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WHERE THERE'S A WILL THERE'S A WAY: AN ASCENT OF MONT BLANC BY A NEW ROUTE AND WITHOUT GUIDES
by HUDSON, Rev. Charles and KENNEDY, Edward Shirley
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Text block open at two points in text, binding tight. Short tear along one fold of map. Slight fraying along spine edges. Very G
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Longman, Brown, Green, 1856. First Edition. Hardcover. Text block open at two points in text, binding tight. Short tear along one fold of map. Slight fraying along spine edges. Very Good to Near Fine, and scarce in this condition. Octavo (4-7/8" x 7-3/4") in original blindstamped blue cloth. Illustrated with a lithograph frontispiece and a hand-colored folding map. Complete with half-title page.
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- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014206
- Title
- WHERE THERE'S A WILL THERE'S A WAY: AN ASCENT OF MONT BLANC BY A NEW ROUTE AND WITHOUT GUIDES
- Author
- HUDSON, Rev. Charles and KENNEDY, Edward Shirley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Text block open at two points in text, binding tight. Short tear along one fold of map. Slight fraying along spine edges. Very G
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Longman, Brown, Green
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1856
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Alps, Mountains, Rare, Mont Blanc, Mountain Climbing, Illustrated Books, Mountaineering
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountain Climbing; Mountains; Mountaineering; Alps;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- First Edition
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