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Two Mountains and a River
by Tilman, H. W
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG+/VG+
- Seller
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Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1949 VG+/VG+. 8vo. original blue cloth gilt (exposed cloth edges a little dustmarked, prev. owner's details to FFE, outer leaves & leaf edges a bit spotted) in dustwrapper (spine a little sunned, mild wear to extremities); pp. xii, 234 (last blank), with 37 p. illustrations & 6 maps. A very good copy. [Neate T49: Attempts on Rakaposhi and Muztagh Ata; and a visit to the source of the River Oxus].. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG+/VG+.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007656
- Title
- Two Mountains and a River
- Author
- Tilman, H. W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+
- Jacket Condition
- VG+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge
- Date Published
- 1949
- Keywords
- Bill Tilman Two Mountains River Rakaposhi Karakoram Karakorum Himalaya Muztagh Ata Mustagh Ata Central Asia Oxus Afghanistan
Terms of Sale
Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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About the Seller
Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
Biblio member since 2022
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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- 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...
- Sunned
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- Cloth
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- Leaves
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- VG+/VG+
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- Dustwrapper
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- First Edition
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