The Bolivian Andes, A Record of Climbing and Exploration in the Cordillera Real in the Years 1898 and 1900
by Conway, Martin
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Chehalis, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York and London: Harper and Brothers, 1901. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 402 pp, with appendix, bibliography, index, and more than 50 illustrations from photographs, in pictorial cloth binding. Spine slanted, corners lightly bumped, binding sound, text clean. Neate C102: "The first major climbing expedition to the area. Conway's party made the first ascent of the south (highest) peak of Illimani (6402m) at the southern end of the range, and just failed to reach the summit of Ancohuma (6430m) at the northern end. They also prepared the first topographic survey of the range.
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- Bookseller
- Walkabout Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23144
- Title
- The Bolivian Andes, A Record of Climbing and Exploration in the Cordillera Real in the Years 1898 and 1900
- Author
- Conway, Martin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harper and Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York and London
- Date Published
- 1901
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountaineering; South and Central America;
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Walkabout Books
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Chehalis, Washington
About Walkabout Books
Walkabout Books is an antiquarian bookstore located in southwest Washington State. We specialize in Americana and the literature of travel and adventure, including travel narratives, travel and tourism ephemera (travel diaries, vintage brochures, guidebooks, etc), exploration, mountaineering, and other outdoor pursuits. We also carry interesting and unusual books in many other fields.
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