Escape to Switzerland [Travel and Adventure 490]
by De Beer, G. R
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- F-/No Jacket
- Seller
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Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1945 12mo. original printed paper wraps (spine sunned, paperstock tanned; lacks dustwrapper); pp. 160 (last pubs. advts.). A near fine copy. [Neate D14: Essays and Alpine travellers' tales from the past]. A Penguin original, the first and only edition.. First Edition. Soft Cover. F-/No Jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006223
- Title
- Escape to Switzerland [Travel and Adventure 490]
- Author
- De Beer, G. R
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - F-
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Place of Publication
- Harmondsworth
- Date Published
- 1945
- Keywords
- Gavin De Beer Escape to Switzerland Alps Alpinism Penguin Travel and Adventure Penguin first Editions
Terms of Sale
Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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About the Seller
Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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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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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fine
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- Sunned
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- 12mo
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