Eiger Direct
by Gillman, Peter and Dougal Haston
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- VG+/VG+
- Seller
-
Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
London: Collins, 1966 VG+/VG+. 8vo. original blue boards gilt (slightly rubbed some leaf edge spotting) in dustwrapper (price-clipped, slightly rubbed & nicked); pp. 184 (last blank), with 38 illustrations. A very good copy. Flatsigned to title page by Peter Gillman and Chris Bonington. [Neate G28: Account of the first direct route during which John Harlin fell to his death. Gillman is a journalist; Haston was a prominent Scottish climber, killed by an avalanche while skiing].. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG+/VG+. Illus. by Christian Bonington.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 024863
- Title
- Eiger Direct
- Author
- Gillman, Peter and Dougal Haston
- Illustrator
- Christian Bonington
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+
- Jacket Condition
- VG+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1966
- Keywords
- Peter Gillman Dougal Haston John Harlin Chris Bonington Don Whillans North Face Eiger Direct Bernese Oberland Switzerland Swiss Alps Alpinism
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
Biblio member since 2022
Castlemaine, Victoria
About Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
Bricks and mortar bookshop with substantial online stock, specialising in travel and adventure books. Open by chance or appointment, most likely on weekends. Note that our online stock is stored off site, so best contact us in advance to check opening hours and arrange a viewing.
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- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Title Page
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- Flatsigned
- A flatsigned book is signed, and not inscribed, directly on a page of the book, rather than on a bookplate or with an...
- 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...
- First Edition
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- VG+/VG+
- A book in slightly better than Very Good Condition with a dust jacket that is in slightly better than Very Good Condition. Very...