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THE SEVEN MOUNTAIN TRAVEL BOOKS; Introduction by Jim Perrin
by Tilman, H.W
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Plus / Very Good Plus
- ISBN 10
- 0898865387
- ISBN 13
- 9780898865387
- Seller
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London, England: Diadem Books, 1997. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good Plus / Very Good Plus. Octavo, 9.25 x 6.1 in., pp. 896. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Green cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Very light rubbing to extremities. Previous owner's name to front free endpaper. Protected in mylar. The great explorer and writer H.W. Tilman (1898 - 1977) wrote many adventure-explorer books. This collection offers his mountaineering tales: Snow on the Equator, The Ascent of Nanda Devi, When Men and Mountains Meet, Mount Everest 1938, Two Mountains and a River, China to Chitral, and Nepal Himalaya.
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- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 85783
- Title
- THE SEVEN MOUNTAIN TRAVEL BOOKS; Introduction by Jim Perrin
- Author
- Tilman, H.W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus / Very Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- ISBN 10
- 0898865387
- ISBN 13
- 9780898865387
- Publisher
- Diadem Books
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- Himalayas, Mt Everest. adventure travel
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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...
- 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...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...