The Spirit of the Hills [Black Jacket Edition]
by Smythe, F. S. [Frank Sydney]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG-/VG
- Seller
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Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1937 VG-/VG. 12mo. original grey cloth (some foxing, mainly to leaf edges) in dustwrapper (some edgewear with a couple of closed tears, abrasion hole in rear panel); pp. 320 (last blank), with a text figure. The 'Black Jacket' Edition. A very good copy. [Neate S131: Reminiscences of the mountains and climbing in all their aspects, drawn from his own experiences, and illustrating his romantic, mystical approach to climbing].. Reprint. Hard Cover. VG-/VG.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000439
- Title
- The Spirit of the Hills [Black Jacket Edition]
- Author
- Smythe, F. S. [Frank Sydney]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG-
- Jacket Condition
- VG
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1937
- Keywords
- Frank Smythe Spirit of the Hills Alps Alpinism Mountaineering Philosophy Climbing Autobiography Black Jacket
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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Castlemaine, Victoria
About Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
Bricks and mortar bookshop with substantial online stock, specialising in travel and adventure books. Open by chance or appointment, most likely on weekends. Note that our online stock is stored off site, so best contact us in advance to check opening hours and arrange a viewing.
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- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Cloth
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...