ROUND KANGCHENJUNGA
by Douglas Freshfield
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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About This Item
ROUND KANGCHENJUNGA, Douglas Freshfield, Edward Arnold, London, 1903, 1st UK edition, 366 page hardback in original red cloth with gilt titles and gilt chorten on front cover, spine sunned, illustrated with Vittorio Sella's B&W plates, two large fold-out maps - an important expedition journeying around Kangchenjunga both in Sikkim and Nepal - an inspirational book and an important one for any serious mountain library.
THIS item is heavy and may require extra postage when sent internationally outside New Zealand. THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED.
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- Bookseller
- Barking Mad Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BMB#51
- Title
- ROUND KANGCHENJUNGA
- Author
- Douglas Freshfield
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Uk edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Edward Arnold
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1903
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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With 32 seasons in Antarctica and 26 Himalayan expeditions behind him, Colin Monteath also maintains a large polar / mountain / exploration reference library. Researchers, authors, publishers are welcome to use this service...see also hi-resolution image galleries on www.colinmonteath.nz
The cover photo you see on Biblio is the actual book you are purchasing, NOT a generic image. If you are not happy with the book you receive because the description has been faulty then I will honour a full refund.
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