Alone to Everest
by Denman, Earl
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG+/VG
- Seller
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Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
London: The Travel Book Club, 1955 VG+/VG. 8vo. original light blue boards (a trifle rubbed & sunned, paperstock a little tanned, occ. offsetting and spotting) in dustwrapper (a little rubbed & nicked, some creasing, tape strengthening on reverse); pp. 256 (last blank), with 13 plates & 4 maps. A very good copy. [Neate D17: Canadian Denman travelled in disguise through Tibet with a few native companions and made a solo attempt on Everest from the north. The first half of the book recounts his ascents of all the remote Virunga Mountains in Central Africa].. Reprint. Hard Cover. VG+/VG.
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Details
- Seller
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books (AU)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 024025
- Title
- Alone to Everest
- Author
- Denman, Earl
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+
- Jacket Condition
- VG
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- The Travel Book Club
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1955
- Keywords
- Earl Denman Alone to Everest Canada Tibet Himalaya Virunga Mountains Congo Rwanda
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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- VG+/VG
- A book in slightly better than Very Good Condition with a Very Good Condition dust jacket. Very Good Condition indicates a used...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...