Cho Oyu. By Favour of the Gods
by Tichy, Herbert
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- near fine
- Seller
-
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
London: Methuen & Co Ltd, 1957. Undetermined. near fine. 1st edition. 196pp. Octavo in original beige cloth with 4 colour plates (including frontispiece) and B&W plates (both sides) from photos, and 2 illustrations (sketch maps) in text. A nice clean copy in an attractive dust jacket. near fine Neate T32. Account of the first ascent of Cho Oyu and the of an 8,000 meter peak by an small expedition led by the Austrian Herbert Tichy. 1957
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aquila Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 123508
- Title
- Cho Oyu. By Favour of the Gods
- Author
- Tichy, Herbert
- Format/Binding
- Undetermined
- Book Condition
- Used - near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Methuen & Co Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- Himalayas|Mountaineering
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountaineering;
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About the Seller
Aquila Books
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Calgary, Alberta
About Aquila Books
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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- Octavo
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