Annapurna. Conquest of the First 8,000 Metre Peak (26,493 Feet)
by Herzog, Maurice
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG/No Jacket
- Seller
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Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
London: The Reprint Society / World Books, 1954 12mo. original green cloth gilt (prev. ownership details, partially crossed out, a few spots, cloth slightly rubbed & sunned, minor wear to spine label; lacks dustwrapper); pp. 288, with 17 illustrations, 6 text maps & a colour endpaper map. A very good copy. [Neate H74].. Book Club. Hard Cover. VG/No Jacket.
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- Seller
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
(AU)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 017924
- Title
- Annapurna. Conquest of the First 8,000 Metre Peak (26,493 Feet)
- Author
- Herzog, Maurice
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Book Club
- Publisher
- The Reprint Society / World Books
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1954
- Keywords
- Maurice Herzog Annapurna 8000 Metre Nepal Himalaya Mountaineering France Louis Lachenel
Terms of Sale
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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.
Glossary
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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