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Annapurna South Face -- SIGNED By Bonington
by Bonington, Chris
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: Book Club Associates, 1971. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. SIGNED by Chris Bonington on the title page. Near FINE condition but minor bump upper outside cover corners, clean, tight binding, no foxing, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages (except for Bonington's signature), with nice dust jacket that has no tears, no chips, rubbing very tips corners, very faded red lettering spine but still visible. Book Club edition published same year as the first UK edition. Same size, same contents, same format as the first edition. Original turquoise hardcover with gilt lettering spine. This book measures 24cm tall x 155mm, and has 334 pages, 48 color plates, illustrations, index. New route marred by death of Ian Clough in an avalanche. This is the account of the FIRST big Himalayan face climb (the Messner brothers' ascent of Rupal Face of Nanga Parbat followed one month later), a landmark achievement in mountaineering. Whillans and Haston summited.
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- Seller
- JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 000281
- Title
- Annapurna South Face -- SIGNED By Bonington
- Author
- Bonington, Chris
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Book Club Associates
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1971
- Keywords
- Mountaineering, Mountain Climbing, Bergsteigen, Alpinismus, Alpinism, Alpinismo, Alpinisme, Arrampicata, Himalaya, Himalayas, Nepal
- Bookseller catalogs
- SIGNED Mountain; Mountains Karakoram Himalaya;
Terms of Sale
JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
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JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
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Portland, Oregon
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- Book Club Edition
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- Fine
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- New
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- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Title Page
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