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The Call of Everest: The History, Science, and Future of the World's Tallest Peak
by McDonald, Bernadette; Coburn, Broughton; Breashears, David; Anker, Conrad; Hornbein, Thomas [Foreword]
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1426210167
- ISBN 13
- 9781426210167
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
National Geographic, 2013-05-14. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 11x9x1. National Geographic Society, 2013. Hardbound book. Dust jacket is in Very Good condition. Light rubbing to front and rear of jacket. Light edgewear to top and bottom edges of jacket. Book is in Very Good condition. Shelfwear to bottom edges of boards, tail of spine. Silver gilt lettering on spine is bright and even. Binding is tight. Text block is clean with sharp corners. Pages are crisp, clean, and free of any markings.
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- Bookseller
- Chaparral Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CHAPankCOE
- Title
- The Call of Everest: The History, Science, and Future of the World's Tallest Peak
- Author
- McDonald, Bernadette; Coburn, Broughton; Breashears, David; Anker, Conrad; Hornbein, Thomas [Foreword]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1426210167
- ISBN 13
- 9781426210167
- Publisher
- National Geographic
- Date Published
- 2013-05-14
- Size
- 11x9x1
- X weight
- 54 oz
Terms of Sale
Chaparral Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Chaparral Books
Biblio member since 2015
Portland, Oregon
About Chaparral Books
Chaparral Books is located across from Elephant's Deli on S Corbett Avenue in Portland. We have a well rounded collection of subjects, including an extensive core collection in Western Americana and Native American Literature including Western Writers.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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....
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
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