Into Thin Air. A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster
by Krakauer, Jon
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Villard, 1997 First Edition. xx,293 pp. Octavo in original white cloth grey paper covered baords and dust jacket with endpaper maps, plates from photos and decorative illustrations in text. A fine copy. A modern classic! Signed by Krakauer on front title. Account of John Krakauers expedition up mount Everest in 1996. Also inscribed to the former owner by Ed Viesters at a local event. 1997
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aquila Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 144700
- Title
- Into Thin Air. A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster
- Author
- Krakauer, Jon
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Villard
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1997 First Edition
- Keywords
- Everest|Himalaya
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountaineering;
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About the Seller
Aquila Books
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Calgary, Alberta
About Aquila Books
Aquila Books specializes in books dealing with Polar Exploration, Western Canadiana, Mountaineering, the Canadian Pacific Railway, Early Voyages as well as many other areas. We also deal in antique maps and prints, historic photos, autograph letters, postcards, antique scientific instruments and antique bookcases. Please contact us if you have any questions.
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