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The Conquest Of Mount Cook And Other Climbs. An Account Of Four Seasons' Mountaineering On The Southern Alps Of New Zealand -- HARDCOVER 1977
by Du Faur, Freda
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Christchurch New Zealand: Capper Press, 1977. Reprint . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. HARDCOVER 1977 edition. Original maroon boards with gilt lettering spine. The book is in nice condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, small bump tip of upper front cover corner clean, no foxing, tight binding, never used. The dust jacket is in nice condition with no tears, minor wear tips corners, no chips, clean. This book was acquired directly from the publisher and kept in climate controlled storage for years. The book measures 254mm tall x 185mm, and has 250 pages, 40 b/w photo plates, index, loose printed errata sheet. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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- Bookseller
- JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002315
- Title
- The Conquest Of Mount Cook And Other Climbs. An Account Of Four Seasons' Mountaineering On The Southern Alps Of New Zealand -- HARDCOVER 1977
- Author
- Du Faur, Freda
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Capper Press
- Place of Publication
- Christchurch New Zealand
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- Mountaineering, Mountain Climbing, Bergsteigen, Alpinismus, Alpinism, Alpinismo, Alpinisme, Arrampicata, new zealand, mt cook, southern alps, sefton, mount tasman
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountaineering; New Zealand Alps;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
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- Jacket
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- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- 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...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
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