EDMUND HILLARY The Life of a Legend
by Booth, Pat
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- VG+/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1869580354
- ISBN 13
- 9781869580353
- Seller
-
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Auckland: Moa Beckett, 1993. SIGNED, dated and inscribed by Hillary on the title page. 208 pages in excellent condition. Small stain on the bottom edge. Illustrated with many photographs. Grey cloth with gilt titles on the spine. Very light wear on the corners.Illustrated DJ with gold titles. Light wear on the corners and edges. Few minor scratches on the lower jacket. VG+/VG. Signed By Subject. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG+/Very Good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- J. Wyatt Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 207012
- Title
- EDMUND HILLARY The Life of a Legend
- Author
- Booth, Pat
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1869580354
- ISBN 13
- 9781869580353
- Publisher
- Moa Beckett
- Place of Publication
- Auckland
- Date Published
- 1993
- Keywords
- Signed, First Edition, Hillary, Everest, Mountaineers
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sports;
Terms of Sale
J. Wyatt Books
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About the Seller
J. Wyatt Books
Biblio member since 2005
Ottawa, Ontario
About J. Wyatt Books
J.Wyatt Books ( formerly Book Bazaar ) established in 1974. This family-owned small business is located in Ottawa, the National Capital of Canada. We have a very large eclectic mix of books. Please contact us at jwyattbooks.ottawa@gmail.com with any questions or concerns. Member of Ottawa Antiquarian Booksellers Association. Online since 1998 and have over 55,000 books listed online with a large selection of books being added everyday. Please send us your inquiries and we will be happy to help you.
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- VG+/VG
- A book in slightly better than Very Good Condition with a Very Good Condition dust jacket. Very Good Condition indicates a used...
- 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...
- 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....
- Inscribed
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