THE SPLENDID HILLS: The Life and Photographs of Vittorio Sella
by Clark, Ronald
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Quarto (11 1/2 by 8 3/4 inches) London: Phoenix House, 1948. First Edition. 118 pages, "With 3 portraits and 80 pages of plates," blue cloth, hardcover binding, good condition (slight fading to spine, and edges of covers, not affecting contents), sharp black and white photographs printed on coated stock.
A biographical sketch, and sample of the famous photographer's Alpine work; including sections on the Caucasus, Mount St. Elias, Ruwenzori, Himalaya and Karakoram.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Caravan Book Store (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1057
- Title
- THE SPLENDID HILLS
- Author
- Clark, Ronald
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Phoenix House
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1948
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Photography of Vittorio Sella
- Bookseller catalogs
- Old and Rare; Photography; First Edition; Alpine; Vittorio Sella; Mountaineering;
Terms of Sale
Caravan Book Store
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About the Seller
Caravan Book Store
Biblio member since 2019
Los Angeles, California
About Caravan Book Store
For more than 65 years, we have specialized in rare and out of print books on the Western experience, satisfying a vast and varied clientele. Our focus is on early California and Los Angeles, represented by books, ephemera, paintings, and prints. Fine press, printing history, literature, gastronomy, aviation, railroads, and voyages are also available. Our store opened in downtown Los Angeles in 1954, and is now closed; but we are still available by phone, regular mail, and email. We issue occasional catalogs online.
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