. Our special emphasis on quality books includes a broad range of titles with particular interest given to those being uncommon or collectible. We have been in business close to twenty five years including our new home in Montana. Please call with any questions.

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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...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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....
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Shelf Wear: Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Chipping: A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...